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andy_m 17-09-2012 23:52
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Huge loss-he's been excellent on f1.

denphone 18-09-2012 07:09
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The BBC seems to be losing all their better presenters.

jodash 18-09-2012 10:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35475320)
Huge loss-he's been excellent on f1.
Agreed one of the stars on Sky's F1 channel

andy_m 18-09-2012 11:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jodash (Post 35475402)
Agreed one of the stars on Sky's F1 channel
:confused:

muppetman11 18-09-2012 11:20
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It's now official

http://www.btlife.bt.com/entertainme...ague-football/

nstokes 18-09-2012 11:25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35475411)
Its a loss for the BBC and gain for BT. He is a great presenter

Gavin-D 18-09-2012 11:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35475411)
A big loss for BBC F1 I think Lee McKenzie could be in the frame to replace Jake she's presented F1 before the Canadian GP was one of them

andy_m 18-09-2012 12:00
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Tough shoes to fill, and a tough job. You've only got to look at Simon Lazenby to realise how easy it is to be a pretty awful f1 anchor. Lee Mackenzie has done well when she's had to step in during the commonwealth games, European championships etc and would be the obvious immediate, and cheap replacement, but I wonder if the BBC will feel they need to push the boat out a bit in order to remain a credible f1 broadcaster. They currently enjoy good access to the teams, in part because they continue to enjoy good viewing figures and the sponsors are visible, but viewing figures are down on last season and the departure of Jake won't help that.

Also of interest is that bt's sports channel appears to be beginning to take shape. I wonder if we can expect some sort of announcemen soon ish? I would have thought they'd be keen to get that, and their youview box, out sooner rather than later, because despite all the investment they must be losing out to talk talk youview with now TV.

Media Boy UK 18-09-2012 12:23
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Rumour: BT Vision secure Ligue 1, Serie A, MLS and Brasileirao rights from ESPN UK.

DS Forum poster ''stej86'' posted the following last night:

Quote:
BT Vision secure Ligue 1, Serie A, MLS and Brasileirao rights from ESPN UK. It is believed the transfer of rights will occur at the end of the 2012/2013 season when ESPN will withdraw from the UK market.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1735687

nstokes 18-09-2012 12:54
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Hopefully it wont be long before BT syas how much the channel will cost each month and what channels the platform will be on

Media Boy UK 18-09-2012 12:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35475446)
Hopefully it wont be long before BT syas how much the channel will cost each month and what channels the platform will be on
See link http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=16

yorkshireborn 18-09-2012 13:00
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no ESPN

time to drop from XL to L on the TV side.

theres just no value in Virgin any more

ESPN was VM's biggest selling point.

nstokes 18-09-2012 13:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35475447)
If that is the price that is expensive. WIth Ssky sports on to top is about £40 a month maybe more

braysoj1 18-09-2012 13:35
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mb will vm get bt sport channel :) ps i think espn will leave uk and bt sport will be on xl pack (i hope it will)

Media Boy UK 18-09-2012 13:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braysoj1 (Post 35475461)
mb will vm get bt sport channel :) ps i think espn will leave uk and bt sport will be on xl pack (i hope it will)
No news yet on if BT Sports will launch on Virgin Media or even Sky.

denphone 18-09-2012 13:38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35475446)
Hopefully it wont be long before BT syas how much the channel will cost each month and what channels the platform will be on
Yes the sooner we know the better.

Itshim 18-09-2012 14:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35475466)
Yes the sooner we know the better.
O ye of little faith, just wait you know its "coming soon" ;)

How could the service that delivers, fail its servants. How would they ever live it down :dozey::)

denphone 18-09-2012 14:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35475503)
O ye of little faith, just wait you know its "coming soon" ;)

How could the service that delivers, fail its servants. How would they ever live it down :dozey::)
Such words of eloquence from one so revered.:)

one2escape 18-09-2012 14:52
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My guessing is they will price it so you will have to Bt Infinity installed.

Gavin-D 18-09-2012 15:48
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Some more info on Jake Humphrey's deal with BT

BT has signed up BBC presenter Jake Humphrey to anchor its coverage of Premier League football, starting next season, on a £250,000-plus annual salary.

