HMS Jambo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 For SPL TV Rights. Source Sky Sports News Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol1874 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I hope they get it, hopefully will mean the Sky games at least will be broadcast in HD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loveofthegame Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Excellent news. That matches the Setanta deal does it not?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JamboRobbo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Quelle surprise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swanny17 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Can't say anyone will be over the moon with that, but the clubs HAD to accept the deal after Sultana went tits up. This is also a better option that what the Gruesome Twosome were offering - they already hold enough power over Scottish football as it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshallschunkychicken Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Excellent news. That matches the Setanta deal does it not?! Its about a 50% reduction I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Bapswent Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I hope they get it, hopefully will mean the Sky games at least will be broadcast in HD. Does he not mean, its been accepted? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loveofthegame Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Its about a 50% reduction I think. Seriously?! Maybe not such excellent news then. Still delighted that the uglies haven't got their way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Sifter Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'd take less dough over being in the Old Firms pockets. Anyday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HMS Jambo Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Does he not mean, its been accepted? Yeah has been accepted by SPL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyhound Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Excellent news. That matches the Setanta deal does it not?! I thought the setanta deal was for ?125 million. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-Dizzle Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 People say the deal is very bad, but lets remember that Setanta MASSIVELY overpaid for the SPL rights... Atleast there is a deal, giving some security. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jammy T Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Good news to an extent Be beware of some potentially gash kick off times though What slots were we on last time Sky had us so we didnt conflict with their games? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Bapswent Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I think this is the best news we could have hoped for. Hopefully the reduced money will hit the OF hardest and go a little way to reducing the gulf between them and the rest of the SPL. Hopefully this wake up call should also show the SPL teams that they need to work viably on less moeny and create a sustainable and competitive future for SPL football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'd take less dough over being in the Old Firms pockets. Anyday. You are not though, the Old Firm actually offered less despite saying this deal was not good enough, so it is better on all counts. The main drawback is, we most probably will have to put up with Davie Provan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Bill Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I didn't mind the 5.30 Saturday evening kick off. In fact it made for a tremendous pre-match bevvy. But as for the Sunday 6.05 kick off. Oh god, please no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boab Mugabe Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 On Hearts' OS as well. Think all clubs have taken a financial hit but the OF will surely be worse off unless they sneaked in a larger portion of revenue distribution in negotiations. All's well that ends well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drylaw Hearts Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 The OF will be gutted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Dave Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 According to the BBC its ?65M to show 60 games per year until the end of the 2011/2012 season with an option to extend a further 2 years. So thats roughly ?22M per year and not far off the Setanta deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
7628mm Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Good news to an extent Be beware of some potentially gash kick off times though What slots were we on last time Sky had us so we didnt conflict with their games? now on the BeeB http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8152874.stm I congratulate the posters who predicted that UGLIES TV would never happen. I do have to ask however What the [email protected] were the UGLIES up to for the last 3 days or so? I assume that they were up to there usual in "look at us look at us we are the big cheese ( one with green and one with blue mould) and we are going to spout complete and utter Michael Ballacks because we want everyone to give us as much attention as possible" "no over here over here look look at us pair of TWONKS" What a complete and utter pair of BANKERS they are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milky_26 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8152874.stm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol1874 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Does he not mean, its been accepted?I see he did mean that now, I thought he was confirming that's what they'd offered, which he could have meant!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Bill Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 The OF will be gutted. David Weir will just have to solidier on until he's 50! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boab Mugabe Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Friday/Monday night games may be on the cards. I believe ESPN are going to basically show the usual batch of OF away games that Setanta did and Sky take over when there are some big clashes (Old Firm, Edinburgh Derby and such). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 According to the BBC its ?65M to show 60 games per year until the end of the 2011/2012 season with an option to extend a further 2 years. So thats roughly ?22M per year and not far off the Setanta deal. And significantly more than what the Old Squirm were offering, despite their claims. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Friday/Monday night games may be on the cards. I believe ESPN are going to basically show the usual batch of OF away games that Setanta did and Sky take over when there are some big clashes (Old Firm, Edinburgh Derby and such). Monday night is crap, but we had some of them anyway. Friday's, there is no danger the cops will allow it, though if it had to be a mid week night game, that is the night I would probably choose - a few beers before and after, and probably no work the next day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Cool. Now let's see who has the overseas rights (hoping Fox Sports pick them up over here and then I can sack Setanta!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lou Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 WIll we need to subscide to both or will susbcribing to SKY be enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magicTs Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Am I right in thinking that the ?65 million was originally over 5 years but is now over 3 years ? If so I would suggest the posturing most definitely worked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Grimes Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Its about a 50% reduction I think. Only on the new deal that never actually started. Its in line with what we've been receiving the last few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Am I right in thinking that the ?65 million was originally over 5 years but is now over 3 years ? If so I would suggest the posturing most definitely worked. Not sure.Think its over 5 with an option to opt out after 3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JamboRobbo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Am I right in thinking that the ?65 million was originally over 5 years but is now over 3 years ? It was originally over 5. Appears now to be over 3, although could be reports not 100% accurate maybe? Would be surprised if it's changed that much. Maybe some sort of get out clause/extension after 3 to take it to 5? If so I would suggest the posturing most definitely worked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Striker Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 WIll we need to subscide to both or will susbcribing to SKY be enough I would imagine that the majority of the SPL games would be shown on ESPN (Sky might show the old firm derby games) so you would need to fork out ?9 for a subscription to this channel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JamboJen Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Excellent news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Grimes Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 According to the BBC its ?65M to show 60 games per year until the end of the 2011/2012 season with an option to extend a further 2 years. So thats roughly ?22M per year and not far off the Setanta deal. betcha the ?65m includes the two optional years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol1874 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Friday/Monday night games may be on the cards. I believe ESPN are going to basically show the usual batch of OF away games that Setanta did and Sky take over when there are some big clashes (Old Firm, Edinburgh Derby and such). 