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Raider999 · 22-09-2021, 17:52

If DAZN thought they could make a profit out of streaming Premier League football then surely they would have put in a bid for one of the packages available in the recent round.

With no realistic bids other than the Sky/BT (and minor from Prime) the Premier League extended the current encumbents.

What has changed - possibly DAZN see BT wanting out and hope to pick up the rights for a reduced amount.

Either way, they will retain the linear BT channels as I would assume for the contract specifies how the matches are delivered. Even if it doesn't, it would be extremely brave(rash) to bin the customer base by going to streaming only model.

It doesn't matter what OB thinks, linear sports channels are here to stay for the foreseeable future.

22-09-2021, 17:52	#10683
Raider999 cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,641	Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news If DAZN thought they could make a profit out of streaming Premier League football then surely they would have put in a bid for one of the packages available in the recent round. With no realistic bids other than the Sky/BT (and minor from Prime) the Premier League extended the current encumbents. What has changed - possibly DAZN see BT wanting out and hope to pick up the rights for a reduced amount. Either way, they will retain the linear BT channels as I would assume for the contract specifies how the matches are delivered. Even if it doesn't, it would be extremely brave(rash) to bin the customer base by going to streaming only model. It doesn't matter what OB thinks, linear sports channels are here to stay for the foreseeable future.