| PPV 11:03 - Jul 25 with 6397 views | kingsburyR |
As well as the man in the street getting massively ripped off on planet football we now get told that the USPGA golfing major will ONLY be shown on Eleven Sports which is a streaming only media.
Yes they are streaming it for free to "entice" us in but as they are also dipping their toes into football is yet another variant in how we watch sport using our hard earned cash.
Boxing - when the fu(k did Sky deem that Whyte Vs Parker was so big a draw that they put it on PPV. Id have been hard pushed to watch it on Sky Sports 1 but PPV..........fu(k me the standard of PPV is dropping. Joshua for a unification bout I get (but wouldnt pay for) but what is this fight all about? The Hearn's are laughing all the way to the bank. Is anyone actually going to pay for this fight........... with Chisora as the main undercard????
Step up Amazon and google to really fu(k up the rest of the market.
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| PPV on 11:06 - Jul 25 with 6366 views | Toast_R |
I think the Parker fight on paper looks a really good match up. I'll moan but pay for it. I like Katy Taylor too, as far as women's boxing goes, she's one hell of a fighter. |  | | |
| PPV on 11:10 - Jul 25 with 6351 views | Watford_Ranger |
| PPV on 11:06 - Jul 25 by Toast_R |
I think the Parker fight on paper looks a really good match up. I'll moan but pay for it. I like Katy Taylor too, as far as women's boxing goes, she's one hell of a fighter. |
£20 is greedy though and a step too far I think for most casual boxing fans even with a reasonable undercard.
Should be a good fight though. |  | | |
| PPV on 11:15 - Jul 25 with 6328 views | Tonto |
Right wing economists are creaming themselves whilst shouting about "improving customer choice" |  |
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| PPV on 11:36 - Jul 25 with 6269 views | paulparker |
Hearn has been doing this for ages average fights with terrible undercards , he has the market now or until AJ leaves him,
still as long as the plums sing along to sweet Caroline on fight night what does Hearn care |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
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| PPV on 11:42 - Jul 25 with 6249 views | robith |
Been saying for a while, we're about to enter a golden age for women's sports. As the men's games get greedy and chase the dollar forgetting that free to air coverage (outside of football) massively helps the profile of the game (rugby is doomed if we ever lose the 6N FTA) - women's sports will be cheap, and available, fill the increasinly large scheduling stations have and feel like a good thing to raise the profile of, and will lead to much greater interest, support and ergo money for women's sports.
The case study - cricket participation since they sold out to Sky
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| PPV on 11:54 - Jul 25 with 6215 views | Juzzie |
| PPV on 11:15 - Jul 25 by Tonto |
Right wing economists are creaming themselves whilst shouting about "improving customer choice" |
If customer choice is such a concern why can't we cherry pick the channels we want and pay just for those? I hate all this S, M, L, XL, Movies, Sports, Kids etc packages you have to buy into which you end up with a load of stuff you don't want just to get the few that you do.
Might have been the case 20-30 years ago but I'm sure with today's technology there's no reason why you cannot individually tailor the channels you wish to have.
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| PPV on 11:57 - Jul 25 with 6199 views | robith |
| PPV on 11:54 - Jul 25 by Juzzie |
If customer choice is such a concern why can't we cherry pick the channels we want and pay just for those? I hate all this S, M, L, XL, Movies, Sports, Kids etc packages you have to buy into which you end up with a load of stuff you don't want just to get the few that you do.
Might have been the case 20-30 years ago but I'm sure with today's technology there's no reason why you cannot individually tailor the channels you wish to have.
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| PPV on 12:56 - Jul 25 with 6076 views | Phildo |
| PPV on 11:42 - Jul 25 by robith |
Been saying for a while, we're about to enter a golden age for women's sports. As the men's games get greedy and chase the dollar forgetting that free to air coverage (outside of football) massively helps the profile of the game (rugby is doomed if we ever lose the 6N FTA) - women's sports will be cheap, and available, fill the increasinly large scheduling stations have and feel like a good thing to raise the profile of, and will lead to much greater interest, support and ergo money for women's sports.