He has signed a four-year contract with BT starting in January.

A spokesman for BT said the deal was not exclusive and that Humphrey could continue to work for the BBC outside of his contract period.

Jake has however confirmed he is leaving F1 on the BBC at the end of the season.

Chad 18-09-2012 16:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35475463)
No news yet on if BT Sports will launch on Virgin Media or even Sky.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rug...ture-line.html

"What? I have a different internet provider — do I have to switch?

No. BT say they will create an entirely new sports channel to host their live football and rugby coverage. This will be available, at a price, to existing customers, plus those who have Sky or Virgin. It is expected to be an equivalent cost to a Sky Sports package — which is around £21 a month."

It all depends on whether you believe the Daily Mail are a credible source.

---------- Post added at 16:11 ---------- Previous post was at 15:49 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35475454)
If that is the price that is expensive. WIth Ssky sports on to top is about £40 a month maybe more
£21.00 would be outrageous. At least for £21.00 on SKY you get SKY Sports 1, SKY Sports 2, SKY Sports 3, SKY Sports 4, SKY F1 and SKY Sports News.

ESPN has been free on XL from launch. M+ and L customers can get ESPN for £8 per month as standard, or as little at £6 per month if they have the SKY Sports collection. I can't see any Virgin or SKY customer happily paying £21.00 per month for a repackaged version of ESPN.

muppetman11 18-09-2012 16:19
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21.00 a month , someone has a sense of humour :D:D

They can keep it , although I'd be amazed if it was set that high.

denphone 18-09-2012 16:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35475527)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rug...ture-line.html

"What? I have a different internet provider — do I have to switch?

No. BT say they will create an entirely new sports channel to host their live football and rugby coverage. This will be available, at a price, to existing customers, plus those who have Sky or Virgin. It is expected to be an equivalent cost to a Sky Sports package — which is around £21 a month."

It all depends on whether you believe the Daily Mail are a credible source.

---------- Post added at 16:11 ---------- Previous post was at 15:49 ----------



£21.00 would be outrageous. At least for £21.00 on SKY you get SKY Sports 1, SKY Sports 2, SKY Sports 3, SKY Sports 4, SKY F1 and SKY Sports News.

ESPN has been free on XL from launch. M+ and L customers can get ESPN for £8 per month as standard, or as little at £6 per month if they have the SKY Sports collection. I can't see any Virgin or SKY customer happily paying £21.00 per month for a repackaged version of ESPN.
l cannot see it being that price as it would be total suicide on the part of BT as the only customers they will ever have if that ever was the case would be their own customers who of course they would subsidise.

alwaysabear 18-09-2012 16:27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35475540)
l cannot see it being that price as it would be total suicide on the part of BT as the only customers they will ever have if that ever was the case would be their own customers who of course they would subsidise.
I could not agree more.

Mobes 18-09-2012 16:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35475463)
No news yet on if BT Sports will launch on Virgin Media or even Sky.
In all honesty MB we do know :D If BT didn't launch on Virgin and Sky at a reasonable price (my guess is that Xl customers will either get it on the cheap or it be subsumed into the costs a la ESPN) then the whole BT project will crash and burn.

BT will HAVE to offer it to Sky & VM no if and or bust :):):)

Itshim 18-09-2012 16:38
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How about this
£21.00 gets you 5 Sky sports channels if I am reading Chads post correctly. Is not BT sport 1 channel ? £21 divided by 5 = £4.20 !!!!

cdf90 18-09-2012 16:57
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I very much doubt BT Sports would be added to the XL pack, even though I'd like it to.

Setanta and ESPN joined the XL pack for guaranteed income, BT are certainly not short of cash at the moment, and allowing a rival service to not charge customers a premium for the service certainly wouldn't help their ambition to drive up subscribers.

Chad 18-09-2012 17:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35475550)
How about this
£21.00 gets you 5 Sky sports channels if I am reading Chads post correctly. Is not BT sport 1 channel ? £21 divided by 5 = £4.20 !!!!
If you can get ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN America and ESPN Classic for as little as £6.00 per month outwith the XL package, then £4.20 seems about right for BT sports.

