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Chad · 20-07-2012, 22:45

The Scottish Sun are reporting bids for SFL Rangers TV deal are to be in for Monday

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...n-the-way.html

It's the kind of oppertunity Premier Sports will be looking at. Virgin have a strong customer base in the central belt of Scotland, which is where most Rangers fans are from. Rangers fans with Virgin will not be happy if the broadcast rights go to a channel they can't access.

Premier Sports already broadcast Rangers and Celtic TV. In recent years they've picked up Rangers and Celtics Euro qualifiers plus pre-season friendlies. Their dedication to Conference football down in England will show the SFL they have a real interest in lower league football and have a track record of covering it.

Don't rule Premier Sports out. This is the kind of deal that could help them get onto Virgin. It wouldn't take long for Virgin to be bombarded by requests from Rangers fans to add the channel. Would Virgin react to between 20,000 to 40,000 requests for the channel to be added?

20-07-2012, 22:45	#15
Chad cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Edinburgh Services: SKY Family, SKY Broadband Unlimited, YouView, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Boxnation Posts: 5,137	Re: ESPN may lose EPL Football(Update) The Scottish Sun are reporting bids for SFL Rangers TV deal are to be in for Monday http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...n-the-way.html It's the kind of oppertunity Premier Sports will be looking at. Virgin have a strong customer base in the central belt of Scotland, which is where most Rangers fans are from. Rangers fans with Virgin will not be happy if the broadcast rights go to a channel they can't access. Premier Sports already broadcast Rangers and Celtic TV. In recent years they've picked up Rangers and Celtics Euro qualifiers plus pre-season friendlies. Their dedication to Conference football down in England will show the SFL they have a real interest in lower league football and have a track record of covering it. Don't rule Premier Sports out. This is the kind of deal that could help them get onto Virgin. It wouldn't take long for Virgin to be bombarded by requests from Rangers fans to add the channel. Would Virgin react to between 20,000 to 40,000 requests for the channel to be added?