Thread: VOD Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Old 15-01-2019, 19:18   #484
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future
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Originally Posted by Raider999 View Post
They certainly won't offer more choice for less money - maybe for less people.

The only way your scenario would play out would be if all matches are available on all platforms - then the broadcasters/streamers would be competing for subscribers on price.

Of course the Premier League will never let that happen.
Netflix alone offers more choice than the pay tv channels. And for less than a tenner.

The outcome of sports rights has yet to be determined and although it is early days, I can see streamed sports services being cheaper in the long run with the global players involved. However, there are many things that could happen to mitigate against this and so no predictions from me yet on how the pricing will work out. One thing that does appear to be likely is that each sport will have a separate subscription. So if you like to watch different sports - horse racing, motor racing, golf, darts, boxing and football, this could be expensive if subscribing to multiple services. However, against that, I can see carriage deals being negotiated with Sky, Virgin Media and BT which would provide a cheaper means of viewing across multiple streaming services.
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