Will ESPN completely pull out of the UK market or will ESPN Classic and ESPN America remain? I'd say whilst there is doubt in the air, ESPN America fans won't see Virgin agreeing a deal for ESPN America HD any time soon.

---------- Post added at 17:19 ---------- Previous post was at 17:03 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by cdf90 (Post 35475556)
I very much doubt BT Sports would be added to the XL pack, even though I'd like it to.

Setanta and ESPN joined the XL pack for guaranteed income, BT are certainly not short of cash at the moment, and allowing a rival service to not charge customers a premium for the service certainly wouldn't help their ambition to drive up subscribers.
I don't think the new channel will go into the XL package either. I wonder what Virgin would look to offer, if anything as a replacement? For me personally Premier Sports + BoxNation would be a decent alternative however not everyone enjoys boxing.

Interestingly enough some people joining BT Vision for BT Sports might not be able to access the channel from launch. They have a disclaimer on their site which states the following:

"From 14th September 2012 ESPN, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 add-ons will only be sold to Vision customers who are within a BT Infinity broadband enabled area. Use our checker to find out if you are eligible."

You are then taken to the below page and about half way down the page there is a section where you can enter your house number and post code.

http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...ts/tv/freeview

"Which Freeview and Premium Sports channels can I get?

Freeview and Premium Sports aren't available everywhere. Check which Freeview channels you can get at home as well as Premium Sports (Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and ESPN)."

According to this I can't receive ESPN or SKY Sports. Checked the below link which confirms Infinity won't be rolled out in my area until December 2013.

http://www.fibremap.bt.com/

Even after Infinity has rolled out in my area, there still seems to be doubt in regards to receiving Premium channels:

http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/d...id/13922/c/346

Good thing I wasn't considering going to BT Vision for BT Sports!

Gavin-D 18-09-2012 17:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35475447)
Typical of the Daily Fail, there is no way on earth BT can charge £21 pm for 1 channel, they only have to look a how setanta went bust at they charged around £10 pm I think

andy_m 18-09-2012 23:27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cdf90 (Post 35475556)
I very much doubt BT Sports would be added to the XL pack, even though I'd like it to.

Setanta and ESPN joined the XL pack for guaranteed income, BT are certainly not short of cash at the moment, and allowing a rival service to not charge customers a premium for the service certainly wouldn't help their ambition to drive up subscribers.
I thought ESPN went into xl because Virgin faced a backlash from it's subscribers who were angry at losing the free Premier League coverage? I actually thought Virgin had been taking a loss on this?

Media Boy UK 19-09-2012 13:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 35475545)
In all honesty MB we do know :D If BT didn't launch on Virgin and Sky at a reasonable price (my guess is that Xl customers will either get it on the cheap or it be subsumed into the costs a la ESPN) then the whole BT project will crash and burn.

BT will HAVE to offer it to Sky & VM no if and or bust :):):)
Look what happen to the English Football League deal with The ITV Sports Channel!!!

ITV Sport Channel was only on ITV Digital (Now called Freeview) and NTL.

andy_m 19-09-2012 17:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35475874)
Look what happen to the English Football League deal with The ITV Sports Channel!!!

ITV Sport Channel was only on ITV Digital (Now called Freeview) and NTL.
Not just what happened to the channel-the whole football league of the back of it.

muppetman11 19-09-2012 18:30
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http://corporate.sky.com/media/press...ith_sky_sports

