I'm get peed off with all the "I hope Sky lose the epl" or "I hope ESPN lose the EPL"
I just wan to know who has the EPL, how much is it and where do I pay lol.I couldn't careless even if Setanta win all packs.
I just want to know where I can watch it.
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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan
Been reading his posts. 
If AJ did win then VM would have to have 'talks' with them (hopefully there would be more progress there then VM have made with AJ News). Ditto ESPN if they won more than 1 package.
No sane reason why ESPN would drop the deal with VM, they'll need all the viewers they can get, especially if they decided to carry on in the UK without EPL (and become a basic channel like EuroSport).
AJ are backed by the State of Qatar. Suffice to say that money isn't a issue for them, it depends how much they want a foothold in the UK market. They've already done it in France and the US, where they look like taking on the Fox Soccer Channels. |
I know who owns AJ but if you're talking about paying 700,800 million even a billion £'s for EPL I can't see it. Because then you need to set up studios, get presenters, Sky will pull all there cameras etc. You are also setting a up a situation where in the following seasons auctions Sky/ESPN will come back with even higher bids.
No matter who your backers are you still need to make money.