The case study - cricket participation since they sold out to Sky
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The women's Hockey world cup is on at the Olympic park at the moment and is brilliant. Fast, skilful and ahem lots of lovely ladies. England are playing 8pm tonight on BTsport. It is the biggest female sporting team event held in the UK to date. Yes I have a 10 year old daughter who is hockey mad and got me in to it but it genuinely is excellent. Going to see Ireland play India tomorrow,
On a boxing note I saw something recently saying watching all the boxing on a Saturday night TV including subscriptions and PPV now about £900 a year. |  | | |
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| PPV on 14:54 - Jul 25 with 5937 views | thame_hoops |
| PPV on 12:56 - Jul 25 by Phildo |
The women's Hockey world cup is on at the Olympic park at the moment and is brilliant. Fast, skilful and ahem lots of lovely ladies. England are playing 8pm tonight on BTsport. It is the biggest female sporting team event held in the UK to date. Yes I have a 10 year old daughter who is hockey mad and got me in to it but it genuinely is excellent. Going to see Ireland play India tomorrow,
On a boxing note I saw something recently saying watching all the boxing on a Saturday night TV including subscriptions and PPV now about £900 a year. |
Im at a loose end in town Saturday afternoon while the mrs is seeing 'bat out of hell' so I might check out the hockey. £30 to watch 2 games, bargain |  | | |
| PPV on 15:14 - Jul 25 with 5874 views | Toast_R |
| PPV on 14:54 - Jul 25 by thame_hoops |
Im at a loose end in town Saturday afternoon while the mrs is seeing 'bat out of hell' so I might check out the hockey. £30 to watch 2 games, bargain |
You should come to Nashville meets London at Canada Square Garden, Canary Wharf. A whole 2 days of Country music - British and US artists and it's Free, starting Saturday afternoon. I'll be there with my BYO bottle of JD. | | | |
| PPV on 15:37 - Jul 25 with 5836 views | paulparker |
| PPV on 11:42 - Jul 25 by robith |
Been saying for a while, we're about to enter a golden age for women's sports. As the men's games get greedy and chase the dollar forgetting that free to air coverage (outside of football) massively helps the profile of the game (rugby is doomed if we ever lose the 6N FTA) - women's sports will be cheap, and available, fill the increasinly large scheduling stations have and feel like a good thing to raise the profile of, and will lead to much greater interest, support and ergo money for women's sports.
The case study - cricket participation since they sold out to Sky
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The only sport I can see really hitting the interest button is woman's MMA , the daughter has her second fight soon (she won her first by ko ) its big in the states and the girls can really go | |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| PPV on 15:40 - Jul 25 with 5832 views | thame_hoops |
| PPV on 15:14 - Jul 25 by Toast_R |
You should come to Nashville meets London at Canada Square Garden, Canary Wharf. A whole 2 days of Country music - British and US artists and it's Free, starting Saturday afternoon. I'll be there with my BYO bottle of JD. |
that sounds pretty cool, last time I was around there was in may and Oddly it was FULL of stag and hen parties, all pished up at 3pm. I also forgot rangers are playing at home this saturday lol [Post edited 25 Jul 2018 15:41]
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| PPV on 17:25 - Jul 25 with 5694 views | onlyrinmoray |
I signed up to BT TV mainly as I wanted to watch Parma back in Serie A.. Two days later the rights to Serie A and La Liga have gone to Eleven Sports (who ever they are ) Still £4 pm for 18months is ok with me. I expect Parma will be back down in Serie B by then or sent back to Serie D, for not marking the pitch to the correct dimensions, its why I love them, so similar to QPR |  | | |
| PPV on 00:24 - Jul 26 with 5448 views | OnlyMe |
Sky Sports is having to suffer reduced coverage of major events, can pretend but really isn't bothered with the less high-profile stuff, continuing to raise prices and generally becoming far less attractive.
I currently have a good value (I think) Sky TV package and efficient Broadband etc. But the Sports subscription is coming ever closer to being binned. And I don't think Sky will be changing anytime soon to stop that happening. | | | |
| PPV on 07:06 - Jul 26 with 5342 views | Dixie_CT |
No one has a gun to your head. There is obviously a market so companies are selling. Plenty of pubs and Rileys now show the boxing so you can invest the £20 (on 3 1/2 pints!)down there if you can make it.
Some cheeky buggers will stream it on YouTube for nish and most people, including I, have streamed some sporting event illegally.
I agree with the tailored channel option rather prescriptive packages. I've got Virgin Media (which just lost a host of TV channels from UKTV) but spend most of my time on Netflix watching films, stand up and Only Fools. Total cost £35 but no sport.
It's a bit of an entitled argument this!
First PPV match at Oxford was nearly 20 years ago.....
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/feb/27/5 [Post edited 26 Jul 2018 7:09]
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| PPV on 07:51 - Jul 26 with 5289 views | smegma |
| PPV on 11:15 - Jul 25 by Tonto |
Right wing economists are creaming themselves whilst shouting about "improving customer choice" |
Don't forget or get 'supply and demand'. | | | |
| PPV on 08:02 - Jul 26 with 5272 views | ingeminate |
| PPV on 11:10 - Jul 25 by Watford_Ranger |
£20 is greedy though and a step too far I think for most casual boxing fans even with a reasonable undercard.
