Sky and ITV win Champions League coverage from next season

DMC · 24-09-2002 4:51pm #1

It's breaking news, but Sky and ITV have won the rights to show the Champions League, with a new contract begining next season.

More soon........

mike65 · 24-09-2002 5:27pm

****e

Mike.

DMC · 24-09-2002 5:46pm

Mike, its no different from the situation we have now, where ITV1 only show a game a week.

Irish rights, currently owned by TV3, have not been decided yet.

UEFA press releasehere...

The nuts and bolts are ITV won the Tuesday night live and highlights rights and Sky won Wednesday night games and highlights, and the rights to screen unshown Tuesday night games.

One thing that is odd is that each channel has highlights rights only to the night they show live matches, ie no highlights on ITV on Wednesday nights. Seems very odd.

mike65 · 24-09-2002 6:20pm

Fair enough Damo (I just dont trust em!).

Mike.

barnes2k · 24-09-2002 6:25pm

With Sky getting champions league i tink they will know win over all opposition because having 14 out of the 16 champions league games live is unreal!you can just press the red button and select which game u want while itv have just 2....sky digital is a must from next year!!

DMC · 24-09-2002 6:45pm

And we'll merge these threads together.

Mossy Monk · 24-09-2002 10:26pm

Originally posted by barnes2k
With Sky getting champions league i tink they will know win over all opposition because having 14 out of the 16 champions league games live is unreal!you can just press the red button and select which game u want while itv have just 2....sky digital is a must from next year!!

but will they show them all? it is what i would love but what will this do to TV3 coverage. will it be Tuesday only games for the national broadcaster or blank screens for Irish Sky Sports subscribersor normal coverage on both. i'm confused but have Sky gotten PPV or pay tv rights

DMC · 24-09-2002 10:43pm

No, its not PPV on Sky as I understand it, just yer common Pay TV rights. I would expect these games to be Sky Sports Extra exclusives.

Leesider · 25-09-2002 7:26am

According to the BBCi digital text last night, it said Sky's Champion's League Matches will be pay-per-view.

rovingrover · 25-09-2002 8:12am

Watching Sky Sports News last night and they interviewed one of their own guys.

Spoke about people wanting to see Real Madrid et al when they were not playing a British team.
With Digital TV he said we can now offer this.

sounds like they plan to show all the other games live except the 2 chosen by ITV.

Happy days for football fans.

speedfreak · 25-09-2002 8:30am

Initally when I heard the news I thought brilliant! Now we have a choice in whatever game we want to watch. But on thinking about it this morning surely those rights are for the UK only? The Irish rights are up for negotiation today and unless a similar TV3(RTE)/Sky bid wins, wont we have a "not available" message for Sky's Champion's League games.

spanner_head · 25-09-2002 8:43am

Whats the bets Sky will increase their sub prices next year due to them getting champs league.......

spanner_head · 25-09-2002 8:46am

Took this from todays guardian

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,798627,00.html

Sky will show 14 matches live from each week of the group stages with viewers able to select their live game - or switch between games - by using Sky digital's interactive service. The final will be shown live on Sky and ITV.

jez · 25-09-2002 12:23pm

Spanner Head,

In relation to subscription prices going up . The price of Sky has risen every year since I got it about six years ago. So next year will be no exception.

At least we'll get something extra for our increase next year!!

Sky and ITV win Champions League coverage from next season

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