Read more.Apparently it’s against EU law to restrict us to just Sky and ESPN.
Read more.Apparently it’s against EU law to restrict us to just Sky and ESPN.
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BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kicked sky into touch a while ago as I was sick of paying through the nose for sports I do not watch. The day they removed the season pass was the day they started down a slippery slope.
Glad to see this ruling. Now, off to see who I can get it from!
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We have Polish satellite and the in-laws pay something like £5 per month and we get lots of English Sport including the Premier football games, F1 and cricket. Only down side is the commentary is in Polish most of the time.
So, how can I, legally, get the entire F1 season next year without going through Sky? I've no wish to pay for their sports package for one item.
Might need to wait a bit to see which overseas companies will be buying it.....I'm guessing they might wait for this season to finish beforehand.
The biggest part of this ruling is that it would mean they now cannot block us from using TV operators streaming services......until now you could tune in with a satelite dish (and of course, you are limited to satelites in your area of the sky) but because of laws they would block certain foreign IPs from using the online features........so the choice may end up being huge.
Just to put it in perspective and show why sky and espn will fight it....
Before Ofcom decided the football had to be split up for "the benefit of the viewing public" - I paid £50 per year for a season pass.
Now, to get the same games I have to subscribe to Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4 AND ESPN for 9 months a year...around £180
For around the same price, you can get a Saudi satelite network that shows a ton of stations, including EVERY SINGLE PREMIERSHIP GAME LIVE. Thats all 10 (or so) LIVE EVERY WEEK. Instead of the 2-3 you get via Sky/ESPN.
And they wonder why people are circumventing them......
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@shaithis Thanks. I hadn't considered the implications towards online distribution.
All I really want now is to have the BBC say they'll pipe it in from elsewhere and dub it, all whilst they stick two fingers up at Sky
So where do i go to get one of these stations for football? Pref with English commentary :-P i likewise ditched sky sports when they changed it so i needed espn. etc
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what i get from this is that content producers cannot use licence agreements to lock up content and to reduce competition . there for companies that import item from abroad i.e liksang would have been covered my this ruling
Great news. My local already been showing Football on his Nova setup (including saturday 15:00 kick offs) i bet hes glad to have this all "official" now. Hate Sky so much so good result.
Not that I'm putting things together or anything, or anything, but how long do you think it'll be before Cameron announces we're leaving the EU entirely and doing away with their silly laws?
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