bloomberg.com - 1/14/2009
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January 13 --- Bloomberg.com: ESPN, the most-watched U.S. sports channel, is considering bids for one or two of the six packages on offer, for the rights to broadcast English Premier League live matches, going up against current holders British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc and Setanta Sports Ltd...
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UPDATE - Disney/ABC/ESPN will likely bid for Premiership rights
San Diego MLS Project —
from Bloomberg news services,
ESPN, the most-watched U.S. sports channel, is considering bids for one or two of the six packages on offer, for the rights to broadcast English Premier League live matches, going up against current holders British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc and Setanta Sports Ltd...
Read the late Tuesday update at the Story Source Link
ESPN Positioning for EPL Rights Battle
TheOriginalWinger.com —
Walt Disney Co and ESPN plan to bid for some of the rights to broadcast English Premier League soccer games live, going up against current holders British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc and Setanta Sports Ltd.
ESPN Insider Confirms UK Premier League TV Bid
EPL Talk —
An insider source at ESPN has revealed that the Disney-owned company is planning on bidding for one to two of the six UK TV packages available for the 2010-2013 Premier League seasons, according to Bloomberg.
While the news hardly comes as a surprise to regular readers of EPL Talk, we at least now have confirmation that ESPN will battle against Setanta and Sky Sports to decide who’ll share the license rights. Once the final decision is made by the Premier League this summer, the international TV rights will be decided which will have a massive impact on nations worldwide, including the United States where massive changes are ...
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