Quote:
Sky Sports*has strengthened its position as the home of live cricket by securing six more England overseas tours, including next year’s Ashes, under three new deals.
Long-term agreements with three international cricket boards will bring a range of live Test cricket from Australia (2012-2016), South Africa (2012-2020) and India (2012-2018) and give Sky Sports viewers exclusive live coverage of six England overseas series as well as Test cricket featuring every Test nation.
These deals complement the unrivalled schedule of year-round cricket which includes England’s home Tests, One-Day Internationals, Twenty20 International matches, ICC events, county and women’s matches plus a range of support programming including Cricket AM and Cricket Writers on TV.
They continue a series of strong major rights renewals for Sky Sports, with no less than 16 deals over the last 18 months including live rights for the ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20 and the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
The new cricket deals feature:
* AUSTRALIA: A four-year deal starting with next year's Ashes in Australia and including England’s 2015 triangular series visit. The period also includes Australia's home series with South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, India and New Zealand, plus Australia’s domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League.
* SOUTH AFRICA: The next two England tours of South Africa, in 2015 and 2019, will be broadcast live under this eight-year deal. It also includes the current number one Test nation against New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, plus domestic Twenty20 matches from South Africa.
* INDIA: England’s tour this winter is the first of two England Test series under the 6-year deal. As well as the England tour of 2016-17 Sky Sports viewers will see matches against Australia, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said; “The Ashes is one of world sport's greatest events and we can now guarantee the next three series, home and away.”
He continued: “Test cricket has always been core to Sky Sports and it continues this winter with the start of a six-year deal with India. Then, as England look to take the Test crown back from South Africa our viewers can see their next two series in South Africa.”
"These deals give our viewers great live cricket guaranteed for years ahead; our cricket schedule is simply stronger than ever with England at home and on Tour, the leading ICC events, the major Test nations and a depth of County cricket, a line-up of live cricket right through the calendar. Sky Sports has never offered greater depth and breadth of coverage and this series of rights renewals gives us the strongest line up of live sport for our viewers to watch at home or on the move."
Sky has followed England live every winter since 1990. Cricket coverage on Sky Sports features analysis from some of the biggest names in the sport, including five former England captains. The latest cricket news, results and views are also available every day on skysports.com and Sky Sports News HD.
The recent long-term deals for Sky Sports include:
Premier League
UEFA Champions League
Football League
Scottish Premier League
Spain’s La Liga
England & Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Australia
Cricket South Africa
Board of Control for Cricket in India
International Cricket Council
British and Irish Lions
Heineken Cup
European Tour and Ryder Cup
Rugby Football League
NFL
Formula 1TM*

Media Boy UK 19-09-2012 18:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35476009)
More time for :sleeping:(Sleeping):D

denphone 20-09-2012 06:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35476009)
Yes indeed MM its a very impressive list but lets hope the prices rises don't increase at the same pace as if it becomes too expensive then people might just get rid of it altogether.

nstokes 20-09-2012 08:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35476149)
Yes indeed MM its a very impressive list but lets hope the prices rises don't increase at the same pace as if it becomes too expensive then people might just get rid of it altogether.
Out of all the subscirbers only a couple percent will stop there sub with a price rise so i dont think they have any reason to worry

muppetman11 20-09-2012 17:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35475431)
Also of interest is that bt's sports channel appears to be beginning to take shape. I wonder if we can expect some sort of announcemen soon ish? I would have thought they'd be keen to get that, and their youview box, out sooner rather than later, because despite all the investment they must be losing out to talk talk youview with now TV.
Details announced now
http://bit.ly/RCk58m

andy_m 20-09-2012 18:15
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Cheers-confirms that now TV is on the Bt youview as well as the talk talk box, also includes the Bt vision on demand library. If you're in an infinity area thats a good deal.

Chad 10-10-2012 12:55
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Apparently ESPN have the rights to Russian KHL. I'm not a fan of hockey but I'm sure this will mean something to those who miss the NHL?

Managed to find a link:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...0121005espn01/

Minimum of seven games to be carried exclusively in the US, including the KHL All-Star Game

Games will also air on ESPN in UK

ESPN today officially announced that it will deliver a minimum of seven games from 2012-13 season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) exclusively on ESPN3 in the US and on ESPN UK. Coverage begins Tuesday, October 9 at 1 p.m. ET with ESPN SportsCenter anchor Steve Levy and NHL studio analyst Barry Melrose calling the Lev vs. Dynamo Moscow game live on ESPN2 and ESPN3. The game will re-air in primetime on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET and will air on delay on ESPN in the UK (Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. BST).
Confirmed games through the end of the month feature an all-star lineup of hockey players, including Alex Ovechkin (Dynamo Moscow), Ilya Kovalchuk (SKA), Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar (Metallurg Mg).

