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[Richc1977]

Great news about BBC but as a Cricket Fan who refuses to subscribe to SKY Sports I can't hide the fact how disappointed I am to see BT come away with nothing. I thought they would have at least picked up the new T20 rights.

My bias aside, I still think it's short sighted of the ECB as surely the reason they have had such a windfall this time around is due to BT's interest. With them effectively out of the picture until 2025 they could well decide to drop their strategy for covering cricket and focus investments on other sports meaning SKY potentially pick up the next ECB rights for considerably less.

As to BT and their cricket strategy what do they do now? I'm sure Aussy cricket is not enough to sustain then, so do they call it a day after those rights expire? ICC rights are tied up until 2024 so their not much left. Really it's just the IPL and various overseas international rights as they come up.

[denphone]

Yep all that talk by the usual sagacious and knowledgeable suspects on here about BT Sport came to nothing really..

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Great news about BBC but as a Cricket Fan who refuses to subscribe to SKY Sports I can't hide the fact how disappointed I am to see BT come away with nothing. I thought they would have at least picked up the new T20 rights.

My bias aside, I still think it's short sighted of the ECB as surely the reason they have had such a windfall this time around is due to BT's interest. With them effectively out of the picture until 2025 they could well decide to drop their strategy for covering cricket and focus investments on other sports meaning SKY potentially pick up the next ECB rights for considerably less.

As to BT and their cricket strategy what do they do now? I'm sure Aussy cricket is not enough to sustain then, so do they call it a day after those rights expire? ICC rights are tied up until 2024 so their not much left. Really it's just the IPL and various overseas international rights as they come up.

A lot will happen by 2024, and I suspect very much that other big players will be muscelling in on the sports scene in the UK by then. Think Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Discovery.....

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

A lot will happen by 2024, and I suspect very much that other big players will be muscelling in on the sports scene in the UK by then. Think Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Discovery.....

Fair point

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

A lot will happen by 2024, and I suspect very much that other big players will be muscelling in on the sports scene in the UK by then. Think Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Discovery.....

So no mention of Apple , Google , Facebook , Twitter , Fox , HBO/Time Warner , Liberty Global ?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

A lot will happen by 2024, and I suspect very much that other big players will be muscelling in on the sports scene in the UK by then. Think Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Discovery.....

Big Ifs , big buts and big maybes but you know that anyway OB.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

So no mention of Apple , Google , Facebook , Twitter , Fox , HBO/Time Warner , Liberty Global ?

I'm not ruling any of them out, muppetman, which is why I added a series of dots to the end of that post!

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Originally Posted by denphone

Big Ifs , big buts and big maybes but you know that anyway OB.

You never get absolute certainty when looking to the future, Den. The only thing you can be sure of without a doubt is that time brings change.

[Mad Max]

Great news about BBC but as a Cricket Fan who refuses to subscribe to SKY Sports

Is that because you're tight?..............

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I'm not ruling any of them out, muppetman, which is why I added a series of dots to the end of that post!

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You never get absolute certainty when looking to the future, Den. The only thing you can be sure of without a doubt is that time brings change.

Yes time certainly brings change in more ways then one.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Is that because you're tight?..............

Oh if it was only that simple

No, as my profile picture suggests I'm very much anti Murdoch, even hate the thought that part of my Virgin Media XL sub goes to Sky. Tightness does not come into it at all, I'd pay if could get the content legally elsewhere, I do for NFL.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Oh if it was only that simple

No, as my profile picture suggests I'm very much anti Murdoch, even hate the thought that part of my Virgin Media XL sub goes to Sky. Tightness does not come into it at all, I'd pay if could get the content legally elsewhere, I do for NFL.

To be honest, if you looked into the head of most companies, you would probably have issues with them!

Take my advice, just purchase what you need and don't get sucked into the politics.

The alternative is a Communist society, and then you would have no choice at all.

Apart from whether or not to join the bread queue.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

To be honest, if you looked into the head of most companies, you would probably have issues with them!

Take my advice, just purchase what you need and don't get sucked into the politics.

The alternative is a Communist society, and then you would have no choice at all.

Apart from whether or not to join the bread queue.

I say to you what I said to Mr Hoover, I am not or have ever been a member of the communist party

In a free market I'm free to listen to my conscious and choose whether or not I buy from Murdoch.

True that you can pick holes with many companies/organisations but in my opinion there are some that are far more corrupt and unethical than others and once certain lines are crossed I usually try my best to boycott them.

[denphone]

Sky Sports lose rugby Champions Cup rights.

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/sky-s...ons-cup-128962

[Richc1977]

Details of the EFL tender in The Times today, I got this from a post on Digital Spy

"The EFL will allow the number of league games broadcast live to almost treble, from 112 to 324 matches a season in 2019-20. Up to 228 of the 552 Championship matches would be live, compared with 92 at present.

The rights will be split into separate packages, The Times has learnt, with a weekend package, including the play-offs, of a minimum of 114 and a maximum of 228 live games, and a midweek package of up to 96 matches. There will be a third package for the Carabao Cup — the new name for the EFL Cup — with all those matches available to be shown live. Interested broadcasters will be asked to stipulate how many matches they intend to show.

The EFL will also allow broadcasters to screen matches simultaneously, as happens now with BT Sport and the Champions League, so viewers can choose which live game to watch."

This is a game changer IMO

[muppetman11]

Game changer as in if your a fan of an EFL team it's highly likely you'll need two sports subs going forward.