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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I wonder if the recent HD channel additions on VM are the ESPN money being distributed about elsewhere ? Now it looks certain to be exiting the UK.
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This is what I suspected may happen a few months ago.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...o-if-espn.html
If ESPN drops out of the XL package in June, and is not replaced by BT Sports, customers will expect a price reduction. We know this because of the out cry from XL customers when Setanta went bust 4 years ago, prior to Virgin landed a deal with ESPN. It'll be easier for Virgin to bat away requests for a price reducing by highlighting all the new HD channels that have been added since the turn of the year.
We should know for sure what is happening in the next 3 to 4 months.
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
ESPN to make "a major announcement"
ESPN have called a staff meeting for 9am Tuesday morning when they will make "a major announcement" it is expected that ESPN will inform its staff that BT Sport have bought ESPN's UK operation including rights for the FA Cup, Europa League, Scottish football and the Bundesliga
It is not known how many of the ESPN team will transfer to BT. But highly rated reporter / presenter Rebecca Lowe has impressed both ESPN’s American network chiefs and NBC, who have the US Premier League rights. Lowe’s possible move across the Atlantic might be connected to her partner, football manager Paul Buckle, leaving non-League Luton Town for personal reasons.
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The Daily Mail are going with the headline:
"Sky's new rivals BT snap up ESPN's UK operation including SPL and Bundesliga rights"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...rles-Sale.html