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The deal in 2012 wasn't just with Sky, it was a combined deal with Sky and ESPN. Therefore neither partner was going to be able to drive the price down too much for fear that the other would outbid them to go it alone.

The post above from bennett about the merger being driven by the TV rights is wrong, and is an example of one of the myths Rangers fans have developed over the years. The SPL agreed a five year deal with Sky and ESPN in July 2012 (ie after Rangers had joined the SFL), and this included the rights for Rangers matches, for which the SPL had already agreed to pay the SFL an annual fee of £1m a year for three years.

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/sky_re_works_spl_contract_to_include_rangers_matches/

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26 minutes ago, craigkillie said:

The deal in 2012 wasn't just with Sky, it was a combined deal with Sky and ESPN. Therefore neither partner was going to be able to drive the price down too much for fear that the other would outbid them to go it alone.


I thought ESPN had pretty much announced they were withdrawing from the UK market by that point?

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  • 2 weeks later...

To go back  wee bit, Rangers dying was both the best and worst thing to happen to Scottish fitba in the last (just over) 10 years.
Their fans got even more horrible and self righteous, something that has stuck and doesn't seem like it will simmer down.

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4 hours ago, kingjoey said:

Headline for today's Gossip page on the BBC Scotland football website; "UEFA Urged Not To Punish Ibrox Anthem". Who's urging UEFA, Nicola Sturgeon, King Charles, Neil Doncaster, Ange Postecoglou...no, it's Rangers legend Ally McCoist. 

Looks like UEFA listened to Ally.

 

 

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