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Old 04-02-2018, 11:12   #7801
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Dave42 View Post
me too and dail fail not best source either
It's not only the Daily Mail.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...-league-rights

These reports emanate from Gavin Patterson's statement that BT have a 'Plan B', but this might have been misinterpreted. BT have previously stated that winning the Premiership rights is not existential for them because they have rights to the Champions League and other sports which would allow them to continue to offer their own sport channels.

All of this does not necessarily mean that BT will not bid this time around. They may be merely facing the reality of having potentially to face more competition this time. With the number of viewers falling off and football now having to pay for itself on BT, they are not going to be paying silly money to retain these rights.

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear View Post
Have to agree with you, the costs will not increase at the rate seen at previous auctions and may even stagnate.
You may well be right, but who knows what bids may be made by new global players. This may be an ideal time for them to disrupt the market.
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