Cable Forum - General ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news

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.

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.

Doug P

13-10-2014 12:19

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35734806)

So basically BT for all their big talk have been blown out of the water.

It does seem very much that way....

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35734822)

Hate cricket so not bothered personally but maybe BT didn`t try to hard because they have their eyes on something else?

They said an awful lot about breaking in to cricket in a very loud tone....

muppetman11

13-10-2014 13:18

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Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35734990)

It does seem very much that way....

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.

andy_m

14-10-2014 08:29

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35734951)

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.

I didn't think BT were.

1andrew1

14-10-2014 08:42

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35735156)

I didn't think BT were.

Yes, both parties were invited to submit improved bids.

Media Boy UK

14-10-2014 11:01

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35735157)

Yes, both parties were invited to submit improved bids.

Even if Sky offers less it was always going to go to them - due to good old RM.

muppetman11

14-10-2014 11:36

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35735183)

Even if Sky offers less it was always going to go to them - due to good old RM.

What an earth are you on about ?

Mad Max

14-10-2014 11:38

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35735192)

What an earth are you on about ?

Was thinking that too MM.

denphone

14-10-2014 12:05

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35735192)

What an earth are you on about ?

Watch it MB Rupert's henchman are around.:Yikes::eeek::waving:

muppetman11

14-10-2014 12:22

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35735204)

Watch it MB Rupert's henchman are around.:Yikes::eeek::waving:

wow !!!!!!! You've managed to construct a post even more stupid than the original one , didn't think that was possible.:D

denphone

14-10-2014 12:34

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35735211)

wow !!!!!!! You've managed to construct a post even more stupid than the original one , didn't think that was possible.:D

It all in good jest MM.:D

Doug P

14-10-2014 18:32

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35735192)

What an earth are you on about ?

Agreed,,,,,

johnathome

15-10-2014 11:10

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35735157)

Yes, both parties were invited to submit improved bids.

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.

1andrew1

15-10-2014 11:44

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Originally Posted by johnathome (Post 35735340)

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.

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.

denphone

15-10-2014 12:01

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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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