Already covered today I believe. Discovery have no rights in uk.Isn't Eurosport part of Discovery? Just a thought that they may show some.
Already covered today I believe. Discovery have no rights in uk.
Explain please?
They have bought the right to show golf from 2022 (unofficially suspected as being the date) so what do you mean by no rights in the UK?
http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=363578.htmlAccording to the link I posted they have just signed for European Tour rights too!
The one I’d seen earlier only had the rights listed for other territories and not the uk, I mistakenly presumed the same here. Albeit unclear when the European tour will change. I can see now that it’ll be 2022for pga tour at least.Explain please?
They have bought the right to show golf from 2022 (unofficially suspected as being the date) so what do you mean by no rights in the UK?
Does this mean golf will be covered by multiple broadcasters meaning one subscription for PGA tour, another for ET etc? If so, that has to be bad news?
Does this mean golf will be covered by multiple broadcasters meaning one subscription for PGA tour, another for ET etc? If so, that has to be bad news?
Generally speaking. More providers means more costs. Most providers want £10 a month for their products or like £7 for a one off event. Meaning most pay monthly fees for the extra that add up to more than what you’d pay sky.Excuse my ignorance here but how is it bad news ? For the consumer ? The tours ? The Broadcasters ?
I don't have Sky, I would love to see the PGA online so I can pick and choose what I want to watch rather than having to subscribe to Sky for a load of rubbish I have no interest in.
Excuse my ignorance here but how is it bad news ? For the consumer ? The tours ? The Broadcasters ?
I don't have Sky, I would love to see the PGA online so I can pick and choose what I want to watch rather than having to subscribe to Sky for a load of rubbish I have no interest in.
Papas has nailed it. Multiple broadcasters means multiple subscriptions so therefore greater cost to watch what is already covered by a single subscription to Sky.Generally speaking. More providers means more costs. Most providers want £10 a month for their products or like £7 for a one off event. Meaning most pay monthly fees for the extra that add up to more than what you’d pay sky.
Generally speaking. More providers means more costs. Most providers want £10 a month for their products or like £7 for a one off event. Meaning most pay monthly fees for the extra that add up to more than what you’d pay sky.
I would imagine for a few people it may work out cheaper, but what if sky keep a major and still want you to tie in for a year. Then all of a sudden its gonna cost more.I guess it depends though
If you just want golf then even £10pm for pga (& even another £10 for et) is a lot cheaper than a sky sport package
Obviously you get a lot more than just golf with sky but that's really only useful if you're one of the people who actually want more than golf
edit: a quick work out tells me that over and above the golf that I watch a lot of, I also pay for around 1,500 live football games per year in my sports pack... I watched zero!
I'd rather pay just for golf
I would imagine for a few people it may work out cheaper, but what if sky keep a major and still want you to tie in for a year. Then all of a sudden its gonna cost more.
If you could get all sports at say £5 a pop and choose your favourite i would accept that it will generally benefit the consumer, but i can't see that happening. So on average those paying to watch sports will see their bills raised.
Football is a good example, if all you like is footy. Since bt entered the market, will having two suppliers have made anyones costs lower?
I think the thing with football is that the majority of fans are not football fans, they're fans of 'a' football team
Your average fan like this isn't really interested in watching anyone else except a few other big games, so in reality they already really overpay on games watched V cost regardless of how many broadcasters have it, so again selecting which to watch is no bad thing
Out with football nearly everyone else is also overpaying for every other sport because there is no alternative broadcaster to just get your golf or whatever