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Old 26-10-2016, 10:45   #6730
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news

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Originally Posted by Chad View Post
Looks like BT are having the same issue with their Champions League viewing figures

https://www.theguardian.com/football...g-football-off

It's an interesting read which does a better job than the Daily Mail article to explain reasons why people are not tuning in. I can certainly see some truth in the following:

"Is the sport now so all-pervasive that actually watching a full match is becoming a tedious inconvenience if the relevant action and talking points can all be absorbed via osmosis on Twitter and other social media channels?"

Could be a valid point. I watched a video on Youtube recently which raised similar points and trends about poor WWE viewing figures and how the younger viewers are consuming WWE content. Here's a link anyone who is interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Iz7gVcDb8
They are all picking up on it now
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...er-league-beh/
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