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mersey70 · 03-02-2011, 12:40

Competition is always good and when the EC ruled that no one broadcaster could hold all 6 EPL packages it opened up the market.

Sadly for the consumer though it also resulted in many subscribers requiring two subscriptions or a high tier of service to watch all televised EPL. Of course Setanta subsequently went bust too. We will see in time if ESPN ever get more packages than they have now as one way or another it will have to be paid for. Imagine if they both got 3 packages each, that would be interesting price wise.

I am not so sure whether we have benefitted from the rule really.

03-02-2011, 12:40	#10
mersey70 Inactive Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wirral Services: TV M, L BB, Sky+ HD Posts: 1,485	Re: Disney-backed ESPN line up against Rupert Murdoch Competition is always good and when the EC ruled that no one broadcaster could hold all 6 EPL packages it opened up the market. Sadly for the consumer though it also resulted in many subscribers requiring two subscriptions or a high tier of service to watch all televised EPL. Of course Setanta subsequently went bust too. We will see in time if ESPN ever get more packages than they have now as one way or another it will have to be paid for. Imagine if they both got 3 packages each, that would be interesting price wise. I am not so sure whether we have benefitted from the rule really.