Aye that's true, far from being good for consumers, the opposite is the case. The game is now so dependent on Murdoch's cash I don't think that will change any time soon.
Sent from my iPhone On 10 Jan 2012, at 22:23, Simon Austin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/01/12 14:31, Nicholas Armit wrote: >> Is ESPN making any serious inroads into Sky's monopoly of football coverage >> in the UK? They have definitely stepped up their share of coverage here in >> the US. > > Well, depends... the EU decided Sky shouldn't have a monopoly. So they > have six "packages" of premier league games spread over the weekend and > Monday night. No one broadcaster can buy all six. Originally, Setanta UK > had two of them (late Saturday and Monday night), but couldn't cover the > costs and went bust. ESPN currently have just the late Saturday game. > > So... Sky no longer have a "monopoly", but they still have "exclusive" > matches and pay a massive amount to the PL. This makes everyone who > matters* happy. > > (* Viewers, of course, have to pay for/get two channels if they want to > watch all the games... but eh... they're armchair fans) > > - Si > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
