Well done Sophie and team. They're going from strength to strength, making compelling case for some sort of corporate activity.
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I've had a look through the Spark Sport app since I'm taking advantage of their 7 day free trial to watch the cricket while I "work" from home and can see they have bugger all sports. They get the home games only for the cricket, Formula 1, EPL until Sky take that back and a lot of highlights/old games from other sports like NFL and NBA. Basically, if you're an F1 fan or want to pay to watch a handful of Blackcaps games, is there any reason to subscribe?
I wonder how many people have stopped watching cricket altogether since Sparks arrival on the scene, me for one.
The Premier League is a big win for Sky because the season is so long (August to May). Unless you're an F1 fan Spark Sport don't really have anything compelling to watch outside of cricket season.
I'm a big cricket fan and like most, was gutted when Spark took over. NZC needed the money that was offered but the long term consequences of losing new and existing fans could have a bigger effect on the game here. Sky weren't really in a position to outbid Spark although that huge Rugby deal was the one they needed at the time which I believe was around the same time the cricket negotiations were happening.
Can't watch the cricket but good we can see cat kickers and rapists play aerial ping pong in the UK ..... Aussies seem to have taken over the term aerial ping pong to describe their national sport
LOL! What the hell!!?! Thanks so much for sharing this!
never knew this was an option (and I have a TAB account) - now watching for free on the TAB website. Zero reason to get spark sport now, why would spark be this brain dead to do that deal?
I wouldn’t be surprised if TVNZ were sniffing around a possible spark sport acquisition.
It's been said before - SKY were wise not to pay over the odds for NZ Cricket. Spark have shown they are not capable of doing live sport and NZC will have regretted their decision to go with Spark. Given their customer dissatisfaction with the coverage I think Spark will also be looking to get out of live cricket as soon as they can. At which point NZC will go back to SKY with their tail between their legs.
In the meantime, Premier football is a good drawcard - I know a number of people who will get/retain SKY just for the football.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...INTRCXRVQRZ3Q/
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‘Why Sky TV's English Premier League football rights win matters’
Writing is indeed on the wall for Spark Sport, now admitting it is looking for commercial return before bidding for sports rights. Good luck with that!
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Results tomorrow......:sleep:
Bit disappointed with the SP so close to the announcement. :(