Should be a good fight though. |
Normally when I post on boxing PPV threads it’s in defence of Matchroom’s cards.
Last week you had usyk /gassiev itv ppv and 100% fair enough - two best cruiser weights in the world and a clinic by potentially the greatest cruiser weight in history.
Not this time. Parker last three performances have been dull as ditchwater. He was in one of the worst title fights on record against Fury, put in a pretty stale performance against Joshua and prior to those two looked dog-shit against an old sparring partner well on his way to journeyman status.
Never a ppv headliner fight so the undercard must be awesome right?
Well far from it, to be fair Hearne has been unlucky with fighters pulling out late en masse and another guy getting refused a visa last minute but - for ppv- what is left is a joke.
Still it’s boxing and who knows, maybe Chisora has yet another fresh start in him, Dave Allen proves one and for all you dont’t need to train to win and Connor Benn doesn’t make the adjustments and it’s another cracker.
Anyway I’ll stop moaning - nobody makes anyone buy ppv, but this one on paper is terrible. [Post edited 26 Jul 2018 9:18]
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| PPV on 09:59 - Jul 26 with 5205 views | Mick_S |
| PPV on 00:24 - Jul 26 by OnlyMe |
Sky Sports is having to suffer reduced coverage of major events, can pretend but really isn't bothered with the less high-profile stuff, continuing to raise prices and generally becoming far less attractive.
I currently have a good value (I think) Sky TV package and efficient Broadband etc. But the Sports subscription is coming ever closer to being binned. And I don't think Sky will be changing anytime soon to stop that happening. |
Is that why Sky's golf coverage when a tournament is in America is 10% golf and 90% analysis/coaching slots? |  |
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| PPV on 22:13 - Jul 28 with 5002 views | ingeminate |
| PPV on 08:02 - Jul 26 by ingeminate |
Normally when I post on boxing PPV threads it’s in defence of Matchroom’s cards.
Last week you had usyk /gassiev itv ppv and 100% fair enough - two best cruiser weights in the world and a clinic by potentially the greatest cruiser weight in history.
Not this time. Parker last three performances have been dull as ditchwater. He was in one of the worst title fights on record against Fury, put in a pretty stale performance against Joshua and prior to those two looked dog-shit against an old sparring partner well on his way to journeyman status.
Never a ppv headliner fight so the undercard must be awesome right?
Well far from it, to be fair Hearne has been unlucky with fighters pulling out late en masse and another guy getting refused a visa last minute but - for ppv- what is left is a joke.
Still it’s boxing and who knows, maybe Chisora has yet another fresh start in him, Dave Allen proves one and for all you dont’t need to train to win and Connor Benn doesn’t make the adjustments and it’s another cracker.
Anyway I’ll stop moaning - nobody makes anyone buy ppv, but this one on paper is terrible. [Post edited 26 Jul 2018 9:18]
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Soooo turns out Allen can win without training, Benn didn’t adjust to an unexpected south paw style and chisora has got life in him after all. Over the moon to be so wrong - cracking nights entertainment! | |
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| PPV on 22:39 - Jul 28 with 4956 views | traininvain |
| PPV on 22:13 - Jul 28 by ingeminate |
Soooo turns out Allen can win without training, Benn didn’t adjust to an unexpected south paw style and chisora has got life in him after all. Over the moon to be so wrong - cracking nights entertainment! |
Can’t really argue with four hours’ decent entertainment for a score. |  | | |
| PPV on 22:40 - Jul 28 with 4952 views | ingeminate |
| PPV on 22:39 - Jul 28 by traininvain |
Can’t really argue with four hours’ decent entertainment for a score. |
The Chisora Takam fight was one for the ages. Absolutely brutal. | |
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| PPV on 23:24 - Jul 28 with 4892 views | paulparker |
Parker stinking the joint out again
Allen’s punch was brutal
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That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| PPV on 23:45 - Jul 28 with 4860 views | ingeminate |
| PPV on 23:24 - Jul 28 by paulparker |
Parker stinking the joint out again
Allen’s punch was brutal
Oh and well done Del Boy !!!! |
Ended up being a decent scrap, Parker going to look back on his career with regrets. | |
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| PPV on 09:07 - Jul 30 with 4622 views | kingsburyR |
BT now lose the rights to NBA (no idea who actually watches that crap) and UFC.
No announcement as to who is picking this all up but my money is on streaming companies! | |
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