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Sky and BT want to broadcast more games next season as price for not demanding compensation – Daily Mail, Dailymail.co.uk

Sky and BT want to broadcast more games next season as price for not demanding compensation – Daily Mail, Dailymail.co.uk
            

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sky and BT want to broadcast MORE games next season as price for not demanding huge compensation while Tottenham and Newcastle confiscate furloughed staff’s laptops and phones

  • Sky and BT will ask Premier League to broadcast more games than in contract
  • Both broadcasters have not demanded a huge rebate for season’s shutdown
  • Tottenham and Newcastle have confiscated furloughed staff’s laptops ) Meanwhile, Aidy Boothroyd and Phil Neville’s England futures are up in the air

By Matt Hughes For The Daily Mail

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: BST, 3 April

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Sky Sports and BT Sport will ask the Premier League for the right to broadcast more matches next season than is permitted under the terms of their contract as the price for not demanding a huge rebate following this season’s shutdown .

Under the £ 5billion, three-year deal Sky Sports get (live games each season and BT Sport) , but both want to show more next season as they seek to regain customers who have paused their subscriptions during the lockdown.

Any change to the existing deal would have to be approved by Ofcom, who operate strict guidelines over market share, but given the extraordinary circumstances it is unlikely the media regulator would obstruct proposals aimed at giving more content to viewers. Sky Sports and BT Sport will ask the Premier League for the right to broadcast more matches next season than is permitted in their contracts in light of the coronavirus pandemic (Premier League clubs may have to pay a huge portion of their TV revenue back to broadcasters if the season is declared null and void

Tottenham and Newcastle closed for business

Tottenham and Newcastle have disabled email accounts and confiscated phones and laptops to prevent staff who have been furloughed from doing any work, which would breach the terms of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which both clubs are using to claim money from government to pay wages.

There is bemusement at other clubs at their decision to shut their scouting analysis, as remote video analysis of past matches can still be conducted during the shutdown, and many of their rivals have actually beefed up their recruitment operations with a view to being ready to do business when the transfer window eventually opens later in the summer.

Aidy Boothroyd and Phil Neville’s England futures in doubt

The FA face a dilemma over whether to hand contract extensions to Aidy Boothroyd and Phil Neville at a time when they are losing millions due to the postponement and cancellation of all planned Wembley events due to the coronavirus crisis.

UEFA’s decision this week to put back both the under (European Championship and women’s European Championship) months until 2022 means that both of England’s managers will be out of contract by the time the tournament’s take place.

Boothroyd, who has been in charge of the under 23 ‘s since 2017, signed a two-year extension last May that was due to run until the end of the next summer, while Neville’s deal also expires in June and he is considering his future after England’s disappointing performances at last month’s SheBelieves Cup.

The FA have yet to provide any indication to either Boothroyd or Neville about whether they will offer them contract extensions.

Aidy Boothroyd (left) and Phil Neville’s England futures are in doubt due to coronavirus

Tottenham’s coronavirus cost-cutting

Tottenham’s controversial decision to furlough non-playing staff this week was based on the need to cut costs in the event of a worst-case scenario of the club not being able to stage any matches for the rest of the year.

Tottenham are losing more money than any other Premier League club at the moment due to the revenue generated by their new stadium, with match-day takings of around £ 5m, so chairman Daniel Levy acted swiftly to protect the business in the event of a lengthy shutdown.

Tottenham came under fire for slashing the wages of non- playing staff earlier this week

Levy leaves loophole

Levy’s decision to publish Tottenham’s annual accounts, which contains details of his £ 4million salary and £ 3m bonus, as planned on the same day as announcing the furloughing last Tuesday was particularly odd given that the club did not have to do so. While March is Tottenham’s year-end for accounting purposes all businesses have been given a three- month extension to file them to Companies House by the government due to the coronavirus crisis, leading to surprise that Levy did not exploit that loophole to avoid criticism.

Freesports – the home of live football!

Little-known satellite broadcaster Freesports could cash in on the global sporting shutdown after snapping up the UK TV rights for the Chinese Super League, which is set to become the first major football competition to return to action.

The CSL was suspended indefinitely on

February, but clubs began training again last month after lockdown restrictions were lifted by the government and there are plans for a resumption at the end of April or the beginning of May.

Freesports are expecting to have live sport to show at a time when all other broadcasters are desperate for content, so may sell the rights on to rivals such as Sky Sports or use the opportunity for a marketing campaign to gain more subscribers.

Freesports are set to broadcast the Chinese Super League after winning the UK TV rights

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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