[TheBaggieMan]

They won't. The subscription model is tried and tested. If it was up to Sky they would not be showing these matches at all.

So Jacko you don’t think if PPV is a successful venture Sky won’t be looking at extending PPV to their own schedules to expand their profitability irrespective of who introduced it.

Sky have long looked at ways and methods to increase their income.

[TheJacko2000]

So Jacko you don’t think if PPV is a successful venture Sky won’t be looking at extending PPV to their own schedules to expand their profitability irrespective of who introduced it.

Sky have long looked at ways and methods to increase their income.

No I don't. They have no reason to depart from their successful model.

They've offered box office movies for years for example.

[tommcneill]

The PPV scandal is just the thin edge of the wedge.

I subscribed to Sky Sport when it was on a half price special offer but then along came PPV Box Office and I will not under any circumstances not only pay my monthly Sky Sports £15 subscription and then the £15 PPV for just one game.

What they will undoubtedly do IF PPV proves successful is the charge an additional fee for any live event such as football, cricket, rugby, F1 etc etc.  It’s just not acceptable and I urge everyone to boycott PPV even if you are tempted as, in the long run, they will stitch you up!

The charge for PPV isn’t a Sky charge.

It’s what the Premier League are charging you to watch the game.

They’ve just agreed with Sky and BT to use their platform.

Everyone keeps banging on about Sky and it’s not a charge from them.

When are people going to understand this

[baggiemart]

The charge for PPV isn’t a Sky charge.

It’s what the Premier League are charging you to watch the game.

They’ve just agreed with Sky and BT to use their platform.

Everyone keeps banging on about Sky and it’s not a charge from them.

When are people going to understand this

If sky wanted to they could screen these matches free. They are not contolled by the premier league.If anything its the other way around because they are the ones pouring all the money into the premier league.

Either way Sky and the premier league are shafting the honest fans and under no circumstances should we put up with this.
 
Sooner we are out of this premier league the better.
Strangely we  will be on the TV more times when we are back in the championship.

[johnny Cash]

If sky wanted to they could screen these matches free. They are not contolled by the premier league.If anything its the other way around because they are the ones pouring all the money into the premier league.

Either way Sky and the premier league are shafting the honest fans and under no circumstances should we put up with this.
 
Sooner we are out of this premier league the better.
Strangely we  will be on the TV more times when we are back in the championship.

They are controlled. The premier leagues sells them a package to screen a certain number of games. Sky can’t just choose to show others for free without premier league approval and The premier league voted to go PPV. 

[tommcneill]

No they couldn’t!

The Premier League would charge them because they are not part of the scheduled games.

This charge is from THE PREMIER LEAGUE’

These are games that wouldn’t normally be televised at all.

[TheJacko2000]

They are controlled. The premier leagues sells them a package to screen a certain number of games. Sky can’t just choose to show others for free without premier league approval and The premier league voted to go PPV.

No they couldn’t!

The Premier League would charge them because they are not part of the scheduled games.

This charge is from THE PREMIER LEAGUE’

These are games that wouldn’t normally be televised at all.

Fear we've got our work cut out here lads.

I'm bowing out 

[tommcneill]

Fear we've got our work cut out here lads.

I'm bowing out 

Same here.

People just haven’t looked at it and still form an opinion on it.

[Albionic]

Same here.

People just haven’t looked at it and still form an opinion on it.

I think the inference is that the broadcasters “invest” so much in the EPL that they could exert influence sufficient to convince the EPL of the error of their ways! 

[alex1]

I'm sure Sky are not covering the PPV games as a charitable act from the goodness of their hearts. If they are making a loss, that's part of the deal. Like a postal service that has to cover places off the beaten track. But the PL or indeed the Government should have insisted on lowering the charges. Either way the relationship between the PL and Sky is far too cosy.

[TheBaggieMan]

Ask yourself this....
“Would the Premier League be able to exist if it wasn’t for Sky television funding?”
Anyone who believes it is the Premier League who hold the upper hand controlling all the shots is being very naive.
It is a Sky that pulls all the strings and Sky are there to make a profit hence we will see the expansion of PPV be it via the Premier League or by Sky directly using their financial clout to insist on getting what they want.

