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Old 05-01-2018, 00:42   #241
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future

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Originally Posted by Raider999 View Post
Ok so not so difficult to get the pictures.

Will need a lot of subscribers to get near to breaking even.

Premier Plus, as I remember was 50 matches for £50. I cannot see many people paying more than £1.50 -£2 a game for a streamed match, especially with more football than ever on BT and Sky
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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