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Originally Posted by andy_m
I don't think that's misleading. BT said the matches would be "chargeable", and the interpretation of that word by ITV is the same as widely reported elsewhere.
The more I consider this deal the more I think it very unlikely it's included in the current Virgin deal. We shall see.
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That's profit from the entire business, presumably? It is difficult to see how it can make any money directly from the deal if Sky felt even they couldn't, and it's also ensured that the next Premier League rights auction will again be record breaking. Was it ott? I'd say yes. It can't pay for itself, it's more than double the previous cycle for nothing more and it has probably set us on a path of years of rights inflation that just cannot be sustainable.
Bust follows boom.
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I think more so as the fees charged to punters is near saturation.
I had already decided (pre-BT) to drop espn, when I was only charged 10 pounds per month, as I didn't think it was worth it, as I was also paying sky.
I decided to try bt broadband, so bt sport was free.
Anything that dilutes this, or increases prices, means i will likely drop something.
I could afford to keep paying, but there is a point when i start thinking, is it worth it.
Worst case scenario, I follow online, and watch BBC highlights. Save myself a fortune, to waste elsewhere
