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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Hun Skelper No2 telling them like it is HH
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/now-the-spin-begins/
RD: “We are in a very good place. One year on, it’s quite a different situation.”
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RD: “Virgil is a very important okay for us and now his task is helping us into the #UCL and I’m sure he will be motivated for that.”
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RD on Jam
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es Forrest speculation “That he is going to stay here as well. Why go to Bolton when he is at Celtic.”
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RD: “James is a very important player for us and we want to keep him here at Celtic.”
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RD: “We expect more from him this season. It’s a big season for him, but it’s a big season for everybody.”
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RD: “Very happy with the squad we have. We need a smaller squad as well. It’s not just about getting players in.”
RD: “We have him at a level now where we can get him even better and get more consistency in his play.”
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RD: “You saw today that there were a lot of youngsters training because we had room for them and that’s important for the future.”
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-Ronny Deila’s press conference has now ended. We’ll have more reaction later on http://www.celticfc.net
NAKAMURA
http://youtu.be/phq1Q0hVg5o
Nice wee wake me up
Good Afternoon.
It is some time since I last penned a Strandsky tale.
This has mostly been due to work and family commitments and the odd other thing.
However, for the last few days a story has been running through my mind and this morning I have decided to sit down at the keyboard and batter out at least a version of it.
It is not perfect, and it does say everything I want to say about the subject matter – not by a long stretch – but it had to go out today as of tomorrow I will be in holiday without access to a computer or the internet.
I have many sporting and non sporting heroes, but the subject matter of this tale ranks amongst the very very top niche of anyone I can think of as a hero.
I would encourage evryone and anyone to tune into BBC 2 on Friday night at 9:00 pm to learn more or catch it on the iplayer as I believe the programme will be rewarding and illuminating.
Meanwhile here is my tale:
https://broganrogantrevinoandhogan.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/days-of-grace-the-story-of-a-quiet-man/
Catman
13:14 on
24 June, 2015
Would tie in with the Matthews leaving rumour on twitter earlier
Siesta time zzzzzzzzzzzzz
1st team back in training ? https://www.facebook.com/wnews2014/posts/1607413046143038
RW67
I dont think that the MSM has ever been on Celtics side, however I do think that the gap between the MSM and the celtic fans has never been wider
Perhaps they are angered that the Bampots are getting all the good scoops and telling it like it is?
But unless there is a serious about turn from the MSM, i reckon that the damage between the MSM and the Celtic Support is irreversible and the gap is too wide to bridge.
Apologies if posted already….
from celticfanzone
dodgy dave!!
thank you BRTH……….
awfy braw
love all…….
braw
@Tamrabam
I think their readership will still have plenty of Celtic supporters
Not the type to browse CQN of Phil’s blog mind.
I find it shocking that anyone connected with this site should actually be be subscribing to Sky, let alone talking about giving it up.
BRTH
Great read, but sod that reading the book malarkey, got a lump in my throat reading your story, I’ll end up greeting like a big wean if I read the autobiography!!
HH
canamalar
13:39 on 24 June, 2015
Supersutton
One would maybe visit a page like this
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=record%20with%20amazon%20tv&sm=3
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Thanks.
quonno
14:30 on
24 June, 2015
I find it shocking that anyone connected with this site should actually be be subscribing to Sky, let alone talking about giving it up.
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Sorry for shocking you, but I (reluctantly) subscribe to Sky because it’s the only way I can watch Celtic without resorting to dodgy streams…
Mate txt to say Paul George on trial with Derry City .
Was he not highly regarded in our youths before breaking leg against the Huns youths .. Or was that another player ?
I think it’s also worth stating that dodgy streams aren’t provided out of the good of the site owners heart. There’s money to be made and who knows what nefarious organisations are involved.
That’s not to say I don’t occasionally indulge myself but by and large if the game’s not available by legitimate means I don’t bother.
Remember the set-top boxes are probably being made in Chinese sweatshops that don’t even give a nod and a wink to decent working practices that the likes of Pace, Amstrad and Thompson who make your Sky boxes do.
Every single aspect of watching football on the tv has a moral side to it. Which is in many ways sad.
Weeminger,
I doubt there are any organisation more nefarious than the MSM
Canamalar
14:53 on
24 June, 2015
Well quite.
BROGANROGANTREVINOANDHOGAN
!Bravo!
Until I read that,I was largely unaware of Arthur Ashe’s life,other than winning Wimbledon.
Probably because I’m not much of a fan of tennis,equally likely that I didn’t take the time to find out. I know a bit more now,thanks.
There was a programme on Radio 2 last night,10pm,dealing with events from 1975. Amongst them,by coincidence,was the BBC commentary as Ashe won Wimbledon
‘…becoming the first negro to win Wimbledon’
Wow.
Canamalar
14:53 on
24 June, 2015
That is to say, I was about to talk about organised crime etc but really I’d put nothing past the MSM these days.
Johnny the Tim
Thanks, but it was rushed and i no see some typos which annoy me.
Further at least one key story is missing but I will correct it when I come back.
