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Chad · 09-05-2013, 13:46

Lets see what SKY come back with. There are plenty of quotes on the BT website that are clear digs at SKY and their prices. A carriage deal between the 2 seems very unlikely now. BT mean war!

"BT’s aim is to increase the number of customers enjoying high quality sports on TV. Only one in five UK homes currently take a sports channel, possibly due to the high prices that have resulted from there being little real competition."

"Ian Livingston, BT chief executive said: "UK Sports fans have had a rough deal for too long. Many have been priced out of the market but we will change this by giving away BT Sport for free with our broadband. Sports fans are the winners today."

"There will be no requirement for customers to take a Sky TV subscription of any kind as BT Sport will be retailed by BT."

"BT today unveiled its new BT Sport commercial TV packages for pubs, clubs, betting shops, hotels and other commercial premises. The company is offering top flight sport that includes live Barclays Premier League and FA Cup football and Aviva Premiership rugby, at prices that massively undercut Sky."

"A typical independent pub taking BT Sport could save 78% versus the cost of Sky."

"Eighty eight per cent of independent pubs who don’t have Sky say they would like to show Premier League football but Sky is just too expensive."

"For those hotels that only want to offer their guests sports in their rooms, the BT Sport Pack, comprising all 3 channels - BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN, will be available at a room only charge of £3 per room per month, this is less than half the price for a single Sky Sports channel."

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Chad cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Edinburgh Services: SKY Family, SKY Broadband Unlimited, YouView, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Boxnation Posts: 5,137	Re: General Sky TV Discussion Lets see what SKY come back with. There are plenty of quotes on the BT website that are clear digs at SKY and their prices. A carriage deal between the 2 seems very unlikely now. BT mean war! "BT’s aim is to increase the number of customers enjoying high quality sports on TV. Only one in five UK homes currently take a sports channel, possibly due to the high prices that have resulted from there being little real competition." "Ian Livingston, BT chief executive said: "UK Sports fans have had a rough deal for too long. Many have been priced out of the market but we will change this by giving away BT Sport for free with our broadband. Sports fans are the winners today." "There will be no requirement for customers to take a Sky TV subscription of any kind as BT Sport will be retailed by BT." "BT today unveiled its new BT Sport commercial TV packages for pubs, clubs, betting shops, hotels and other commercial premises. The company is offering top flight sport that includes live Barclays Premier League and FA Cup football and Aviva Premiership rugby, at prices that massively undercut Sky." "A typical independent pub taking BT Sport could save 78% versus the cost of Sky." "Eighty eight per cent of independent pubs who don’t have Sky say they would like to show Premier League football but Sky is just too expensive." "For those hotels that only want to offer their guests sports in their rooms, the BT Sport Pack, comprising all 3 channels - BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN, will be available at a room only charge of £3 per room per month, this is less than half the price for a single Sky Sports channel."