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Originally Posted by Joedm45
As Stuart says, its all about the money. I think the current Sky deal with the premier league is well over a £1bn over 3 seasons (Yes that's a Billion not Million) 
There is not many TV companies that can afford that sort of money. However I truly believe IMO that when the TV rights come up for renewal, ESPN might start throwing their financial american muscle into the ring and pull a surprise or two because they are a company that can afford it.
Also, there is a strong rumour that Sky Sports red button will be on VM in 2011 so some good news there |
If that happens and ESPN win an extra package of games (or two), isn't there a danger that ESPN will pull out of being part of XL package and make VM viewers subscribe independently, like they do on the Sky platform?