ESPN may lose EPL Football(Update)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...?newsfeed=true
Looks like al-Jazeera have put in a serious bid to force a 2nd round of bidding - the results will be released tomorrow or Thursday. No one knows yet if al-Jazeera have targeted Sky's games, or ESPN's. What is known is al-Jazeera have the money to blow both of their rivals out of the water if they wished: Quote:
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I've been reading a lot about this but its hard to get fact from fiction,some are saying ESPN may have to pay so much for EPL they will have to drop the current deal with VM.
Others are saying they are tied into the VM deal for while, then some are saying AJ have not actually put in a bid, On digitalspy there is a user called MT11 I think is the name but he seems to have a lot of insider info, go look him up. What is a fact is Sky currently pay around £500 million for there rights. They could afford to double it but they would need to add around £4 a month per SkySports subscriber. AJ have money but not to throw at EPL as Sky have a current 7million subscribers plus 1 million from VM/BT ect. AJ do not have this so I doubt they would offer much more than Sky. |
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If AJ did win then VM would have to have 'talks' with them (hopefully there would be more progress there then VM have made with AJ News). Ditto ESPN if they won more than 1 package. No sane reason why ESPN would drop the deal with VM, they'll need all the viewers they can get, especially if they decided to carry on in the UK without EPL (and become a basic channel like EuroSport). AJ are backed by the State of Qatar. Suffice to say that money isn't a issue for them, it depends how much they want a foothold in the UK market. They've already done it in France and the US, where they look like taking on the Fox Soccer Channels. |
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HD?
could we see Al-Jazeera and ITV partner up as they are now leaving ESPN to somewhat partner Sky? |
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I'm get peed off with all the "I hope Sky lose the epl" or "I hope ESPN lose the EPL"
I just wan to know who has the EPL, how much is it and where do I pay lol.I couldn't careless even if Setanta win all packs.:D:D I just want to know where I can watch it. ---------- Post added at 19:36 ---------- Previous post was at 19:33 ---------- Quote:
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I'll PMSL if the mysterious bidder was......VM! :shocked:
"You thought we weren't interested in content didn't you??!? MUHAHAHAHA! Get ready for Virgin Sports HD, baby!" :D:D:D Oh well, a cable customer can dream. ;) |
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I just read on digispy (cheers tellybear) that Al Jazeera in France costs next to nothing compared to Sky over here. Would their rights in France carry on here so we get live matches of Ligue 1?
I really hope theirs a revamp here. Skys coverage in all probably is next to none but dictatorship isn't appealing. Bring in Al Jazeera to mix it up, keep everyone on their tippy toes. For once I bet VM have their feet up just watching on ;) |
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Infact doing more reading it appears BskyB and AJ are partners in some middle east countries and have a close relationship, Maybe ESPN will be the loser here.
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If they did do a deal with AJ Sports, VM would have to get AJ News then, surely? Even as a 'bonus' channel! VM's News channel lineup isn't great. There is a package of 12 games......if not VM then perhaps ITV could make a cheeky bid? |
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If al-Jazeera have submitted a bid then Sky will be getting worried now with al-Jazeera not short of cash they will be able to make a bid higher than Sky with no problem.
If al-Jazeera do win some games than I wouldn't be suprised to see Gary Lineker as the lead presenter. |
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But what is an issue if just who many place will we have to buy or football from? AJ/ESPN/SKY?? Its only going to end up costing us more..:mad:. I know a lot around here hate Sky but without it we would be paying more for less believe it or not. If Skylose the rights to EPL they also save £500 million+ for other things, then make AJ pay to be on the EPG. ---------- Post added at 20:20 ---------- Previous post was at 20:17 ---------- Quote:
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