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Originally Posted by muppetman11
So why isn't Amazon even competing with Netflix a company it could easy outspend.
Amazons Video offering is generally inferior to that of Netflix.
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I agree, don't know.
The problem with Amazon is that want to park their tanks on everyone's home and they may ultimately became master of nothing.
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Originally Posted by Raider999
If the Amazon's object is to get more Prime subscriptions has anyone got the breakdown of
1 number of current Prime subs which already have sky sports?
2 number of current Prime subs which already have BT sports?
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No one would have that info, we can only guess how many prime subscribers take sports. I reckon it would be quite high.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Those predicting big things in video out of the tech companies should also remember YouTube Premium , Apple TV service , Facebook Watch none of which have been an overwhelming success.
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Apple hasn't started yet, I know absolutely nothing about facebook (can't stand them!) and Youtbue, the normal, service is a great hit, but unless google either make or licence lots of premium content, they can't expect their "premium" service to be a hit.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
To enhance its Prime offering most of what it's got into are cheaper rights or in the case of the Premier League ones it's picked up as a no brainer because nobody else wanted them.
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But as I linked to and said, this is just Amazon testing the waters. Probably even they don't know yet whether they are going to go for it regarding shelling out billions for sports rights.
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Originally Posted by bubblegun
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Yes, but Murdoch destroyed their ability for them to make money by leaking ITV's encryption tech on the internet.
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Originally Posted by bubblegun
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).
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Yes I agree with that. Disney has found that those interested in sports tend to be older viewers whereas the youngsters want to watch dramas and its hitting their ESPN service, which is why streamers like Netflix have done so well.
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Originally Posted by jfman
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You're all wasting your talents on this forum when there's billions to be made out there and executives lacking vision.
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Originally Posted by denphone
That tells us everything..[COLOR="Silver"]
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No it doesn't. It just tells us that they have shown a interest, whether that amounts to something more in the future, remains to be seen.