The Japan game is on Fox sports but the European games appear to be on beIN like last year
Harsh, my arse. FTA has done SFA for the good of this country in terms of political interference, ignoring the wishes of the greater public, and in lowering the intelligence of the populace. I hear that streaming will be all the rage in the near future, so get on with it. Then perhaps those who wish to watch our national teams do their business overseas can get to see them in action for a nominal cost.
FFS
That isn't their job, they are there to sell advertising, their job is to make money for their shareholders
I never thought I would find myself defending the popular media, but frankly, your views are so patronisingly elitist that I just have to.
If, as you put it, the popular media is “ignoring the wishes of the greater public”, why on earth does the greater public watch it?
And how, precisely, does the media manage to “lower intelligence?” Can you quote some studies?
They haven't done a very good job of that!
They are being screwed by changing viewing habits, it is little wonder with viewership and profits dropping that the quality of programming has dropped as well
But it's FTA we are discussing BH, not pay TV. Those of us who have Fox are getting our moneys worth of rugby (and it's not so expensive that a pensioner such as me can't afford it). The bitch is that the EOYT rugby isn't being shown on FTA. Same for overseas cricket tests too iirc.
I know. The reason I mentioned pay TV is that it has been around for a relatively long time but it is only the last couple of years where there has really been an exodus from FTA TV so it is not pay TV driving that exodus. It is things like Netflix that come in at a relatively low price point as well as the ability to stream and download content from the internet. Clearly pay TV didn't destroy the FTA TV market because the price point is too high to make most users take it up and stop watching FTA.
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It's just like my youth, late nights watching SBS waiting for someone to score