Good morning/afternoon from a sunny Onterio Canada,80 today, and not a cloud in the sky, grand kids at the nursery and everyone else at work, so I’m on my Todd in the back yard catching up with the old CQN gossip, I’m going to Canada’s version of an old firm game tonight, Toronto V Montreal in downtown Toronto with my son and daughter and some old friends, and it’s on a supporters bus from a local pub where I have my afternoon pints, carry outs on the bus are allowed, civilised eh, lol, :)
Weeminger,
I understood that from you short answer :)
Western banks govts and media, I doubt you will encounter more organised crime and they have their finger in every crime around the world demanding their cut.
Can’t get my head round why glib would meet with Michael on the day of the actual EGM …. VERY strange one
Any idea, Folks …. !!!!??
Loved Gary Hooper, dunno if I’d want him back or if he’d fit in, but…
Gary Hooper is unique in that he is the ONLY player to score in the English premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy, UEFA Champions League, EUropa League, Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
Ok, no Petrofac Cup but still not a bad record.
The Pantaloon Duck
14:41 on
24 June, 2015
quonno
14:30 on
24 June, 2015
I find it shocking that anyone connected with this site should actually be be subscribing to Sky, let alone talking about giving it up.
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Sorry for shocking you, but I (reluctantly) subscribe to Sky because it’s the only way I can watch Celtic without resorting to dodgy streams…
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Quality wise streams are very good now. And then theres the mobile apps…
I won’t be giving another penny to Sky until Scottish football gets a fair deal.
HH
tonydonnelly67
14:57 on 24 June, 2015
Good morning/afternoon from a sunny Onterio Canada,80 today, and not a cloud in the sky, grand kids at the nursery and everyone else at work, so I’m on my Todd in the back yard catching up with the old CQN gossip, I’m going to Canada’s version of an old firm game tonight, Toronto V Montreal in downtown Toronto with my son and daughter and some old friends, and it’s on a supporters bus from a local pub where I have my afternoon pints, carry outs on the bus are allowed, civilised eh, lol, :)
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HAPPY HOOOOOOOOOPY BIRTHDAY,ya oul’ git! And I thought you were still in yer 60s…
Glad yer having a ball,btw.
Yes what a shock it was to see a newspaper finally catch up with what Phil Mac Giolla Bhain told us last week.
Although the ‘story’ in the Mail about King meeting Ashley wasn’t much of a story was it?
It simply says that they met, and King tried to get movement on the ‘unfair’ retail deal.
Phil’s pieces have gone much further.
I am sure it can’t possibly be the case that the Mail was spinning on behalf of King, Sevco or both…
Here are some more thoughts!
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/shhhh-its-a-secret/
Enjoy the rest of the day!
BRTH
Thank-you very much for that fantastic article .
I remember watching that final
And it was very special .
Show now set to be taped
And books ordered .
We can all learn something from the life of Arthur Ashe.
A giant amongst men.
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
Hahahahahahaha degrees, but you knew that.
weeminger
14:50 on
24 June, 2015
I think it’s also worth stating that dodgy streams aren’t provided out of the good of the site owners heart. There’s money to be made and who knows what nefarious organisations are involved.
That’s not to say I don’t occasionally indulge myself but by and large if the game’s not available by legitimate means I don’t bother.
Remember the set-top boxes are probably being made in Chinese sweatshops that don’t even give a nod and a wink to decent working practices that the likes of Pace, Amstrad and Thompson who make your Sky boxes do.
Every single aspect of watching football on the tv has a moral side to it. Which is in many ways sad.
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I’ve no idea who manufactures for Pace, Amstrad or Thomson, but given that Apple, Nike, Primark and others have been exposed recently as using sweathops it’s a little unfair to single out, say Amazon for their TV products? Without the relevant information on the provenance of a product, consumers are not really in a position to make an ethical choice. Unless of course they decide to buy nothing that is manufactured outside, say the E.U. where there are laws to cover working conditions?
TONY DONNELLY
Thought you disnae like degrees?
How was Vegas? Did you bump into JIMBO67?
Almore,
You have mail re the proposed venue we visited on Monday.
Re Dublin 2016,
A quick update,
We have identified a suitable venue close to the city centre. If everything goes well we hope to post details next week.
Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to e mail.
dublin2016@mail.com
HH,
Clogher
ArranmoreBhoy
The hoops will be welcome in Barcelona and the Nou Camp.
Don’t think they still do but until 2 or 3 years ago the celtic shirts were sold in the club shop , fact and have photos and witnesses to prove it.
Tour is signposted well but be aware they will eject you if you try to go on the pitch or off track. Not sure who you are behind the nomiker but my father is Hughie Ban
As CHAVEZ from this site might tell you,Venezuela has a lot going for it.
Never seen the attraction myself. Angel Falls? Did I back it?
However…
Checkout sports reporter Karen Aguilar in an article from The DR.
Can’t link it. Kids read this site,and older people may go blind.
weeminger
Kodi, the core of these streaming android devices, is just a media centre application and is freely available for all platforms (pc, android and apple phones and tablets etc),to download. This software/application is really just the delivery method for tech geeks to publish their links. I doubt the developers of Kodi are part of any organised crime syndicate. They make their money by donations from users. Take a look at their website for more information, if you wish.
I hope this eases your fears though I can understand you being wary of the producers of the hardware being touted here.
Hail Hail
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.