Unless it’s for everything other than live games

Just loads of w@nk youtubers discussing tactics and the latest socials of players and managers etc.

Access to full re-runs of old games and all live press conferences etc.

Only £9.99 a month, but still tune in to either Sky, Amazon or BT for the actual matches.

comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 6 minutes ago
Unless it’s for everything other than live games

Just loads of w@nk youtubers discussing tactics and the latest socials of players and managers etc.

Access to full re-runs of old games and all live press conferences etc.

Only £9.99 a month, but still tune in to either Sky, Amazon or BT for the actual matches.
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It might be that to start with. But I greatly suspect that this is the first step towards a subscription style platform. They are at least a decade behind the curve here.

Sky will collapse without the PL.

comment by Tyranny of the majority (SE85) (U21241)
posted 2 minutes ago
Sky will collapse without the PL.
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It will be really interesting to see what happens.

The PL could offer subscriptions for individual team packages, but still allow sky to sell their packages as they currently do. They would certainly lose a lot of customers, but perhaps not as many as we might initially think. Then again, the PL might as well just do those kinds of packages direct.

Doesn't read like they are creating a new platform, just stopped working with IMG.

comment by Tyranny of the majority (SE85) (U21241)
posted 11 minutes ago
Sky will collapse without the PL.
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Delicious.

Might affect MUTV and other football club channels.

A package to have all 38 league games of a specific team, plus ‘big match pack’ or something where you get a few of the usual TV slot games a week I would pay for. Even as a regular match goer for home games.

British sports coverage getting dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century

I wonder what the global uptake would be for a £15-30 a month subscription that gives access to all PL (& maybe Championship) games, with the portion of the revenues assigned to the clubs split evenly across all teams across the pyramid from PL to League 2 (or something)?

I suppose it all comes down to global uptake and the monthly fee, but you'd think if the numbers worked there would be opportunity to support a lot of teams across the pyramid. This would negate the concerns about televised 3pm games negatively affecting smaller club's matchday revenues, would level the playing field in terms of TV money and offer financial security to smaller clubs by leveraging the global popularity of the PL.

Netflix has about 283m global subscribers... Surely the PL would absolutely dwarf that?

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 31 minutes ago
Doesn't read like they are creating a new platform, just stopped working with IMG.
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You can't run before you can walk. Looks to me like they are bringing things in house and building the foundations that will enable them to launch their own platform.

Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.

It will be really pricey as they are greedy facks

comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.

comment by -bloodred- Amazon marketing department - (U1222)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.
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Can’t say I’ve noticed too much difference, if anything it was worse

comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.
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Except Sky are never beaten to goal news by twitter etc.

Amazon are every time.

I've always found Prime to have quality issues from wherever I've watched it so doubt i'm the only one.

comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.
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Except Sky are never beaten to goal news by twitter etc.

Amazon are every time.

I've always found Prime to have quality issues from wherever I've watched it so doubt i'm the only one.
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Are you browsing twitter football pages while watching games? If so, why?

comment by Ali - 🇪🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (U1192)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.
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Except Sky are never beaten to goal news by twitter etc.

Amazon are every time.

I've always found Prime to have quality issues from wherever I've watched it so doubt i'm the only one.
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Are you browsing twitter football pages while watching games? If so, why?
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What Greg is really asking is if you are multitasking . He’s trying to find out if you are a woman

With HBO set to enter the European and UK markets, Sky is facing big challenges to stay at the top of the premium content game. HBO produces a number of high-quality, exclusive shows that pulls in viewers. This puts Sky under even more pressure, as it relies heavily on deals with providers like HBO due to its limited original content offerings.

Right now, Sky’s biggest draw in the UK is the EPL. For many people, football is the main reason they subscribe. But if Sky were to lose those rights, it could be a deathnell. They wouldn’t have much else to stand out in a market already packed with major players especially in the digital streaming space.

Things could get even trickier if the EPL decides to launch its own streaming platform. That would cut out Sky completely, allowing the league to connect directly with fans. By offering season passes or subscriptions to every game, the EPL could attract a huge audience and keep all the revenue for itself. The EPL owes much of its success to Sky, so could the league really bite the hand that feeds it? Or perhaps the EPL is simply preparing for Sky’s eventual decline. With Sky's revenues likely to shrink, the age of record breaking deals with Sky might already be a thing of the past.

comment by RB&W - He kicked lumps out of them (U21434)
posted 19 hours, 51 minutes ago
Might affect MUTV and other football club channels.
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Given Utd's current demise I can't imagine that covers a lot of people
The Chelsea TV channel was just a bad...gone now

comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 17 hours, 14 minutes ago
comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.
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Except Sky are never beaten to goal news by twitter etc.

Amazon are every time.

I've always found Prime to have quality issues from wherever I've watched it so doubt i'm the only one.
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Amazon shows a good minute behind live in general...or did do last time I watched one on it

comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 17 hours, 43 minutes ago
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Streaming games is crap. Amazon are schit at it, the PL will be too.

Unless they have their own TV channel it's a schit idea.
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Amazon's coverage is brilliant.

Was a bit glitchy the first year they did it but since then its been pretty much on par with live TV. Better than anything on SkyGo/iPlayer/ITVx etc.
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Never had an issue with Sky Go...apart from the fact you can't watch it outside the UK..which is annoying

I'm sure it will be an exciting and affordable offer created with football fans in mind

comment by Jalisco Red (U4195)
posted 45 seconds ago
I'm sure it will be an exciting and affordable offer created with football fans in mind
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