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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C’mon Celtic stop penny pinching and get some transfers done. We don’t have the luxury of waiting.
quonno
14:30 on 24 June 2015
I’ve got sky because my me my wife and 2 kids want it, it’s got nothing to do with football, sorry if your shocked
weeron
18:04 on 24 June, 2015
TonyDonnelly…..
Just a reminder, Vegas is for official Cliques only……:)
whathappensinvagesgoesonyoutubecsc
Hahahahahahaha true.
Laughing at snore board trying to insinuate that Wilson knocked back playing for Celtic in the spl and champions league to go to sevco
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
I think the numbers are possible through twitter .
Even going into my mates local newsagents:))) most of the under 40s just stand and dismantle the MSM stories, many though as you say set in their ways there are still manyTims I speak to who cant see by the rags, though as I said they are mostly older than me (54),.
for numbers ,just look at The clumpany even though he is fairly new to the new media,twitter blogging game,I;m sure it was reported that the site had a fantastic
250.000 visits last month
,even many huns I know now go to Phil site(though only a few admit it) rather than hear it off folk like me who read it
on here,phils site or many others.
the exiled tim
17:36 on 24 June, 2015
Why not subscribe to Celtic TV and invest a couple of quid on a ISP blocker, then you will get the games live.
Good evening TET any particular ISP you can recommend ?
Hail hail
SoT…. Paul Young
Maestro,,tor internet browser is free and generates a random ISP everytime. Might wanna try it first before paying for anything. Stops annoying ads also. Just saying. Hail Hail
Maestro
I used a free one a couple of years ago, worked a treat, but my mate has one that can make out he is living where he wants, costs him 2 euros a month, don’t know what it’s called, I will ask him and post the info.
I would imagine if you google it you will get the info you want, but I remember him telling me that the free ones aren’t capable of fooling the likes of CTV, you will have to pay a small amount, and 80 a year for CTV opposed to 60 a month for Sky seems like a no brainer.
HH
Winning Captain
If about, I have been going into the CQN magazine through Celtic News Now, as it helped with the advert pop ups
When now going into magazine (latest news) through this route, it constantly crashes
Are you aware of any issues ?
CQN itself now operating ok with me
Hail Hail
I love sky
desertbhoy
Thanks !
Saint Julies.
Breaks my wee heart when I drive by there now.
I was part of the first intake of pupils when it opened in 19 canteen.
Was a Valley bhoy back then.
Still think I was the best player in the school team :-)
KoJo
I’ve mentioned this before, but does anyone know why he is not posting these days. He’s my good old mate and I really miss his opinions.
KINGLubO
sipsini
17:42 on
24 June, 2015
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.
*actually it’s the neighbouring public schools that have the enrollment problem so a huge campus is being built on St Kessog’s property, one for the Ben Afflecks and one for a joint public school. Meanwhile the St K weans are going to share with the Haldane ones until its ready.
Haldane school will be sold to a developer and Jamestown which is the oldest school in the Vale of Leven and is a listed building will be used by the local council,
2 of my weans went to St K, one was taught by journalist Martin Hannan’s mum and the other by former Dumbarton and Clyde winger Willie McCulloch.
Stars
You would :-)
HH
Cowiebhoy,
I have been to most of the Vegas Conventions.
One year, my wife went with me and ‘made’ me stay in a hotel different from where the Convention was held.
I wouldn’t recommend it. Missed too much of the craic.
This year, I went to the convention, she arrived on the last night, then we went and did other stuff.
Highly recommended.
34yearsofmarraigecsc…..
cowiebhoy
18:07 on 24 June, 2015
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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
When is the tournament ?……not really a golfer, but could get my son to give me some practise, after many years of not playing …… even if I don’t actually play, If the date is OK, I would like to come along as a spectator / donator ……?
Sins of the father…memories of Clydebank Tech. PF Sloan wrote numerous songs including “She’s a Must To Avoid” aka “She’s a Muscular Boy” which was a hit for Herman’s Hermits.
Went tae Vegas once, wisnae allowed back, got poured off at McCarron Airport and poured on again at the end.
48 year married the day csc
Tet
Have you seen any of their (sky) GAA coverage
It’s not bad
I hear they might be getting exclusive rights to the ladies mud wrestling championships also
Evenin’ Timland.
Can any tech guys advise me if I subscribe to CTV (premium?), and get an ISP blocker, whatever they are, can I watch the games on the tele via some gizmo, or am I stuck with the laptop?
Cheers for any advice.
And HH.
Finger on the pulse at the BBC as usual. Just stated that Celtic’s only signing has been a loan signing…Boyata.
I use hola as an IP ghost…basically watched sky (b4 i saw the light), worked perfectly.
Free to download at hola.dorg
50 shades of green….
Are you Ray Houghten ;))
Paul Young also appeared in some episodes of Still Game.
They made his ears even bigger in it.
Another equally interesting fact was that he married a girl with the good old Celtic name of Sheila Duffy.
dorg is mtb .org
tontine tim
18:48 on 24 June, 2015
Allow me to pour my CONGRATULATIONS onto you and your long-suffering wife …. :)
Ronny says he is quite happy with the current squad apart from Griffiths who is going to score a few goals for us
hun skelper
18:12 on
24 June, 2015
quonno
14:30 on 24 June 2015
I’ve got sky because my me my wife and 2 kids want it, it’s got nothing to do with football, sorry if your shocked
Guess there ain’t much you can do about the struggle and strife but you should be more protective of your kids.
Mahe & TET
Many thanks for you replies.
I have never given Murdoch a penny goes against my beliefs.
Been lucky to attend and like BT who appear to going head to head with them.
Fan power will previal in the end I believe.
ziggydoc1
18:56 on 24 June, 2015
They do it on purpose….it’s a good thing I’m not the Celtic PR manager…..
So now that the old Guinness is kicking in,
Am out celebrating Mrs Shades birthday she has now reached the grand old age of , well still less than me by a good few years,
Dont think am on here and ignoring her, she is in florida and am not, thats the type of guy I am, I go to the pub myself and celebrate her bday even though she’s not here. :-)
Hubby of the year Me :-)
Henke
chromecast
Ziggydoc1 but BBC are spot on 1loan signing and if you listened to Ronny and John Kennedy I think he will be the only one
tontine tim…
Congrats to you mate and commiserations to your goodlady :))
67Heaven
It’s planned for 30th Aug, 25 teamsof 4, there were 23 confirmed when I was with the organiser & Donna on Sunday night.
After the golf, it is dinner for all those involved at Vinny’s supplied by the local Butcher “Michael M” then entertainment supplied by Liam McGrandles for the night
There will be restricted access to night function at £10 ? (No dinner) all for Big Rabs charity
I don’t do the golf either but will be at night function with family
Hail Hail
Henke
I am in the US so don’t need a IP changer (ie VPN) but I do subscribe to HMA (hidemyass.com). Its a crazy name but they are excellent. There are having a sale at the moment..6 months for $6.99 per month.
You download the app and change the IP for any countrys online content you wish to view.
In your case, you would pick anything other than the UK list of sites eg NL, France, Germany etc.
Hail Hail