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Old 27-09-2020, 19:54   #10009
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Testing the waters at minimal cost is a completely different kettle of fish from a £5bn+ investment. This is obvious to everyone but you.
Well, of course it is, which is why they tested the waters!

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post

There's plenty of filler content on streaming services. Age old BBC/ITV repeats.
Quite so. But what that’s got to do with a football streaming service is beyond me. All they would have on there would be football matches. Obviously.

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They could make a bid, and as you claim it's easy money, why didn't they?
(sigh) Because they were testing the waters first.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 View Post
You've not answered the questions.
I have already pointed out that most if not all Sky or BT subscribers to the football would simply change allegiance. Of course they would. Footie is everything to them.

And if Sky and BT can make a profit, so can Amazon, or whatever other streamer comes forward with big trouser pockets to make a bid in the first place.
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