Sky buys exclusive rights to the entire HBO TV catalogue

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  1. HMSTempleGarden

    HMSTempleGarden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. harvinmagler

    harvinmagler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    cool, cant see why boxing would be excluded
     
  3. RichT

    RichT Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "The acquisition forms part of a push by Sky to improve its non-sport content as it tries to increase subscriber numbers"

    Wonder whether they have excluded the boxing from the agreement. Could this fall outside of the "TV Catalogue"?

    Best news in a long time if it does include boxing coverage but can't see it.
     
  4. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hmmm.

    It'll be interesting to see if the sport comes under the agreement.
     
  5. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    hbo dont own the international rights to boxing, thats done through the promoter. this deal only covers shows made by HBO (i.e Sopranos, The Wire)

    Sky will by the rights for Marquez vs Diaz from Godlenboy NOT HBO
     
  6. RichT

    RichT Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good point. Only way it could be passed on would be if HBO agreed an additional figure in their fee with the promoters each time a fight came around to allow Sky to show it, which would never be agreed upon up front between HBO and Sky.
     
  7. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yeh.

    I wanna try and set up a campaign to contact US promoters about making there fights avalible. everyone jsut slagged me off about it though.
     
  8. Martbowski

    Martbowski The Fight Show Full Member

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    That's cos you're a ****.
     
  9. donno

    donno Member Full Member

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    :rofl spat coffee all over me keyboard
     
  10. 9Ball

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    :lol::lol::lol:
     
  11. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    guys a sad case. check his posts this month, every single one has been trying to slag me off.