Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by carravetta
I wouldn’t be surprised if Sky bid for BT Sport, could be too good of an opportunity to pass.
I also would not rule out beIN Sports
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My thoughts below, in conclusion Disney or DAZN.
- Amazon - not a heavy investor in sport as additional rights costs could not be covered by the Prime subscription.
- BeIN - have reduced their investment in Europe in recent years and becoming more financially prudent. Unlikely.
- DAZN - have recently signed up Matchroom Boxing in the UK so could be tempted to add BT's range of sports to make a full-scale sports offering. Have partnered with Telecom Italia in Italy so could be tempted to do the same with BT in the UK.
- Discovery - would make a nice addition to Discovery + and also its Eurosport channels which are more prominent outside the UK. But traditionally financially prudent so unlikely to get into a bidding war.
- Disney - own 80% of ESPN whose brand is licenced to BT. Would make a great addition to Disney+ and in return, could offer Disney + to BT.
- Premier Sports - could only afford to invest if in collaboration with a financial investor so bring less to the party. Unlikely.
- Sky - can't really see what's in it for them, apart from driving up the price for other buyers... which also has the side-effect of driving up analysts' valuations of Sky Sports.
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