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Originally Posted by passingbat
For people who are not interested in sport, yes they are.
You did forget an important one though; Now TV. It gives access to many shows/channels that are only available via a pay TV subscription.
Netflix and Amazon are becoming more than just a source of previous seasons shows by making their own content and taking first run rights for several current US shows that would have ended up on a pay TV channel. A few examples are Vikings, Black Sails and Better Call Saul.
They are not a threat to Freeview channels; that system will work as it is for a long time yet. It is a threat for the pay TV customers who are not interested in sport. For us, basic Freeview plus streaming services work great.
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Thinking about it, sports rights holders have become the Luddites in this new TV world.
Pressure needs to be put on them to correct this. BT make their sports available on line I believe, but to access all Sky sports on line via Now TV would mean a house re-mortgage!
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BT Online player is only available if you have BT Broadband whilst its a good offer it restricts you to staying with BT for your broadband.
Now TV day pass is currently £6.99 and streamable on two devices simultaneously and offers all Sky Sports channels , they also have a weekly ticket at £10.99. Personally I don't think the day pass is bad value for the occasional sports watcher.