Collective TV rights sale was supposed to be a big boon to the FAI, but "Murphy's Law" might throw a spanner in the works. Not sure what the impact on UEFA might be.
For European football's governing body, in expansionist mood and facing growing challenges, there could be wide-ranging ramifications. Its model relies on maximising revenues from every local market, so a pan-European deal is not an option. Historically Uefa's president, Michel Platini, has stayed close to European policy makers so the suspicion must be that it will find a way through this. It is helped by the fact that most of its deals contain a free-to-air element, which makes the danger from fans viewing across borders less pressing. But there could be bigger consequences for its plans to centralise sales of European international qualifiers from 2014. For smaller rights holders – such as the FA and the Football League – maximising overseas revenues could become more problematic.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...evision-rights
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