Legal ways to watch Premier League games live?
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Hoping this thread won't be moved as it's very specific to football.
Other than Sky Sports and BT Sports what legal ways are there to watch Premier League games live in the UK please?
Whole story here if anyone's interested https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... but basically looking if there are any ways to get a legal Sky Sports sub (on a laptop is fine) without it being thirty quid through Sky or Now TV.
So the thread doesn't get closed and to be clear legal answers only please (go to the pub doesn't count)
Other than Sky Sports and BT Sports what legal ways are there to watch Premier League games live in the UK please?
Whole story here if anyone's interested https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... but basically looking if there are any ways to get a legal Sky Sports sub (on a laptop is fine) without it being thirty quid through Sky or Now TV.
So the thread doesn't get closed and to be clear legal answers only please (go to the pub doesn't count)
As far as I know, Sky and BT have paid for the exclusive rights to broadcast live Premier League games across the UK. To see their output, you'd have to pay them a subscription, I guess.
Foreign broadcasters who have bought the rights to broadcast some games live in their own country/region may also stream to the internet. If they broadcast on free to air channels locally, then their live internet feeds may also be free. If these feeds are not geographically restricted (like iPlayer, for instance), then you might be able to watch them. In this situation, I'm not sure who is breaking the Premier League agreement - the foreign broadcaster for allowing you to watch it outside their region, or you, for watching it in a region where BT/Sky have exclusivity.
Disclaimer: I have no definitive knowledge of the legal ins and outs, but the above just seems like common sense!
This might all be thrown into the mix when the next deal is done. Amazon and Netflix are rumoured to be interested and it will be interesting to see how they deal with the regional issue.
If I can't suggest going to the pub, at least I can tell you to go to the match!
Foreign broadcasters who have bought the rights to broadcast some games live in their own country/region may also stream to the internet. If they broadcast on free to air channels locally, then their live internet feeds may also be free. If these feeds are not geographically restricted (like iPlayer, for instance), then you might be able to watch them. In this situation, I'm not sure who is breaking the Premier League agreement - the foreign broadcaster for allowing you to watch it outside their region, or you, for watching it in a region where BT/Sky have exclusivity.
Disclaimer: I have no definitive knowledge of the legal ins and outs, but the above just seems like common sense!
This might all be thrown into the mix when the next deal is done. Amazon and Netflix are rumoured to be interested and it will be interesting to see how they deal with the regional issue.
If I can't suggest going to the pub, at least I can tell you to go to the match!
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