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How much money are we talking? I guess it's not the money but BT does not want a precedent to be set.

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It seems both parties had a valid point. For me Hibs should of allowed BT to show the game without demanding a one off fee. Those of us who love the game were punished(or not as I have no idea what the score was or whether the match was good or bad)

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The Hibs play off game that Easter Road will be shown on BT Sport on May 25th.

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The first leg with Hamilton or Falkirk v Hibs will also be shown on Sky Sports 1 on May 21st

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SPFL pay BT up to £250,000 per season to cover Rangers game costs.

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/r...rangers-games/

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BT Sport serves up men's tennis with rights to pre-Wimbledon tournaments

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ghts-wimbledon

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BT Sport lands Caribbean T20 rights

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...-signs-up.html

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Had them last year as well, Buzzing they have Swann as a presenter/commentator.

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The war for sports rights has only just begun as the big PL football rights fight will show in the next year.

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As I've already mentioned bEIN Sports will play a big part in sporting rights in the
next year or so.

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Oh god imagine if bEIN sports get some games off the next PL auction along with BT sports and sky sports with a much reduced allocation. BT sports would cancel their deal with VM for BT sport in XL package as they'd want more money. bEIN sports would charge for PL games too and sky sports would stubbornly refuse to reduce their prices quoting "inday volleyball rights and a host of new sports..."

Everyones prices would go up. Sky sports would be banging their drum excitedly for meaningless sports and "exclusive rights", Michael owen would be smirking and rubbing his hands on BT sports with in his inane and awful commentary and on bEIN sports richard keys and andy gray would ride back onto our tv screens on magnificent white stallions proclaiming some tacky line such as "sport and football will never be the same!"

Oh dear.

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Didn't people say ESPN were riding in on the proverbial charger at one point?

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New TV deal for next season for SPFL.

BBC Alba, Sky Sports and BT are all after SPFL Scottish Championship games for next season.

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/footba...ship-1-3423015

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That's because it'll be a better league than the top one!!! Sporting integrity and all that.....:rolleyes:

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Gary Neville is BT Sport's prime target as they look to share Sky pundit for Champions League coverage.


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total none story would never ever happen

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IMO G Neville is being fast tracked to be the next England manager, but we shall see.

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Can't blame BT Sport for wanting him, he is the best pundit around.

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There's more chance of Rolf's Cartoon Club making a comeback

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:D

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Here is the latest news on Sky Sports 5.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...5-broadband-bt

BSkyB falls on Sky Sports 5 launch and free broadband offer
Investors sell satellite broadcaster and rival BT after plans for new channel emerge

BSkyB has launched a new attacking move against BT but seems to be scoring a bit of an own goal as far as the City is concerned.

The satellite broadcaster has unveiled Sky Sports 5, which will show European football, but crucially, customers who sign up for the new channel will be offered free broadband for two years. The move seems designed to take on BT's growing presence in sport as well as attempting to attract more broadband customers to Sky.

The move has damaged the share prices of both BT and BSkyB. BT is down 11.4p at 394.7p while BSkyB is 12p lower at 864p. Analysts at Berenberg issued a sell note on BSkyB, saying:

We do not see the [new] channel as a driver of customer growth or upgrades, but regard the aggressive broadband offer as confirmation that Sky is upping the ante against a resurgent BT.

The new channel will be the home of European qualifiers, Champions League, Spanish and Dutch live football, plus a host of associated content. The most important, clearly, is the Champions League, the rights for which BSkyB has for only one more year. From August 2015, these rights will be exclusively held by BT: we expect the company to focus on using these rights to further drive market share gain and revenue growth in its consumer business.

With only Dutch football being incremental to the existing offer – the other rights were already held by BSkyB – we do not regard the new channel as likely to drive either upgrades to Sky Sports, or incremental TV customers. However, with customers required to register for the new channel (from 12 June), this gives BSkyB the opportunity to sign up households to its latest broadband promotion: free for two years.

As highlighted previously, BSkyB's average revenue per user has flattened out, despite record new product sales. This reflects increased discounting. The latest deal is more aggressive than usual, however, being two years rather than one. Another current offer is for half price TV + free broadband for a year. We thus expect Sky to continue to post strong broadband adds, even if the financial benefit does not come through.

We retain our sell rating and price target of 680p. As indicated in previous research, we see the company as under pressure in its TV business as a result of accelerating rights cost inflation, while the maturity of the broadband market means that Sky must either face lower gross margins or declining market share. In our view, the plan for "Sky Europe" indicates that management, even if not admitting it publicly, understands that the UK business is under pressure.

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And yet this site reports that the BT Group shares slip on rising competition from BSkyB.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/0...0EL0OM20140610

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It's getting nasty in the football rights world and i see the innocent folk like ourselves being the ones who take the most attrition and injuries. The next PL rights are next year???

whilst i'm am at it whilst discussing football...if anyone would like to join my world cup fantasy football competition PM me your email address. i've realised i'm lacking friends now i'm 28 and we need a few more to get going!

