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Like @La Rhumba, I am still on the old Eurosport Player. But, we also have BT Sport bundled in with our broadband. We subscribed to BT Sport solely for the MotoGP (and the other series that were bundled in with the MotoGP rights).
Ever since the joint venture between British Eurosport and BT Sport was first announced, it was made clear that Discovery+ would become available to BT Sport subscribers. So, I'll finally cancel Eurosport Player either when that happens, or when my annual Eurosport Player subscription is due for renewal in February. (It would have been due up this week, except that we got credited with 4 extra months a couple of years ago due to no sport happening during the first lockdown). Whichever comes first.
Whatever happens, I will be getting Discovery+. Once all the changes happen, nearly all the sports I watch will be available via Discovery. The only ones that won't will be the figure skating (on Viaplay) and the Formula 1 (on Sky). As we all know by now, you can get the figure skating on YouTube with a VPN, so there is no point in subscribing to Viaplay when I am not interested in any of the other sports they will have. (Although, that may change if they pinch any more of the things that I watch from Discovery).
To be honest, I am getting to the stage that I may stop watching F1 because, with the way the new owners are increasing the number of races per season, it is getting too much. Hey, I stopped watching snooker a few years ago for the exact same reason. Thankfully, we got Sky Sports F1 as part of the HD Pack (indeed, it was the reason we got HD). So, we are not paying for any of the other Sky Sports channels just to watch it.
Reading about the tiers for Viaplay in Norway, I hope that the "new" Discovery+ will have a similar structure, i.e. having:
Because we all know that subscription prices for premium services are high because of the silly money they spend on buying football rights. And I for one am fed up with subsidising football when I don't have any interest in football! Make the people who want to watch the football pay for the football; and let the rest of us just pay for the other sports!
Sure, the average income per subscriber will come down. But, I'm sure they would get a lot more subscribers doing it this way!
Put it like this: I know there are loads of motorbike racing fans who would love to watch the racing that is on BT Sport (MotoGP; the Red Bull Rookies Cup; the CEV; and the various Talent Cups), but don't because they can't justify the £20 to £30 per month subscription. If Discovery+ had a middle tier package for, say, £10 to £15 per month that included all that as well as the racing that is on British Eurosport (World Superbikes; British Superbikes; Motocross GP; Speedway GP; British Speedway), I'm sure they would jump at it!
When merging a basic service and a premium service into one service, the tricky part is deciding how to structure and price it. And I believe that the 3 tier model described here would get the balance right.
And I believe that the UK version of Viaplay will go down the same route if they decide to go for Premier League rights when they next come up in 2025. (And I am sure they will try to get some Premier League rights, given that they have the rights in other countries).
CaroLiza_fan
Ever since the joint venture between British Eurosport and BT Sport was first announced, it was made clear that Discovery+ would become available to BT Sport subscribers. So, I'll finally cancel Eurosport Player either when that happens, or when my annual Eurosport Player subscription is due for renewal in February. (It would have been due up this week, except that we got credited with 4 extra months a couple of years ago due to no sport happening during the first lockdown). Whichever comes first.
Whatever happens, I will be getting Discovery+. Once all the changes happen, nearly all the sports I watch will be available via Discovery. The only ones that won't will be the figure skating (on Viaplay) and the Formula 1 (on Sky). As we all know by now, you can get the figure skating on YouTube with a VPN, so there is no point in subscribing to Viaplay when I am not interested in any of the other sports they will have. (Although, that may change if they pinch any more of the things that I watch from Discovery).
To be honest, I am getting to the stage that I may stop watching F1 because, with the way the new owners are increasing the number of races per season, it is getting too much. Hey, I stopped watching snooker a few years ago for the exact same reason. Thankfully, we got Sky Sports F1 as part of the HD Pack (indeed, it was the reason we got HD). So, we are not paying for any of the other Sky Sports channels just to watch it.
Reading about the tiers for Viaplay in Norway, I hope that the "new" Discovery+ will have a similar structure, i.e. having:
- the football in the top tier
- all the other sports in the middle tier
- the non-sports content in the bottom tier
Because we all know that subscription prices for premium services are high because of the silly money they spend on buying football rights. And I for one am fed up with subsidising football when I don't have any interest in football! Make the people who want to watch the football pay for the football; and let the rest of us just pay for the other sports!
Sure, the average income per subscriber will come down. But, I'm sure they would get a lot more subscribers doing it this way!
Put it like this: I know there are loads of motorbike racing fans who would love to watch the racing that is on BT Sport (MotoGP; the Red Bull Rookies Cup; the CEV; and the various Talent Cups), but don't because they can't justify the £20 to £30 per month subscription. If Discovery+ had a middle tier package for, say, £10 to £15 per month that included all that as well as the racing that is on British Eurosport (World Superbikes; British Superbikes; Motocross GP; Speedway GP; British Speedway), I'm sure they would jump at it!
When merging a basic service and a premium service into one service, the tricky part is deciding how to structure and price it. And I believe that the 3 tier model described here would get the balance right.
And I believe that the UK version of Viaplay will go down the same route if they decide to go for Premier League rights when they next come up in 2025. (And I am sure they will try to get some Premier League rights, given that they have the rights in other countries).
CaroLiza_fan
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) but would be up for a meeting on any other day.
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