So basically BT will be upping the charge for their product on the basis of Champions League and a handful of games that many football fans will watch when at pub anyway after a game/before night out etc.
So, Sky get the 18 first picks that they want, so they lose 2 big time first picks. BT get nine first picks so they lose 4 weekend first picks but will probably have a better selection of top end picks.
One thing I'm confused with. If Sky pass on 1st pick one weekend it then falls to BT to take it via Pack B. But, do they have to take it? Can they pass 6 times and force Sky to take the 1st pick via Pack A? If so, doesn't this make the first picks in Pack A pretty much the dreg first picks which BT currently have?
Another thing I'm noticing is that BT didn't get any weekend 2nd picks which is huge for Sky.
One thing I'm confused with. If Sky pass on 1st pick one weekend it then falls to BT to take it via Pack B. But, do they have to take it? Can they pass 6 times and force Sky to take the 1st pick via Pack A? If so, doesn't this make the first picks in Pack A pretty much the dreg first picks which BT currently have?
Saturday lunchtime isn't a great slot from a ratings point of view, so they have gained a little from shifting to Saturday tea time.
The thing is, Saturday lunchtime presumably gets more people watching in the pub.
When I go to an away game, I'm in the pub pre-match but straight on the bus home post-match. Which means I see (most of) the lunchtime game but nothing of the evening game.
Although for Sky it doesn't really make much difference. It just means they'll bounce the Football League back to Saturday 5.15pm.
But he's so reflective of that Premier League ethos of "it's all about us [the clubs] rather than you [the fans]".
Totally. Most of this money will go into the pockets of players and players agents. I doubt the fans will see any reduction in ticket prices. Plus we have something like 7 different kick-off times in addition to Saturday at 3:00. So the fans who go to the games won't exactly be rejoicing at today's news. But it's wonderful for the Premier League.
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Yes, down from 13 to 9.
But they now have 19th to 27th (rank)
Instead of 21st to 33rd (rank)
Bottom 6 don't get any head to heads whereas gaining position 19 and 20 will be two extra head to heads.
Of course Sky gain Bank holidays - so they are now only at risk of a blockbuster hitting on the 3 midweek rounds.
That's the coaching badges out the window for a few years.
Sky have Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons (12.45 KOs), Sunday afternoons, Monday evenings and bank holidays.
MNF stays SNF goes to BT
He's just sold the rights for £5bn, he's an extremely good CEO.
One thing I'm confused with. If Sky pass on 1st pick one weekend it then falls to BT to take it via Pack B. But, do they have to take it? Can they pass 6 times and force Sky to take the 1st pick via Pack A? If so, doesn't this make the first picks in Pack A pretty much the dreg first picks which BT currently have?
Another thing I'm noticing is that BT didn't get any weekend 2nd picks which is huge for Sky.
Yes, a few extra games but losing some picks while Sky has more of everything.
I can't imagine BT bosses will be happy right now
I think that is the reason why Sky won more packs than BT as BT has there huge bill to pay UEFA
I don't think they will be that disappointed considering what Sky have splashed out on.
Oh, absolutely, I'm not disputing that at all.
But he's so reflective of that Premier League ethos of "it's all about us [the clubs] rather than you [the fans]".
Ian.
Yes, so A gets the worst 6 weekends.
Saturday lunchtime isn't a great slot from a ratings point of view, so they have gained a little from shifting to Saturday tea time.
And Britain's largest mobile company to buy for £12B.
BT's financial risk is now wider and better spread than Sky's, IMO.
Context. Sky/BT now pay more to show two English Premier League matches than they pay to show a full season of Scottish Premiership games.
That's just depressing.
Sky subscribers are going to get absolutely rinsed!
When I go to an away game, I'm in the pub pre-match but straight on the bus home post-match. Which means I see (most of) the lunchtime game but nothing of the evening game.
Although for Sky it doesn't really make much difference. It just means they'll bounce the Football League back to Saturday 5.15pm.
To be fair, I wouldn't pay a fiver to watch an entire season of SPL football.
With SKY shelling out 4bn I think they'll be more than happy.
Compared to previous rights deal:
BT: +30%
Sky: +83%
Totally. Most of this money will go into the pockets of players and players agents. I doubt the fans will see any reduction in ticket prices. Plus we have something like 7 different kick-off times in addition to Saturday at 3:00. So the fans who go to the games won't exactly be rejoicing at today's news. But it's wonderful for the Premier League.