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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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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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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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That prediction only came from one person😂

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

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

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

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

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

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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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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...layer-10377580

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I wonder if Eleven Sports have bought a pack to bolster their recent La Liga success?

https://www.theguardian.com/football...rts-radrizzani

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Yes, I wondered that as well!

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Don't have to have made a bid in round 1 of bidding to progress further if needed?

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I wonder if this new channel will be part of the Full House or a standalone channel.

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what new channel ?

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Eleven Sports possibly but l doubt it.

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Ah I’m with you

Yes , let’s wait and see if they even have a channel before moaning that VM don’t carry it :D

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If they do not have a channel, how else can they broadcast? Online only?

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Possibly, they have not revealed their plans yet as far as I am aware

Speaking of which, anyone heard any whispers about serie a rights for next season yet ?

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Just announced: Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has said that Sky News must be sold before the Government approves 21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion takeover of Sky

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But not just that as Comcast are bidders as well and they have no hurdles to clear so we could still see higher bids for Sky being made..

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Fox’s Sky bid to be cleared if plan to divest Sky News is agreed

Fox is told by the Government its takeover interest can proceed so long as terms of a divestment of Sky News can be agreed.

https://news.sky.com/story/minister-...greed-11395486

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Virgin and TalkTalk discuss deal over broadband sharing

Virgin Media and TalkTalk are working on a deal to share the cost of new ultrafast broadband networks and dial up the pressure on BT.

The two operators are understood to be discussing sharing so-called passive infrastructure. It would mean TalkTalk could lay fibre optics in Virgin Media’s underground ducts and vice versa.

TalkTalk is trying to transform itself from a reseller of BT broadband lines to a network owner in its own right via a £1.5bn deal with M&G.

They aim to connect three million homes with faster, more reliable lines but have not yet finalised their terms.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...dband-sharing/

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...e-sharing.html

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Nothing but trouble for virgin if they get involved with TalkTalk - terrible company, unreliable, poor service and atrocious customer service.

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Yes, though they would still have just one sport and not eleven. :D
The other names I've heard banded around are: Amazon, Facebook and DAZN which is based in London but apparently big in some other countries.

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They're just swapping holes in the ground so I think VM will be ok.

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Yes, will be interesting to see who wins the bid. Would not have expected Liberty Global to have retreated so quickly from Europe so nothing is ever predictable.

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gs1 on DS forum posted a Twitter link from the author of The Telegraph article saying it's rumoured Amazon are in for the remaining premier league packs.

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If this happens, someone on here will be eating loads of humble pie.....:D

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Perhaps Amazon negotiating the price down, as little interest elsewhere.

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He's MIA :D

Although to be fair there wasn't to many takers for these two packs or at least at what the Premier League reserve price was.

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I have the full house bundle, can I cancel the Sky Sports part of it for June and July?

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l prefer a nice steak and kidney pie as it has a better aged mature flavour.;):D

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Now that was old Chuck as he is still looking for OB in some jungle in South America...;):D

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Yes

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Telegraph are now reporting that Amazon buying one of the packages is done and the announcement will be at lunchtime.

https://twitter.com/cg_williams/stat...802314240?s=21

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Wouldn't surprise me if they use this to increase the cost of Prime as it's increased in the USA.

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Cheers

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Another £10 to £20 on top of the £79 would not surprise me MM.

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Amazon confirmed for one pack of 20 games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44396151

The matches will be shown free for Amazon Prime Subscribers

BT get the final pack of 20 games

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Amazon will show 2 rounds of matches first December midweek round and the festive Bank Holiday round

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfFQuOaX0AEwiNa.jpg:large

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BT have paid £90million for pack G

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Not really surprising to be honest. I won't bother with amazon whatsoever. I'm intrigued by BT Sport though. Increased matches i assume will mean it'll probably fall off the XL package with VM this summer since the contract is up?

I wish champions league football was on sky sports since it has better pundits and it could mean i could avoid BT sport altogether. Suppose i'll be paying an extra twenty odd quid for it come august

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Only problem with Prime is the need for using a different device to watch it with.

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That would be a shame. I for one would then downgrade my package.

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As a Prime Subscriber for several years i'm happy with this news :-)

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The comedy thing is all the amazon matches are in december. I'll spend 7 or 8 quid for that month to watch all the games, binge watch prime videos in bed over christmas and then cancel.