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Rumours say BT will show Football from Spain in August 2015.

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Are LG waiting in the sidelines to see what happens?

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which comp ? i seem to be in most of them :D :(

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That's news to me MB.

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will be very tight on bt sport, especially sunday evenings, if they get la liga as well

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Rumour also say BT may launch more channels.

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http://www.fantasyleague.com/ProWorldCup dont know what its like but it'll involve an auction apparently which intrigues me! PM me if you want in or if anyone else does. should be a laugh :)

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Could that explain the free Sky BB for 2 years for Sky Sports customers and the promotion of a new European football channel , if there's any truth Sky Sports 5 would have considerably less football 2015 on. We'll have to wait and see all rumours at this point wait for an official announcement.

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Den is it me or are BSkyB not dumb enough to launch a European Football channel if they were imminently about to lose the Spanish contract?

Yes they have made mistakes but this would be a bad one?

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The ones they have seem rather stretched atm imo....

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Does MB know who holds the rights to the Russian and Portuguese leagues? BT sport have never to my knowledge shown any of these?

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ESPN used to have the old Russian league rights from what l can remember.

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No UK broadcaster has rights to them.

http://www.live-footballontv.com/liv...all-on-tv.html

http://www.live-footballontv.com/liv...all-on-tv.html

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cheers MB. a fountain of knowledge as always. i wonder why these two leagues are not popular. you'd think sky would seize them up in the war against BT

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No idea.

But in other news.

Boxnation was on the XL pack last night at 2.30am for about 3/4 mins.

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Why was it ???


http://www.fantasyleague.com/ProWorl...visionid=57027

League Sign-up Code: 47528

Join the fun boys ;)

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Virgin was doing some update.

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Well, they are not meant to be into content, but things can change. I am not ruling out a tie up between LG and BT - it's already happening with film content.

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Re Sky Sports 5 SD and HD. Can anyone confirm it is not VM customers who have to register to get this service but that it will automatically come to those who subscribe to Sky Sports on VM?

Thanks.....

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Sky Sports extends US Open golf rights.

http://www1.skysports.com/golf/news/...en-golf-rights

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It should just appear if you already subscribe to Sky Sports, Doug.

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Cheers kind of you to confirm :D

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Ofcom controls threaten BT's power to buy Premier League football rights

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...lesale-profits

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Ofcon has always been 'in bed' with Sly.

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And the knock on effect could be higher sports rights auctions which in turn mean the customer will highly likely have to pay more.

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lol..I see the bitter virgin subscribers having theur say :)

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Not l Sir.

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How does BT being restricted on bidding top dollar for sports rights - which is what the article says - result in higher sports auctions and higher prices for consumers? :confused: Do you mean because BT will probably have to charge its customers for its sports channels and not bundle them with its fibre broadband?

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There are many ways to skin a cat Andrew and BT will find many ways around these things just like Sky do.

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It's an interesting article. Imagine if BT do have to start charging their customers for the channel whilst Virgin are still able to offer it free in the XL package, or whatever silly name the package has now.

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Read the article but not sure whether that could be good or bad news for football fans/virgin customers.

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Agreed.
Yes, the same thought did cross my mind but then I thought BT's lawyers probably have put in a get-out clause for that scenario.
Agreed. I'm uncertain of the implications and I don't know if BT can appeal it either.

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BT are already charging customers who are willing to pay for it though, surely?

If BT win the rights and have to charge customers for PL football, I imagine it will still be cheaper than Sky are charging currently. I know Sky have more sports to offer, but I know a number of people who do not watch golf, tennis, rugby or cricket and only have sports for football. Those fans should, in theory, save money as BT can offer the football at a cheaper price due to the lack of other sporting rights they have not paid for.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...hts-spree.html

"The inclusion of BT Sport means that any extra spending, which currently costs £246m per year in Premier League football rights alone, could force the company to reduce the wholesale prices BSkyB and TalkTalk pay for broadband, or increase its own retail prices. BT Sport is already due to become much more expensive next year when it begins spending £300m per year on exclusive right to European club football."

I like the following comment from a disgruntled BT customer:

"As a BT Broadband customer, I resent absolutely that some of the extortionate charge I pay for broadband is being spent to deliver BT Sport for free. I am not the slightest bit interested in sport. I resent being forced to pay for it. I am not alone. BT's competitors are looking more and more tempting."

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BT's reply to SKY Sports 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bse...ature=youtu.be

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"it's still free with BT Broadband" but for how much longer?

dull cheap advert but it might work...