[SmethDan]

It's the wife's birthday today. Being the romantic type I suggested we watch the game down the pub later (for only the second time this season). As it happens she's already reserved us a table somewhere they don't show the football. Grounds for divorce.

[AlbionFan]

It's the wife's birthday today. Being the romantic type I suggested we watch the game down the pub later (for only the second time this season). As it happens she's already reserved us a table somewhere they don't show the football. Grounds for divorce.

Happy Birthday Mrs Dan.

"Huston, we have a problem!" 

[boinging_along]

Ask yourself this....
“Would the Premier League be able to exist if it wasn’t for Sky television funding?”
Anyone who believes it is the Premier League who hold the upper hand controlling all the shots is being very naive.
It is a Sky that pulls all the strings and Sky are there to make a profit hence we will see the expansion of PPV be it via the Premier League or by Sky directly using their financial clout to insist on getting what they want.

Not sure that'll is (or if it is, will remain) the case.  The TV rights cash coming into the Premier League is split almost 50/50 now between Domestic (includes SKY, BT and Amazon), and International.  £4.4bn from domestic versus £4.2bn from International.  I can see International TV rights over taking soon.

[Albionic]

It's the wife's birthday today. Being the romantic type I suggested we watch the game down the pub later (for only the second time this season). As it happens she's already reserved us a table somewhere they don't show the football. Grounds for divorce.

ahh! she had got the pre-emptive strike in, you are going to have to up your game mate,

[Adder]

Not sure that'll is (or if it is, will remain) the case.  The TV rights cash coming into the Premier League is split almost 50/50 now between Domestic (includes SKY, BT and Amazon), and International.  £4.4bn from domestic versus £4.2bn from International.  I can see International TV rights over taking soon.

Interesting, I didn't realise that. I did hear one discussion in the media where they were saying that in countries like Australia and Canada people can get all the premier league and European games and lots more for the equivalent of about £10 per month and the reason given for that was that the individual provider were paying a lot less for the rights than Sky/BT do. I guess the rights being sold to more and more countries spreads that amount amongst many more providers.

Another thing mentioned was that BT refused to increase their bid this year which meant the premier league had to get more from overseas providers to get the huge income they wanted. I think it's the case that whereas the money from Sky and BT is effectively shared between the premier league clubs, the big 6 clubs get a higher proportion of the overseas money than clubs like ours would because they claim that the massive support bases they have overseas is driving the demand from foreign providers.

[Westie]

It's the wife's birthday today. Being the romantic type I suggested we watch the game down the pub later (for only the second time this season). As it happens she's already reserved us a table somewhere they don't show the football. Grounds for divorce.

You never know, depending on how the match goes, you may end up thanking her!

[SmethDan]

ahh! she had got the pre-emptive strike in, you are going to have to up your game mate,

She said 'oh I'm sorry I just didn't think'. We've been together long enough for me to appreciate the plausibility of her response as she's rarely troubled by having thoughts, lovely though she is. Trust me, there was nothing preemptive going on here  .

[SmethDan]

You never know, depending on how the match goes, you may end up thanking her!

As it's her birthday I'll let her off regardless of result. Some years ago we hadn't had a night out for a while so I said just name a date of your choice and we'll go for a meal up Town. This was back in 2010 and she decided on Saturday September 25th. I'd been doing most of the away days for a while and thought missing one game won't hurt........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9024632.stm

[gazberg]

Sorry if this is already answered but if i buy todays game on PPV cani watch it through NOW TV or will have to be the Sky Sports website on my PC

[lewisant]

I think the last 3 weeks have shown why we aren't picked for Sky Sports much. The irony is that our 1 goal in 3 isn't very "Box Office."

[BigFrank20]

Im reading that the fifteen quid PPV has bitten the dust, any one else seen confirmation anywhere?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54824860

[skyclad99]

It's the wife's birthday today. Being the romantic type I suggested we watch the game down the pub later (for only the second time this season). As it happens she's already reserved us a table somewhere they don't show the football. Grounds for divorce.

I reserved a table for my partners birthday a few weeks back. She wasn't happy, she does even like snooker..... .

[skyclad99]

Are we seriously on box office again for the 4th week in a row?  Whereas I can watch the majority of the 'big' teams free of charge?

I can understand if we were on the Horror channel.....

[AlbionFan]

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed that the controversial pay-per-view scheme will be abandoned.

Alleluia!