that argument that it stops gate receipts is flawed...

Its a simple tactic to increase competition and therefore demand higher prices for TV rights. Business as usual.

Posted By: ChengdeCanary on June 11th 2013 at 18:24:38

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Is it actually possible... (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 11, 18:11:12
- I think at the moment (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 11, 18:52:16
- In the US.......Fox soccer2go streams virtually every PL game (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 11, 18:37:51
  - NBC are making all 380 games available in the US next year (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jun 11, 18:48:36
- Not in the UK, no. The only way in the UK to watch live Prem is Sky or BT (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 11, 18:13:20
  - And even then they don't offer anywhere near all the games (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 11, 18:14:11
    - That sucks. I'd pay ?10 or ?15 a game - quite sure there are thousands (at least)... (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 11, 18:15:09
      - Yep. Not conducive to getting people to the grounds though, they'll say (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 11, 18:16:38
        
        That makes ZERO sense when most of our home games sell out (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 11, 18:38:34
        
        I know... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 11, 18:49:34
        
        But I'd much, much prefer to go to the ground and still would when I could (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 11, 18:21:54
        
        suspect in a few years time it might happen (NCFC) - matt in london, Jun 11, 18:27:12
        
        Yep, potential to the way of la liga if we're not careful. Collective is still good for us (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jun 11, 18:51:15
        
        ^^^ This.....its just kind of lazziness that this hasnt been done already. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 11, 18:40:41
        
        that argument that it stops gate receipts is flawed... (NCFC) - ChengdeCanary, Jun 11, 18:24:38
        
        Couldn't TV rights include streaming rights... (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 11, 18:32:43
        
        The crazy thing is all games are on live somewhere so little extra cost. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 11, 18:39:29
        
        of course they could - but that's a big sum to be fronted and ... (NCFC) - ChengdeCanary, Jun 11, 18:37:27
        
        That's what I have with ADTV. For an extra foo quid I get online streaming too. (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 11, 18:36:34
        
        just have to rely on those pesky illegal streams then (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 18:24:33

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