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Thinking about cancelling Kayo today and hoping they give me a better deal

 

For those that have done this, how long before they email with a new deal? 

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    19 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    The protected nature of the games probably precludes ppv

    I think we can expect a LOT tourism advertising

    And the Saudi Premier League lol

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    27 minutes ago, SthSea22 said:

    Thinking about cancelling Kayo today and hoping they give me a better deal

     

    For those that have done this, how long before they email with a new deal? 

    They're not really into it unlike Foxtel with their IQ box. You might get a $10 off offer during the AFL off season but I've not heard of much more.

    Try it and see as it's easy to rejoin

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    2 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    They're not really into it unlike Foxtel with their IQ box. You might get a $10 off offer during the AFL off season but I've not heard of much more.

    Try it and see as it's easy to rejoin

    Cheers

     

    Previous deal was with Telstra (Free for 12 months)

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    Some hints coming about the future of Foxtel which could be relevant to ESPN

    As many would know HBO is about to launch its own Australian streaming service. Many thought that this would be a big blow to Foxtel and Binge. Still could be but Foxtel has softened the blow by giving access to HBO with ads for "free" on the Foxtel products.

    Could it be we will see ESPN on Kayo with ESPN ads in the future.

    Streaming with ads seems to be the big model in USA as the streamers find they simply can't grow/make money from subscriptions alone

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    On 20/02/2025 at 12:49, SthSea22 said:

    Thinking about cancelling Kayo today and hoping they give me a better deal

     

    For those that have done this, how long before they email with a new deal? 

    They will know your viewing preferences and that you watch footy so unlikely to offer a deal over the season.

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    35 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Some hints coming about the future of Foxtel which could be relevant to ESPN

    As many would know HBO is about to launch its own Australian streaming service. Many thought that this would be a big blow to Foxtel and Binge. Still could be but Foxtel has softened the blow by giving access to HBO with ads for "free" on the Foxtel products.

    Could it be we will see ESPN on Kayo with ESPN ads in the future.

    Streaming with ads seems to be the big model in USA as the streamers find they simply can't grow/make money from subscriptions alone

    The good news is that Foxtel’s 1.4m residential subscribers will have not have to pay to get access to the new Warner content, that will be available for Foxtel customers the same day that it’s posted to Max according to Foxtel management.

    Binge, which has 1.6 million subscribers, who will lose access to the majority of the HBO library from March 31.  

    That is still a big blow for them, Imagine they'll lose a significant chunk of those Binge subscriptions. 

    ESPN may keep the exclusivity up with Foxtel/Kayo - we'll find out in a few months. Speaking of ESPN they've just mutually ended their 35 year deal with Major League Baseball.  Streaming Wars very fluid. 
     

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    19 minutes ago, roy11 said:

    ESPN may keep the exclusivity up with Foxtel/Kayo - we'll find out in a few months. Speaking of ESPN they've just mutually ended their 35 year deal with Major League Baseball.  Streaming Wars very fluid. 
     

    I hope so.

    ESPN have clearly lost interest in the MLB. They went from showing 3 games a week down to 1 in recent years so it's no surprise they've finished up.

     

     

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    daz n now having a solid sook about piracy of the epl, following them taking the french and italians to court over their apathy towards streaming piracy

    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6161947/2025/02/26/sports-streaming-piracy-premier-league/

    The main problem in the UK, Herm said, is not illegal streams but ‘jailbroken Fire Sticks’, which are smart TV devices that have been modified so they give users access to premium channels for free.

    “The Amazon FireStick is a big problem here,” said Herm. “We think it accounts for about half of the piracy in the UK.

    “People think that because it’s a legitimate brand, it must be OK. So they give their credit card details to criminal gangs. Amazon is not engaging with us as much as we’d like.”

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    On 27/02/2025 at 17:28, roy11 said:

    The good news is that Foxtel’s 1.4m residential subscribers will have not have to pay to get access to the new Warner content, that will be available for Foxtel customers the same day that it’s posted to Max according to Foxtel management.

