Last week we discussed a Bloomberg article on the increasing availability of premium quality, pirated, broadcast content, made possible by set-top boxes. In short, products are available to make any amount of premium sports or movie content available to users without subscription, with little the law can do about it.
Quite apart from pirate viewing, subscription broadcast numbers are under pressure from legal streaming services, such as Amazon Instant Video and Netflix, a drift known as Cutting the Cord. A survey published this week reports that 8.2% of US broadcast subscribers ditched their service in 2014 in favour of streaming. More significantly, 45.2% of US subscribers report they cut back on content they paid their broadcast supplier for.
UK satellite and cable TV subscribers pay some of the top prices in the world for sports and other premium content. A dysfunctional market has emerged due to the controlling position of two players:
BSkyB, who dominate subscription TV supply in the UK
The FA Premier League, who own the key content for the UK market
Within this market there are winners and losers. The winners are English and Welsh football clubs who earn enormous revenues from the FA Premier League TV deal, and subsequent trickle-down monies. The losers are UK subscribers, who paid a fortune to keep the BskyB-FA Premier League contract in funds, and, of course, Scottish football clubs, who are excluded from the England and Wales league system.
Scotland is 8% of BskyB’s business, significant enough to make a dent in its revenues, but more importantly, if a US-style drift from expensive subscriptions is fostered in Scotland, it will move south soon enough.
I’ve been looking into this since we discussed it last week and will report back.
Shocked and stunned to read in the Daily Mail that Dave King met Sports Direct on the morning of his club’s EGM, as reported by Phil MacGiollaBhain a week ago. That will explain the lack of denial, I suppose. The interesting question is: Who gave the Daily Mail the story? Dave King, or through his PR company?
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Hope the board bring in some shrewdy-loans in the window….no want them to blow all that CL-money eh?
Oh, ah forgot….there isny any CL-money to blow coz….the board blew it last year wi awe their CWG’s stuff….trying to sneak another £5 million into the bonus divvy-up-pot and, ‘possibly’ denying RD a CL-pot for two years in a row and…the only one’s who’ll suffer….that’s right the folk who pay to see the product on the pitch.
It is the right move…if it’s true?….to cash in on AM….who’s been excellent quality but….like ML….he has now turned the corner into….injury avenue were he’ll be ‘always injured’ sadly.
The board will get away with bringing in loan players coz there isny any cheating huns breathing down their necks….that seems to be the way it’ll be in a one-horse-league….but, who cares eh?
…..oot. YNWA.
Saidy janko being tipped for a permanent move and Mathews heading to QPR.
SAMMI back? I’d be delighted
Kevjungle….. I’m delighted with our board .
Absolutely delighted !!!
BRTH
Re: Ashe/Connors
I believe Connors demolished Rosewall in 1974. Stan Smith beat Nastase in a rain delayed 5-set Sunday final in 1972 – as close as Nastase ever got to the crown.
1973 was the boycott year and a 16 yo B Borg reached the last 4.
I agree that Connors kinda lost his way a bit, but that was more to do with Borg’s brilliance on what was reckoned not to be his best surface.
Connors was unlucky to be beaten in 5 by a supreme Borg in 1977 and was treated the following year with the contempt he himself had thrashed old Ken.
I was pleased fro him when he beat JP McEnroe in 1982 as you say.
Brogan rogan, trevino,
I spent a good bit of time reading through your blog there. That was a lot of work and research, fair play.
I enjoyed the read.
Clogher
canman
Bought Celtic TV no that long ago, when I upped the broadband width, wisny worth it before, anyways, pay with an Irish card, never questioned me, I get it come what may.
Sleep well Timland, things to do soon enough and no time to do them.
HH
KTF
Anyone remember the Arthur Ash window? Only beaten in recent times by the Willow Flood window!
Sammi, delighted if true, he would be a dream under Ronny imo.
HH
BRTH
Enjoyed the Quiet Man, learned a whole lot more about Arthur Ashe than I did before. One small detail though, ever hear about Clark Graebner?
I’m glad our board are doing their jobs and not wasting or taking silly risks.
To suggest we’re not splashing cash simply because ‘strong Rangurz’ aren’t competing with us, could also suggest one would be happy for us to match their spending even if it was bad for business.
If ‘they’ were playing in our division, competing for title and spending twice as much as us… I’d still want our board to do their jobs.
Rest easy…. the times they are ‘a changing :)
HH! -Tambo-
M Mick
Da Rebs are good 24/7. :)))
TET/DD,
The other Ashe, Thomas Patrick.
Speaks for itself really.
http://youtu.be/HrLd5E1f1Fc
HH,
Clogher
BRTH
A fine read – thanks for enhancing our knowledge of who I knew was regarded a fine man.
Keep up the good work, planner set for Friday, cheers.
BRTH and Clogher
Thank you both for your continuing education of me. :)
Ronny and the two Johnnies will do us all proud this season!
Hail HaiL
Sorry should have said that was for everyone and especially to BRTH due to the Ashe connection.
HH,
Clogher
CLOGHER CELT 0009
His archived articles are well worth a read too.
Thanks BMCUWP’s,
I will have a look tomorrow. Thinks for the heads up. I hope you are well.
CLOGHER CELT
As good as can be expected,bud_and thanks for asking.
I understand you may have talked some poor misguided fool into giving us a venue next Easter. Good man. We shall turn up in droves.
PS-I hope it’s licenced!!!!
Would expect the old friend we are looking at is Hooper. Possibly mc geady. Can’t see sammi back but wouldn’t be unhappy with any of them.
