tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post3798886615056357919..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: It's EPL Bidding Day!DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-17494137420505710542009-02-03T19:01:00.000-05:002009-02-03T19:01:00.000-05:00Sky has retained four of the six packages availabl...Sky has retained four of the six packages available. There will be a second round of bidding on the remaining two.<BR/><BR/>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article5655101.eceSandlapper Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002201899889564372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-17137104963096128812009-02-03T16:47:00.000-05:002009-02-03T16:47:00.000-05:00I think it plays out like this: ESPN and Sky spli...I think it plays out like this: ESPN and Sky split up the rights. ESPN gets two weekend matches, Sky gets the rest, and the mid-week matches go to ESPN before the New Year, Sky after the New Year. They would split the New Year's Day matches equally.<BR/><BR/>Now, does ESPN try to negotiate a clause in the contract that gives them the option to choose which games they want to telecast, similar The Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177061150826767907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-75100573556505428772009-02-03T10:41:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:41:00.000-05:00ESPN getting majority rights I have a problem with...ESPN getting majority rights I have a problem with....it will turn into a farce.<BR/><BR/>Please let them just get a piece of the pie and not a chunk of it.TJXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386844671773218074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-82816998298792826512009-02-03T10:27:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:27:00.000-05:00Please god no don't let this happen.Please god no don't let this happen.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.com