Ah yes, populist policy at its finest! Thanks for the depressing reminder!
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To me that didn't read like an NZX release and more like a PR release.
"We might have hit an iceberg but we'd like to reassure everyone that we have the most comfortable deck chairs in the fleet and everyone is working really hard to keep the G & T's topped up"
As long as TVNZ get it and its free to air we'll be OK (that's what the paper says)
Interesting "vicious circle" playing out here.
People complain Sky is too expensive/doesn't have what they want = less revenue. Sky then have less firepower to throw at content rights = less content. More people leave as the key content stops being on Sky = less revenue. And on the cycle goes.
P.S My guess is Amazon. I doubt Fellet chose this moment to exit by accident!
Even if Sky had managed to get the world cup,all the important games would have been on Prime( free to air).I had made my decision to flag Sky at the conclusion of the cricket,but might make it next week,as who wants to see a load of aussie cheats play!
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/102...ugby-world-cup
spark got it?
Havent seen this for a while - only 10 people in the queue on the Buy side.
Could be a decent play for Spark giving their lightbox platform to get the limelight and the hope that a few people would stay. I'd be interested to see how much the increase on the rights is vs the last RWC.
Often the Sky argument that it will stick around is that they've got the sports that are near and dear to kiwi's hearts hence they won't go away. This would shake that to the core, as the RWC is the biggest ticket in the sport category for them by far.
Disruption by... disruption. I wonder if Fellet still thinks piracy is the biggest threat to their business or could it be.. competition. Who would have thought it.
Disc: Not a holder just a disgruntled Sky sport subscriber
What stuck out for me was the comment, rightly in my view, that legislation in NZ means that the finals (and I think semi finals etc.) have to be shown free to air. So by paying a large fee, whoever gets broadcast rights is really just buying rights for pool games like NZ vs Tonga. The CEO makes that point. Could just be spin, but seems to be a valid point.
In any case, as a subscriber I certainly took advantage of the price changes earlier this month, have halves my monthly SKY bill by dumping movies and keeping sport. If they lose Super Rugby they would be toast in my view, but RWC not so much.
Interesting you feel that. Because I am totally over super rugby. Used to watch at least 3 games per weekend but now maybe just maybe catch a Hurricanes game or watch the semis and final. These days totally watch All Blacks and that only. I think there is a shift because of over saturation, or it could be because I am getting older I am more picky? Not too sure but for me keeping SKY is not contingent on Super rugby at all. It hinges more on the AB's games. Like I said earlier, I like to watch a wide variety of sports on an ad hoc basis, so for me SKY is still the best option. If I had to pay $20 per month for tennis, $20pm for basketball and also for cricket, rugby etc well I would be spending over $160 per month on sports streams alone. So streaming agreed is the way forward but not for viewers such as me that like to watch 1 game or 2 a week from a wide variety of sports.
I'm totally over it as well. Cant keep up with the huge number of rules and rule changes. Constant referral to TMO drives me nuts (should just leave it to on field decisions), TMO's stopping play because they spotted something on Camera 15 5 minutes before last break in play; constant stoppages (if you cant play get off the field and bring a sub on); countless number of medics and water bays on the field. And the sheer number of games which end up being repetitive - the only difference being the colour of the jerseys.
A crusaders game will get my attention, especially if it against Highlanders. Other than that couldn't really care less. Free to air and an hour delayed more than meets my appetite for super rugby
A bit like you blackcap but watch a bit more of the Super rugby (mostly only where a NZ team is involved), but watch other sports like the cricket, F1, Supercars, Tennis, use to be the WRC (now gone to Duke and TV3 this year) etc.
Don't want to be paying 10 different providers $10 -$20 each either