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Originally Posted by jfman
I’m not sure how many subscribers a company that is yet to turn a profit is relevant.
The business models rely on large numbers paying a small amount per month. To buy say, worldwide Premiership rights would cost over £7bn, give you a compelling product in one country and add on content for the rest. So realistically you’d need the compelling content in every region: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc.
How many tens of billions have you spent? Will the 100m subscribers paying £8 a month suddenly pay you £££s a year to cover your costs?
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It's not only the cost of rights you have to factor in
Cost of supplying each game to the subscribers
Cost of advertising to encourage people to be subscribers
Cost of processing subscriber payments
Cost of support staff
To name but a few