Revolution Number 9 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Aye. I'm sure there have been some past moments of solidarity between the regions for one reason or another. But it was kind of sweet, just how into it he was getting, as I'm just stood there thinking of wall pushing and bin dipping references from N-O. Don't bottle it up Wormy, next time you see him you should confess your feelings. We're all 100% behind you :thup: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Sky face Premier League TV rights battle as Al Jazeera ponder rival mega deal By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER Satellite broadcaster BSkyB could lose its exclusive live coverage of Barclays Premier League football to the Arab TV channel Al Jazeera. It is understood that senior figures within Al Jazeera, which is owned by the Qatari royal family, are contemplating a bid for the rights when they are put out to tender next year. The move would be a serious blow to Rupert Murdoch’s Sky TV service which is heavily dependent on the revenues it earns from the millions of subscribers who tune into its exclusive football coverage. Qatar’s ruling elite, which can draw on the country’s vast oil revenues, is desperate to bolster support for last year’s successful, but highly controversial, bid to stage the 2022 World Cup. A source said: ‘There is definitely a sense that Al Jazeera is looking at acquiring Premier League rights. Of course, they have the money to outbid Sky and billions is not a problem. 'But they also have the motivation because of all the scepticism that has greeted its successful bid for the World Cup. ‘There is a sense that they need to evolve Qatar’s image as a place that gets football and that’s involved in football.’ The disclosure that the Arab broadcaster is contemplating a bid is another setback for the Murdoch business empire, which is still reeling from the fallout of the telephone hacking row. The Australian-born tycoon has never made any secret of the importance of the Premier League to the channel and its 11 million UK subscribers. He once described the coverage as the ‘battering ram’ that would get the station into British homes. Sky and the American broadcaster ESPN currently share UK pay-for-view coverage following the £1.78 billion deal for the rights to cover matches between 2010 and 2013. Sky holds five of the six 23-game packages. Qatar’s interest in football has mushroomed since last December when it won the right to stage the 2022 finals. Some purists were angered by the decision to award the event to a nation with so little interest in football. There were also claims that the country’s hot temperatures could even pose a health and safety risk to players. But since then Qatar has become the shirt sponsors of Spain’s best club, Barcelona, and a Qatari investment firm has bought one of France’s most famous clubs, Paris St Germain. Al Jazeera has already established itself as a major player in the market for televised sports. In the summer it bought some of the domestic rights to screen matches from France's top division, Ligue 1. The broadcaster also owns regional TV rights for the next three World Cups and to the Champions League, with the BBC’s Gary Lineker fronting their coverage. Observers believe the channel’s immediate priority will be to bid for the exclusive Middle East and North Africa rights to the UK Premier League, which is currently held by the Abu Dhabi Media Company. A bid for the UK rights may follow that. No final decision on whether to bid will be made until the Premier League has decided how to package its UK rights in the light of the legal challenge from Portsmouth publican Karen Murphy. Last month the European Court of Justice ruled that Mrs Murphy was not breaking the law when she used a Greek decoder to access Greek footage of the Premier League games. She was paying £118 a month for the coverage which would have cost her £480 with Sky. The Premier League may yet sell its 2013-16 rights within Europe on a pan-continent basis, not country by country as now. A multi-billion-pound future bid is well within Qatar’s capabilities and is believed to be more likely if the pan-European model is adopted rather than the status quo. Osama Saeed, the head of media and international relations at Al Jazeera, last night declined to comment on ‘that kind of speculation’. Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 The Arab TV channel Al Jazeera which is delivered on Sky's platform? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 The Arab TV channel Al Jazeera which is delivered on Sky's platform? Surely no different to ESPN being broadcast on Sky's platform? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 The Arab TV channel Al Jazeera which is delivered on Sky's platform? Surely no different to ESPN being broadcast on Sky's platform? Well yeah, but ESPN only have a package because of the competition ruling don't they? They didn't outbid Sky. Just saying, we might get some shenanigans if this happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Al Jazeera Sports ain't on Sky is it at the mo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 No, but the article doesn't mention it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Al Jazeera English, the English news channel is on Sky. I'm sure in the middle east Al Jazeera have a shit load of sports channels tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 On a slightly related topic, that horrible cunt Karen Brady in her sun column today is complaining about the football leagues plans to share the tv revenue more evenly rather than giving more money to the teams that are on tv more often. Not much different to Liverpools plans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Stupid bitch. At least she won't be able to buy small clubs votes like Spain's two despicable cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Al Jazeera English, the English news channel is on Sky. I'm sure in the middle east Al Jazeera have a s*** load of sports channels tho. It's also on freeview, well for a certain period on a night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Al Jazeera English, the English news channel is on Sky. I'm sure in the middle east Al Jazeera have a s*** load of sports channels tho. It's also on freeview, well for a certain period on a night Al Jazeera sports is pretty good actually, their prices are really low and they've got around 9 to 12 channels. think they'll do a much better job than Sky. I always wonderd why not all games are broadcasted live in the uk,is it because of Sky rthe EPL? back home you can watch any game live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It's to try and maintain the actual crowds in the stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Even Barca's president can see the problem with this model . http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/07/barcelona-not-for-sale?newsfeed=true "Rosell accepted, however, that smaller clubs in Spain have suffered severe financial difficulties partly due to their own impossible chase to compete with the giant finances of his own club and Real Madrid. He accepted that the two big clubs must move within the next few years to selling their television rights collectively with the other clubs. At present, Barcelona and Real Madrid keep 66% of La Liga's total television income, leaving just over one-third to be shared between the other 18 clubs. Several Spanish clubs, including Racing Santander and Real Zaragoza, have entered bankruptcy proceedings recently, and in a period when the national team are World Cup winners and Barcelona the European champions, La Liga opened to a threatened strike from players whose wages had not been paid. "It is the only league where TV rights are negotiated individually and some time in the next three or four or five years we have to put it all in one pot and make the distribution the way it is in Serie A and the Premier League," he said. " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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