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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inchture bhoy
depending on where I am, I sometimes watch the game through my ipad and apple TV …. for some reason, I dont find the picture quality great …
dont know why this is so, as when I watch the games on the ipad, the picture is good, and it is a good new tv ….
The Premium picture is good however the buffering is still a pest it’s all down to your broadband, if you have a decent broadband then it makes very little difference if it’s premium or not.
Inchture bhoy ….
I should point out that I am no computer expert, so it is entirely possible that I dont have it set up optimally …. for example, I started watching a film on the dvd the other night … last night, I went to watch the end of the film, but the DVD player kept saying ‘no disc’ … ended up watching it on the computer!
so, take my ‘tech’ comments with a grain of salt!
Re: The SAS Orcs
Do they really think that harassing some kids on 0 hours contracts will bother Ashley?
The guy clearly couldn’t give a flying pig about his employees.
TD 67,
Have a great time, hope you enjoy your Canadian experience of rivalry,
Mr pastry,
it would be great to go it alone on a TV deal, or even expanding CTV,and I would be up for that,
As for what the eleven premiership teams think I personally don’t care, they have used us as a cash cow for far to long,
Happy Celticing
St Kessog’s was a bloomin’ good school.
On the ole facebook there’s a great collection of pictures going back over the years, including one with Tommy Burns.
I think the Celtic goalie coach Stevie Woods is married to a St Kessog’s teacher.
South Of Tunis
16:46 on
24 June, 2015
Thompsontwin @ 16 02
Me too..At the Locarno – Pathfinders / Stoics etc – I remember them.. you must be a grumpy auld yin as well!!
So with the next “big “CQN meet ,being Easter 2016 in Dublin ( which I cant make because of wee shades fitba ).
Would one of our North American HOOPS Troops like to start the ball rolling for 2017 and the fiftieth anniversary of our greatest achievement (so far ),in Vegas of course to time it with the convention.
I would be up for that.
Celtic and Rangers have enquired about Hibernian’s Scott Allan – although neither Glasgow club has made an offer for the midfielder.
Allan moved to Easter Road in July last year after being released by English Premier League club West Brom.
The former Dundee United midfielder and Hibs missed out on promotion to the top flight last season.
Celtic manager Ronny Deila refused to talk about Allan or any players with other clubs when asked on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, defender Liam Fontaine has agreed a new two-year contract to remain with Hibs, who have also confirmed the departures of striker Franck Dja Djedje and midfielder Scott Robertson.
The 29-year-old Fontaine joined Hibs last summer after being released by Bristol City and the Englishman made 38 appearances last season as they finished runners-up in the Scottish Championship.
Dja Djedje, previously of Dinamo Minsk, joined Hibs in January and scored three goals in 15 appearances, most from the substitutes’ bench.
But the 29-year-old former Ivory Coast Under-23 international who started his career with Paris St Germain has come to an agreement to cut short his contract a year early and has signed for Al-Shahania, who play in the Qatar Stars League.
Robertson, capped twice for Scotland, joined Hibs in January 2013 after leaving Blackpool and the 30-year-old made 87 appearances for the Edinburgh side, including 41 last season.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33261699
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Probably copy and pasted from an email from Jabba@succulentlamb.co.uk
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Expect Rangers to “swoop” for the midfielder
Mike in Toronto, Canamalar, Thanks for the answer guys.
I will just get the online if I decide to do.it.
HH
Radio Scotland reporting that Celtic AND sevco are interested in Scott Allen ……bless their wee cotton soaks
but but but McCann said he knocked us back.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/8494
A very good read.
https://peoplestrusttoronto.wordpress.com/2014/12/27/irish-the-forgotten-white-slaves/
I see the ole glib n shameless has leaked the Ibrox directors handbook onto the internet-
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41GP2umsKRL._SL1500_.jpg
“Speaking on the second day of pre-season training at Lennoxtown, Ronny Deila also confirmed that, despite ill-informed reports, the club made no bid whatsoever for former Hearts defender, Danny Wilson.”
So, the MSSM will be apologising en masse tomorrow?
