Naw its not negative, pragmatic. Sky have moved so much of their coverage to specific channels rather than the general Sky Sports. Its as much wishful thinking for me. I think there is a niche as a filler as there would be for any sports channel but whether its worth it or not - RTE would say no. I do think it could be done at minimal cost, dont RTE use third party companies to do the leg work? I dont thin it'd be a major payday for the league but if it was spun well by an FAI marketing team with a carrot or 2 ye never know. If there is a UK/international market it is tied to betting trends which is controversial. Anecdotally my personal experience is that fans in England would be more inclined to have an interest in LoI than highlights of the A League or whatever is now on rinse and repeat ad nauseum, maybe even the Champions League magazine shows over and over. How to back that up?
Wasnt there are plan years ago for Sky to cover LoI. I vaguely remember 'sky sports loans' being issued to upgrade floodlights. But that could have been part of an international/FAI deal that may even have been a sweetener for Sky not covering the league or backing out of a deal?
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