BT TV BT chief: We don't need Premier League rights Gavin Patterson says firm has ‘Plan B’ if price for live football coverage goes beyond top bidSky and BT may be joined in the bidding for live Premier League TV rights by Amazon or Facebook. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesBT does not need exclusive Premier League games and has a “Plan B” if the company misses out in the upcoming £6bn TV rights auction, the chief executive has said. BT and Sky are due to lodge their bids next week for the three-year cycle of Premier League live TV rights beginning in 2019-20. I don’t want in any way to diminish the importance of the Premier League of course, and the Premier League’s importance to us. “We continue to see Premier League content as an important part of BT Sport, but it is only one part,” he said.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2018 12:12 UTC