27-07-2023, 10:39 PM
(27-07-2023, 06:23 PM)thegeek Wrote: I don't think it's a common occurrence for an SPL team to sell rights to a Champions League qualifier - they'd usually prefer to get a crowd in the stadium - so a bit of a surprise to see Rangers at home on the BBC.
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Especially considering how frosty the relationship was between Rangers and the BBC only 13 months ago.
At the end of 2021/22, it didn't look likely that the BBC would be allowed in Ibrox in the near future, so for them to broadcast a match sold by the club a year later is quite the turnaround.
Rangers have put a lot of effort into Rangers TV in the last few years from what I've seen, so a surprise they didn't try and get a decent taking from PPV fees and instead got a deal with the BBC. They've regularly employed national names like Emma Dodds, Becky Ives and Clive Tyldesley to lead their broadcasts of home matches (broadcasts globally and available in the UK outside of the blackout hours), and one would imagine they would get a lot of subs being one of the two biggest teams in Scotland.