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.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36006517)

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

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006518)

Is it?

The average game gets 12 million viewers - 1 in 6 of those in the UK.

10 million viewers is minority interest viewing on a planet of 7 billion people.

One you take out China and India you’d probably find in most other countries the majority of EPL games are watched by numbers in the tens of thousands. Minority interest content by any definition going. It’s not going to sustain a subscription model on its own.

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I just don’t follow the “best league in the world” mantra from the biggest non-state run propaganda machine on the planet. ;)

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006586)

Is it the most competitive? Most seasons only one or two teams can win it despite Sky's top 4 mantra.

Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36006592)

La liga - Barcelona or Real Madrid
Serie A - Juventus
Bundesliga - Bayern Munich
Ligue 1 - PSG
SPL - Celtic

These leagues are often won weeks from the end of the season

At least the EPL has 4 or 5 serious contenders and usually goes down to the wire.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36006501)

Amazon are probably not interested in Spanish football!

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006512)

Friday night - Bilbao v Barcelona was live.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36006602)

Funny that is the answer I expected from OB.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36006607)

There's more than one of us on these forums that can come up with a believable answer to questions like that.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36006610)

Well you can believe it but others don't..;)

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006594)

This season it has two.

In 2017/18 Man City won the league by nineteen points.
In 16/17 Chelsea by seven.
In 15/16 Leicester by ten.

I’d contest that “going down to the wire” is the exception. Even if it was true, it’s still minority interest content. Like La Liga here or the NFL.

Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 36006624)

Well the Premier League makes plenty of money out of World TV rights,English soccer’s top flight brings in UK£4.2bn from abroad for 2019 to 2022 cycle. Some broadcasters must think its in their interest to cover the EPL. http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/p...-international

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36006602)

Funny that is the answer l expected from OB.;)

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And they have a highlights show late into the evening on Tuesday l think.