Record TV football deal英超直播权拍卖创新高

2018-07-25 11:48:40来源:新浪 热度:

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Camera on location at a football match
 
The cost of televising some football matches is going up
 
英超以51.36亿英镑的天价敲定巨额电视直播权,售价超出上次合约的百分之七十一,再创历史新高。在10日结束的电视直播权拍卖会上,天空电视台付出42亿英镑购买了七个套餐中的五个,其竞争对手英国电信则付出9亿英镑购买了其余的两个。以下是BBC 记者 Kamal Ahmed 的报道:
 
In terms of the division between Sky and BT for live football on television, the announcement was not much of a surprise。 The split - Sky, 126 matches over three years, BT 42 - is similar to the present deal。 In terms of the money paid though, it is a shock。 Most analysts were predicting a price for buying the rights of £4bn compared to £3bn in 2012, the last time the rights were bid for。 Richard Skudamore, the Premier League‘s Chief Executive revealed it was going to be a lot higher this time。
 
The high cost reveals how important live football has become for paid television。 In 2012 BT shocked the market by muscling into a sector which Sky had traditionally dominated。 They have retained that significant presence。 Sky does though still hold the bulk of the rights and will broadcast the majority of Premier League games when the new contract begins at the start of the 2016 season。 They will pay the equivalent of £1.4bn a year, which is more than 80% more than they paid in 2012。

Football fans will be concerned that the high price paid will mean higher costs to watch football。 Both businesses insist that they are cash-rich and can afford the new deals。 The Premier League will be celebrating - more cash from the broadcasters means more cash for Premier League football clubs and the stars they pay many millions of pounds to employ。
 
  Glossary 词汇表 
 
  division划分,分配
 
  deal合同,合约
 
  analysts分析家
 
  predicting 预言
 
  bid投标
 
  revealed透露
 
  muscling into攻入
 
  dominated垄断
 
  significant presence占据重要地位
 
  majority多数
 
  equivalent等价,相当于
 
  cash-rich现金充裕
 
  to employ雇用
 
  本文源于:BBC

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