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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I don’t think you can compare the providers of sports channels with streaming services. Streamers of sports events do not need to bother about filling their schedules! That’s one cost out of the way for a start.
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Plenty of rerun filler on every streaming service I have. The delivery method is different but the principle the same. It's only television.
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Football fans have shown very clearly that they are prepared to pay a lot for football. Why would they not switch en masse if their usual provider lost the rights?
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They'd need - like any rational consumer - to decide if it's worth the additional cost. I agree the vast majority would - but when you're seeking to return profits on £5bn you need almost them all. That would depend on the pricing point.
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As for the problem facing the fans of other sports as well are concerned, I don’t disagree, but of course Sky would charge less for what remained, wouldn’t they?
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To some extent yes, but having driven the price up this is inhibits the ability or a new entrant to extract 100% of the revenues Sky can without a content portfolio.