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Originally Posted by Chad
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?
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Exactly my feelings, it will be a difficult sell for 4th or 5th rate matches when you already have better games to watch - maybe a few punters who want to watch their favourite team but cannot see it being a big earner.
I know the companies mentioned can afford to run at a loss, but surely their goal is to make money off streaming after a couple of loss-leading years?
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Originally Posted by denphone
That was one of the many thoughts l had MM.
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Yes and Scudamore (CEO Premier League) plus OB of course