Just noticed this debate from a few weeks ago about sports rights and streaming:
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Sky could retain Premiership sports rights now that they are a part of the larger Comcast stable, but that isn't guaranteed. It may be that BT is the first casualty of the increasing interest shown by the global streaming companies. If you really believe that Amazon and other companies don't have the financial clout to outbid either BT or Sky, you are deluding yourself.
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Originally Posted by jfman
Once again you are conflating huge cash reserves and profits for the ability to make a return on investment going forward. All of these companies have money now - the technology is there - but they don’t bid.
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They do bid, though. Amazon has grabbed a package of premiership rights, albeit a lowly one. And why do you think they won't make a return on their investment?
Of course, nothing is definite here, but I'd suggest that by grabbing one package of football rights and showing other sports from boxing to golf, Amazon has clearly shown it is VERY interested in sports.
If the streaming companies and especially the tech companies like Amazon and Apple get serious about sports, that will blow the current pay tv model out of the window. Sky and BT simply cannot compete against the likes of Apple and Amazon.
Apple's streaming service launches in a few weeks, so we'll get a idea about how serious they are about streaming then.