    Binge, which has 1.6 million subscribers, who will lose access to the majority of the HBO library from March 31.  

    That is still a big blow for them, Imagine they'll lose a significant chunk of those Binge subscriptions. 

    ESPN may keep the exclusivity up with Foxtel/Kayo - we'll find out in a few months. Speaking of ESPN they've just mutually ended their 35 year deal with Major League Baseball.  Streaming Wars very fluid. 
     

    So the message is don't sign up for any long term deals with anyone.

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    14 minutes ago, old dee said:

    So the message is don't sign up for any long term deals with anyone.

    more and more the norm that people wax on, wax off with their streaming subscribers these days

    personally the only one i would keep on consistently is prime, cos it's an add-on with amazon's free shipping

    that they have inserted ads into their programs as their standard package means that more and more people are turning to piracy

    it's the same with sports telecast - see above with daz n's whinge about pirate streams

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    On 27/02/2025 at 18:11, whatwhat say what said:

    The Amazon FireStick is a big problem here,” said Herm. “We think it accounts for about half of the piracy in the UK

    I spend around half the year in Asia and pre-loaded streaming boxes are the norm. They have decimated the local streaming/iq box competitors.

    From my observations with live sport the streams vary between excellent and constant drop out. F1 is not bad but AFL via BT Sports in the UK is very flaky

    Have always been curious as to how they work. Is there a big server farm/relay in China/Russia or do they have an inbuilt hack of some kind?

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    1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    I spend around half the year in Asia and pre-loaded streaming boxes are the norm. They have decimated the local streaming/iq box competitors.

    From my observations with live sport the streams vary between excellent and constant drop out. F1 is not bad but AFL via BT Sports in the UK is very flaky

    Have always been curious as to how they work. Is there a big server farm/relay in China/Russia or do they have an inbuilt hack of some kind?

    yeah i have no idea either

    i presume the jailbroken firestick approach is using a kodi plugin to used farmed credentials etc. to push that stream to the consumer or somesuch

    i've watched some nba, premier league, and champions league via streaming links online, and the quality is better than that which is available on espn via kayo (4k vs 720p) on a webstream browser, but does have a nasty habit of freezing when you don't want it to do so

     

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    UPDATE: Disney has today confirmed that ESPN will launch on Disney Plus on March 26th in Australia and New Zealand on both tiers.

    The offering tips off with the NBA Playoffs in April, NCAA March Madness, MLB Opening Day, and even more premier sporting events streaming soon, such as the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and UFC Fight Night.

    In addition to the ESPN offering that will be on Disney+, ESPN is available via Foxtel, Kayo Sport, Fetch TV, and Sky NZ at least for the foreseeable future.

     

     

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    Saudi Arabia is now confirmed as paying out the Foxtel/Telstra debt in return for a stake in Dazn. (For those interested Foxtel was effectively sold for nothing with foxtel and Telstra getting loans repaid. Not sure if they got interest if any on the loans prepaid). Similarly FIRB approval is imminent.

    Going forward an interesting comment from Dazn which could come true with Saudi money...

    DAZN has been known for buying up local rights deals in different markets across its near-decade long existence. However, during a panel discussion in Melbourne on Thursday, co-founder James Rushton signalled a change in strategy, noting the company’s desire now to control rights deals on a global basis.

    “One of the things that DAZN is looking to do as a business is to try and buy rights globally. We much prefer to own all rights in all markets,” Rushton said.

    https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/foxtel-s-petrodollar-fuelled-sale-close-to-the-finish-line-20250312-p5lj02.html

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    4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    “One of the things that DAZN is looking to do as a business is to try and buy rights globally. We much prefer to own all rights in all markets,” Rushton said.

     

    Wonder how easy/profitable that would be for the sporting organizations;

    Just look at the PL for Example

    https://www.premierleague.com/news/3703577

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