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05-01-2014, 22:37
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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And there is no doubt that because of this then increasingly more customers will draw a line in the sand and say enough is enough.
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Today I drawn a line in the sand I cancelled my SKY Sports subscription after 11 years and will now save about £500 pounds a year! I now going to rely on BT Sports on the XL TV pack for my sports fix
Finally I don't know when rights come up but BT do not want to fall into the trap of ESPN UK did and have no real summertime UK based Sport when the footie is off the screen!
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06-01-2014, 09:26
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Today I drawn a line in the sand I cancelled my SKY Sports subscription after 11 years and will now save about £500 pounds a year! I now going to rely on BT Sports on the XL TV pack for my sports fix
Finally I don't know when rights come up but BT do not want to fall into the trap of ESPN UK did and have no real summertime UK based Sport when the footie is off the screen!
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Aye its going to be an interesting few years. Especially when the next premier league rights come up. If BT sport manage to bag more rights i'd see no reason in continuing with sky sports myself.
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06-01-2014, 14:41
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I agree,Michael Owen is a poor pundit and BT need to find another job for him or else sack him. It isn`t just his comments that irritate me it`s his voice too that really grates on me.
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08-01-2014, 18:15
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News for those in the USA
Martin Tyler has been really hit and miss lately, spot on commenting on Rooney vs Cardiff btw
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08-01-2014, 19:06
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This is very interesting and in my view, it would be a big leg up for BT if it were to acquire this channel. They need to develop entertainment channels to compete with Sky, and this would be a jolly good start.
A new BT channel to replace Channel 5 would have a much higher profile than Sky's Pick TV and would be an excellent showcase for any premium entertainment channels it may wish to start up on the BT platform.
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09-01-2014, 12:04
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"Premier League aims to pit BSkyB against BT in early TV rights sale":
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ghts-sale.html
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09-01-2014, 12:22
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Greed , greed and more greed in my humble opinion.
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09-01-2014, 13:33
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Greed , greed and more greed in my humble opinion.
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Absolutely I could not agree more.
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09-01-2014, 13:35
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both BT and sky will pay more meaning prices up and up again as usual
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09-01-2014, 13:50
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both BT and sky will pay more meaning prices up and up again as usual
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Unless of course BT play a clever game should they win the Premier League rights outright.
For example, they could sell the rights to certain matches to other TV channels and drive costs down. By showing Sky that their dominance is over, they may force them for future bids into joining with BT by pooling resources at a price BT thinks is better for the punters.
Who knows what will happen, but with more players, subscriptions don't have to keep going up. We just have to see who blinks first.
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09-01-2014, 14:06
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Greed , greed and more greed in my humble opinion.
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Absolutely I could not agree more.
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Agreed , fans of other sports will be forced to pay more or will be completely priced out.
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both BT and sky will pay more meaning prices up and up again as usual
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Correct Dave , totally unfair for those fans of other sports
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Unless of course BT play a clever game should they win the Premier League rights outright.
For example, they could sell the rights to certain matches to other TV channels and drive costs down. By showing Sky that their dominance is over, they may force them for future bids into joining with BT by pooling resources at a price BT thinks is better for the punters.
Who knows what will happen, but with more players, subscriptions don't have to keep going up. We just have to see who blinks first.
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BT and its shareholders are interested in the exact same thing BSKYB and its shareholders are , improving subscriber numbers and profits end of , they are both pay tv platforms after all
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09-01-2014, 15:16
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Just online to say that the Celtic game is being shown LIVE tonight from 18.25 on Premier Sports (Channel 551).
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09-01-2014, 19:25
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Agreed , fans of other sports will be forced to pay more or will be completely priced out.
Correct Dave , totally unfair for those fans of other sports
BT and its shareholders are interested in the exact same thing BSKYB and its shareholders are , improving subscriber numbers and profits end of , they are both pay tv platforms after all
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I think BT are playing a clever game, and it would be advisable not to underestimate them. If customers view them as 'customer orientated/friendly' (which Sky certainly are not), this could win them a lot of loyalty.
This could be the strategy that restores BT's reputation.
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09-01-2014, 19:46
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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I think BT are playing a clever game, and it would be advisable not to underestimate them. If customers view them as 'customer orientated/friendly' (which Sky certainly are not), this could win them a lot of loyalty.
This could be the strategy that restores BT's reputation.
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First off Im not getting into who'll win what , frankly I couldn't careless if I'm honest , if its BT I'll switch supplier that's the beauty of choice however have you actually read what you put ? BT sell games to other channels , so their going to pay billions for football and then sell it to other channels I'm afraid that's complete fantasyland , the only games you'll see free are the few champions league ones which were part of the deal with UEFA in my opinion.
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