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Old 16-05-2021, 11:38   #10454
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
Because there is greater risk to revenues in the short term, which would skew the bids in a downward spiral. This is clearly a temporary situation, and any degree of certainty will not return until all restrictions are eased and things settle down again.

I am unaware of any suggestion that bidding will not return when the following round is due.
The trajectory in UK TV rights at the last auction which occurred before the pandemic was downwards as no substantial competition to BT and Sky emerged.

2016-2019 UK TV rights over £5bn
2019-2022 They fell to £4.5bn
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The rights to show Premier League games from 2019-2022 have been sold for £4.464bn - with two live packages still to be sold.

Sky Sports have won the rights to four tranches - 128 live matches - while BT Sport have one, comprising 32 games.

The Premier League's last deal, agreed in 2015 and running until 2019, was worth £5.14bn.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43002985
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