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denphone

19-04-2013 16:52

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35562787)

I am a dancing queen :hyper:

Indeed and some of the others strike me as tantrum Queens.;):D

colin25

19-04-2013 16:57

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35562796)

Indeed and some of the others strike me as tantrum Queens.;):D

Or Virgin queens :D

denphone

19-04-2013 17:02

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Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35562798)

Or Virgin queens :D

Well actually l see myself as thy humble servant to the masses.:nworthy::nworthy:

bobcf

20-04-2013 17:55

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How will the 'first picks' system work. How is it decided who gets first pick in a particular Premier League week?

tvtimes

20-04-2013 18:21

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Originally Posted by bobcf (Post 35563125)

How will the 'first picks' system work. How is it decided who gets first pick in a particular Premier League week?

Can....worms.....opened.

I don't think anyone's sure at the moment. There's an awful lot of speculation:erm:

denphone

21-04-2013 19:43

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BT wants a broadband bounce from sport, but may have scored an own goal.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/medi...ghts-broadband

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BT and BSkyB are at loggerheads. BSkyB is refusing to allow BT to advertise its new sports channels on Sky Sports, and BT has complained to Ofcom. Now leaving aside the fact that BT can (and does) advertise on any of BSkyB's other channels, and that BSkyB and BT have both previously declined advertising from direct competitors – so there is plenty of precedent for BSkyB's position – this dispute really is a storm in a teacup. What lies behind it, however, really couldn't be more serious and the key questions are all for BT.

Since no one seriously expects anyone to pay that much just for BT's sports channels – which are still no real match and certainly no substitute for Sky's – some analysts expect BT to lose in excess of £200m a year on them.

But the problem for BT is that if BSkyB retails BT Sports as part of its offer to its customers, the telecoms company gets the money but not the customers – they belong to Sky. And no customer data means no capacity to try to sell them broadband packages. Which defeats the strategic point of spending £1bn on sports rights. Which could lead investors to wonder what else BT might have done with all that cash.

tvtimes

21-04-2013 19:48

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35563491)

BT wants a broadband bounce from sport, but may have scored an own goal.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/medi...ghts-broadband

I'm lost? What has the advertising issue got to do with the wholesale issue? They're unrelated! BT is free to sell directly to Sky customers regardless of the outcome Ofcom makes in regards to SKY withholding advertising space from BT.
Plus it fails to mention the fact that Sky are being hypocritical in their complaint when they have complained about ITV doing the very same to them years back.

Lazy Journalism:rolleyes:

Plus I am pretty sure, the point in creating a sports channel wasn't purely to nick Sky's customers details.

BexTech

21-04-2013 19:54

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I thought the subscription for BT Sports on satellite was being handled by BT themselves, so would have the customer details when you call them up to subscribe.

tvtimes

22-04-2013 08:17

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Originally Posted by BexTech (Post 35563496)

I thought the subscription for BT Sports on satellite was being handled by BT themselves, so would have the customer details when you call them up to subscribe.

They are. The article is pure bull and is poorly researched

denphone

22-04-2013 08:31

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A High price to pay for 20 years of sky-high profits in top flight.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...-in-top-flight

paultrademark

22-04-2013 09:15

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Debateable its profit when most clubs are still in massive debt due to overspending on wages

denphone

22-04-2013 09:34

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Originally Posted by paultrademark (Post 35563602)

Debateable its profit when most clubs are still in massive debt due to overspending on wages

Indeed as 70% of it goes on players wages and in my mind its time we had a salary cap and more consideration given to supporters.

Doug P

22-04-2013 10:45

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That would be a first Denphone. Clubs considering supporters went out some while ago!

Chad	22-04-2013 13:41

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35563491)

BT wants a broadband bounce from sport, but may have scored an own goal.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/medi...ghts-broadband

Interesting article.

Funny how this has cropped up yet again:

"Which brings us back to the current spat over advertising. After Ofcom's pay-TV review, BSkyB faced being compelled to wholesale its premium sports channels to BT at regulated prices. But with no obligation running the other way – on BT to wholesale to BSkyB – BT would then have been in the enviable position of promoting its YouView platform service as the only place to get all Premier League football. And that was the position last year when BT spent its £730m on football rights. But the Competition Appeals Tribunal decision to upend the Ofcom ruling means there is no obligation on BSkyB to wholesale its channels to BT at all."

This is now about the forth article I've seen in about 10 days stating SKY are under no obligation to wholesale SKY Sports.

denphone

22-04-2013 13:50

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Yes the next few months are going to be very interesting and one wonders what exactly we are going to be having on our screens come August with everything up in the air at the moment with regards to talks and future possible carriage agreements.

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