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sav_c · 11-05-2004, 08:55

But the difference last season was that the Prem+ contract was shared amongst Sky, ITV Digital and NTL. They all had to chip in after the first contract was pulled due to NTL (I think) bidding way more than it was possible to pay.

Next season Sky has sole charge of all games (bar the 8 up for auction to the terrestrial channels). Some of the games are on Sky Sports 1,2 etc and some are possibly for PPV. They can sell them wholesale to NTL/TW for as much as they like. NTL will then be forced to package them up in whatever way to recoup the money - I doubt it will be ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1 a month though.

11-05-2004, 08:55	#20
sav_c Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fleet Posts: 24	Re: Sky Premiership Coverage for Next Season But the difference last season was that the Prem+ contract was shared amongst Sky, ITV Digital and NTL. They all had to chip in after the first contract was pulled due to NTL (I think) bidding way more than it was possible to pay. Next season Sky has sole charge of all games (bar the 8 up for auction to the terrestrial channels). Some of the games are on Sky Sports 1,2 etc and some are possibly for PPV. They can sell them wholesale to NTL/TW for as much as they like. NTL will then be forced to package them up in whatever way to recoup the money - I doubt it will be ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1 a month though.