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[1andrew1]

Interesting to see how Amazon is tackling its Ligue 1 rights charging in France. It seems to have got lucky again! (Ligue 1 being equivalent to English Premier League)

Background: Amazon won 80% of Ligue 1 rights for a bargain €250m per season replacing Mediapro which failed to honour its contract citing the Pandemic as the reason. (As a side issue, Canal + previously had agreed the remaining 20% of rights for €332m so is not happy with Amazon's bargain basement deal!)

Pricing: Amazon Prime members will be offered over 300 matches per season for an extra €12.99 a month.

Source: https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2021...ue-1-coverage/

[jfman]

So in a country with a well developed pay-tv market, a population of 67 million they’ve estimated it’ll take €12.99 plus the upselling of tat to recoup €250m.

How much to recoup £1.6bn I wonder…

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jfman

So in a country with a well developed pay-tv market, a population of 67 million they’ve estimated it’ll take €12.99 plus the upselling of tat to recoup €250m.

How much to recoup £1.6bn I wonder…

I’m sure they know what they are doing, jfman. But if you believe they are making a big mistake, maybe you should offer your services. Would you like a reference?

[jfman]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I’m sure they know what they are doing, jfman. But if you believe they are making a big mistake, maybe you should offer your services. Would you like a reference?

I’m sure they know what they are doing too, Old Boy.

That’s why in England they’ve not bid for anything other than the bargain bucket rights nobody else wanted. And signed up to renewal without a bidding war.

[TimeLord2018]

Serie A: BT Sport to show Italian top flight from 2021/22 season

BT Sport is to be the exclusive broadcaster of Serie A in the UK and Ireland in a three-season deal, running through to 2024.

https://www.bt.com/sport/football/se...wn-on-bt-sport

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by TimeLord2018

Serie A: BT Sport to show Italian top flight from 2021/22 season

https://www.bt.com/sport/football/se...wn-on-bt-sport

More evidence of the merry-go-round of the smaller rights packages. I believe Premier Sports held the rights before.

[bluecatt73]

Originally Posted by Raider999

Rubbish

Seconded. It's intended to protect attendances in the lower (and non) leagues.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by bluecatt73

Seconded. It's intended to protect attendances in the lower (and non) leagues.

You do know what protectionism is, right?

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

More evidence of the merry-go-round of the smaller rights packages. I believe Premier Sports held the rights before.

Interestingly, both the Bundesliga and Serie A are three year deals. It doesn’t sound like either league expects some plucky upstart streaming service to blow Sky or BT out the water in the next three years.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by jfman

So in a country with a well developed pay-tv market, a population of 67 million they’ve estimated it’ll take €12.99 plus the upselling of tat to recoup €250m.

How much to recoup £1.6bn I wonder…

Yup, that's the obvious inference, agreed, that France should be a warning to those in the UK hoping that Amazon is going to reduce the price of sports TV subscriptions.

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Originally Posted by jfman

You do know what protectionism is, right?

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Interestingly, both the Bundesliga and Serie A are three year deals. It doesn’t sound like either league expects some plucky upstart streaming service to blow Sky or BT out the water in the next three years.

I've no doubt these rights would have been marketed to DAZN and Amazon too.

[Raider999]

Originally Posted by Carth

I remember games were played 3pm on a Saturday, now they're played at stupid times any day of the week in order to satisfy the whims of Sky BT etc.

Yes they pay £millions for the coverage rights, but it's created further greed and corruption within football at the higher levels.

You cannot argue with that, but then they are paying handsomely for that privilege.

[vincerooney]

Do we know what the latest situation is with BT Sports and Virgin Media. Aren't the contracts up now?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Do we know what the latest situation is with BT Sports and Virgin Media. Aren't the contracts up now?

Look like deals to stay on Virgin Media has been signed.

[jfman]

It’s speculation to claim the deal was up in the first place.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by jfman

It’s speculation to claim the deal was up in the first place.

The BT Sport closing down on Virgin rumour was started on an other web site and posted the following:

I was told earlier today that a location of one of Virgin's Channel Update slate has been updated with codes for BT subscription packages. Currently an actual slate isn't visible but it does carry EPG information "Channel No Longer Available".

But some days later the updated with codes for BT subscription packages was removed by Virgin Media.

https://www.forumbox.co.uk/forum/thr...treaming-only/

[bluecatt73]

Originally Posted by jfman

You do know what protectionism is, right?

Yes, I do. I understand your argument, I just don't agree with it. But perhaps that's because I support a league 1 club.