Think about it though. At the expected £4.4bn cost of the rights it means each game costs on average £26m. Ok, the bank holiday package will be relatively cheaper than the main ones but still you're looking at £20m a game in all probability. So the broadcaster that wins that package is going to be airing £80 million worth of football on one day!!
Sometimes matrices don't improve readability. They're fine for the bidders to get an at-a-glance look at where the first and second picks are, but hopeless for detail.
Hugely interesting thread; thanks to all who've posted on it.
I may be missing the blindingly obvious and it may well be in the preceding discussion, but how are 1st picks prioritised? I know it's down to the broadcasters to use those 1st choices selectively, but what allows the holder of D to call the shots and claim Man U v Liverpool on Sunday at 4 with a 1st pick, over A wanting the same match on Saturday at 12:30? If that's all done in separate negotiation once the packages are allocated, doesn't that dilute the concept of having 1st pick?
Sometimes matrices don't improve readability. They're fine for the bidders to get an at-a-glance look at where the first and second picks are, but hopeless for detail.
Also note the PL press release grid does not mention Sun 12pm in F.
They've very, very slightly simplified it to make it easier to read.
Hugely interesting thread; thanks to all who've posted on it.
I may be missing the blindingly obvious and it may well be in the preceding discussion, but how are 1st picks prioritised? I know it's down to the broadcasters to use those 1st choices selectively, but what allows the holder of D to call the shots and claim Man U v Liverpool on Sunday at 4 with a 1st pick, over A wanting the same match on Saturday at 12:30? If that's all done in separate negotiation once the packages are allocated, doesn't that dilute the concept of having 1st pick?
It's been mentioned a few times that there is an established mechanism but it isn't made public. The suggestion is that the holder of a certain pack gets to decided each week whether they want to use a 1st pick and if they don't it then goes to the owner of the next package in the 'list'. MLT11 has posted earlier that the Sunday 4pm game has priority so I assume he/she knows something we don't.
Hugely interesting thread; thanks to all who've posted on it.
I may be missing the blindingly obvious and it may well be in the preceding discussion, but how are 1st picks prioritised? I know it's down to the broadcasters to use those 1st choices selectively, but what allows the holder of D to call the shots and claim Man U v Liverpool on Sunday at 4 with a 1st pick, over A wanting the same match on Saturday at 12:30? If that's all done in separate negotiation once the packages are allocated, doesn't that dilute the concept of having 1st pick?
The consensus is who ever has most of a certain pick chooses which rounds to use them, hence package D is the most powerful having control of 1st picks as well as the most.
Think about it though. At the expected £4.4bn cost of the rights it means each game costs on average £26m. Ok, the bank holiday package will be relatively cheaper than the main ones but still you're looking at £20m a game in all probability. So the broadcaster that wins that package is going to be airing £80 million worth of football on one day!!
The £4.4bn is for three years so your figure becomes closer to £9m per game so £27m not £80m.
And for the recorded , I have been reading what people on here saying about sky ,
I like sky having the football , I think they have done wonders for it , and have better coverage and commentators and co comms , that's my option
I generally like Sky as well - I just think it would be good for the pay tv market in the UK if there was more competition, which essentially means Sky losing PL rights.
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You've got your costs per game 3 times too high
F
6 Midweek picks (3 midweeks with picks 1 and 2)
8 On Sat or Sun at 12 (4 pick2 4 pick 4)
G
8 Holiday Picks (4 picks on s Holidays 1 in each category)
6 Sunday Pick3s
5pm so just over an hour
Sometimes matrices don't improve readability. They're fine for the bidders to get an at-a-glance look at where the first and second picks are, but hopeless for detail.
5 pm
But will it be live ???
That contradicts earlier post as shows no Sunday games in Package F. So is package G the only package with Sunday 12pm games?
Ah - #embarrassed face#
BBC News channel would be a good bet
I may be missing the blindingly obvious and it may well be in the preceding discussion, but how are 1st picks prioritised? I know it's down to the broadcasters to use those 1st choices selectively, but what allows the holder of D to call the shots and claim Man U v Liverpool on Sunday at 4 with a 1st pick, over A wanting the same match on Saturday at 12:30? If that's all done in separate negotiation once the packages are allocated, doesn't that dilute the concept of having 1st pick?
Also note the PL press release grid does not mention Sun 12pm in F.
They've very, very slightly simplified it to make it easier to read.
It's been mentioned a few times that there is an established mechanism but it isn't made public. The suggestion is that the holder of a certain pack gets to decided each week whether they want to use a 1st pick and if they don't it then goes to the owner of the next package in the 'list'. MLT11 has posted earlier that the Sunday 4pm game has priority so I assume he/she knows something we don't.
The consensus is who ever has most of a certain pick chooses which rounds to use them, hence package D is the most powerful having control of 1st picks as well as the most.
No, F has Sun 12pm. In practice there will only be one or two of these.
They've just made the press release easier to read.
Also note F has 8 overflow games, G only 6 overflow games - so makes sense F has Sun 12pm available if needed.
And for the recorded , I have been reading what people on here saying about sky ,
I like sky having the football , I think they have done wonders for it , and have better coverage and commentators and co comms , that's my option
I generally like Sky as well - I just think it would be good for the pay tv market in the UK if there was more competition, which essentially means Sky losing PL rights.
As an outside shock but the cost would be too high They have to team up with say BT but are they the best of friends going by the FA cup.
LOL sounds like a tweet from the daily mail
Thank you Judio
Was talked about some time ago.