Amazon new PL TV deal

[coys200]

could be crazy money if happens. Will blow sky and BT out water. Levy might just have timed stadium perfectly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...e-uk-tv-rights/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

[TheChosenOne]

could be crazy money if happens. Will blow sky and BT out water. Levy might just have timed stadium perfectly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...e-uk-tv-rights/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

The article mentioned the 'reciprocal arrangement' between Sky and BT to allow sharing their games with customers.

This will NOT apply in Ireland so any improvement on that cosy little tete a tete will please me.

 

[cwy21]

Amazon will probably be making a huge push into sports rights over the next decade. The rumor is that they're gonna go after the NFL in the US when the next rights package comes up in 2021.

 

[Gb160]

Well Sky have just announced they've extended their rights until 2022, with 2 more games per season than they currently have, which isn't surprising really as they know it's their bread and butter, 4.2 Bill apparently.
The remaining packages still haven't been announced so it'll be interesting to see if BT continue or if Amazon or someone else new joins the party.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Well Sky have just announced they've extended their rights until 2022, with 2 more games per season than they currently have, which isn't surprising really as they know it's their bread and butter, 4.2 Bill apparently.
The remaining packages still haven't been announced so it'll be interesting to see if BT continue or if Amazon or someone else new joins the party.

While Sky has bought 128 games so far, BT has 32 matches on Saturday lunchtimes.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

160 of 200 matches sold so far.

 

[Gb160]

While Sky has bought 128 games so far, BT has 32 matches on Saturday lunchtimes.

So does that mean BT have not gone for Saturday evenings?
That's half of what they did have then if so, tbh I'm not sure I'd miss their coverage and pundits.

Surely there must be another party involved as BT would've taken the rest that Sky didn't go for?

 

[Woodyy]

Heard the money is lower than last year? Is this because not all the games have been sold?

 

[TheChosenOne]

Here's the latest from The Guardian....

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/feb/13/sky-bt-sport-premier-league-tv-rights


I ain't getting into it at the mo... Got a game to watch ...

 

[Gb160]

Heard the money is lower than last year? Is this because not all the games have been sold?

It's because Sky and Bt aren't as aggressive towards each other nowadays, they now sell each other's channels on their platforms which they didn't before.
It's down, but probably won't be down that much when all the packages are sold.
It's pretty much what was predicted, and is still by quite a long way the most valuable league in the world.

 

[Lilbaz]

It's because Sky and Bt aren't as aggressive towards each other nowadays, they now sell each other's channels on their platforms which they didn't before.
It's down, but probably won't be down that much when all the packages are sold.
It's pretty much what was predicted, and is still by quite a long way the most valuable league in the world.

Not completely. It's partly because both sky and bt viewing figures went down. At one point by 19% although they have recovered a bit.

 

[michaelden]

Not completely. It's partly because both sky and bt viewing figures went down. At one point by 19% although they have recovered a bit.

That seems likely as austerity and expensive add-ons are not compatible

 

[Flynn]

I love that “austerity” now means we have to watch what add ins we have on our tv packages.

When I was a kid it meant freezing your bollocks off as the wind blew through the rotten timber frame windows and going hungry. Now it’s shall we watch champions league football or game of thrones?

 

[Saoirse]

I love that “austerity” now means we have to watch what add ins we have on our tv packages.

When I was a kid it meant freezing your bollocks off as the wind blew through the rotten timber frame windows and going hungry. Now it’s shall we watch champions league football or game of thrones?

That's assuming "austerity" just refers to the poor becoming more impoverished. In reality it's meant a decline in living standards for the vast majority of the country. Public sector workers who've been getting real-terms pay cuts since 2010, for instance, probably aren't starving but quite possibly can't afford Sky Sports subscriptions as easily as they once may have done. Then because they're spending less money on luxuries, the sectors providing those luxuries go into decline too, and cut wages or make staff redundant. Those staff then spend less on luxuries, and the cycle goes on, even if we didn't have people in total poverty (which, horrendously, we do).

 

[spursfan77]

Nobody bought the last 2 packages yet then?

Bit of a kick in the teeth for that prick scudamore’s ego.

 

[Saoirse]

Nobody bought the last 2 packages yet then?

Bit of a kick in the teeth for that prick scudamore’s ego.

I'm sure there's bids in, at least informally. My guess is that BT is currently the highest but the PL is trying to convince Amazon or another digital player of the value, as a chance to trial PL rights before later bidding for a more traditional package if nothing else.

 

[tototoner]

I'm sure there's bids in, at least informally. My guess is that BT is currently the highest but the PL is trying to convince Amazon or another digital player of the value, as a chance to trial PL rights before later bidding for a more traditional package if nothing else.

the 2 initial bids did not make the reserve the PL set so the auction been extended 2 weeks, next results due this week.

 

[tototoner]

This is obviously regarding La Liga but can see Amazon trying for a similar partner in UK

Amazon wants telco partner to bid for La Liga rights - report

Friday 16 February 2018 | 15:17 CET | News

Amazon is looking to partner with one of Spain’s main telecommunications companies to bid for what is likely to be the most expensive package of La Liga television rights, according to unnamed company sources cited by Spanish daily El Espanol. Bidding for rights to air live games from Spain’s top-tier league for the next three seasons (2019-22) is set to begin in April, with the e-commerce giant keen on taking part in the auction for smaller packages including online rights and the 'partidazo' (match of the day). However, the report says Amazon also wants to bid for the most lucrative package of eight exclusive La Liga games per match day currently owned by Mediapro.

Amazon has already informally contacted La Liga to express its interest in entering the fray, said the report, adding that the company is also in talks to present a joint offer with a leading Spanish telecommunications operator such as Telefonica’s Movistar+, Vodafone or Orange.

A joint bid would help operators finance the skyrocketing costs of football rights, after having announced that they are unwilling to pay the current market prices, while Amazon would boost its Prime Video service in Spain, which is lagging behind the 2 million-plus subscribers of Netflix and HBO.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

It would do Amazon a lot of good to get a focus on something, Prime isn't exactly anyone's first choice for anything with Netflix and the other big guns already established. If they pour all of their efforts into cornering the live sports streaming market that could be huge. BT Sport went in too heavy too soon, imo, and while they've improved massively over the last year or so, it's still not the finished product by a long shot. They have bizarre deals connected to other companies, like EE where you can only use BT Sport on your phone or tablet (squint-vision), i've apparently got a deal because I have them provide my broadband, but i'm limited to only channel 1 or something, i can't remember, but it's just so randomly haphazard in the way it's been distributed.

Thinking about our sponsors for the last few seasons we've been heavily tied in with networking companies, hardware firms etc. who on the surface right now might not be obvious big players but someone needs to build the hardware that will support the digital age of sports broadcasting, and with the new stadium apparently more interactive than a flesh light I wonder if Levy, the crafty bugger, hasn't been nurturing this circle of business contacts to ensure the stadium is right at the front of this - we promote their innovations, we get to be first in the queue for being digitally accessible. This could be really lucky timing for us if Amazon did decide to get involved and we'd have all the shiny new facilities in place to invite them over and practically plug straight in.

 

[Gassin's finest]

And this is where my decision to take out a Prime account 6 years ago really pays off...