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Originally Posted by vincerooney

From what i've heard they're already sort of struggling and are surprised by the lack of subscribers. They must have thought based on the stupid amounts we pay we'd pay EVEN MORE to watch italian and spanish league and are now sat there stupidly scratching their heads

Hope its true as it'll maybe warn off other companies who come in to try and make some quick cash

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...ort-heads-top/

Watson disagrees. “We don’t need to do those deals [with Sky, BT] but we would like to because we think it makes sense for customers and at the end of the day it is the customer that is the boss.”

A boost may be imminent. It is understood Virgin Media is close to agreeing terms to offer Eleven as part of its pay-TV packages.

Ioris Francini, the co-president of minority shareholder Endeavor, says direct-to-consumer sales have progressed “better than expected” and that Endeavor intends to increase its stake. Ownership of subscription streaming services is one way in which Endeavor aims to use its strength as a talent agent, representing top sports stars, to take a bigger share of income. He believes that UFC’s lucrative pay-per-view fights could be the key to distribution deals with BT and Sky.

“We are not without leverage,” says Watson. “We are not some little guy fighting to succeed.”