28th Apr 2006 11:05
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC28 April 2006 PRESS RELEASE 28 April 2006 BSKYB NOTES FA PREMIER LEAGUE ANNOUNCEMENT BSkyB notes the following announcement made today by the FA Premier League: "Following the submission of bids by interested parties, the FA Premier Leagueis in a position to announce that it has awarded three out of the six packagesof live television rights to BSkyB. We will be proceeding to a second round of bidding for the remaining threepackages in due course. There will be no further comment on this from the Premier League until theconclusion of the second round of bidding. Bidders are also bound by similarconfidentiality." The company is bound by confidentiality relating to the bidding process andintends to make no further comments until the conclusion of the process. - ENDS - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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