Administrator Stan Posted November 17, 2017 Administrator Posted November 17, 2017 And that's a minimum of 190. Quote A minimum of 190 Premier League games will be televised live in Britain from start of the 2019-20 season. Premier League chairmen voted unanimously for the package, with the rights set to go out to auction before Christmas. A new package of Saturday night games is likely to be offered to broadcasters, along with more midweek and Bank Holiday matches. There will be a minimum of 22 additional live games on offer. The next Premier League deal will likely herald an even greater battle for the remote control in households across the country. That's because of the looming Saturday night prime-time clash between live top-flight football and big shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor. But where will fans watch? Sky and BT will without doubt be in the mix once again for the bundles of games on offer. The other X Factor in this tender process could be the big US tech companies such as Amazon and Apple. They are increasingly showing an appetite for live sports rights, as demonstrated by Amazon's recent deal for US Open tennis. The industry speculation is that this tender process may have come too soon for the internet giants to make any major splash. It could, however, provide a taste for what lies ahead for both the Premier League and supporters. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42022871
Honey Honey Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Good news as I was just thinking why can't I watch Burnley v Swansea instead of Strictly Come Dancing this wekeend, this will solve that issue
Burning Gold Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, Harry said: Televised on free to air? Not a fucking chance mate
Administrator Stan Posted November 17, 2017 Author Administrator Posted November 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Harry said: Televised on free to air? no way. Guaranteed to be Sky/BT Sport combination.
Lucas Posted November 17, 2017 Posted November 17, 2017 Was only a matter of time before we moved to Saturday Night prime time like the rest of Europe. Just waiting for the Premier League to introduce a Sunday Night prime time slot and they'll have successfully destroyed Saturday afternoon's.
Danny Posted November 18, 2017 Posted November 18, 2017 Most sports have a Saturday night slot, NRL, NFL, Rugby Prem etc...I don't think it's a bad thing. Good excuse for a weekend away and good for Saturday nights, bit of football on the tele or at a pub to kick things off.
Honey Honey Posted November 18, 2017 Posted November 18, 2017 It will only be shit games, like the Monday night slot, because of the time it will be in Thailand. Man Utd will never be asked to play on a Saturday night.
ScoRoss Posted November 18, 2017 Posted November 18, 2017 Looking at it looks to be a natural progression for the EPL. Later games will only help the league become more popular in America and South America. Will also be another useful slot for Champions League teams. Helps more rest before an upcoming game, instead of being on Sunday, and more rest after a game instead of Saturday lunchtime kickoff.
Administrator Stan Posted December 7, 2017 Author Administrator Posted December 7, 2017 Full rounds of fixtures to be aired on TV from 2019. Saturday night games to be played. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/07/full-rounds-premier-league-games-shown-live-tv-first-time/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Smiley Culture Posted December 7, 2017 Posted December 7, 2017 It was only a matter of time before every game was televised at some time or another over the space of a weekend.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted December 8, 2017 Subscriber Posted December 8, 2017 They already do this in Spain so while the inevitable death of the 3pm kick off is tragic at least we're not the first ones to do it? Every cloud ...
Smiley Culture Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 200 ouf 380 to be televised, so potentially as few as 180 ‘traditional’ Saturday 3pm kick-off’s, which is very roughly an average of 18-19 per month. Good luck to away fans in the future.
Dave Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 Having the BT Goals show for midweek games would be a good idea. Look forward to that. The Saturday evening game is going to be a nightmare for travelling away fans though. I imagine the European league's wouldn't be happy either.
Administrator Stan Posted December 8, 2017 Author Administrator Posted December 8, 2017 surely with all this money being pumped in to the game now there has to be some help for match-going fans? Especially when something like Southampton vs Newcastle is chosen for TV on Saturday evening or Bank Holiday Monday (why do Newcastle fans always get screwed over?). Anyway, something should have come in for fans long time ago when TV money eclipsed £1bn. It's now going to be over 5x that and I still think fans are made to pay obscene amounts to watch their beloved teams.
ScoRoss Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 Do Stoke do free buses for away games? Pretty sure there is something similar at Southampton as well. Having clubs forced to put on free travel for fans might soften the blow, even a little bit.
Honey Honey Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 4 hours ago, Stan said: surely with all this money being pumped in to the game now there has to be some help for match-going fans? Especially when something like Southampton vs Newcastle is chosen for TV on Saturday evening or Bank Holiday Monday (why do Newcastle fans always get screwed over?). Anyway, something should have come in for fans long time ago when TV money eclipsed £1bn. It's now going to be over 5x that and I still think fans are made to pay obscene amounts to watch their beloved teams. Possibly because our southern fanbase is so big we will still sell out. If the away end was empty they might say oops. The 12:30 kick off away at Chelsea last weekend was full of expats who don't know any of the songs.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted December 8, 2017 Subscriber Posted December 8, 2017 Look at the football schedule this Saturday night: France: 7pm - five matches Germany: 6.30pm - Gladbach v Schalke Italy: 8.45pm - Juventus v Inter Spain: 8.45pm - Valencia v Celta Vigo Yes the culture is very different in England but every major country is already doing this so we shouldn't be surprised. Not that I'm saying it's a good thing.
Subscriber Dan+ Posted December 9, 2017 Subscriber Posted December 9, 2017 They don't generally do things for fans in this country because the majority are absolute cucks who just accept any shit thrown their way. It was inevitable though.
Dave Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 21 hours ago, Stan said: surely with all this money being pumped in to the game now there has to be some help for match-going fans? Especially when something like Southampton vs Newcastle is chosen for TV on Saturday evening or Bank Holiday Monday (why do Newcastle fans always get screwed over?). Anyway, something should have come in for fans long time ago when TV money eclipsed £1bn. It's now going to be over 5x that and I still think fans are made to pay obscene amounts to watch their beloved teams. I read an article the other week that broke down the figures of the last television deal and came to the conclusion that the difference in profit between the two television deals was the size of the gate receipts effectively making them worthless. The fact nothing has changed makes me think nothing will. The club's care just as much for the supporters as they do for the customers.
Honey Honey Posted December 9, 2017 Posted December 9, 2017 It's crap waking up on a Saturday morning and your game not being until 5:30pm so it will be even worse waiting til 7:45
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