KHL on ESPN3 (US) Date Time (ET) Match-Up
Tue, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. Lev vs. Dynamo Moscow **
Sun, Oct 14 9:00 a.m. Dynamo Moscow vs. Amur
Tue, Oct 16 11:30 a.m. Dynamo Moscow vs. Sibir HD
Thu, Oct 18 11:45 a.m. SKA vs. Sibir HD
Mon, Oct 22 12:30 p.m. Dinamo Riga vs. Metallurg Mg
Mon, Oct 29 11:30 a.m. Dynamo Moscow vs. Dinamo Riga HD
** Also airing on ESPN2

Full schedule information for games on ESPN in the UK will be released shortly and will be available on www.espn.co.uk/TV.

denphone 11-10-2012 16:01
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Rising cost of Premier League TV rights 'could have knock-on effect'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...nock-on-effect

Dave42 11-10-2012 16:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35483797)
Rising cost of Premier League TV rights 'could have knock-on effect'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...nock-on-effect
yep cost only ever going to keep going up Den mate never ever down at limit here now I think any more rises might have to give up on VM

colin25 11-10-2012 16:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35483800)
yep cost only ever going to keep going up Den mate never ever down at limit here now I thing any more rises might have to give up on VM
they should save money and stop the minority sports..like cricket :D

denphone 11-10-2012 16:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35483803)
they should save money and stop the minority sports..like cricket :D
Ahem some people like their lbw's and leg gulleys.:)

Media Boy UK 11-10-2012 16:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35483803)
they should save money and stop the minority sports..like cricket :D
also Tennis and F1:D

And axe Nuts TV oops I mean Soccer AM.

Dave42 11-10-2012 17:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35483824)
also Tennis and F1:D
agree totally MB never ever watch either

denphone 11-10-2012 17:03
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35483824)
also Tennis and F1:D
And there are many people who like F1 MB.:erm:

Media Boy UK 11-10-2012 17:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35483828)
And there are many people who like F1 MB.:erm:
(Only joking) Look out their windows to watch it for FREE.:D

Dave42 11-10-2012 17:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35483828)
And there are many people who like F1 MB.:erm:
well most only watch sky F1 half the time on VM Den as other half time they watch BBC HD races

Media Boy UK 11-10-2012 17:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35483831)
well must only watch sky F1 half the time on VM Den as other half time they watch BBC HD races
I do follow F1 - But only on Sky Sports News.

Dave42 11-10-2012 17:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35483833)
I do follow F1 - But only on Sky Sports News.
hopefully we get in HD one day rather watch paint dry than f1 myself :LOL:

andy_m 11-10-2012 17:23
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I'm clinging to the hope that there will be an opportunity for the likes of ESPN to pick up some cheap rights for things Sky have decided to "tighten their belts" on in order to pay for the rising cost of the Premier League rights.

I really don't think we can be too far away from several important announcements, 1st what are BT going to do with their rights; 2nd whether ESPN feel they have a future in the UK market; 3rd how Virgin Media plan to react to those two events.

I'm not expecting Virgin to necessarily continue to offer free Premier League on their XL package - and I certainly wouldn't pay for a new channel - and to be honest I can't say I'll miss what is roughly one live game a week often at a time when I'm travelling back from spending the money I save by not having Sky Sports on actually going to a match, but I very much want to be able to continue to watch as much FA Cup, Europa League and top European League football as I can currently in addition to whats available on the FTA channels.

Fingers crossed for some good news!

Chad 11-10-2012 18:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35483847)
I'm clinging to the hope that there will be an opportunity for the likes of ESPN to pick up some cheap rights for things Sky have decided to "tighten their belts" on in order to pay for the rising cost of the Premier League rights.
I agree however I'd prefer to see BBC and ITV snap up more rights.

denphone 11-10-2012 18:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35483868)
I agree however I'd prefer to see BBC and ITV snap up more rights.
Well Chad with the BBC licence fee being frozen they are not bidding for a lot of sports rights and actually are reducing their sports rights portfolio.

