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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It would be interesting to know why their negotiations with Virgin Media came to nothing, but maybe VM were not convinced that Eleven could survive over here with their model and bearing in mind existing competition.

It's a tough market. Remember, in the early days, it was touch and go whether Sky would survive, and look at it now!

This certainly doesn't prove it's the end for streaming live events. There are too many problems with live streaming at the moment and superfast broadband still has to be rolled out across the country. Until these issues are ironed out, this method of sports delivery to our screens will continue to attract its critics, and rightly so.

Had Sky not being successful in acquiring the Premier League rights in 1992 I don't think it would have lasted the 20th century.