Live Football on Sky Sports News

[RM-Taylor]

Today - Exeter v Morecambe

Next week - Rep. of Ireland

Wonder if they're just doing this because Richard Branson is being a tight shit and won't pay for the channels that most people watch.

 

[Trigger]

Course they are.

 

[Del Boy]

Rather not watch any of them PUB TEAM matches

 

[Marc]

thats just WEIRD

 

[Rookie]

not really all the other channels have stuff on, games not big enough to override all the live stuff on at moment

 

[RM-Taylor]

not really all the other channels have stuff on, games not big enough to override all the live stuff on at moment

Well American live Sailing, don't think anyone really gives two shits about that.

 

[captainmorganrum]

Well American live Sailing, don't think anyone really gives two shits about that.

Sky are actually getting good figures for that, so they've given it more coverage.

I dunno who is watching it, but enough people are enthralled enough to sit watching boats for hours on end!!!!

 

[Yorkie]

Today - Exeter v Morecambe

Next week - Rep. of Ireland

Wonder if they're just doing this because Richard Branson is being a tight shit and won't pay for the channels that most people watch.

Why should Sky have the monopoly and double the price whenever they feel like it?

 

[sir danny cullip]

Re: Re: Live Football on Sky Sports News

Why should Sky have the monopoly and double the price whenever they feel like it?

What have they doubled the price of? The reason they have the monopoly is because they provide the customer with what they want and pay the most for the rights.

 

[1066gull]

cant find it ANYWHERE on the internet

which must mean most of the streams come through virgin

 

[Yorkie]

Re: Re: Re: Live Football on Sky Sports News

What have they doubled the price of? The reason they have the monopoly is because they provide the customer with what they want and pay the most for the rights.

Supplying Sky programmes to Virgin.
There is a monopolies commission in this country to prevent that sort of business.

 

[beardy gull]

Today - Exeter v Morecambe

Next week - Rep. of Ireland

Wonder if they're just doing this because Richard Branson is being a tight shit and won't pay for the channels that most people watch.

That's pissed me off actually. Bloody SKY. They have NEVER put live football on SSN before. Once again the customer loses when two multimillion pound companies squabble like schoolchildren.

F*ck it I'm going to ask VIRGIN for free stuff.

 

[sir danny cullip]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Live Football on Sky Sports News

Supplying Sky programmes to Virgin.
There is a monopolies commission in this country to prevent that sort of business.

Ask the questions of the compeition commission then, cant blame sky.

 

[Rookie]

sky have put football on SSN before and before that they used to put it in on Sky one, its not some big conspiracy its down to the fact they have run out of channels.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

sky have put football on SSN before and before that they used to put it in on Sky one, its not some big conspiracy its down to the fact they have run out of channels.

Indeed, America's cup racing is a massive event

 

[sir danny cullip]

sky have put football on SSN before and before that they used to put it in on Sky one, its not some big conspiracy its down to the fact they have run out of channels.

Live test cricket on ss1 which I assume would have been the preferred channel for the conference play off final.

 

[Rookie]

Indeed, America's cup racing is a massive event

maybe not but sky have the rights to it so they are going to put it on. It goes on for far longer than a football match and so makes sense to put that on a channel and put the 2 hour football on SSN to avoid affecting it more than necessary

 

[beardy gull]

sky have put football on SSN before and before that they used to put it in on Sky one, its not some big conspiracy its down to the fact they have run out of channels.

When? Not in my memory.

 

[Rookie]

before xtra was launched they used to do it quite a bit, granted not as much since but its not a major thing

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Also, They could ask The FA to change the time or date of kick off etc but then people would moan its the FA selling out - Cant really win can they