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Old 15-05-2019, 18:22   #9106
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A lot of ther big clubs are not interested in the FA Cup.

There isn't a lot of money in it for them and it gets in the way.

If one of the 4 Champions League places went to the FA Cup - that would change things.

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Great news, it will give the FA Cup a much bigger profile and no doubt better viewing figures.
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Old 15-05-2019, 18:39   #9107
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They really are cutting down on costs i think. I think their focus will be EPL/champions league/europa./bundesliga

I'm intrigued to see where Serie A will end up and La Liga. Both those contracts could be re-done this summer? I hope Sky get La Liga back and Serie A. It'll really boost their football coverage and with the debacle of Eleven sport they might just be both desperate for a stable channel.
Sky and BT Sport l suspect.
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Old 16-05-2019, 15:14   #9108
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Wwe going to bt
https://whatculture.com/amp/wwe/wwe-...ng-to-bt-sport
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Old 16-05-2019, 15:40   #9109
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Old 16-05-2019, 16:51   #9110
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Hallelujah thankfully my Sky sub money will no longer be funding panto.

The bad news is my BT sub now will.
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Old 16-05-2019, 16:59   #9111
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Here hoping WWE will stop asking for £14.99 for PPVS outside the big 4.

-Elimination Chamber
-Fastlane
-Money in the Bank
-Stomping Grounds
-Extreme Rules
-Hell in a Cell
-Clash of Champions
-2 TBA from Saudi Arabia
-TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs

I do not mind the top 4 being on BT Sports Box Office:

-Royal Rumble
-WrestleMania
-SummerSlam
-Survivor Series

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Hallelujah thankfully my Sky sub money will no longer be funding panto.

The bad news is my BT sub now will.
Still need to pay Sky Sports on top of Premier Sports for SPFL

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Hallelujah thankfully my Sky sub money will no longer be funding panto.
BT is a ideal home for WWE after all they do broadcast UFC.
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Here hoping WWE will stop asking for £14.99 for PPVS outside the big 4.

-Elimination Chamber
-Fastlane
-Money in the Bank
-Stomping Grounds
-Extreme Rules
-Hell in a Cell
-Clash of Champions
-2 TBA from Saudi Arabia
-TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs

I do not mind the top 4 being on BT Sports Box Office:

-Royal Rumble
-WrestleMania
-SummerSlam
-Survivor Series

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Still need to pay Sky Sports on top of Premier Sports for SPFL

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BT is a ideal home for WWE after all they do broadcast UFC.
Personally, I think some of what BT broadcasts is quite good - unlike any of the above suggestions
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Old 16-05-2019, 21:41   #9113
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They really are cutting down on costs i think. I think their focus will be EPL/champions league/europa./bundesliga

I'm intrigued to see where Serie A will end up and La Liga. Both those contracts could be re-done this summer? I hope Sky get La Liga back and Serie A. It'll really boost their football coverage and with the debacle of Eleven sport they might just be both desperate for a stable channel.
Serie A is on Premier Sport until 2021
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Old 17-05-2019, 09:46   #9114
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I was just combing through DigitalBitRate website and saw some BT Sports Channel stuff that seems new.

First the non-new, C073/Tsid22 has BT Sport 4K UHD, this is the current 4K channel, I'm mentioning this location on the page as this is the existing service.

What I'm drawing your attention to is this...
C052/Tsid14 has BTSport 4K Hidden, BT Sport 4K Slate and BT Sport HD Hidden.

Something new from BT?

It's possible they are preparing to move services, but why labelled as they are?
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I just looked at the screen shots that accompany them. The HD Hidden has a BTSport 2 logo, the 4K Hidden shows what looks like an advert for a tablet, and the Slate shows BBC2 HD move (!). Weird, but maybe just tests.

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Old 17-05-2019, 12:10   #9115
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WWE going to BT sport is huge AEW on ITV box office and weekly shows probably ending up on ITV 4 this is an exciting time for wrestling fans
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Old 17-05-2019, 13:30   #9116
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The word fixed springs to mind.
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The word fixed springs to mind.
... and the word sport doesn't.
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It is as fixed as stuff like Game of Thrones, EastEnders, Coronation Street.

WWE always say it is Entertainment - and in the US it airs on Entertainment channels.

It is only the UK that lump it with sport.
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What will be the implications for this and the WWE Network?

Wasn't there a dispute between them and Sky over showing PPV events when it launched?

There was talk of legal action at the time between the two and Sky won. The suggestion, if I remember correctly, was that the next WWE deal would change this.

Isn't it likely that the deal BT gets isn't the one Sky has had. Perhaps Sky felt that what was on offer wasn't worth it.

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Also with BT Sports coming to Sky this year it's less of a risk.

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