ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
13-10-2014, 10:16
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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I put "preferred bidder" in speech marks because I'm aware that they were unofficially so. Nonetheless, they were invited to increase their bid to beat off BT, who were not then invited to do the same. It's clear that they were the Premier League's preferred partner.
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Sorry I didn't see the quotation marks but both parties were invited to submit new bids, it was not just Sky. Hence why I can't see Sky has any special status.
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13-10-2014, 12:19
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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So basically BT for all their big talk have been blown out of the water.
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It does seem very much that way....
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Hate cricket so not bothered personally but maybe BT didn`t try to hard because they have their eyes on something else?
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They said an awful lot about breaking in to cricket in a very loud tone....
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13-10-2014, 13:18
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It does seem very much that way....
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As pointed out in an earlier post by Andrew it was Rupert Murdochs Star that won the global rights , BSKYB then purchased the UK/Ireland rights from Star.
This link has a little more detail.
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14-10-2014, 08:29
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Sorry I didn't see the quotation marks but both parties were invited to submit new bids, it was not just Sky. Hence why I can't see Sky has any special status.
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I didn't think BT were.
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14-10-2014, 08:42
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I didn't think BT were.
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Yes, both parties were invited to submit improved bids.
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14-10-2014, 11:01
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Yes, both parties were invited to submit improved bids.
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Even if Sky offers less it was always going to go to them - due to good old RM.
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14-10-2014, 11:36
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Even if Sky offers less it was always going to go to them - due to good old RM.
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What an earth are you on about ?
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14-10-2014, 11:38
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Was thinking that too MM.
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14-10-2014, 12:05
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Watch it MB Rupert's henchman are around.
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14-10-2014, 12:22
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wow !!!!!!! You've managed to construct a post even more stupid than the original one , didn't think that was possible.
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14-10-2014, 12:34
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wow !!!!!!! You've managed to construct a post even more stupid than the original one , didn't think that was possible.
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It all in good jest MM.
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14-10-2014, 18:32
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Agreed,,,,,
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15-10-2014, 11:10
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Yes, both parties were invited to submit improved bids.
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That's not how it was reported in The Telegraph at the time from what I remember? In regards to the UEFA rights Sky pleaded for 3 days to be allowed another bid but were denied.
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15-10-2014, 11:44
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That's not how it was reported in The Telegraph at the time from what I remember? In regards to the UEFA rights Sky pleaded for 3 days to be allowed another bid but were denied.
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I agree with you about Uefa.
Regarding the Premier League, everything I read said it was closed bids and both parties were invited to rebid. This Telegraph article confirms it is done by blind bids.
When Sky won its first-ever Premier League rights it was favoured to the extent that it was invited to raise its bid once ITV had put its bid in. However, things have changed a lot since then but very understandably some people believe Sky gets special treatment. As we've seen in an earlier post here, some believe that even if it bid less than BT it would secure rights.
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l don't think there is any doubt that with some rights Sky gets preferential treatment Andrew.
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