Admin, multiboard s'il te plait...
With Amazon entering the fold and screening games alongside BT and Sky, I'm starting to think that all three should screen all games and just let viewers choose who the want to sign up with to watch games. This current situation is getting ridiculous now.
BT Sport (w/out HD) - £16 pcm (with BT Broadband) / £29.99 pcm (Sky)
Amazon - £80 pa / £7.99 pcm
Sky Sports Football - £18 pcm
And that's on top of whatever TV package one chooses an, in the case of BT, which broadband supplier one chooses.
Obviously there are streaming options (but they are generally unreliable) and pub options (but one doesn't always want to pub or, as I've found out occasionally, some charge an entry fee).
I know football is now a business and is all about money but come on now!
Games on TV
posted on 14/6/19
I love my SkyQ box and mini box in the bedroom, fackin brilliant.
posted on 14/6/19
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 1 minute ago
I love my SkyQ box and mini box in the bedroom, fackin brilliant.
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Me too
They've nailed it with Sky Q imo. YouTube, Netflix, Spotify all on there. Amazon Prime in the pipeline.
Dream scenario.
posted on 14/6/19
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 1 minute ago
I love my SkyQ box and mini box in the bedroom, fackin brilliant.
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Me too
They've nailed it with Sky Q imo. YouTube, Netflix, Spotify all on there. Amazon Prime in the pipeline.
Dream scenario.
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I've still got Netflix separate, didn't pay for the box sets thing yet. Dunno why.
posted on 14/6/19
Missus want's another mini box putting in the kitchen with a little tv
Can see the main TV from in there if you leave the door open through to the dining room ffs.
posted on 14/6/19
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 1 minute ago
I love my SkyQ box and mini box in the bedroom, fackin brilliant.
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Me too
They've nailed it with Sky Q imo. YouTube, Netflix, Spotify all on there. Amazon Prime in the pipeline.
Dream scenario.
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I've still got Netflix separate, didn't pay for the box sets thing yet. Dunno why.
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You don't need to. Netflix App in on the homepage and in the On Demand section.
posted on 14/6/19
Ah right I can do that yeah, I meant if you pay for the combined thing (and cancel your existing seperate sub) then they mix the programs from all on demand areas into your suggestions etc.
posted on 14/6/19
comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 1 minute ago
Ah right I can do that yeah, I meant if you pay for the combined thing (and cancel your existing seperate sub) then they mix the programs from all on demand areas into your suggestions etc.
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Ahh yea, I get you.
posted on 14/6/19
comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 4 hours, 37 minutes ago
It's only the UK which suffers this utter shambles
Step outside to pretty much any other country in the world and you can watch every single Prem (plus the rest) game live and also on demand for a fraction of the cost
Hopefully there will be some sort of revolt if things continue like this.
It should really be regulated better though, price to the consumer should be capped and the only allowable split in rights should be to allow the free to air channels a slice of the pie.
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I'm already revolting, in my own little way, I cancelled BT. That'll show 'em. Waiting a call from the CEO now.
posted on 14/6/19
^^ I don't think you're revolting, Henry'sCat. I think you're quite charming
posted on 15/6/19
Be it Sky, Amazon, BT or whomever. NONE of them could get away with ripping people off, if people didn't keep sitting giving them money. It's not those companies, it's the fans who season after season, just keep on paying like mugs.
The other countries you all mention, where it's all free or cheap. It's because the people/fans of those countries refuse to get stuffed like that. Some places there'd be riots if you tried the crap that sky and Co are pulling here.
Amazon is in the mix now to present a passable appearance of "Competition" offering choice for the customer. When in reality all they'll be doing is covering games the others don't. Getting their piece of football pie and overall increasing prices for fans.
None of this will change until fans simply refuse to pay the ridiculous prices ALL of these companies demand for the privilege. A bit like most other things in the PL, the fans here need to start using the power they have constructively. If the PL fans had put half as much effort into fighting prices, as they have into getting various managers sacked, since the league started. Then we wouldn't have this problem.