60 games a season is only 16 short of two per round of fixtures. Might there be more weeks where there is a game not involving the Old Firm? Wishful thinking probably. Does anyone remember how many games Setanta showed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Cool. Now let's see who has the overseas rights (hoping Fox Sports pick them up over here and then I can sack Setanta!) Vlad TV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriarty Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 good deal IMO considering there was not really any other credible alternatives. oh and: Bigot Bros TV GTF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colinzeal Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Great news. It may be less than what Setanta were offering, but the income is pretty much a dead cert, no danger of sky going bust anytime soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Professor.Arturo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 WIll we need to subscide to both or will susbcribing to SKY be enough Now thats a question. ?39 a month to Sky for Sky sports pack, and more to ESPN? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bilel Mohsni Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 now on the BeeB http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8152874.stm I congratulate the posters who predicted that UGLIES TV would never happen. I do have to ask however What the [email protected] were the UGLIES up to for the last 3 days or so? I assume that they were up to there usual in "look at us look at us we are the big cheese ( one with green and one with blue mould) and we are going to spout complete and utter Michael Ballacks because we want everyone to give us as much attention as possible" "no over here over here look look at us pair of TWONKS" What a complete and utter pair of BANKERS they are Thanks bud... Sorry if I came off as a bit arrogant over it... I was probably just so beligerent with rage over the audacity of those *********!! Still until whales chase penguins through our skies, all is good once again!! :2thumbsup::2thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ToadKiller Dog Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thats the right decision if you ask me 3 years with an option for 2 more gives breathing space for a proper look into all options . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
7628mm Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) According to the BBC its ?65M to show 60 games per year until the end of the 2011/2012 season with an option to extend a further 2 years. So thats roughly ?22M per year and not far off the Setanta deal. So in effect what was a 5 year deal at ?65 mill or ?13 mill per season has now become a 3 year deal at ?65 mill or ?22.33 mill per season. So if the option at the same value is taken it equates to about ?111.65 mill (for the 5 seasons) Possible humble pie time Perhaps the hysteria created by the media about the ugliestv and many of the little clubs backing was actually the SPL and it's member clubs trying to get a better offer from SKY / ESPN. If so it has worked very well indeed. Anyway in reality it is as good a deal as could be expected for the SPL under the present economic climate. How it will effect Joe Public in subscription costs and kick off times remains to be seen. Was writing this at the time of your post MOTHY A special mention to MOTHY for staying calm while almost all around him were jumping off the deep end. I hate you Edited July 16, 2009 by 7628mm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Dover Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 From the SPL website TV deal completed with SKY & ESPN At today?s AGM, the clubs agreed a ?65 million deal with Sky and ESPN to screen 60 live Clydesdale Bank Premier League matches each season across the UK and Ireland. The deal will last until the end of season 2011/12 with the SPL having an option to extend for a further two seasons. Lex Gold, Chairman of the SPL, said: ?We are pleased that in just over three weeks we have been able to strike this deal. Sky and ESPN are two of the biggest names in sports broadcasting and they will bring first class production standards and a wide audience to the table. "We are looking forward to working with both in the coming years to raise the profile of the SPL for our clubs, fans and partners." Additional information + Sky and ESPN will both cover 30 live Clydesdale Bank Premier League games each season. + The broadcast slots will remain as Saturday lunchtimes, Sunday lunchtimes, Sunday afternoons and Monday nights. + The SPL?s existing broadcasting deals with BBC, BT Vision, MG ALBA and Sportfive will be unaffected by this deal. + All games will be broadcast in High Definition and Standard Definition formats. I think that's not far away from the previous Setanta deal Where Setanta got the figures to support their last ?125m offer is beyond me ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderstruck Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Good result. Murdoch might be the devil incarnate but he is still preferable to the uglies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benzinho Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It's a bit unclear as to whether it's ?65m for 3 years and then we have the option to extend for another 2 at the same rate (about ?22m per year) or if it's ?65m for 5 years but we have the option to opt out after 3 if we think we can negotiate a better deal elsewhere. Either way, it's still a better deal than being locked in to ?65m for 5 years but it's quite a significant difference if it's the former. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magicTs Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It was originally over 5. Appears now to be over 3, although could be reports not 100% accurate maybe? Would be surprised if it's changed that much. Maybe some sort of get out clause/extension after 3 to take it to 5? Sky News reporting its until he end of 2011/12 which by my calculation is 3 seasons ! Pretty good deal if you ask me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seymour M Hersh Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It's better than those two owning the rest of us, however, will they still get 50% of the cash to split between themselves? If they do then what's the point? A massive inequality remains in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Spackler Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 All the financial questions aside I'm delighted Sky is involved. This will hopefully mean the production and quality of the programmes generally is better. The highlights will probably be better too. Perhaps we might even get all games in a "football first" style on the ESPN station? Anyway, all available in HD too so that's good http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=7990&back=home ESPN commentators aren't going to go on about us top-bodying the ball into the scorebag and stuff though are they?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JamboRobbo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It's better than those two owning the rest of us, however, will they still get 50% of the cash to split between themselves? If they do then what's the point? A massive inequality remains in place. IIRC, top two teams in the league get a great big chunk of the money. We took Rangers chunk it in 05/06, so it's up to us to go out and earn our dough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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