Pretty steep increase to be able to watch live races. Any alternatives?

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    9 months ago

    Off topic

    It’s £20 in the UK… for no live races. Sky has exclusive rights in the UK sadly. I’ll stick to sailing the high seas.

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      9 months ago

      NowTV is available and you can (could?) Get credit with them from Tesco clubcard with a decent multiplyer.

      Horrible website/service though

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        9 months ago

        I don’t like Sky getting a penny from me. I have no idea how they’re allowed to have such a monopoly for sport on TV in the UK.

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          They don’t, it’s a partial dualopoly between them and BT Sports with the BBC and ITV occasionally getting in on the action.

          Agree with the sky hate though.

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            9 months ago

            That’s only recently. They’ve had football for many years before taking boxing into pay per view. It’s snowballed since. I was absolutely gutted when they took F1.

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      9 months ago

      I hope it’s still £20. I paid for it a few years ago for the archive content. Watched the early 80s seasons. I’ve been meaning to get it again to catch up with the rest.