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[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

DAZN runs the rulebook over ViaSport UK and hints at big bid for Premier League Rights. Insiders detail how they've learnt from their experience in Italy and are ready to give cash-starved footy fans what they want.

Saudi owners of Newcastle United considering launch of £15pm Football Streaming Service. But the 3pm kick-off ban must go!

GB News' billionaire owners Legatum in surprise swoop for ViaSport UK assets. Insiders talk of a rebrand to GB Sports and taking the fight to Sky with record-breaking bid for Premier League rights.

Any link to story's?

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Any link to story's?

Dude, they were hypothetical scenarios, not known actualities.

What headlines can we expect to see being pushed out there?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Dude, they were hypothetical scenarios, not known actualities.

I was look up google for hours early today to find links so I could tweet them.

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Well known Scottish Radio/TV Presenter Ewen Cameron has tweet the following today on his twitter page

I’ve been told BBC Scotland ARE in talks with UEFA about getting a deal done to show the Scotland games.

https://twitter.com/EwenDCameron/sta...28362460381185

[jfman]

I’d be taking that with a huge pinch of salt. Ewen Cameron is a useless radio hack up here.

The rights aren’t available unless Viaplay sub-licence them (if they’re even allowed) and someone pays to keep the lights on at Viaplay.

If they revert to UEFA it’ll be an auction for the lot which BBC Scotland would be a million miles from affording.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by jfman

I’d be taking that with a huge pinch of salt. Ewen Cameron is a useless radio hack up here.

The rights aren’t available unless Viaplay sub-licence them (if they’re even allowed) and someone pays to keep the lights on at Viaplay.

If they revert to UEFA it’ll be an auction for the lot which BBC Scotland would be a million miles from affording.

I have called it a rumour on my twitter page.

[1andrew1]

The i newspaper reports DAZN to bid for Premier League rights.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/d...454&ai=2512221

[jfman]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The i newspaper reports DAZN considering a bid for Premier League rights.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/d...454&ai=2512221

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The i newspaper reports DAZN to bid for Premier League rights.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/d...454&ai=2512221

Don’t say that, MB, you’ll give ‘em apoplexy!

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The i newspaper reports DAZN to bid for Premier League rights.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/d...454&ai=2512221

The company’s chief financial officer, Darren Waterman, told i that the Premier League auction is a “great opportunity” as they look to make a major impact in the UK market.

“The Premier League is the next top, top right to come to the market and we will definitely look at it, we have to. It’s a great opportunity,” he said.

“It’s not until 2025 so it’s a fair way off but yes, we’ll look at it.”’

They’ll "look at it"…

[Phunkenstein]

I'm not sure I'd be that quick to mock DAZN's interest here... to me they still feel like the wild card in the next round.

I think their portfolio in other countries, especially Italy where they have all of Serie A and Germany where they have a healthy chunk of Bundesliga and most of the UCL suggests that they'll be willing to table a significant bid for a package (or packages) if they need it... and I think the reality is that if they don't get anything out of the next PL auction, their UK business is pretty much done.

I think now that we know Viaplay are gone and Apple aren't seemingly interested, it sort of lays the table for the incumbents to retain though in what way remains to be seen - I think the dream of Amazon owning "ALL DA FOOTY FOR 7.99" (if I was talking like I was on Football Twitter) is not going to happen... they didn't bite for Serie A in the domestic market, they didn't go all on UCL here and in Italy which indicates to me you'll see them maybe going for a top pick regular weekly game which seems in sync with everything they're doing in sport right now being small but high end... and I don't know what TNT will do though I could see them trying to keep a weekly game again to supplement their Euro coverage

Honestly I think with that huge EFL deal I could see Sky abandoning Saturday completely and going all in on getting Super Sunday and MNF only. I actually think them maybe reducing their overall spend and tonnage might be interesting to see...

It all depends on how many games do go up for tender and what those packages look like but I'm not sure I'm that quick to count DAZN out yet... though I also think the incumbents will be very much on the ball if they do enter the fray.

[ozsat]

DAZN already have EPL rights in several overseas regions - so would not actually be new to the game.

[Phunkenstein]

Originally Posted by ozsat

DAZN already have EPL rights in several overseas regions - so would not actually be new to the game.

Absolutely. Just a further indication why I'm not counting them out by any means.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Don’t say that, MB, you’ll give ‘em apoplexy!

I'm not Media Boy!

[jfman]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I'm not Media Boy!

Makes it worse!

[carravetta]

Originally Posted by carravetta

With the struggles with Viaplay I can see beIN Sports dipping there toes into the UK market ahead of the forthcoming Premier League rights by acquiring them.

You would have the biggest players in the UK market with Discovery, Sky, Amazon and beIN

Another option could be Sky or Comcast buying Viaplay and rebranding there channels as NBC Sports to get there name in the UK similar to what ESPN did.