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> It's a business and they pay billions for the TV rights..I think Sky alone pays Formula 1 1B per year. But that's the problem: people want to send a "this sh
by derefr 3y ago
> It's a business and they pay billions for the TV rights..I think Sky alone pays Formula 1 1B per year.
But that's the problem: people want to send a "this should cost less" signal, forcing broadcasters to make these deals for less, forcing the sports organizations to accept less. There's no cheaper alternative that people can legally buy to send that signal; so the only alternative that actually does signal price sensitivity, is pirating the thing.