http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...?newsfeed=true
Looks like al-Jazeera have put in a serious bid to force a 2nd round of bidding - the results will be released tomorrow or Thursday.
No one knows yet if al-Jazeera have targeted Sky's games, or ESPN's. What is known is al-Jazeera have the money to blow both of their rivals out of the water if they wished:
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"The sense is there is a new bidder out there with a potentially serious offer and everyone thinks it is al-Jazeera, although no one can be 100%," said one industry source. "The question is how many packages they are targeting, meaning Sky or ESPN."
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If ESPN lost their single package than that would be big blow for VM's XL pack and for ESPN - could they still charge money for a non-EPL sports channel?
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Way Hey! 1300 posts not out!
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