Heh I'm omniscient. This is from a 2009 thread suggesting sky should purchase all the rights all the football leagues and make a new channel -BeiN has since bought out Setanta's Australian channel
never ever happen. each and every one of those competitions sell its broadcasting rights regionally, and the cost would be prohibitive even if the charged $50 a month and everyone in NZ subscribed. They get serie A, La liga, and UEFA CL & UEFA Cup, + MLS coverage via ESPN at $0 extra cost. Sky only pays for EPL & A league coverage. the demand for other leagues wouldn't justify the cost. Plus advertising revenue would be limited as most of the live coverage would be in the middle of the night and attracts limited interest to advertisers as it has become more common for games to be digitally recorded and advertising skipped.
Our best bet is to pick up another sports channel similar to ESPN that covers most of this content. The most obvious options being Setanta, Fox sports, or Fox soccer channel (US).
This topic has been covered numerous times before. have a search for TV coverage for more info.
as mentioned in another thread ESPN have lost the TV rights to the UEFA competitions for next season in north America, how this will affect us is unsure as Sky are looking into other options for broadcast rights.
UberGunner2009-04-28 09:39:42