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mespilus

Anyone with any broadcasting industry experience or insider knowledge?
I'm wondering if the BBC had to offer up Gary Lineker as the host to win the Saturday highlights package from the EPL rights bid process?

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aggi in reply to @mespilus

I've no idea about this specifically but I do a fair bit of contract compliance and that would be unlikely in my view. There might be some undertaking that it would be someone with a commensurate broadcasting profile or similar. Pretty sure Saturday and Sunday's MOTD would be a breach of what was agreed though.

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mespilus in reply to @aggi

Thanks for your reply.
I doubt that the EPL would accept a bid from the BBC which has 'To be confirmed later' against the 'Compere name'.
MoTD might end up with Matt le Tissier,
(who, of course would be welcomed by the Tory culture war warriors).

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