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Even if you pay for all the correct networks, pirating is often simply easier.
by sunflowerfly 2y ago
Even if you pay for all the correct networks, pirating is often simply easier.
- defrost 2y agoI'm old, when I was young most sports were "free to air" on public broadcasters .. the entire ecosystem of Sky Sports etc. locking up viewing for pay to view customers only didn't yet exist. Live sports streaming as it is today is very much a "robber baron" created marketplace getting rich from what was once more or less "commons" (somewhat of a simplification). It's transformed from "broadcast costs are covered by barely sufficient income" to "profits in the tens of billions are expected".
- tweetle_beetle 2y agoEven worse is that you can't even follow any one top flight football team now without paying multiple suppliers in the UK. It works out at about 7-8 hours/month of minimum wage to pay the 3 providers required, using figures from last year [1]. A day's wages every monty to watch a single team play the national sport from your own home, using your own internet connection on your own TV while still being subjected to constant adverts is absurd. [1] https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/football-costs-every-provider-uk-bt-sport-sky-sports-dazn-apple-prime https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/football-costs-ev...