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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k
And the comments were also revealled as a error on my part for mis-reading a document if that was a swipe at me.
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I’m sure I’ve cited it as being described as a done deal independently. Boxing podcasts had referenced it, and I’d read a few news articles around the same time. I definitely appreciate your input into the rumour mill - certainly not worthy of a swipe at for reasonable comment.
My suspicion is it was close to a done deal, however DAZN are causing reputational damage to Serie A in Italy and I suspect BT want a run on deal for which they need continuity of an equivalent service to their BT TV customers for a period. I’m not sure how the Premier League or UEFA do their contracts, but after the ITV Digital fiasco I’d imagine some guarantees (quality of service perhaps?) could sit with BT plc. and BT wouldn’t necessarily want to be on the hook for compo around DAZN’s failings.
Incidentally I watched the Anthony Yarde fight in 4K HDR on the BT app on Saturday and it was excellent. If DAZN aren’t up to that level of coverage then some BT customers under contract would rightly feel short changed.