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Re:Sky Asked Govt. To Target Pirate IPTV Resellers via New D... by basisword on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:59AM (#37999270)
>> I would gladly pay 5 - 10 euros per match seen

In the UK at least Sky offer this. You can buy a 'day pass' and get full access to all their sports channels for a day. It's about £12. Or you can pay £34.99 for the monthly plan. In reality they constantly offer deals and when you try to cancel they offer huge discounts. I think I've been paying about £20 per month for the full sports package for the last couple of years. It's wildly more accessible now than it was when you had to buy their satellite package etc. and commit for multiple years.

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Re:Sky Asked Govt. To Target Pirate IPTV Resellers via New D... by Mindwipe on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:21AM (#37999531)
They offer it in Germany too under the WOW brand (previously Sky Ticket). I don't think they offer the day pass but they certainly offer the single month for the sports channels.
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Re:Sky Asked Govt. To Target Pirate IPTV Resellers via New D... by kioleanu on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:42AM (#37999818)
Just checked, it’s only month to month for 30 euros
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Re:Sky Asked Govt. To Target Pirate IPTV Resellers via New D... by youngNed on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @11:40AM (#38000690)
The per game is through their brand now https://www.nowtv.com/

It is an absoultely brutal experience, and drove me back to streaming.

I bought a game last year, first i couldn't watch it on my computer (linux) next i realised that i had to pay extra for HD.

Paying extra to have sport in HD? Fuck, and i cannot stress this enough, That.

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Re:Sky Asked Govt. To Target Pirate IPTV Resellers via New D... by shrikant on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:01PM (#38001063)
You still can't watch Sky Sports on a Linux machine, so that annoyance is still there.
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Re:Sky Asked Govt. To Target Pirate IPTV Resellers via New D... by basisword on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:09PM (#38001214)
Oops yeah forgot to mention it's through NowTV. It might have improved since you last used it. Previously you had to find what you wanted to watch on their website and then it would open and play in a desktop app. Recently they deprecated that and you can play directly in the browser - maybe that'll solve the linux issue.

Paying extra for HD/surround sound is annoying but tbh it has no impact on me watching sport. Unless I'm watching hockey, I can see everything just fine in 720p.

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