BT Sport on his knees

BT probably had the UFC over a barrel after the UFC's Eleven Sports deal fell through.

 

UFC were not going anywhere else. It was back to BT or nothing.

 

So many? About two posters!

 

sky not interested? they've just bought netball rights ffs

 

Where has all this anti-BT Sport stuff come from? Sky are the ones who have made cut backs over the last few years. They lost ATP and WTA tennis, Australian Cricket etc. Rumours they may also make SSN online only in the future as well.

 

I very much doubt that with SSN. I reckon it’s one of the most watched channels in the UK. Top 10.

 

BT have publicly said at the highest level they are cutting back the budget. They lost ufc, nba and Scottish football this summer as the first eave of the cuts.

They were then able to get UFc back due to eleven sports being tinpot and you can bet it's cheaper than they were playing.

 

Saw the thread title and presumed this was a ploy to sign Kell Brook.

 

Eleven Sports UK are finished - bit like Boxnation with not many subscribers although Boxnation still broadcasting garbage.

There is no market in the UK for any more than 2 subscriptions - people will not stump up as they are skint buying all the Boxthing PPVs

 

They actually were supposed to go to eleven sport witch has la liga and serie A but they seem to be in a very dodgy situation so ufc pulled plug on the deal.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/ufc...r-mma-breaks-contract-with-eleven-sports.html

 

Eleven Sports only has 50k subscribers at £5.99 per month - not viable at all

 

Bt backing outta UFC deal would've bin stupid

 

I'm pretty sure that Sky can't have the UFC rights or they would lose the WWE rights.