Originally Posted by PaulLFC:
“My prediction:
First picks (both days): Sky (not that I think they particularly want to outbid ITV, but I think fear of competition from BT will cause them to up their bids and win both)
Second pick: BT one day, Sky one day
Other picks: Sky
Europa League: Not sure how these rights are split? What are the packages? I imagine BT will end up with better rights than they currently have this time around.”
I don't think personally that will be far off and you are defiantly right about the Europa League, how ESPN, at the time, got those horrific rights I do not know but there will be a vast improvement to what they are now.
2nd picks at very worse but with a semi final it would have to be not like now when their participation finishes after the 4pick quarter final!!
Back to the Champion's League if ITV do keep their first pick the it will be a status quo and BT have nothing, but I will say very very nervous and worrying times for ITV.
It could be a very bleak moment in ITV's football schedule, loss of FA Cup, maybe loss of Champion's League and perhaps a severe dent in their Europa Cup coverage.