I don't use Kodi and I understand the argument about it being theft, but to muddy the moral waters - is theft from a thief that much of a crime? Rupert Murdoch is an industrial scale tax avoider and a sinister influence on society in general.

If you can't afford it, you don't have it. What you don't do is pinch it.

I've paid thousands of pounds to Tesco over the years, who are land-grabbers and commercial parasites, crushing small businesses and farmers. If I pinch a bottle of whiskey from Tesco that I'd rather not pay for, I'm a thief. That is what you are.

This is potential good news in the short term for the consumer as it should mean those wanting to watch / fund Skys obsession with football and paying over vast sum s for it are the ones paying for it.

In the medium term it remains to be seen how much pother sports (RL included) are subsidised by the football paying subscriber

if they stopped ripping people off with extortionate prices they would get more people signing up..and not droves leaving as at present.

certainly got them worried and people have taken different avenues... so in a way we may get a fair price in the end.

its not illegal.

New channels begin in august

might not be long before the drone racing league takes over

I suppose more games will be on the red button now with clashes with other sports, (Darts on Thursday for one). What are the odds the Grand Final will be pay per view.

More likely games will be played on different days (hopefully Friday to Sunday) rather than clashing with darts. Tv fixtures are dictated by sky remember, if a change in schedule suits them it will change.

Free to air is the only way to expand the game nationally, this has being proven time and time and time again in as many sports as you care to name.
This is currently one of the major set backs for RU in Australia.

Kodi is a bit dodgy to say the least but agree that Murdock is amongst the worst of the worst in terms of theft/not paying his dues.

I have been with sky from the beginning from when it was a square dish and I have had the sports since then and the only thing I watch on the sports channel is rugby league so I pay for the rest of the rubbish that I do not watch but if we have our own channel what would we have to watch on it

I'm in mid 20s and the only growth sport that I can think of in the past 10-15 years is darts which is on Sky. Am I forgetting anything?

Edit - UFC too.