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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
And yet you say that Amazon could not make it pay even with the number of Sky Sports subscribers.
Clearly it does matter, as does having sufficient bandwidth and reliable broadband. If Amazon did win the Sky or BT share of the Premiership rights, they would not want to be inundated with complaints about blocking, stuttering and the like, with all the bad publicity that would generate.
This is why I linked my suggestion that Amazon or one of the other global streamers might make a serious bid next time around, provided that the broadband infrastructure we have been promised is largely in place by then.
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The sums don’t add up either way, but what percentage of households lack sufficient broadband to run Netflix or Amazon Prime? 5%?
The numbers are precarious if those interested in the product who fall within that subset make or break viability.
There’s also other options - like leasing satellite space or doing a deal with Virgin in the interim.