Thread: General ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Old 15-04-2013, 13:24   #870
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Chad View Post
SKY appears to be a very greedy monster in terms of pub subscriptions however people want to watch sport when having a pint.

Whilst BT can't offer as many regular games as SKY, their portfolio of sports do offer a cheap alternative that pubs struggling financially might consider. Pubs will also be able to offer plenty of free to air football too such as Scotland internationals on BBC Scotland, England internationals on ITV, FA Cup on ITV, Champions League and Europa League on ITV, Scottish Cup on BBC Scotland plus coverage of both the English and Scottish League Cups on the BBC too.

A pub offering BT Sports, Premier Sports, Boxnation, Eurosport and all free to air sports action on the BBC and ITV including the likes of Wimbledon and The 6 Nations might only cost a fraction of what SKY charge but offer so much more in content variety.
Yes, I agree with that assessment. Those pubs who are questioning the value of the Sky deal may well decide to 'downsize' to make this a more viable proposition, and pubs that don't currently provide premium sports viewing may decide to do so at the lower price. This could impact on Sky significantly. It'll be interesting to see how they respond.

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"The satellite broadcaster currently sells its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to customers of other broadcasters, such as TalkTalk and Virgin Media, as well as BT’s Vision service. However, a recent competition ruling means that Sky is now not required to offer Sky Sports to other broadcasters, and in the face of an increasing threat from BT, it could choose to stop selling the channels."
That was not my understanding of the current position. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...kyb-sky-sports

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Whilst people might suggest SKY will never do this due to lost revenue, I think it’s a real possibility. SKY could offer SKY Sports directly to BT customers via NOW TV. SKY could also restructure their pricing for SKY Sports to attract customers from both BT and Virgin.
No, I don't think that the regulators would permit Sky to do this. The position currently is that BT will deal with Sky customers directly rather than through Sky.

However, the position with Virgin Media is now interesting. If VM do a deal with BT which enables the cable operator to offer its BT Sports channels at a discount compared with Sky, then Sky might think again about its strategy and BT might yet get their way. We could even get a 'loss leader' arrangement that will force Sky to play ball with BT and give them what they have asked for.
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