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Satellite News · 12-10-09, 10:20 AM

Jeremy Darroch the chief executive of BSkyB, has been talking about the battle that is going on between the government and the Pay TV industry over sports content available on subscription only channels. According the boss of BSkyB, if even just international matches were taken from Sky Sports and shown on terrestrial TV, this move could [...]

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TheCoder · 12-10-09, 01:21 PM

I doubt if anything will harm football as much as the stupid amounts of money presently paid for rights. Its stupid short term greed thats simply not sustainable in the long run !

Burnt Chips · 12-10-09, 07:48 PM

Thats a bit RICH
Wern`t ``bsb the instigators of the Uk pay tv channels,and the cause of
money monopolated football ,
So they make football players so rich they dont live in reality anymore,
with agents coming out of every cupboard ,to eat at the trough.
and they dont like being outbid by bigger bids

waqasahmed · 12-10-09, 09:52 PM

Quite hard for them to be outbid, there's Sky UK, Sky Germany and Sky Italia who are owned by Murdoch. Very hard for them to be outbid, not just quite.

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Satellite News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,352 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Sky Chief believes Pay TV changes will harm football Jeremy Darroch the chief executive of BSkyB, has been talking about the battle that is going on between the government and the Pay TV industry over sports content available on subscription only channels. According the boss of BSkyB, if even just international matches were taken from Sky Sports and shown on terrestrial TV, this move could [...] More: Sky Chief believes Pay TV changes will harm football

12-10-09, 01:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: Sky Chief believes Pay TV changes will harm football I doubt if anything will harm football as much as the stupid amounts of money presently paid for rights. Its stupid short term greed thats simply not sustainable in the long run !

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Burnt Chips Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Sky Chief believes Pay TV changes will harm football Thats a bit RICH Wern`t ``bsb the instigators of the Uk pay tv channels,and the cause of money monopolated football , So they make football players so rich they dont live in reality anymore, with agents coming out of every cupboard ,to eat at the trough. and they dont like being outbid by bigger bids

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waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,547 Thanks: 2,387 Thanked 938 Times in 693 Posts	Re: Sky Chief believes Pay TV changes will harm football Quite hard for them to be outbid, there's Sky UK, Sky Germany and Sky Italia who are owned by Murdoch. Very hard for them to be outbid, not just quite. __________________ Sat set up: Openmedia 500CS Sky mini dish 1m orbital+dodgy Motek motor TG585 v7 bridged modem DIR-615 D2 DD-WRT router

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