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Originally Posted by Chad
Some worrying statements in that article.
"Now it will have to decide how to proceed after plumping for a “middle way” that offers BT Sport free to its own broadband customers and charges £12 a month to Sky customers. That strategy will have to shift anyway when it starts exclusively showing all Champions League and Europa League games live from 2015-16."
"Petter confirmed that those viewers who get BT Sport free would have to pay a top-up charge to watch the majority of those matches. That could clear the way for a strategy whereby BT customers get the main channels free but pay extra for a premium service – which could house the most attractive Premier League games."
So BT won the Champions League rights but it means BT Sports is going to get more expensive, even for those who get it free. SKY lost the rights but won't be putting down the price of their subscription. So from next year it's going to get even more expensive to watch what I currently already get from SKY and BT Sports. Whilst both companies are offering interesting packages and bundles when taking their sports channels, the actually cost to have both sets of channels without being part of some kind of promotional package or bundle is going to become sky high.
It's going to be about £55 per month to take both sets of channels in HD from next year  |
That was always going to happen. Only the deluded few could think that a price war to pay more money would help the customers.
I suspect I will choose to loose a few games, rather than pay more. Though offers might come.
Suspect next year I will watch both, depending on price, but year after, will wait to see who gets the most premier league rights, and just have that channel (whether BT or Sky)