Fair play to BT for getting into the sports market and take on their rivals, as a business plan it was a shrewd move. Content is king and when you rely on your rivals for content you have an uphill struggle.
I suspect VM have done a deal BT. It will be interesting to see if it includes HD (I find it so hard to stomach sport in SD).
However there is no way that I can see BT letting VM package it with XL and can only see it being offered as a stand alone. £12 for SD and £15 for HD?
Adding Sky Atlantic HD to XL is probably the sweetener and I can see this being announced at the same time as BT to soften the blow.
Being a sports fan I could be facing a sports package bill of just under £50 a month (over £50 from October) for Sky Sports, BT Sports/ESPN and the HD supplement.
It's going to be cheaper to go to my local and watch the sport over a pint. Based on my viewing habits I make it make it 6 days a month of Non terrestrial TV sport, 12 pints at £3 a pop = I'm better off watching down the pub