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That`s the million dollor question! My opinion until they (BT) feel they have enticed all they`re going to with free sport

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BT Sport and BSkyB battle for TV rights.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cri...TV-rights.html

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Not sure why they are fighting, I can understand football rights, but waste of a day watching cricket on tv

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Many cricket fans would disagree with you.

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I wish BT or Sky would go after 'Wimbledon' to get it off BBC One and BBC Two every day.

Why do they broadcast on both channels when they have five red button channels!

Even buying homes or games shows is better than Tennis.

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Suspect that will never happen. i think they view that as one of the crown jewels. Tories would be in revolt.

Revolting tories, where have i heard that before :D

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Is not Wimbledon one of the crown jewels thus its not allowed to go PPV MB?.

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+1 :) the same as golf as it is good walk ruined

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The lack of sports fans in here is shocking, bunch of yoghurt knitters!! :D

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Indeed!

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Love Wimbledon... about the only sporting event BBC do well nowadays!

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I agree regarding wimbledon and it`s disruption of the tv schedules. My argument with it is why not put all the matches on BBC2 and BBC3 only leaving BBC1 free to show the normal schedule

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The reason why they put all their sport on BBC 1 is because it pads out the schedule quite considerably on BBC 1 and thus that's why they won't change it.

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If it wasn't for sport on TV I think I'd be in the funny farm by now.
Hail all sports channels.

Ps:Game of thrones was good though.

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I wish we could go back to the days of NASN standalone channel and Premiership plus that pretty much had my sporting needs covered.:)

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Sadly MM things have become far more complicated since then.:(

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The schedule would be full of repeats without it!

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Its full of repeats even with the sport on there OB.

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yes repeats everyday without fail Den

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That's now largely covered by BT Sport so you may well be saving money compared to NASN days. Of course, it's not identical coverage but I think sometimes it's too easy to see the past with rose-tinted spectacles.

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NASN and ESPN America were both dedicated US Sports channels and showed all the major US Sports the exception being NFL however a selection of games could be had FTA on Channel 4 to get your NFL fix.

ESPN in its current form lacks some of the excellent magazine shows that were available on both NASN and ESPN America of course I'm happy BT still carry the US content however the NHL hasn't been available for a while owing to the fact Premier Sports have the rights which is a shame as ESPN America had excellent hockey coverage.

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Yes I miss Hockey Night in Canada with the wonderful Don Cherry. what a character and all those lovely suites.:D:D

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Those were the days.:)

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We are all showing our age now.:shocked::Yikes::eeek:

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Indeed. Is a complete myth there would be decent other shows on Wimbledon fortnight if it was on a sports channel....

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Very poor repeats too!

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Dan Maskell.....:D

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I've read elsewhere that the NHL were asking stupid money for the UK rights so it was not even remotely viable for ESPN or Sky to consider buying them. Premier Sports decided to acquire them and since then everyone has lost out. The sport has achieved an even lower profile than it had before and Premier Sports has lost money on the deal.

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Does anyone know why BT closed espn classic down? Always found the decision strange as it was such a unique channel

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l cannot answer that Vince but others might have a better idea.

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It was ESPN themselves who closed the channel.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...espn-bt-vision

"The telecoms company will continue to broadcast at least one ESPN-branded channel after the deal's expected completion date of 31 July, as part of its BT Sport package. However, ESPN Classic, which is not part of the BT deal, is expected to cease transmission across Europe, the Middle East and Africa."

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As Chad has said, it was ESPN who closed the channel. Basically because viewing figures had declined and this was attributed to people watching this type of content when they felt like it through services like YouTube. Being a unique channel is not a guarantee of profitability.

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BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch is set on change.

http://www.cityam.com/1404706441/man...t-change-bskyb

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Why is He wanting to become a She :D

Malone's investment in Formula 1 set to value F1 at £6bn.
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...cle1433579.ece
(subscription needed for full article)

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Jose Mourinho signs on as a pundit for BT Sport after agreeing three-year contract with channel.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...h-channel.html

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Oh dear BT Sports new advert for the Premier League is going to upset those Arsenal supporters.:D:waving:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhwOrbbag9M

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"He who laughs last, laughs loudest" :D

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Its done in pure jest bud.:)

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we'll see ;)

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Yes the new season which starts in 5 weeks is looking very interesting.

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Sky Sports season ticket now available from VM

You get 6 Sky Sports channels with 2 available in HD – plus BT Sport, ESPN and Eurosport, also available in HD. All you have to do is add a 10-month Sports Season Ticket for £150 upfront

This gives you a saving of £122.50 over 10 months at the current price of £27.25 a month

https://my.virginmedia.com/customer-...on-ticket.html

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That is good deal

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that works out at £15 a month for 10 month cheaper that paying the £27 for SS a month wonder if they add the rest of SS HD channels when they go live as well

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Indeed it is.:tu:

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with the world cup over after tonight hopefully sky and BT will announce the tv fixtures this week