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Old 08-12-2019, 16:49   #6959
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
It’s not simple to say these customers are like for like and would move across quickly. The proof: the absence of a bid at all. Sky paying less than they did last time out.

No football subscription at all is absolute fanstasyland. Grab your nearest pocket calculator and divide 5 000 000 000 by anything you like to grasp the challenge.
How is the absence of a bid proof that Sky customers would not move quickly to Amazon if they took on the Premiership League? It does not follow at all!

I don't think anyone has suggested that Amazon would show football for free if they won the bid from Sky. However, they might well do it cheaper.

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
We have just had the Champions league rights sold for the next three years and Amazon had a great chance to bid for them as they would have blown the other bidders out of the water.

Now ask yourself why did they not bid for them? and please tell us when you come up with a answer?
As I said to jfman earlier, the problems of streaming are still being sorted out. You wouldn't expect Amazon to spend shedloads of money before testing it out, would you?

Evidently, they are pleased with the way coverage in the UK was played out with no major issues, so maybe that is enough to spur them on further.
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