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Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian
There's no 'main package' Arthur. Just 5 of 28 and 2 of 14 I think.
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There is a controlling package - it was package "D" in the last rights auction. This package allows the owner to decide when it wants to take its top picks. In the last round Sky won package "D". This meant that, although BT proudly proclaimed they had loads of top picks, Sky could decide on which weekends they would be able to use them. So if they wanted, Sky could direct BT to use a top pick on a weekend when the fixture list had thrown up nothing special, and keep their own top picks for the weekends when there were better fixtures.
Personally, having lost the Champions League I can't see Sky being prepared to see their Premier League offering reduced, but who knows. I would agree with Media Boy, though - I can't see BT Sport lasting free on Virgin past the current deal.
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Originally Posted by denphone
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Should have read this first before I joined in!