Chad 11-10-2012 18:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35483877)
Well Chad with the BBC licence fee being frozen they are not bidding for a lot of sports rights and actually are reducing their sports rights portfolio.
They should reduce Strictly Come Dancing :mad:

I wonder if BBC and ITV would ever consider joint bids for TV rights and split coverage 50/50?

denphone 11-10-2012 19:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35483882)
They should reduce Strictly Come Dancing :mad:

I wonder if BBC and ITV would ever consider joint bids for TV rights and split coverage 50/50?
Yes l would be quite happy for SCD to go and as for the BBC and ITV making joint bids l would say thats highly unlikely but suffice to say l would be quite happy for that to happen.

andy_m 11-10-2012 20:00
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Channel 4 must still have some of the money they wanted to splash on f1 burning a hole in their pockets.

denphone 11-10-2012 20:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35483912)
Channel 4 must still have some of the money they wanted to splash on f1 burning a hole in their pockets.
A pittance compared compared to Sky and BT's deep pockets.

andy_m 11-10-2012 20:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35483918)
A pittance compared compared to Sky and BT's deep pockets.
Certainly. And I'm not for a moment expecting Virgin, ESPN or free to air broadcasters to go toe to toe with Sky or Bt. But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy top quality Sports broadcasting without having to pay extra for premium content. I, for example, am particularly looking forward to an England double bill tomorrow night - the u21's in their first leg play offs and then the senior side in the qualifier. All available in hd on Virgin TV's xl package.

Doug P 14-10-2012 09:10
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I won't touch BT's channel with a barge pole.

denphone 14-10-2012 09:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35484728)
I won't touch BT's channel with a barge pole.
It really depends one on the price it will retail at to us and two what content will actually be on the channel when it launches.

andy_m 14-10-2012 16:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35484728)
I won't touch BT's channel with a barge pole.
Why?

one2escape 15-10-2012 13:55
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What gets me is why isnt there a Internet rights being discussed. Look at the football of Fox in the states, You pay a monthly fee and you can watch whatever EPL match you want live and legal.

muppetman11 15-10-2012 14:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by one2escape (Post 35485200)
What gets me is why isnt there a Internet rights being discussed. Look at the football of Fox in the states, You pay a monthly fee and you can watch whatever EPL match you want live and legal.
Don't Sky own the Internet rights for all their games ? I'm presuming they must as they've stated EPL football will be available on NowTV.

toby53 15-10-2012 16:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35483882)
They should reduce Strictly Come Dancing :mad:

I wonder if BBC and ITV would ever consider joint bids for TV rights and split coverage 50/50?
Stillto expensive for this to happen money rules football and only Sky can cut it

Chad 15-10-2012 19:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toby53 (Post 35485292)
Stillto expensive for this to happen money rules football and only Sky can cut it
Noticed BBC Scotland and ESPN split the rights to Belgium Vs. Scotland tomorrow.

Media Boy UK 16-10-2012 11:46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35485382)
Noticed BBC Scotland and ESPN split the rights to Belgium Vs. Scotland tomorrow.
No it two deals.

BBC Scotland got the 'Scotland only' rights.
ESPN got the 'UK Wide' rights.

From 2014 all games with Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland PLAYING will be sold via UEFA and not their FA.

Doug P 16-10-2012 19:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35484831)
Why?
Well if ESPN carry on I shall stick with them and Sky Sports. If they don't there is no incentive for me to pay money to BT for rights that am not that keen on especially the Rugger that was included in XL pack with ESPN.

Severely doubt VM will be allowed to include BT in XL pack they will want a tenner a month or more.....

andy_m 16-10-2012 20:55
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I see. The way you wrote it I thought you had a specific problem with Bt. I agree, I like ESPN free on Virgin, but if the replacement costs I'm not likely to pay for it.

Chad 16-10-2012 23:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35485582)
No it two deals.

BBC Scotland got the 'Scotland only' rights.
ESPN got the 'UK Wide' rights.

From 2014 all games with Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland PLAYING will be sold via UEFA and not their FA.
Interesting. I wonder what happens in 2014 if Scotland goes independent? Will STV pick up Scotland only rights to the English Premiership which SKY and BT retain UK wide rights?

colin25 17-10-2012 05:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35485882)
Interesting. I wonder what happens in 2014 if Scotland goes independent? Will STV pick up Scotland only rights to the English Premiership which SKY and BT retain UK wide rights?
Best to think about that...if or when it happens

andy_m 17-10-2012 06:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35485882)
Interesting. I wonder what happens in 2014 if Scotland goes independent? Will STV pick up Scotland only rights to the English Premiership which SKY and BT retain UK wide rights?
I don't think Scotland will secede in 2014, even if the out campaign win the referendum in that year there will be so many points to negotiate that full political independence will still be years away. In short, this issue will either be resolved in 2014 in favour of the status quo, or will go past the end of the current Sky/Bt rights deal by some distance.

