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Originally Posted by andy_m
I think there is a cultural problem with pay per view in this country, it's become a byword (phrase) for rip off. But done properly then it really could be the way forward. It would, however, mean less funding for minority sports.
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Yup, PPV sports could work well. I would happily pay the ECB or RFU a few quid to watch the few tests I have the opportunity to watch when not working.
I would like one sport to break away from Sky or BT and offer their own service (which has been mentioned many times before before). I.E. ECB could charge £35 a year for access to watch all tests, odi's and T20's. It would "only" take 10 million cricket fans to give the ECB £350 million a year. I do not know how much Sky give the ECB, but I would imagine (when adding the sale of highlights) they could earn money this way than they could from Sky.
It's a pipe dream, I know but I will keep dreaming it.
