• mc802@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Wait how can the English fans pay so much more than the other fans from their respective countries to justify this difference in revenue domestically? I thought the premier league had an edge solely due to the much larger foreign market

    • tsub@alien.topB
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      11 months ago

      It costs £740 annually to subscribe to all the services currently showing PL matches, so about €900. That’s not an insurmountable expenditure for someone with a decent job in any European country, although it certainly stings a bit.

      • Extreme-Self5491@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        20quid a month for all sky sports on nowtv. Quite regularly offer those deals. Thats about 75% of the matches covered. And you only need it for 10 months.

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        11 months ago

        As an American, that’s pretty cheap.

        I’m paying about $170 a month for the cable package and three streaming services necessary.

      • Amargaladaster@alien.topB
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        11 months ago

        900 per year is insane to me. Yes, it’s affordable for a lot of people, but I can’t imagine paying that much just out of principle.

        • laghani@alien.topB
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          11 months ago

          This. I live in Serbia and I pay 10 euros a month approximately for sports channel that broadcasts literally every PL game lmao I know my country is poor, but paying that amount of money to watch domestic league is wild

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            11 months ago

            Tbf that gets you more than just sports, will get you the whole of sky broadcasting.

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      11 months ago

      Na, this was always built on us being rinsed first and foremost. I have no idea why we accept this, the only reason Germany doesn’t make as much is because they won’t accept this shit.