Starhub Offer of New EPL Channel & Fee Hike for ESS

[Maxus-MIFA9]

It was stated that Starhub will not show EPL matches on Channel 23 & 24 which was run by ESS (ESPN & Star Sport) but introduce another new channel to show the next season EPL matches.

 

They will also increase the fee of ESS by another $10 come October 2007. So to say, we have to pay for the increase at ESS plus another fee for new channel just for EPL. That's double fee for sport channel. Don't you think is too much.

 

I enjoy ESS as they also show F1, Extreme Sports, Golf, beach volleyball, Asean football matches.......etc and with the new Channel just for EPL, I would be paying more. I am in the mind of cancelling the fee for ESS and just subscribe for EPL and waiting for the announcement of the cost for the new channel. If it is too high, I will cancel both and worst to worst, enjoy my EPL at the coffee shop downstair over a cup of coffee does saving all the fee.

 

Any other views from MCF members or EPL fans.

 

Cheers.

[Typhoonz]

MIOTV another alternative?

[Picanto]

MIOTV no sports channels at all. its a letdown for sports fans. thought they can give SH some competition.

[Typhoonz]

Soon man... I'm sure not cable / broadband TV is complete without sports... MIOTV is still very new so I'm sure more channels will be added... Cannot let SH have the monopoly already...

[Kingcopa]

What competition??? did i hear wrongly? LPPL left pocket to right pocket, in the end all end up in TH pocket. What competition, more like increase in revenue to me.

[Kingcopa]

This is a joke. ST come in to stop SH from monopolise market. Comon we all know who they realli belong to, so in the end isnt it monopoly again.

[Tony76]

i all the while watch at kopitiam. better

[Kingcopa]

I thot the $10 increase is for sport channel (include 22 23 24 and new EPL channel)??

 

If seperate increase, that mean if i subscribe to to all sport channel, the total increase will be 20. Daylight robbery

[Nkps]

smugg boy

[Tony76]

u leh?

[Typhoonz]

Now everyone thinks it's SH monopolising the market... ST arrival into this market "breaks" the hold SH has but like what you say... It's the same...

[Kingcopa]

That is for those aunties uncles who dun know. To us, LPPL

[Nkps]

aren't we brother?? same lor... watch every damn program in kopi shop... they switch on what i watch what lor...

[Typhoonz]

Get a satelite? Can get Astro...

[Orixy]

how to have affordable sports channel esp. EPL when Starhub beats everyone by bidding at super high price for the exclusive telecast rights?

 

then subsequently pass the cost to us consumers by saying "the costs of sports, esp EPL, has risen substantially over the years. We have absorbed the higher costs over the years without increasing prices but we can't do that forever... hence we are left with no choice but to raise our prices.."

 

KNS...

[DarkLord]

Especially the local tv network gave up fighting with these service providers years ago.. Local S-league just cannot cut it yet..

[Freestylers09]

If consumers cancel and dont watch...end of day is they suffer...seriously who follow EPL every week?Actually i dont like watch football though i like to play..only when final ro major tournament then will watch..if not go youtube or online streaming watch highlights

[Kingcopa]

Worst come to worst stay at home n listen to BBC for live broadcast lor hahaha