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Originally Posted by Lew
If the rumours are true that ESPN UK will be closing by May then it might be sooner that VM get to negotiate a new deal.
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The Mail on Sunday says BT are in talks to buy all of the ESPN UK Channels.
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Meanwhile, BT is believed to be in talks to buy Walt Disney’s ESPN sports-broadcasting business in the UK. It runs three channels in Britain: the flagship ESPN UK-only channel as well as ESPN Classic and ESPN America. It also has a digital business comprising six websites.
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Read more:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/m...#ixzz2KbaurkT3
Maybe we will see if ESPN sells out to BT:
ESPN - BT Sports 1
BT Sports - BT Sports 2
ESPN America - BT Sports America
ESPN Classic - BT Sports Gold
With the BT Sports 2 SD slot on Sky being sold to an other broadcaster.