Sky faces losing the lion's share of Premier League live rights The £4billion fight to show live Barclays Premier League football will go into a second round next week. The bids were tabled for the seven packages — starting in 2016-17 — by a noon deadline on Friday, but there was no immediate verdict from the Premier League, as there was a week earlier for the highlights rights won by BBC. This is because America’s Discovery Channel and maybe even Qatar-based beIN Sports could join BT Sport and Sky in a fierce battle that will not be concluded until Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Sky and BT Sport have tabled bids to show live Premier League matches
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Discovery Communications and beIN Sports also expected to bid
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Increased competition could push price per match to £8million
@placeholder fans are not expected to see a reduction in ticket prices following the sale