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BT Sport is close to finalising a deal with Uefa to broadcast Champions League matches from 2015, according to reports. An anticipated three-year agreement would also lead to the company showing Europa League fixtures.
If BT Sport succeeds in gaining exclusive rights to Champions League games in the UK, it would deal a significant blow to Sky and ITV, the existing rights holders. It would also take the tournament off free-to-air television for the first time, unless BT Sport followed its Premier League lead and made some matches available to non-subscribers.
The Times and Telegraph report that BT Sport, which entered the football market this season by purchasing the rights to Premier League games, is in final negotiations with European football's governing body and that those look almost certain to conclude successfully.
The Times says the deal would be worth almost £1bn. BT Sport has paid £738m for three years of Premier League rights.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/09/bt-sport-deal-champions-league-rights
Think this has just been confirmed! Massive blow for Sky. But thank god though that's another contract ITV have lost! Think they just have the England games now.
If BT Sport succeeds in gaining exclusive rights to Champions League games in the UK, it would deal a significant blow to Sky and ITV, the existing rights holders. It would also take the tournament off free-to-air television for the first time, unless BT Sport followed its Premier League lead and made some matches available to non-subscribers.
The Times and Telegraph report that BT Sport, which entered the football market this season by purchasing the rights to Premier League games, is in final negotiations with European football's governing body and that those look almost certain to conclude successfully.
The Times says the deal would be worth almost £1bn. BT Sport has paid £738m for three years of Premier League rights.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/09/bt-sport-deal-champions-league-rights
Think this has just been confirmed! Massive blow for Sky. But thank god though that's another contract ITV have lost! Think they just have the England games now.