If amazon had been showing matches every month it would have been annoying but they're blowing it all in one month which is probably the best outcome for people without prime

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December is their biggest month for new customers taking a Prime membership for online Christmas shopping through their website. The Premier League deal fits in nicely with this. It's almost as if this package of matches was designed for Amazon and their marketing strategy. What a strange coincidence

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A mate of mine seems to think BT Sports have retained Serie A

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OB, will be loving this news......:D

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Amazon will show every game on boxing day between 2019 and 2022

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Why as its two lots of matches that the Premier League could not get a decent price for which one will be on one bank holiday and another set of 10 matches during one midweek fixture programme as l suspect Amazon paid peanuts for it as there was no chance they were going to bid for the much better pricier packages IMO..

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I thought you said Amazon wouldn't bid at all, Den, or am I misremembering? ;)

Anyway, this is just the start. The next bidding round will be very interesting indeed.

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You bet, Max - just waiting for Amazon Prime to arrive on our STBs now so that all our selections can be bookmarked in 'My Shows'.

Heaven indeed!

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I agree Den hardly ground-breaking two weeks of football.

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BT paid £90m for the other previously unsold package.

Amazon (well done OB - one of your predictions eventually came true) paid an unknown amount for the other - BBC website says this is all 10 games from Boxing Day, and all 10 from 1 of the bank holidays - no great miss!

To watch the Amazon package you will need Amazon Prime sub, currently £79pa or £7.99pm. You will be able to watch it via a smart TV or via an Amazon Fire stick.

Does anyone know how this would work, i.e. Is it like on-demand you just stream it down when you want to watch it? If so you could watch all 10 - one after another.

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Thanks, Raider!

The BBCi-Player gives you the option to watch a streamed programme live or from the start. I would expect the Amazon football stream to work a similar way.

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No l can't deny that OB but my original views still stands as basically they picked up the tiddlywinks package for peanuts which the Premier League could not sell.

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True

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No l suspect the bidding results will very much be the same.

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Agreed, Amazon are getting a toe in the water, without needing to spend billions to get the better packages.

After all, the one they got didn't sell first time around - I wonder if they bid for it than?

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On the day the last 2 TV packs were announced Richard Scudamore is stepping down as premier league executive chairman by the end of this year

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It is true that this is one of the minor packages, but as I said, this is a precursor of what is to come.

What I do find reassuring is that Amazon is not making an extra charge for this, which lends support to my view that customers will benefit from Amazon's entry into the fold.

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I'm afraid to say that you have absolutely no basis for saying that, Den. Events are starting to prove you wrong earlier than I thought.

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Did Amazon bid originally?

Will Amazon be prepared to spend enough to capture 1 or more of the main 5 packages?

Will Amazon increase the cost of Amazon Prime? - others have suggested this is a possibility

Not sure how having to pay extra for an Amazon prime sub benefits anyone (unless you already have one)

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BBC website has revised the details of Amazon's package.

Now saying it is the 1st round of midweek games in December and the Boxing Day round.

This means anyone could pay £7.99 to subscribe for the month of December.

I would still like to know how this will work - presumably you can watch 1 game live but can you then watch the other 9 at times suitable to you within a period of time?

I am presuming the Amazon prime app needs to be downloaded but onto your tv, Sky HD box or the v6 box?

Will the coverage be in HD or only SD (assuming UHD will be out of the question)?

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This has to be a 'taster' for Amazon. If the subs jump and the viewing figures good then it would not surprise me in the slightest if Amazon place a hefty bid for one of the more major packages next round of rights.

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Not much doubt about that, spanky.

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It's more about how many extra sign up to Prime because of this news.

I'd imagine there is already quite a high percentage of its existing Prime customer base watch Premier League football and I'm not sure two lots of 10 games is that tempting a proposition.

In my opinion Amazon have gone for this because they've got if for a steal , let's be honest the reserve clearly wasn't met for these two remaining packs.

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I agree, Amazon negotiated a very good deal and Scudamore was probably getting concerned with getting egg on his face.

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If it works out and their subs increase enough because of this i'll be surprised if they don't throw their weight behind getting the 3pm rule abolished. I'd happily sign up to Prime on a yearly sub even at an increased price if they could show them, even if that's the only matches they had.

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Can't see that happening, don't forget all the football league clubs attendances would be likely to take a large hit if this happened.

As for Prime, it seems it's benefit is getting Amazon deliveries quicker - except when Amazon renege on their promises at holiday times.

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Interesting article from the BBC in regards to what may happen next time the Premier League rights go to tenure

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44400005

The broadcast landscape is changing quickly.

