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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Also you can now order this weekend's Wrestling and Boxing that is being shown on TNT Sports Box Office.

Box Office could be a different contract.

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Originally Posted by jfman

I mean, that’s a positive sign but it could simply be they’ve extended on existing terms for X days while negotiations continue.

That's what I thought, rollover contracts until they either reach an agreement or deadlock.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Box Office could be a different contract.

You can buy DAZN, Sky Sports or TNT Sport Box Office FIVE days before it broadcast (That would have been Monday).

But the Wrestling and Boxing only appeared after 10am today.

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Also FT was reporting on Tuesday:

'Executives at Virgin Media are also closing in on a deal to show the Premier League football matches managed by TNT Sports, which is jointly owned by BT and WBD, as broadcasting fee negotiations near conclusion.

'The deadline for the talks is this week, but those close to the deal said they were confident of coming to an arrangement before or shortly after the deadline. If not, Virgin Media will not be able to show TNT Sports when the deal expires after the end of July.'

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

You can buy DAZN, Sky Sports or TNT Sport Box Office FIVE days before it broadcast (That would have been Monday).

But the Wrestling and Boxing only appeared after 10am today.

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Also FT was reporting on Tuesday:

It's a good sign of progress that the services are still there but not conclusive evidence of it. Unless there is a situation, such as the UKTV dispute, where the negotiations spill over into a public row, there is little chance of finding out what is actually happening with any negotiations.

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[Media Boy UK]

I think Virgin or TNT Sports won't reveal that deal has been resigned.

It was The Times and FT who updated us.

Also Virgin has all TNT Sports linear channels since 2018 when TNT Sports UHD did launch as part of 2018's new deal.