DV
Remaining Packages for 2019-22 sale inninent .....
| see here …….. | SPORT on BBC.CO.UK | 28-May-2018 @ 09:42 |
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HC
Lemmie guess..
Sky Sports will end up with the 'best' of the two remaining packages, and BT will get the other one..
Sky Sports will end up with the 'best' of the two remaining packages, and BT will get the other one..
DV
LAST TWO PACKS 'SOLD'
The English Premier League has reportedly secured a new domestic rights partner in the form of an online operator, with telco BT securing the other remaining package left on the table.
UK newspaper The Telegraph said the deals will be announced at the League’s annual meeting on Thursday, adding that while the identity of the new partner has not been disclosed speculation still surrounds internet company Amazon and social media platform Facebook.
BT is said to have secured a package that will increase its number of live matches for the new rights window from the current 42 to 52 per season.
Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore last month said the top division of English club football was set to finalise its next set of domestic rights with the “imminent” sale of the final two packages available.
In February, pay-television broadcaster Sky retained the bulk of live domestic rights to the Premier League, with the award of contracts signifying a reversal in the trend of sky-rocketing fees from recent tenders, albeit with two packages left on the table.
Incumbent rights-holders Sky, and pay-television rival BT Sport, secured five of the seven live packages on offer at a total value of £4.464bn (€5.09bn/$6.22bn). The rights are for the three seasons spanning 2019-20 to 2021-22.
At the time, the Premier League said there was interest from “multiple bidders” for the remaining two live packages in the marketplace. These are Package F, which comprises all 20 matches from one Bank Holiday and one midweek fixture programme, and Package G - all 20 matches from two midweek fixture programmes.
| from …….. | SPORT-NEWS on SPORTBUSINESS.COM | 05-Jun-2018 @ 08:50 |
The English Premier League has reportedly secured a new domestic rights partner in the form of an online operator, with telco BT securing the other remaining package left on the table.
UK newspaper The Telegraph said the deals will be announced at the League’s annual meeting on Thursday, adding that while the identity of the new partner has not been disclosed speculation still surrounds internet company Amazon and social media platform Facebook.
BT is said to have secured a package that will increase its number of live matches for the new rights window from the current 42 to 52 per season.
Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore last month said the top division of English club football was set to finalise its next set of domestic rights with the “imminent” sale of the final two packages available.
In February, pay-television broadcaster Sky retained the bulk of live domestic rights to the Premier League, with the award of contracts signifying a reversal in the trend of sky-rocketing fees from recent tenders, albeit with two packages left on the table.
Incumbent rights-holders Sky, and pay-television rival BT Sport, secured five of the seven live packages on offer at a total value of £4.464bn (€5.09bn/$6.22bn). The rights are for the three seasons spanning 2019-20 to 2021-22.
At the time, the Premier League said there was interest from “multiple bidders” for the remaining two live packages in the marketplace. These are Package F, which comprises all 20 matches from one Bank Holiday and one midweek fixture programme, and Package G - all 20 matches from two midweek fixture programmes.
| from …….. | SPORT-NEWS on SPORTBUSINESS.COM | 05-Jun-2018 @ 08:50 |
HC
Love how the 'online operator' is immediately identified as Facebook, or Amazon.
Given how Eleven has hoovered up some significant rights in the past few weeks, I'm not going to be surprised if it's them.
Good news for BT as well. Is one of these packages contains the ability to show all 10 fixtures over a midweek? Wonder how they'll handle that. Ask for 5 on a Tuesday and 5 on a Wednesday, and put 2 games on BT Sport 1/2 and the other three behind the red button, of just show 1 game on BT Sport 1 and put the other four behind the BT Sport app/website?
Given how Eleven has hoovered up some significant rights in the past few weeks, I'm not going to be surprised if it's them.
Good news for BT as well. Is one of these packages contains the ability to show all 10 fixtures over a midweek? Wonder how they'll handle that. Ask for 5 on a Tuesday and 5 on a Wednesday, and put 2 games on BT Sport 1/2 and the other three behind the red button, of just show 1 game on BT Sport 1 and put the other four behind the BT Sport app/website?
DV
BT have 32 from the packs already offered + 20 = 52, the 42 figure is the current number of BT matches in the 2016-9 round.
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The one slight surprise is that BT's package seems to be, rather than the expected two midweek sets of fixtures, one midweek and the split weekend which is coming in as a way to have a winter break (half the teams play one weekend, the other half the next so everyone gets one week off). That probably is much better as it spreads the fixtures out a lot more.
EDIT: Having now read the Premier League's announcement it's actually 15 games from two midweek rounds and 5 games from the split weekend. So that's even better, even more unique slots and the ability to pick and choose matches to air (plus it spreads resources less thinly). Also this means that, when you include the matches Sky and BT will already show from the split weekend from their other packages, all 10 of those fixtures will be shown.
Meanwhile Amazon getting the Bank Holiday and 1 midweek package should work well for them as it means they can push Prime at Christmas for the Boxing Day fixtures. Also being a rightsholder they can now get all the Premier League's weekly magazine and highlight shows (seen on Sky and BT) which are a good addition for them.
No news on the near-live online rights (the goals service) as far as I can tell? They were being rumoured to be bundled in with these.
EDIT: Having now read the Premier League's announcement it's actually 15 games from two midweek rounds and 5 games from the split weekend. So that's even better, even more unique slots and the ability to pick and choose matches to air (plus it spreads resources less thinly). Also this means that, when you include the matches Sky and BT will already show from the split weekend from their other packages, all 10 of those fixtures will be shown.
Meanwhile Amazon getting the Bank Holiday and 1 midweek package should work well for them as it means they can push Prime at Christmas for the Boxing Day fixtures. Also being a rightsholder they can now get all the Premier League's weekly magazine and highlight shows (seen on Sky and BT) which are a good addition for them.
No news on the near-live online rights (the goals service) as far as I can tell? They were being rumoured to be bundled in with these.
Last edited by Blake Connolly on 7 June 2018 12:06pm - 2 times in total
DV
Interesting that AZP have the Bank Holiday and one MW fixture set. BT getting two MW’s. I’d have thought the other way around would have been the most likely scenario, but hey-ho.