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My original view still stands OB as Amazon saw a chance to buy a cheap package for peanuts that did not sell as events will still be the same in 3 years time with Sky and BT having the vast majority of the packages still IMO.

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l quite agree MM although some might think differently.;)

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My view, Den, is that they did not wish to pay a lot of money this time round because our broadband infrastructure is not yet up to it, which means that a significant number either would not be able to stream matches or would get blocking and stuttering.

Assuming that these problems are behind us in four years' time, streaming should have gained more acceptance, but even if we are not still ready, they can put in place a back-up plan to show these matches, say by setting up an Amazon Sport channel or by selling the rights to show matches on the existing Sky or BT channels.

Whatever the position, I think there is a good chance that Amazon will make a strong bid next time around, and other players may well also enter the fray.

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BT CEO Gavin Patterson to step down later this year
https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...ter-this-year/

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Is it next month when the BT deal with Virgin ends or is it next season?

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Thought I read next month...

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An initial 3-year wholesale deal was signed in 2013 I don't know how many years it was extended by

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I thought it was a further 3 years when they signed a new deal in 2015 to include BT Sport Europe when it launched. Could be wrong though.

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Wales' autumn Tests set to switch to paid-for TV.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...witch-14765906

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I think it ends in August 2019, but like you, Chad, I'm not certain about that. I think it is linked to the Premiership League contracts.

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I am 99% sure it ends after next season...

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Now TV has an offer on the Summer Golf Pass it is currently £70 instead of £130 for 4 months access.

The offer ends at 23:59 on Friday

https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online

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Sky Wins Rights to Serie A for Seasons 2018-2021

https://www.skygroup.sky/corporate/m...sons-2018-2021

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No surprise after losing the Spanish football.

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After reading though is this only in Italy

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And streaming service DAZN (this will please Old Boy:)) also have won some of the Serie A rights in Italy too.
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2018...s-acquisition/

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This looks like it is in Italy not in the UK. I may be wrong but don`t BT have the rights in the UK for a good few more years yet?

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No l don't think so MM but l shall see some others sources to collate whether its is coming to Sky in this country or not.

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"Sky Italia CEO Andrea Zappia said..." Also mentioned the over fibre service that Sky UK doesn't offer atm.

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I'm pretty sure Sky in Italy don't offer it yet also.

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No, the current deal ended this season. I’m anxiously awaiting news

On a possibly related point, my sky go avenue will end in August, does anyone know the likelihood of picking up Now TV sport day/week passes for cheaper than the advertised price?

I always seem to get a cinema pass on a cheap deal, does the same thing happen with sports passes?

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"The new deal means that Sky Sports in Italy will be the exclusive home to 7 games out of 10 on each match-day. The Serie A rights will add to the already extensive sports offer available on Sky that for upcoming three-year period including majority exclusive UEFA Champions League, Formula1, Europa League and Moto GP coverage."

Unless:

1) BSKYB has now been renamed Sky Italy in this country
2) BT Sport have shockingly given up their champions league coverage and europa league coverage and abandoned their 3 year contract to Sky....

I believe this is Sky Italy.

i have no idea why its down on the sky corporate website in english since it has absolutely no impact to us

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Interesting

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...Liga-deal.html

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Well we shall see how it plays out as one suspects at the end of it all the customer will be paying more.

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Won`t be paying any further subs to what I already pay and I suspect that will be the same as many others too so unless they do a deal with sky to include their channel in the sky sports subscription I can`t see them doing very well.

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So the money Sky we’re going to pay(bid) for La Liga rights will now be being paid to Eleven so Sky can broadcast La Liga.
I would love to see the figures. I wouldn’t mind betting that Sky will be paying Eleven less than they bid for the La Liga rights. Could have been a cunning plan all along.

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Sky could easily include it in with Sky Sports Mix in its basic packs thus passing the cost across it's entire user base rather than just Sky Sports customers.

Nobody will pay anymore on top of Sky Sports so whatever happens it will be included in my opinion.

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Lets hope that is the case.

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Well that's what muppetman's article from the Mail says. Sky Sports subscribers will not pay more to watch La Liga games.

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BT are increasing line rental from 16th September 2018. Standard phone line rental will go from £18.99 to £19.99 a 5.27% rise

BT TV will go from £13.50 to £16

Sky Sports will increase from £27.50 to £30 for non-HD and from £33.50 to £36 for HD

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£2.50 extra a month for Sky Sports!

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And Virgins price rises are to follow one suspects.

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They don't really have much choice, though, Den, if Sky put their prices up.