Cavani shows nasty streak after being red carded. Set up nicely now.no score yet
Don’t want to tempt fate but we will know on Monday.
I hope it works out, near the city, costs low, manager goes to Celtic Park six times a season.
In fairness Almore, has really pulled out all the stops.
Clogher
Chile score,,should see them through to semis. Cavani red card was handbags, he flicked hand at opponents face, harsh but technically correct.got in refs face yelling puta ( bitch)
Mahe
“Hijo de” probably.
Amazing how often you can lip read Latinos.
Macjay1 could well have been. Some very unsavoury scenes close to end of game. Linesman big-time man handled. Benches spilled onto pitch for mass handbags. It’s a Chile vs brasil final I’m thinking. Conor mc Gregor world title shot next weekend. Can’t wait but this brazilian aldo is tough Conor will need to be on top of his game. Hail Hail
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The Georgious Samaras Story pt 2015.. ‘The Rise of Sammi and Delia’
Samimaldini in a Diamond Midfield in the Champions League away from Home then Hit them on the Break..
Killie Debut Stylie.. 【ツ】
Sweeper Samimaldini in the SPL
Summa of BringBackSammiCSC
Mahe
I`ve got family in Chile,so I`m hoping that Chile win it.
Chi Chi Chi le le le.
Hispano – American fitba and unsavoury scenes.Just go hand in hand.
I recall big Jock commenting on his Scotland players being pelted with oranges when they played in Seville ;
“Well,he said.That`s what you have to expect when you come here.”
Things have improved in Spain.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see Mathews, Ambrose and Stokes gone – this could give us around£6 million in fees – add Vossen, Marcel. Janko and Hooper – would give squad more depth and balance.
Thomthethim
Tontinetim
Sundry others :-)
Beatles,Morag Hood and Paul Young
I knew I`d seen it before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm8frWeoBA0
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/three-rangers-fans-fined-for-sectarian-singing-1-3811630
PJBhoynyc
04:09 on 24 June, 2015
16 roads – Celtic über alles…
04:05
Perspective….
A million seconds is 12 days.
A billion seconds is 31 years.
A trillion seconds is 31,688 years
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A brilliant comment and it is something like that, that awakens people to the severity of the situation.
Bottom line is, Something new is coming, the msm have managed to jumble the Billions and Trillions like it is Not a Big Deal. It is an unbelievably Big Deal. Every Time those Money Masters Create Money out of thin air, they are Stealing the Value of the £ or the $ or whatever oot the peoples pockets.
The Big problem is, and it is too late, too many people still read all the Associated Propaganda Press, whether they are left or right wing publications.
The Billions are now going into controlling the online media, and no doubt Trillions will be spent there when the Time comes.
Fresh off the Press.
Celtic Mac
00:14 on
25 June, 2015
BRTH
Enjoyed the Quiet Man, learned a whole lot more about Arthur Ashe than I did before. One small detail though, ever hear about Clark Graebner?
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Celtic Mac
Te answer to your question is yes — and I know what you are going to say — he bore more than a passsing resemblance to Clark Kent!
My mistake – I forgot about Graebner on the glasses front.
I rushed the whole thing yesterday as I just wanted to tell the Arthur Ashe story because I raved about Days of Grace for years afterwards and so just bashed it all out whereas normally I would let it sit for a couple of days and tinker with details and add or subtract bits and pieces.
However, your reminder sparked another thought and this one is about a guy called John McPhee who was a writer and commentator.
He had a unique writing style and about a year or so ago he was featured in an article in the Guardian where they focused on his double biographical piece on Ashe and Graebner from the late 60’s.
The article is reproduced here and it dives a sample of McPhee’s style, which is terrific, and further insight into Ashe and Graebner.
I am just heading off to the airport and suspect I will revisit The Quiet Man when I come back to change it around, correct the typos and add some things.
Cheers
BRTH
Petec
Cheers brother. I agree….
A wee song for you… Not your normal taste granted, but I suspect your soul will not find it unpalatable.
As Ever
KTF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhRzORqNa0E&sns=em
Worth saying again since you are on…
BRTH
Thank you.
Great article about a fascinating man. So much I was not aware of.
During the early rounds of his 1975 Wimbledon win I asked my father “what is that player doing, sleeping?” Meditating son, was the reply. I had never heard of meditation and curiously followed Arthur Ashe playing and meditating all the way to that historic win.
A couple of years ago I attended the US Open at Arthur Ashe stadium. During the breaks between points, when TV ads are played, the crowd are whooped up to a frenzy with loud music and luxury prizes handed out to the most animated. I couldn’t help think of how Arthur Ashe would have meditated nowadays in that stadium named after him.
BROGANROGANTREVINOANDHOGAN
Is this the one?
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/28/john-mcphee-levels-game-more-great-sportswriting-tennis-william-fiennes
off to Belfast, Hopefully, the week efter the Haters are there.
JJ is Celtic Core – I Love that Core when it is Manifested without FEAR.
Argyll St was where me and that Mad Nutter 16 Roads got so friendly. ;) Unison in Celtic and not caring about SELF.
;))
Hopefully tcr can make it up for the sessions.
PETEC
Have a great time wi The Emerald Prince,mate. And give him my warmest and bestest.
PJBhoynyc,
A lot of Chaos in this World. I have so many theories, the one I like the best is… the one I Believe to be True.
So many people migrating, well if you try to Preach to them over there at the moment, ouch.
The people fleeing are Ripe for hearing the Word of God, are we too distracted?
Or has Satan just worked his Dark Black Magic against those that are his easiest victims.