G+_Kevin Spitzer (JaguarXT Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 $14.99 to watch the tour of France,will sports be the first a la cart tv content? NBC Sports Tour de France Live by NBC Universal, Inc. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nbc-sports-tour-de-france-live/id663031099?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nbc-sports-tour-de-france-live/id663031099?mt=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Simon Howes Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 You don't get a la cart sport on TV in America? Or a la cart tv at all? $14.99 seems a lot too, think I can get all the sports channels in the UK for that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eng. Jorge Santana Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Not yet but there are NBA and possibly NFL stand alone apps coming. In the US it looks like live sports will be the first and for cord cutters Netflix, Hulu plus live sports a la cart could be all we need. IMHO next year Netflix profits will be huge making HBO take the plunge also. Netflix already makes a hell more than HBO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damian Mongru Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I think a la carte will be a nightmare for me, and people like me who like watching quite a few sports, as it will cost a lot more than buying the subscription to a few channels. There will be season tickets, or apps to watch entire events, but this will just give you 'everything' e.g. if you're going to stream the whole Tour de France live...well, good luck to you. I'm not saying channels are going away, it's just that I can see them getting more and more specialised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Patrick Tice Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I would buy HBO a la cart if I could. As for sports, those of us who don't care about them have to pay several dollars a month extra to the cable companies just for the "free" sports feeds. That is why sports fans get a bargain on cable - someone else pays. In fact, I would prefer all content choices to be just that - choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damian Mongru Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I'm not sure how the Cable channels work, but with Sky in the UK you first pay for the entertainment pack (Sky One, Atlantic (which shows HBO programmes), Fox etc) then pay extra for movies and/or sports channels. I assume you're saying the 'free' sports channels are not free, just included in the price, which is fair enough. Which brings another problem of serendipity which is not really the point of this thread. Also, I feel added cost will come about as each association will have their own pricing structure: so rather than watching football, you will have to pay for the Premier League, the Champions League and Spanish League separately. Add in a TV series I like, and a film and a la carte is suddenly more expensive than what I pay for now. That's only for me, what if everyone in my household wants to watch their own film and TV show? Having a Netflix model, all you can eat for a monthly fee is good in theory, but is not much different than what I do now. If I was more scientific about this, I would do a TV channel audit, and compare it to what it would cost paying only for what you use. As I mentioned in my first comment, a la carte is mainly a problem if you like to watch lots of different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Simon Howes Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 With Sky, you buy packs and you can buy individual channels. For example, ESPN, BT Sport, Eurosport and some more you sports channels you can buy just on their own. Porn channels mostly work al la carte too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damian Mongru Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 The only good thing about Sky's Premier League monopoly was that I only had to pay one provider for sport. None of that messing about with Setanta/ESPN/BT. When we say a la carte do we mean purchasing programmes or channels (or both). I understand everyone's need for freedom and choice, but if you end up paying more than you do now, is that a good thing? I hate when people make up stats and facts because they sound true. So, with that in mind, my feeling is after a very low threshold (e.g. if you only watched GoT it would be cheaper) that it will cost you more to watch the same amount of TV that you do at the moment. It will be easier to pay less overall, you just watch less TV, but paying less for less isn't that surprising. I understand the cord cutters, and wanting to pay for any show when you want to watch it, but I am not sure how much that is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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