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Originally Posted by Horizon
Amazon don't need a channel, they have their streaming service and could bundle other sports into the package.
I don't know how many Now Tv sports subscribers there are, but I doubt its many as the cost is higher than Sky's normal satellite service, for sports anyway.
On those last points, the PL could go direct now and cut out the middleman, this is happening in America and this has only been possible over recent years with the increase of broadband speeds.
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Amazon WILL need a channel (see below) unless they think there is huge unrealised market out there?!
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Originally Posted by Horizon
Interesting that you mention ITV Digital. They don't exist because Murdoch killed them. His Israeli company broke ITV Digital's encryption and then leaked it all on the internet, thus destroying the business.
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Quick google on the subject brings this article:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/0...doch_panorama/
so not so much that issue but a poor business model!
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Originally Posted by Horizon
Who's bigger out of these two groups:
Comcast
AT&T
Verizon
Disney
Apple
Amazon
Google
Facebook
One group is significantly larger than the other and its why if Amazon (or any other tech co) wants to compete against Sky on sports or anything else, they can and potentially destroy their business.
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Really, given their age, Apple belong in the first group but they have reinvented themselves pretty well since the ipod/iphone up to now although they are getting back to their pre-return of Steve Jobs period again, they have a significant cash pile but they have the wron people at the top.
Comcast want to get into the second group (as do all the big players from the previous generaton see Disney+) thus why they paid so much for Sky. The NowTV brand is working for budget subscribers in the UK and Sky caters for the premium market.
The Sky Sports Brand is worth a lot but Sky Sports itself is a dwiddling market with less than 50% of Sky's 10 Million customers taking Sports nowadays and it continues to fall. The problem is (and I think Amazon and competitors know this) that the people who pay the big money for Sports are a dying (no pun itended) market. Young people are less likely to pay premiums for live Sports since they can watch near-live clips on social media (or in UK on Match of the Day).