Tony
Already been told we will not be staying in the West, by some Lurker :-)
Been looking at Ceasers apparently
Hail Hail
seen on twitter
a few thoughts on our shameless MSM
http://bobsmithwalker.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/fit-and-proper-journalism-antodote-to.html
cowiebhoy ………………………Well I was with El Presidenty yesterday ( my brother) and he never mentioned it, and we talked about the hotel, not saying your lurker is wrong, but you never know he / she maybe know more than me.
cowiebhoy
Made a wee donation via PMS CSC….. THANKS for ‘heads-up’ ….. HH
Evening Timland from a warm and windy hun free mountain valley..
Organised crime, depends on what side you are looking at it from.
Sky IMO is a form of organised crime, as are every banking institution and government.
As for watching Celtic without paying murdoch and his corrupt organisation.
Why not subscribe to Celtic TV and invest a couple of quid on a ISP blocker, then you will get the games live.
Makes sense to me.
HH
St Kessogs school why has it closed.
timbhoy2
17:36 on 24 June, 2015
St Kessogs school why has it closed.
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My guess would be the same reason the primary (St Julies) I attended closed, not enough kids anymore.
leftclicktic
That Blogger said Phil gets ONE MILLION hits a month. Would that be correct? If so, any idea how many individuals actually visit Phil`s site?
I am of the opinion that the MSSM still holds sway over the Great Unwashed. It is only on sites such as CQN that I see any evidence of a small percentage of the public gradually learning to ignore the ramblings of the MSSM but the majority are still `guided` by the BBC,STV, Daily Record, The Scotsman etc and the various radio stations.
As money is always a major factor,more and more information re these Boxes which allow access to free streaming of a high quality just MIGHT lead to a significant move , in Scotland, away from Sky but, at present, they have done their job here by convincing many that the EPL really is a must see ( made easier by the demise of Rangers and the MSSM`s insistence that Scottish football is rubbish without THEM).
In a small town like Arbroath,I know of at least TEN people who have Season Tickets for Old Trafford. I can only put that down to media propaganda and gullibility.
JJ
On holiday here in Avignon in Provence, went to the local fitba shop today, only two SPFL jumpers inside, one a long sleeved Hoops and the other a short sleeved Hoops, as the dunky would say, Avignon is Green and White, it also has the Palace des Papes, courtesy of L’Unseen Fenian Hand!
AR
I think St Julie’s closed because they made St. Barts. Bigger, and they sold the St Julie property to housing development?
HH
you can assume via the SMSM, for every player Celtic monitor the fantasy team from Govan will be linked too, by The SMSM..
CANNAE stand the media..call them out on twitter etc every chance you get..
HH
tontine tim @ 15 52.
Headquarters were in Cranworth Street , Hillhead..Some of the shows and most of the interviews were pre recorded there..First DJ was the actor guy with the big ears who went on to do fishing programmes on the tele – his name escapes me.
BRTH
That was a wonderful article about Arthur Ashe.
I’m sure I’m like a lot of people here who knew that he was a top tennis player but that was about it.
He may have had regrets about his ‘Quiet Man’ stance but sometimes it’s the most effective.
Both brilliant men but who achieved more for the black people – MLK or Malcolm X ?
Tony D….
When I went to St Margaret Mary’s secondary there was well over a thousand pupils, there is now only about 450.
Your right about the two primary’s though, but there has been a significant drop on the amount of spaces needed now….less schools.
Enjoy your holiday, someday I’ll catch a beer with you. HH
TonyDonnelly…..
Just a reminder, Vegas is for official Cliques only……:)
whathappensinvagesgoesonyoutubecsc
SoT – Paul Young.
Tony
Wasn’t commenting on where the Convention may be, only where we may be staying :-(
67Heaven, brilliant cheers, are you a Golfer ? They have a planned Golf tournament, with afters which will be good for the bhoys :-)) teams of 4, £30 per golfer, which includes breakfast, t-shirt for playing, golf, then evening meal and great entertainment, looking for each player to raise £50 for the charity,
I can arrange with organiser if interested, all local – Stirling GC, and Vinny’s
Hail Hail
sipsini
Sure no problem.
weeminger
Thanks !
cowiebhoy
Chasers is lovely.
Ceasars…sorry.
Italian fitba media claiming that Juve have sold Tevez to Boca Jnrs for 5 million euros plus an 18 year old prospect called Vidala
Aye, so is Ceasers :-) and great name for that year :-))