The new TV deal...
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Superb this has happened to be fair..
Start of a long slippery slope..?
It only going to decrease given how easy football is to access these days, though I suspect they will offer bigger packages with more games to counteract it..
It's the fragmentation & spread of the games to try to keep the price up that will fuck it long term imo, in combination with shitty teams playing shitty football.
They're making up for it by selling shagloads more games. You won't be able to move for footy.
That might kill it too. It's like a song you listen to and think it's the best thing ever and then one day you've got your headphones on and when the boss bit is kicking in you find yourself thinking you need to pick up some shampoo and eggs. The song has been ruined due to overuse. My missus has just done it with this newish restaurant by ours. We were going like three times a week she loved it that much and the early menu was dead good and inexpensive... I warned her what would happen. It's just happened. The thought of going there makes me sick. So maybe they'll kill the golden goose, one way or the other.
That might kill it too. It's like a song you listen to and think it's the best thing ever and then one day you've got your headphones on and when the boss bit is kicking in you find yourself thinking you need to pick up some shampoo and eggs. The song has been ruined due to overuse. My missus has just done it with this newish restaurant by ours. We were going like three times a week she loved it that much and the early menu was dead good and inexpensive... I warned her what would happen. It's just happened. The thought of going there makes me sick. So maybe they'll kill the golden goose, one way or the other.
Yep. Oversaturation. That was the word I was looking for.
Absolutely..
No one is going to want to watch Burnley vs Bournemouth
Sell 'Season Tickets' for individual clubs
That the way to go tbh..
It hilarious they are getting round this 3 o'clock rule by shifting games to other times in order to sell them..
So backwards the whole thing
I suspect we will see more promotion with the PPV in particular with Now TV etc..
No one is going to want to watch Burnley vs Bournemouth
Sell 'Season Tickets' for individual clubs
That the way to go tbh..
It hilarious they are getting round this 3 o'clock rule by shifting games to other times in order to sell them..
So backwards the whole thing
I suspect we will see more promotion with the PPV in particular with Now TV etc..
The most prescient thing they ever did ..
Totally. Over-saturation of poor games. Let's hope this is the start of a correction.
That said, I'm not sure why it's taken this long to establish Friday and Saturday night games. They do it over here (on terrestrial TV) and they're the highest raters.
That said, I'm not sure why it's taken this long to establish Friday and Saturday night games. They do it over here (on terrestrial TV) and they're the highest raters.
The amount of live viewers watching Sky's coverage of Premier league football last season dropped by an average of 14%, and total hours viewed dropped by 6%.
That probably helped negotiations a bit.
I love how we all love footy but are reveling in any sign of it's demise. It's like hoping our crack dealer gets busted.
Well kind of, except if your crack dealer gets busted you may struggle to find crack.
In this instance it's more like your dealer may get nicked but you'll get some decent crack & it'll most likely be at a much better price.
In this instance it's more like your dealer may get nicked but you'll get some decent crack & it'll most likely be at a much better price.
Or we want our crack dealer to sell us more crack, for less money.
I dunno, I don't think it would be a bad thing for the money going into football to have a ceiling. Or even decrease. Not that that would make any difference to clubs who are owned and funded by oil-rich countries, mind you.
As for the football, that drop in viewing is partly linked to people dropping Sky subscriptions and/or watching illegal streams, but there's also the possibility that there's just too much live football on, and people are getting a bit tired of it.
I don't watch any football that isn't Liverpool, really. I'm not arsed about any other team, unless it's a big, important game and I've got nothing else to do.
Does anyone watch all the games available?
More content gives more choice so that you filter out those shite games.
More content gives more choice so that you filter out those shite games.
It's almost certainly both, & a combination of the two (more games on at awkward times & more dross matches meaning people cut their sky sports service & watch streams of just the matches they want instead).
However it is chicken & the egg. I daresay most of those people would pay if it were a more reasonable price, I'd certainly pay a tenner a month for sky sports instead of streaming games.
Until the TV rights prices come down so the sports package price reduces its hard to know what the balance actually is, but the prices have clearly begun to top what a great many people are prepared to pay.
There's also the 'watchable' factor.
The majority of the UK now has fast enough broadband to watch free streams that are equivalent to SD broadcasts at least, so the price difference is simply too much for not much more quality or convenience.
The free equivalent is watchable & readily available. In a normal market that would drive prices down or produce much lower priced alternatives (amazon video & netflix for example), but due to it being multi party & football having external factors (global TV rights & footballers salaries) it will take much longer.
However it is chicken & the egg. I daresay most of those people would pay if it were a more reasonable price, I'd certainly pay a tenner a month for sky sports instead of streaming games.
Until the TV rights prices come down so the sports package price reduces its hard to know what the balance actually is, but the prices have clearly begun to top what a great many people are prepared to pay.
There's also the 'watchable' factor.
The majority of the UK now has fast enough broadband to watch free streams that are equivalent to SD broadcasts at least, so the price difference is simply too much for not much more quality or convenience.
The free equivalent is watchable & readily available. In a normal market that would drive prices down or produce much lower priced alternatives (amazon video & netflix for example), but due to it being multi party & football having external factors (global TV rights & footballers salaries) it will take much longer.
I like the fact that every midweek game can be shown live. I'm not really against the 1945 Saturday game either.
All it does is ensure that I can watch nearly every game we play.
Dont really watch any other games tbh. Only if the missus or the kids are doing something else and I've got the time.
Any surprised Virgin Media not making a bid? It wouldn't a perfect way to increase their high end broadband customer base.
They'd have to make a channel, and they'd never do that .
One difference between a crack dealer and a TV provider - you don't want your crack dealer to include Ajax in the package.
Or Young Boys
Imagine if you support a lower end team...the only time you are on TV is when you play the bigger sides. So 90% of your subscription goes on watching your team getting fucked over every time they are on the telly. If i was one of those supporters I would not bother with a subscription.
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