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Telegraph article (registration required) says Eleven Sports could be close to securing a deal with Virgin
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...ort-heads-top/
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Eleven’s only way to recoup its investment is by selling streaming subscriptions direct to consumers, and its rivals at BT and Sky are, for now, happy to keep it that way.
A boost may be imminent. It is understood Virgin Media is close to agreeing terms to offer Eleven as part of its pay-TV packages.
The UFC’s lucrative pay-per-view fights could be the key to distribution deals with BT and Sky. “We are not without leverage,” says Watson. “We are not some little guy fighting to succeed.”
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