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Welsh language channel S4C's soccer show called Sgorio scored a zero with viewers when
it screened highlights of European football.
Viewing figures revealed the programme broadcast at 11.
Digiturk, the satellite service hosting LigTV, has renewed their contract to broadcast the
Turkcell Super League for the next four seasons, from the 2010 to 2014. Digiturk will play $321
million each season for the broadcast rights. Compare that with the current deal that Digiturk has,
which is $140 million dollars per year, starting from 2005.
It is nearly three years since Arsene Wenger first coined the term 'Sky Sports Justice'
following the Carling Cup final with Chelsea. That day, in case you've forgotten, Adebayor was sent
off for slapping Wayne Bridge, when that was in fact Eboue's action. The press machine went into
overdrive, focusing heavily on the 'brawl', and Eboue in particular, and as a result both clubs
were disproportionately fined, with Eboue banned (Adebayor's ban was not rescinded).
The Premier League has long made a dubious virtue of the fact that broadcasting rights to live
and highlights packages are negotiated collectively, ensuring that the money generated is spread
between the clubs rather than concentrated in the hands of the few. The reality is that those whose
games are shown more frequently take a bigger slice of the cake.
