The main reason for EPL's continued clout is a huge new television deal shared between British Telecom and BSkyB, which will run for the next three seasons.

英超大力引援的主要原因是英国电信公司与英国天空广播公司已经达成了新的巨额电视转播合同，签下了未来三个赛季的转播。

Much worse, for Mr Murdoch, is the slim chance that the scandal might affect his bid to buy the rest of BSkyB, a hugely profitable satellite broadcaster in which News Corporation, his parent company, already has a 39% stake.

更严重的是，这一事件有可能使得默多克对天空广播电视台的收购泡汤。天空广播电视台是一个利润十分可观的卫星广播电视台。它的母公司新闻集团目前已占其39%的股份。