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OLD BOY 16-08-2019 19:12
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36006257)
No comment from the streamer champion I see
No comment necessary, really. The TV channels were not exactly falling over themselves for La Liga, were they?

A nice cheap way to fill the ITV4 channel schedule, I guess.

jfman 16-08-2019 19:40
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36006264)
No comment necessary, really. The TV channels were not exactly falling over themselves for La Liga, were they?

A nice cheap way to fill the ITV4 channel schedule, I guess.
As ever with Old Boy there's a reasonable grasp of facts coupled with pretty poor analysis and the wrong conclusion.

Sky/BT weren't falling over themselves mainly because Eleven demonstrated how little value the rights had. There's no mass appetite from the public to pay £6 or £8 a month more for what is ultimately minority interest content.

The rights used to have value because of the great 'unknown' of what would happen. Now we know.

denphone 16-08-2019 20:08
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36006264)

A nice cheap way to fill the ITV4 channel schedule, I guess.
Amazon could have snapped it up but of course the same old song played out...

djs9750 16-08-2019 20:09
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
looks like you can only watch La Liga on the TV. Tried TV Go and ITV Hub and both say Programme not available on this platform.

OLD BOY 17-08-2019 10:32
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006267)
As ever with Old Boy there's a reasonable grasp of facts coupled with pretty poor analysis and the wrong conclusion.

Sky/BT weren't falling over themselves mainly because Eleven demonstrated how little value the rights had. There's no mass appetite from the public to pay £6 or £8 a month more for what is ultimately minority interest content.

The rights used to have value because of the great 'unknown' of what would happen. Now we know.
I thought that was pretty much what I was getting at, old bean.

Mad Max 18-08-2019 19:54
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36006270)
Amazon could have snapped it up but of course the same old song played out...
Amazon are probably not interested in Spanish football!

jfman 18-08-2019 19:54
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36006501)
Amazon are probably not interested in Spanish football!
I hear it’s quite big in Spain.

Hugh 18-08-2019 20:02
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36006501)
Amazon are probably not interested in Spanish football!
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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006502)
I hear it’s quite big in Spain.
Yes, they have a Spanish website... ;)

https://www.amazon.es/

Mad Max 18-08-2019 20:03
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006502)
I hear it’s quite big in Spain.
Probably is, being Spanish and all that, but Im sure they'd really want to catch the big one, which we all know is the EPL!

jfman 18-08-2019 20:07
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
I’d assume the all mighty all powerful Amazon, with deep pockets, would want compelling content from all over the world. The Premier League isn’t the compelling content in other territories that some seem to think it is. It’s not going to sell millions of Prime subscriptions in Spain, for example.

Mad Max 18-08-2019 20:09
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006507)
I’d assume the all mighty all powerful Amazon, with deep pockets, would want compelling content from all over the world. The Premier League isn’t the compelling content in other territories that some seem to think it is. It’s not going to sell millions of Prime subscriptions in Spain, for example.
You know that for a fact then, do you?

Raider999 18-08-2019 20:17
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36006264)
No comment necessary, really. The TV channels were not exactly falling over themselves for La Liga, were they?

A nice cheap way to fill the ITV4 channel schedule, I guess.
Looked through the schedules for the weekend, but couldn't see any sign of la liga coverage on itv4.

Has it started yet?

jfman 18-08-2019 20:28
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36006508)
You know that for a fact then, do you?
Yes. In other countries it’s minority interest content.

In Germany they watch German football, in Italy they watch Italian football... and so on.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36006510)
Looked through the schedules for the weekend, but couldn't see any sign of la liga coverage on itv4.

Has it started yet?
Friday night - Bilbao v Barcelona was live.

Raider999 18-08-2019 20:28
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006512)
Yes. In other countries it’s minority interest content.

In Germany they watch German football, in Italy they watch Italian football... and so on.
That may be, however EPL is very strong in countries that don't have a half decent league of their own.

Mad Max 18-08-2019 20:36
Re: Football on Virgin Media (Season 18/19)
 
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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36006514)
That may be, however EPL is very strong in countries that don't have a half decent league of their own.

Yes, but jfman knows better, thought you knew that,Raider....;)


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