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Premier League close to selling the last 2 TV packs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...linkname=sport

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The champions league final got 4.7million on BT Sport 2 last night

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Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35948205)

Premier League close to selling the last 2 TV packs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...linkname=sport[COLOR="Silver"]

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scudamore putting a brave face on it?

I suspect it will end up with one pack on Sky and 1 on BT.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 35948219)

scudamore putting a brave face on it?

I suspect it will end up with one pack on Sky and 1 on BT.

Yes I agree

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So much for the much heralded predictions of Amazon sweeping all before then and blowing Sky and BT away....:nono::nono:

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35948610)

So much for the much heralded predictions of Amazon sweeping all before then and blowing Sky and BT away....:nono::nono:

That prediction only came from one person😂

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 35948614)

That predictions only came from one person😂

l put the plural word in there as not to embarrass the revered forum member.;)

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 35948614)

That prediction only came from one person😂

And that person said either this time or next time. You can check the posts. I'm afraid Den has an intermittent memory at times!

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35948628)

And that person said either this time or next time. You can check the posts. I'm afraid Den has an intermittent memory at times!

l might be a grey haired old timer but the memory still works at times..;)

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35948633)

l might be a grey haired old timer but the memory still works at times..;)

At times, it works just fine and dandy, my man. At other times, that occasional mental block comes into play...;)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35948635)

At times, it works just fine and dandy, my man. At other times, that occasional mental block comes into play...;)

But no mental block when predictions that fail to come true are made.;):D

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35948637)

But no mental block when predictions that fail to come true are made.;):D

Hasn't happened yet and I have every confidence those predictions are highly likely to come true.

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35948610)

So much for the much heralded predictions of Amazon sweeping all before then and blowing Sky and BT away....:nono::nono:

The buyers of the rights have yet to be confirmed, so let's not console or congratulate anyone just yet.

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Being reported by The Telegraph that the remaining two EPL packs are rumoured to be going to BT and the other going to an Online player. Thursday rumoured as the day it'll be announced.

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Sky faces battle to keep golf rights as PGA Tour strikes $2bn Discovery deal.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...orts-discovery

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The PGA Tour confirmed on Monday that all broadcast rights outside of the country will be handled in partnership with Discovery – the media conglomerate which controls Eurosport – from 2019 until 2030. The announcement covers 21 markets, including Australia, South Korea and Canada.

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REUTERS: The English Premier League has succeeded in attracting interest from a new online player to pay for live rights to top-flight football at a discounted price, The Telegraph https://bit.ly/2sCPFhT reported on Monday.

The two packages of matches which had failed to meet their reserve prices in a February auction have now been secured by BT Group Plc and a new rival whose identity is due to be unveiled at a meeting of top clubs on Thursday.

Speculation is still focussed on Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc, the Telegraph reported citing industry sources.

Under this deal, the total number of live matches for BT will rise to 52 per season, up from 42 under its previous contract, the paper said.

Football chiefs had hoped interest from the online giants would spark a fierce bidding war in the auction earlier this year but the main packages were bought by the existing broadcasters, the Telegraph said.

Sky Plc secured a deal in February to pay 3.58 billion pounds to show 128 Premier League matches for three seasons from 2019-20 in a deal that ended rampant inflation in the value of the domestic rights for English top-flight football. BT secured rights to show 32 games a season.

The deals were designed to tempt online streaming services, after both Amazon and Facebook signalled interest in live sports rights.

Amazon secured UK and Ireland rights to broadcast the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, adding its first Grand Slam to a sports package that already includes action from the ATP World Tour.

The Premier League and BT were not available for a comment outside business hours.

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