Five things you could buy for the same price as the Premier League TV rights: 325 Balotellis, 2.2m travelcards, 65m Apple shares and more February 11, 2015 Buying up the rights to broadcast Premier League matches to avid football fans across the UK doesn't come cheap. At a total of £5.2bn, a record price paid by Sky and BT, that’s some serious spending power. Here’s what else that sort of cash could be splashed on. 1. 2.2m travelcards How about buying [...]
Sky share price falls on massive Premier League TV rights spend while BT rises February 11, 2015 Shares in Sky fell as much as five per cent in early trading this morning, leading the FTSE lower, after it agreed to fork out £4.2bn on the TV rights for Premier League football games. The broadcaster paid 83 per cent more for the rights to screen 126 football games each season from 2016 to 2019 [...]
Sky high bids top £5bn for Premier League TV football rights February 10, 2015 Sky footed a huge £4.2bn bill last night in order to maintain its grip on Premier League football. The media giant will show 126 Premier League football matches per season from 2016 to 2019. It will pay over £11m for each game. The bill is an eye-watering 83 per cent increase over Sky’s existing three-year [...]
Sky and BT win Premier League rights: The billions keep pouring in, but do fans benefit from football’s boom? February 10, 2015 The flood of cash pouring into the Premier League each year just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Many fans roll their eyes as the numbers in football become increasingly astronomical – but do supporters of top flight teams benefit from the growing billions that TV firms put in? In terms of ticket prices, the answer [...]
Sky reveals it is still hooked on top football – Editor’s Letter February 10, 2015 THIS was the auction that Sky dared not lose. The satellite broadcaster has built itself on the back of live football and although it’s now a much more broadly-focused business than it ever was, the appeal of the Premier League is still what convinces hundreds of thousands of subscribers to stick with the service come [...]
Premier League: Spurs rue slip up in race for top-four spot February 10, 2015 LIVERPOOL 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino insisted his side warranted at least a point after the much-maligned Mario Balotelli climbed off the bench to dent Spurs’ Champions League aspirations at Anfield last night. Goal-shy Balotelli proved Liverpool’s match-winner with his first Premier League goal of the season after the Reds had twice [...]
Premier League: Wenger left to count cost of tainted victory February 10, 2015 ARSENAL 2 LEICESTER CITY 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger fears he could be without top scorer Alexis Sanchez and midfielder Aaron Ramsey for extended spells after injuries to the pair tainted the Gunners’ return to the Premier League’s top four last night. Goals from defender Laurent Koscielny and winger Theo Walcott gave Wenger’s men a [...]
Premier League: Ramsey revels in easing QPR’s travel sickness February 10, 2015 SUNDERLAND 0 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 QUEENS Park Rangers interim boss Chris Ramsey voiced his pride after guiding the Hoops out of the relegation zone as his side secured their first away victory of the season at fellow strugglers Sunderland at the Stadium of Light last night. On the day owner Tony Fernandes tweeted he [...]
Mourinho hints that Van Persie deserved a ban February 10, 2015 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho flirted with further sanctions yesterday when he appeared to suggest that his players receive unfavourable treatment from football’s authorities. Mourinho questioned why an unnamed Premier League player had escaped a ban for elbowing an opponent when Blues top scorer Diego Costa remains suspended, having been convicted retrospectively of violent conduct. He [...]
Diarra set to bolster West Ham midfield February 10, 2015 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed the Hammers are close to agreeing a short-term deal with former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra. Diarra, who has also played Premier League football for Arsenal, Chelsea and Portsmouth, is currently a free agent having seen his contract at Lokomotiv Moscow terminated last August. Allardyce insisted the 29-year-old [...]