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Old 17-03-2015, 20:08   #5625
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
It's an exaggeration that it's innovative as content often airs on pay-TV first before being shown on FTA TV. I wouldn't call it desperate though; I would call it opportunistic.
Equally, it's an exaggeration that the BBC will be propping up the offerings of a private company by paying for half an hour a week of previously-shown programming.The BBC does prop up private companies by commissioning original programming from them and by acting as a training ground for the industry.
It's just 'I hate the BBC' andy_m trying to find something that he thinks will reflect badly on the BBC. It doesn't of course; the BBC buys in loads of content made by other companies.
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