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Old 26-01-2017, 11:18   #6871
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Sky wins new Uefa Nations League rights.

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Sky also announced that it has secured the exclusive rights to England matches in the new Uefa Nations League, including qualifiers for Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...e-rights-costs
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Sky profits dented by higher football rights costs

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BT fires opening shot at Sky in new Champions League rights battle.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...hts-sky-sports

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To date Sky and BT have attempted to play down expectations of a bidding war, despite Uefa predicting the next three-year UK deal could go for as much as 30% more at about £1.2bn.

However, John Petter, chief executive of BT Consumer, who led the last bid, has admitted that BT has to hold on to the rights to continue to drive its pay-TV business.
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All Discovery channels including Eurosport are staying on Sky!

GOOD NEWS! All our channels are staying on Sky. We can’t thank you enough for your patience & support. Best fans in TV! #KeepDiscovery
https://twitter.com/DiscoveryUK/stat...12462904172544
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All Discovery channels including Eurosport are staying on Sky!

GOOD NEWS! All our channels are staying on Sky. We can’t thank you enough for your patience & support. Best fans in TV! #KeepDiscovery
https://twitter.com/DiscoveryUK/stat...12462904172544
So sabre rattling by both sides all along.
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I wonder what one buckled?
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I wonder what one buckled?
Well the head honcho's of these companies certainly won't be revealing that John.
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TalkTalk sees fourth consecutive fall in TV customer base.

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There's some decent coverage of the next round of international games on TV for those without a SKY Sports subscription.

22nd March - Germany Vs. England - ITV4 (Friendly)
24th March - Spain Vs. Israel - SKY Sports Mix (FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifier)
25th March - Bulgaria v Netherlands - SKY Sports Mix (FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifier)
25th March - Portugal v Hungary - ITV4 (FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifier)
26th March - England v Lithuania - ITV (FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifier)
26th March - Scotland v Slovenia SKY Sports Mix (FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifier)
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l wonder what this will mean for football fans possibly if it happens?.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...ayre-step-down

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Liverpool’s outgoing CEO said a threatened break-up of the Premier League’s collective broadcasting deal “is still being debated” in the boardrooms of leading clubs despite the current model generating more than £10bn between 2016-19. The admission will alarm other top-flight clubs, who share the spoils of collective selling at home and overseas, and critics who argue the competitiveness of the Premier League is what makes it the most lucrative in the world.
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Well, something needs to be done to stop excessive money being made out of this at the expense of the punter, but they need to avoid chucking the baby out with the bathwater.

I would like to see all Premier League matches televised live, and distributed more widely to pay TV and the terrestrials. Unfortunately, if the clubs sell rights to their matches individually, I have a sneaking suspicion that prices will go up still further!
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Well, something needs to be done to stop excessive money being made out of this at the expense of the punter, but they need to avoid chucking the baby out with the bathwater.

I would like to see all Premier League matches televised live, and distributed more widely to pay TV and the terrestrials. Unfortunately, if the clubs sell rights to their matches individually, I have a sneaking suspicion that prices will go up still further!
Agree with you mate. The top clubs like Man UTD,Man City,Arsenal,Chelsea etc would be able to demand and get hughe tv fees but smaller clubs such as mine Middlesbrough would really struggle,especially if they put on the sort of dreary defensive performance seen against Spurs at the weekend!
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SKY to shows their third Premiership game on SKY Sports Mix on Saturday the 11th February. Arsenal v Hull City
SKY to show their fourth Premiership game on SKY Sports Mix on Sunday the 26th February. Tottenham Hotspur Vs. Stoke City.
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They have to prop up the falling viewing figures somehow.
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They have to prop up the falling viewing figures somehow.
Well l am sure you will put your own support behind them MM.
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