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We shall see... I think BT caught Sky out on the Champions League but won't again.

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Sky really can`t afford to lose the Premier League football rights so will undoubtedly bid a silly price in my opinion. If they don`t we could see BT having the most and best games with someone else such as Eurosport picking up the rest and Sky Sports with none.

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Isn't that "BT" high prices now :D

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Out of curiosity, were Sky forced to give VM the remaining SS HD channels, or did they come to a deal?

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They came to a deal which was obviously beneficial to both parties.

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Thanks. I thought that was the case, so I presume more channels will follow. Looking forward to SS News HD coming to VM in the near future. :)

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Because of the threat of BT Sports Sky and Virgin have developed a Entente Cordiale relationship which is beneficial to both of them and curbs the threat of BT in the process.

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SKY Sports 5 to show 75 live games within the first 5 weeks:

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ff-new-channel

"The opening five weeks will offer 24 European Qualifiers, 18 UEFA Champions League fixtures, weekend triple-headers from La Liga and up to three games a week from Holland’s top division, Eredivisie, including regular live coverage of Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente."

What I find intriguing is what SKY plan to do when they lose the Champions League rights next year.

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Not show it

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Perhaps buy the TV rights for leagues like the Portugese , Russian or some of the leagues in South America and maybe some of the other TV rights for other leagues which BT Sports currently have.

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Yes, and SA would be the final screw! :D

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Why would South America be the final screw?

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South Africa, shirley?

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It's funny, until now Sky and VM have been sworn enemies yet because of BT they seem to be resolving some of their differences.

Between this, and VM's owner Liberty buying the ITV stake Sky owned, I think Sky are more worried about BT, and rightly so, considering their war chest.

Of course, as a VM customer, this is a good thing if it means the deals between VM and Sky get better, as it may translate to lower costs for premium Sky content on VM, as the currently £150 deal actually may be a consequence of their current co-operation.

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you naughty man Colin you know what SA means