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Originally Posted by Chad
I think you could be spot on
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Looks like the Champions League rights might cost SKY a fortune:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/m...e-worries.html
"BT lost ground earlier in the week on worries it will not recoup the £450m a year it is spending to go up against BSkyB in sports broadcasting. Yesterday, however, investors were weighing the potential damage the rivalry might inflict on Sky."
"analysts at Macquarie warned that the company should expect “fierce competition” in the forthcoming bidding process for the pay-TV rights to broadcast Champions League matches from 2015 to 2018. They estimated the price Sky will pay to secure the rights will rise 70pc, which would knock the company’s 2016 estimated earnings by 4pc."
It looks like SKY Sports might start to get really expensive in the next 12 to 24 months.
I thought breaking up football rights and giving the consumer choice was supposed to be a good thing? All I'm seeing is evidence of crazy bidding wars that's just going to push up subscription prices up over and over again. |
Yes footballing rights in this country are a disgrace and one either thinks its complete incompetence by the anti competition authorities or something a bit more corrupt.
Before it was just sky sports we had to buy to see english football. The competition authorities then decided this was naughty and not good for us. Meaning most people now have to pay an extra tenner to see all of the football and sky sports have increased their prices even more so.
Well done to all involved in that. With the highest ticket prices as well people in england sure do have to spend a lot to watch football.
I wish i was german. Ten quid a ticket to go see hertha berlin