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 leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
