Originally Posted by tvtimes

If BT want the full subscription amount (which I imagine they will) then VM would take a minimum of a £12 hit.

BT sports and the old ESPN as two different kettle of fish. ESPN needed VM's business to survive as their £10 subscription they charged wasn't seeing a lot of people take them up on their channel. They didn't have an infrastructure or existing customers they could sell/promote to.

Bt is different. It can offset it's cost by offering attractive deals to retain possible defectors therefore reducing churn and boosting profits and they can acquire new customers.

I know what you're saying, Multiroom would be an issue for me too. But apparently bt sport customers will be able to stream on two devices at the same time.

What I mean is that the ESPN contracts will end so VM may save £6 per sub, hence a further £6 hit if they give BT Sports free.

The post re Liberty is not about them getting into sports rights - they have already said they won't - the point was that sports is part of their portfolio so they may push to get BT Sport on VM

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Those sports you mention are all under contracts for broadcasting rights by Sky sports, Bt sports, Eurosport etc. Liberty couldn't add those channels even if they wanted to.

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They've had the monopoly for years and ever year it's become more and more expensive without any real competition.

Fair play to BT though, at least they are trying to make it more affordable. Just wish they could some how give it to us VM customers.