I doubt they'd ditch a brand like Eurosport - would be very foolish especially for a company that hasn't got an existing sports brand. If Al Jazerra had bought it then it would be a different matter as they'd want to push the beIN Sport brand.
Well one thing is for sure you'll be watching it with that hideous and massive Eurosport DOG on the top right.
You seem to be just clutching at straws to win an argument.
If Discovery bought Eurosport they would probably change the branding, if not the name too.
Why would it do that the Eurosport brand has been going donkeys year that just dosent make any sense to ditch it as its so well known throughout Europe and even Asia.
Why would it do that the Eurosport brand has been going donkeys year that just dosent make any sense to ditch it as its so well known throughout Europe and even Asia.
The point is we don't know what the situation will be. Buying Premier League rights in the UK would mark a major change in direction. But to suggest it would certainly have the same DOG/logo, is just just silly. To suggest it may have a change of name is not silly.
They might change the name to change perceptions of what is on offer for example.
Your argument has as much logic as saying when they won the rights that BT wouldn't have been good for football, as Kris Marshall wouldn't make a very good football host.
I just don't think they will change the brand name,
But I never suggested it would happen, merely that it could and there is a logical reason why they may want to do this.
Anyway, I don't think there is any chance of a Discovery owned Eurosport getting any Premier League in this market. So the debate we've got into is perhaps a little pointless.
I really think all this Premier League bidding is going to end in tears eventually. There's no way it's worth the vast sums being paid, and Sky is slowly realising that it's no longer the be-all and end-all way to attract/maintain subscribers.
I really think all this Premier League bidding is going to end in tears eventually. There's no way it's worth the vast sums being paid, and Sky is slowly realising that it's no longer the be-all and end-all way to attract/maintain subscribers.
Sky may be realising that but their business model is still very much based around sport, particularly the Premier League. That's what brings in the subscriptions particularly in places like pubs.
BT at their Q3 results presentation today indicated that they expected the 2016-9 rights award to be resolved in the Winter - early Spring of 2015, and therefore likely to impact their results in Q4 of their 2014-5 results. They concurred that the timetable is likely to be concluded within the normal timeframe, rather than the shortened version used for the 2013-6 round. Political issues were mentioned with the inference that BT thought that the FAPL would want to complete the process pre GE2015 due in May 2015.
Interesting to hear Jose Mourinho talking about Friday Night matches this weekend. Heard chatter about this last September during the CL/Europa rights chat I had with someone in the know. There might be scope for another package of 8pm Friday KOs primarily featuring low value matches, but with a few 'first picks' during weeks in which clubs are not playing European matches. This could be an opportunity for the FAPL to cash in more. It might prove attractive to broadcasters too, would mean top matches being available 7 days a week.
Sounds nice and convenient for the fans. I guess Saturday and Sunday night games will probably happen in the long term too.
The biggest issue IMO is the more slots the Premier League takes the less opportunity for the Championship (and Scottish Football) to establish slots of their own, and also for other sports - for example Friday night is quite an important slot for the Pro 12.
I've no real issue with all Premier League games being broadcast but think it should be done in a similar format to the UEFA competitions with multiple games broadcast at the same time.
Jose Mourinho's reasoning is all wrong though. Firstly any football club should be able to cope with a Saturday/Tuesday turnaround - perhaps the solution to those who whinge is to actually allow them to refuse the TV airing - and all the money that goes with that.
Secondly Friday night football has been a disaster as far as the internationals are concerned - ITV have struggled to find an audience in comparison to the old Saturday slots.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26591395
Going way back in time but during the 1983-84 season the BBC aired it's first ever live First Division matches on Friday evenings. I believe they had around 8 matches to broadcast. This was because ITV had monopolised the Sunday afternoon time slot with 'The Big Match'. Needless to say it didn't really work.