#7 Rupert Murdoch
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch may be a heinous man but his bid to push English football and especially, the Premier League to centre-stage makes him a very influential man. Back in the days before new media, Murdoch had predicted that live sports would be the key to getting new subscribers to pay for paid television channels.
The genius behind his idea is evident from the fact that Murdoch’s Sky Sports agreed to a £5 billion deal with the Premier League for broadcasting rights for 2016-19. Murdoch helped bring the League to different parts of the world through his various media interests and it’s evident in India as well.
With Star Sports set to shift all its live coverage of the Premier League exclusively to its HD channels, it seems to be a far better idea to subscribe to Hotstar which would otherwise be ignored by football fans. For years, Sky Sports has held monopoly over broadcasting the Premier League across the globe and thanks to Rupert Murdoch, it is the most watched football league in the world.
