ESPN may lose EPL Football(Update) - Page 5

Emel · 13-06-2012, 16:53

Apparently BT will launch a new football-focused channel to carry the games.

It will offer new interactive features when supplied over BT's fibre network and BT will look to distribute it on other platforms.

richard1960 · 13-06-2012, 16:54

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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

Great news for BT's TV business. Add their network build (quite capable of showing live TV channels) and that's a HUGE win for them.

Will they broadcast in HD? Can VM do a deal with BT? What happens now with ESPN? XL pack looking weaker now. And where the hell was AJ?

Al Jazeera theatened to bid last time around but never did ! probably Richard Scudamore talking the price up sounds like he was successful.

As for ESPN they will either stay part of the TVXL package until the contract runs out and or VM might just ty to get inclusive deal with BT all speculation really,just like the non appearance of the Al Jazeeera bid like last time.

freakgirl · 13-06-2012, 16:55

Agreed, Virgin will need to pull something out of the back, I think Spotify premium for the price of Spotify Unlimited for XL customers, also with Tivo etc is one thing, ESPN will so have FA Cup games but less people will subscribe to xl unless there is a real tempter

Telly_ · 13-06-2012, 16:57

This is all round bad news for Virginmedia, They pay a lot for Skysports and BT will want a lot for their channelas they have paid A LOT of money for the 2 packs.

Why give Virginmedia a cheap deal? BT is also a platform owner like SKY where premierplus and ESPN were just content. So BT will use this as a pull to get customers onto BT-Vision.

No incentive to give Virginmedia a cheap deal as they're a competing platform. An that is a very important point to keep in mind.

nodrogd · 13-06-2012, 16:58

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Originally Posted by colin25

Yes, but BT want to increase their customer base...and they compete with Virgin on broadband...so one guess would be they will use that to entice more customers for broadband and tv

And what makes you think they will copy Sky's tactics with TV channels. Having the channel on as many platforms as possible is more revenue for BT. Sky never see it that way as their subscribers outnumber everybody elses, so they can get away with it.

colin25 · 13-06-2012, 16:59

This is BT...they invented difficult, and love monopoly (not the game)

Telly_ · 13-06-2012, 17:00

As I said in the other thread, BT are also a platform not just a content provider. This is different to the ESPN thing as it was in ESPN's interest to get on Virginmedia they didn't have their own platform. BT does and this will be its pull.

colin25 · 13-06-2012, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Telly Bear

As I said in the other thread, BT are also a platform not just a content provider. This is different to the ESPN thing as it was in ESPN's interest to get on Virginmedia they didn't have their own platform. BT does and this will be its pull.

I said that on this thread too...but willing to share credits

thenry · 13-06-2012, 17:04

what happens to Setanta Ireland?

HDFootyMan · 13-06-2012, 17:06

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Originally Posted by Telly Bear

This is all round bad news for Virginmedia, They pay a lot for Skysports and BT will want a lot for their channelas they have paid A LOT of money for the 2 packs.

Why give Virginmedia a cheap deal? BT is also a platform owner like SKY where premierplus and ESPN were just content. So BT will use this as a pull to get customers onto BT-Vision.

No incentive to give Virginmedia a cheap deal as they're a competing platform. An that is a very important point to keep in mind.

Excellent point. ESPN weren't a platform and it was in their interests to make that XL deal with VM.

Once BT's rollout is complete and their linear TV service is up and running, I'm sure BT customers will get the football cheaper than VM customers. I'm going to enjoy 'free' football on XL while I can.

And I'm sure BT will remember how Sky reduced their profit margin on SS1 and SS2 by raising the retail price of those channels, within hours of BT announcing deals for those channels. Love to be a fly on the wall within the room for those BT-Sky talks.

braysoj1 · 13-06-2012, 17:17

i just hope it come 2 vm

denphone · 13-06-2012, 17:18

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Originally Posted by braysoj1

i just hope it come 2 vm

Of that there is no doubt.

Telly_ · 13-06-2012, 17:26

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Originally Posted by braysoj1

i just hope it come 2 vm

I would imagine it 100% will be on Sky and VM.

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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

Excellent point. ESPN weren't a platform and it was in their interests to make that XL deal with VM.

Once BT's rollout is complete and their linear TV service is up and running, I'm sure BT customers will get the football cheaper than VM customers. I'm going to enjoy 'free' football on XL while I can.

And I'm sure BT will remember how Sky reduced their profit margin on SS1 and SS2 by raising the retail price of those channels, within hours of BT announcing deals for those channels. Love to be a fly on the wall within the room for those BT-Sky talks.

You never know that might of been the day BT executives decided no matter what they were going to stick it to Sky when the rights came up again. I get the feeling BT aggressively went in to 3 or 4 packs.

HDFootyMan · 13-06-2012, 17:28

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Originally Posted by denphone

Of that there is no doubt.

Yeah, but for how much? I think people hoping for a ESPN/XL pack-style will be disappointed.

Call me a cheap bugger but I don't really want to pay any more Â£Â£Â£Â£ for EPL footy. That's what made the ESPN/XL deal so good for VM and its XL customers. BT have no reason to do that kind of deal with VM.

Oh, we'll get it. Probably for an extra Â£5 per month or something.

thenry · 13-06-2012, 17:29

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Originally Posted by thenry

what happens to Setanta Ireland?

^ anyone ^