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Sky Sports wins rest of Premiership football packages

Updated, with report from MediaGuardian (October 2003)

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FU
fusionlad Founding member
Sky Sports have won the right to show delayed coverage on television, as well as new rights to show games live on the internet.

Still not final though, if the EU have anything to do with it.

Full story here.
HA
harshy Founding member
This is ridiculus, thanks Rupert Murder! Mad
NW
nwtv2003
Sky now officially have too much football, IMO the rights should have gone to Flextech or ITV. Frankly I bet Sky probably lose money rather than make some, though theres having a few extra matches and theres having too many, really some rights should have gone to the BBC or ITV. I hope the EU get involved in this, I believe Sky should have some rights but not all of them, though Sky is a great broadcaster I don't see the need for this much football to one broadcaster, there should be some competition.

But as MOTD is heading back to the BBC, I don't think many will be that bothered.
HA
harshy Founding member
I agree Sly Sports already has 66 games from the Premier League with the additional matches and now the rest also been taken up by Sky, surely these extra matches could have gone to ITV1 or the BBC, they even got the Champion's League, they've taken nearly all the cricket as well, surely someone must stop this, if nobody does everything will be on Sly Sports!

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