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[Albion] Mass cancelling of Sky Sports and BT Sports



Giraffe

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Just realised there is a very good chance there will be no or little sport to watch in the coming 3-6 months. I for one am going to cancel my subscription to both.

I suspect I won't be alone.
 




Poojah

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Just watching Sky Sports News now and it did cross my mind, what the hell are they going to report on for the next few months? Things are going to get very, very boring.
 




GJN1

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Giraffe said:
Just realised there is a very good chance there will be no or little sport to watch in the coming 3-6 months. I for one am going to cancel my subscription to both.

I suspect I won't be alone.
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I'm sure both channels will be very forthcoming and exceedingly generous in offering refunds to affected subscribers like me.
 






Stat Brother

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Won't someone think of the bookies?
 


Bry Nylon

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I can see Tony Bloom's main business interests taking a big hit too, if there is no football bet on.
 






Tom Hark Preston Park

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Giraffe said:
Just realised there is a very good chance there will be no or little sport to watch in the coming 3-6 months. I for one am going to cancel my subscription to both.
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Would imagine Sky will offer you the option to transfer your subscription free of charge to one of their other premium packages in an effort to retain your business
 




Pavilionaire

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Giraffe said:
Just realised there is a very good chance there will be no or little sport to watch in the coming 3-6 months. I for one am going to cancel my subscription to both.

I suspect I won't be alone.
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Indeed. As they say - "When the fun stops, stop."
 






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Tom Hark said:
If Sky and the like collapse as a result, the whole football money tree collapses. ITV Digital anyone?
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Sky are committed for another season (I think) so football isn't going to collapse. And I imagine Sky have plenty of cash reserves to forego a few months of subs. All the cancellations will come back next season and it will be as it was before
 








Tom Hark Preston Park

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Gwylan said:
Sky are committed for another season (I think) so football isn't going to collapse. And I imagine Sky have plenty of cash reserves to forego a few months of subs. All the cancellations will come back next season and it will be as it was before
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Maybe. Maybe not. Didn't Sky recently launch a dedicated F1 channel? Who in their right mind is not going to cancel that now? This is an open-ended crisis and not one that is going to be able to rely on brand loyalty. Unlike, say, Albion ST renewal. The commercial hit on Sky Sports in the short to medium term will be massive
 
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Normal Rob

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Ooh the drama. It'll have little effect due to huge levels of consumer apathy. Those who do look into cancelling will be talked into a suspension of certain elements of their subscription packages being charged for. These charges will then resume, possibly at an increased cost, once things start up again.
 








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Tom Hark said:
Maybe. Maybe not. Didn't Sky recently launch a dedicated F1 channel? Who in their right mind is not going to cancel that now? This is an open-ended crisis and not one that is going to be able to rely on brand loyalty. Unlike, say, Albion ST renewal. The commercial hit on Sky Sports in the short to medium term will be massive
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Isn't pretty much everyone locked into 12-24 month contracts? I know mine is...
 


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