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Old 05-01-2018, 09:35   #242
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future

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Originally Posted by Chad View Post
Premier Plus was a major flop for SKY that lasted for a few seasons. A combination of poor games, unfavourable broadcast times and customers not willing to pay more killed off the concept.

It's these same factors that could make it a tough sell for Amazon if they win a package. It's likely SKY and BT would exercise their first, second and third match day picks to snap up each week's top fixtures leaving Amazon with some utter dross on a Tuesday or Wednesday day night. Subscribers who already have a subscription to both BT Sport and Sky Sports would be thinking "Do I really want to add a 3rd subscription to a service I can't even watch on my TV through my SKY / Virgin box for C and D level matches?"

How would Amazon even go about getting their games onto screens in pubs and other commercial premises? Kit them out with Fire TV and fast reliable broadband?
Fire TV shouldn't be a problem, but at the moment, fast, reliable broadband may be. This is why I think they may also create their own broadcast linear channels if they were to win this time around.
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