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OLD BOY 21-10-2019 16:49

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36014617)
I would want to watch whole games not just highlights.

I was led to believe, that I could start watching the stream of a match at any time after it actually starts within a pre-defined number of days.

If this is not the case then streaming would be a big disappointment for me!

Understood, and technically there is nothing to prevent you from doing so. Whether Amazon will or not is another question.

Jacquesb 22-10-2019 18:20

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Raider - try it. Amazon Prime is excellent for the tennis. You can watch live, with pause, fast forward etc. As soon as a match is finished there is a full replay available, you can start anywhere, anytime in the replay and can FF through the breaks.

Thoroughly enjoyed 4 or 5 Andy Murray matches last week on Amazon.

OLD BOY 22-10-2019 19:03

Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
 
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Originally Posted by Jacquesb (Post 36014742)
Raider - try it. Amazon Prime is excellent for the tennis. You can watch live, with pause, fast forward etc. As soon as a match is finished there is a full replay available, you can start anywhere, anytime in the replay and can FF through the breaks.

Thoroughly enjoyed 4 or 5 Andy Murray matches last week on Amazon.

Thank you, Jacquesb, that resolves the question, I think.

Raider999 23-10-2019 16:35

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Originally Posted by Jacquesb (Post 36014742)
Raider - try it. Amazon Prime is excellent for the tennis. You can watch live, with pause, fast forward etc. As soon as a match is finished there is a full replay available, you can start anywhere, anytime in the replay and can FF through the breaks.

Thoroughly enjoyed 4 or 5 Andy Murray matches last week on Amazon.

Not interested in Tennis, will wait for December to try for a months free trial for the Premier League trial, however your experiences bode well for my requirements

carravetta 01-11-2019 13:13

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https://www.sbcnews.co.uk/features/2...league-return/

denphone 01-11-2019 13:23

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Originally Posted by carravetta (Post 36015792)

BT certainly have a bigger fight on their hands that is for sure and one outcome which l believe will transpire from it will be the return of some UCL football to FTA in my view.

carravetta 01-11-2019 15:43

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36015797)
BT certainly have a bigger fight on their hands that is for sure and one outcome which l believe will transpire from it will be the return of some UCL football to FTA in my view.

Interesting in the sense it will benefit UEFA to have free to air games on ITV

Doubt Sky will enter the bidding even though they are now owned by Comcast

ozsat 01-11-2019 16:57

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ITV try for coverage each time it comes round for bidding - and they fail.

denphone 01-11-2019 17:06

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36015818)
ITV try for coverage each time it comes round for bidding - and they fail.

But UEFA have made it clear that they want some of the rights to be seen by a bigger audience which they see as future FTA coverage.

Raider999 03-11-2019 09:33

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36015818)
ITV try for coverage each time it comes round for bidding - and they fail.


Only a few years since ITV had one game per round live - certainly wouldn't harm for UEFA to insist this happens this time round.

Not sure why they are allowed to sell all the rights to 1 bidder when the Premier League were forced to split the rights to prevent a monopoly?

ozsat 03-11-2019 09:56

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But PL does got FTA - and it UEFA were forces to split I still can't see FTA winning a bid.

Forcing the split just means the customer has to pay more for all.

telegramsam 03-11-2019 10:42

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36015957)
But PL does got FTA - and it UEFA were forces to split I still can't see FTA winning a bid.

Forcing the split just means the customer has to pay more for all.

But not if ITV get a slice of the action!

denphone 03-11-2019 10:47

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 36015962)
But not if ITV get a slice of the action!

Exactly.

Raider999 03-11-2019 10:52

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36015957)
But PL does got FTA - and it UEFA were forces to split I still can't see FTA winning a bid.

Forcing the split just means the customer has to pay more for all.

Have I missed something?

All live PL matches are on pay platforms (Sky, BT and Amazon Prime) - I don't count highlights, nor do most others when discussing rights.

If UEFA want larger audience for their product then offering a 1 live game a week package to FTA platforms only is easily achievable without reducing the revenues that much if at all.

ozsat 03-11-2019 11:36

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I meant to say "But PL doesn't go to FTA".

I'm sure UEFA would prefer more money than more viewers - when the offers are in.


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