That said, both companies will presumably continue to operate in an independent Scotland, so I see no reason why they wouldn't continue to enjoy exclusive Premier League rights.

denphone 17-10-2012 06:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35485904)
Best to think about that...if or when it happens
Well Colin thats one thing that won't happen and we all know that.

alwaysabear 17-10-2012 11:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35485907)
I don't think Scotland will secede in 2014, even if the out campaign win the referendum in that year there will be so many points to negotiate that full political independence will still be years away. In short, this issue will either be resolved in 2014 in favour of the status quo, or will go past the end of the current Sky/Bt rights deal by some distance.

That said, both companies will presumably continue to operate in an independent Scotland, so I see no reason why they wouldn't continue to enjoy exclusive Premier League rights.
Agreed non of my friends in Scotland want Independence.

colin25 17-10-2012 15:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35485910)
Well Colin thats one thing that won't happen and we all know that.
note the "if" :)

denphone 17-10-2012 16:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35486040)
note the "if" :)
Yes ifs , buts and maybe's.:)

jempalmer 17-10-2012 20:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35486048)
Yes ifs , buts and maybe's.:)
And a partridge in a pear tree...:D

Chad 18-10-2012 12:42
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Simon Green, the chief executive of the Boxnation boxing channel backed by Frank Warren, will be leaving Boxnation to join BT as the head of their new BT Sport pay-TV channel.

Simon Green has previously worked for SKY as General Manger of sports ventures, FOX as head of FOX Sports World and Setanta sports as Head of UK channels.

What you'll find is Simon Green will try and bring the likes of boxing, UFC, golf and more football to BT Sport. I have a feeling that the rumoured purchase of sporting rights from ESPN might be on the cards for BT Sports.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...el?INTCMP=SRCH

alwaysabear 18-10-2012 12:47
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I have just read this on NFLUK thought the American sports fans would be interested.
http://forum.nfluk.com/showpost.php?...92&postcount=1

Chad 18-10-2012 12:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35486323)
I have just read this on NFLUK thought the American sports fans would be interested.
http://forum.nfluk.com/showpost.php?...92&postcount=1
That is interesting.

Prior to ESPN UK launching, wasn't ESPN America a stand alone channel costing between £8 to £10 each month anyway.

If ESPN UK closes, and ESPN America stays, I'm guessing it'll drop out of XL and will return to being a stand alone premium channel. ESPN America HD launched over 2 years ago and Virgin never went after it. It makes you question how much Virgin actually values the channel.

Good news for ESPN America fans is if it does drop out of XL, and becomes a premium channel again, the chances of getting ESPN America HD as part of your monthly subscription will no doubt increase drastically.

alwaysabear 18-10-2012 13:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35486327)
That is interesting.

Prior to ESPN UK launching, wasn't ESPN America a stand alone channel costing between £8 to £10 each month anyway.

If ESPN UK closes, and ESPN America stays, I'm guessing it'll drop out of XL and will return to being a stand alone premium channel. ESPN America HD launched over 2 years ago and Virgin never went after it. It makes you question how much Virgin actually values the channel.

Good news for ESPN America fans is if it does drop out of XL, and becomes a premium channel again, the chances of getting ESPN America HD as part of your monthly subscription will no doubt increase drastically.
It started as NASN at £10 a month. ESPN then took it over and improved the picture quality dramatically. However, in those days they had NHL. For me the loss of NHL is a major thing that will probably stop me from signing up to a stand alone pay channel. They will not be getting it back any time soon as Premier Sports signed I believe a three year deal in the summer.

muppetman11 18-10-2012 14:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35486332)
It started as NASN at £10 a month. ESPN then took it over and improved the picture quality dramatically. However, in those days they had NHL. For me the loss of NHL is a major thing that will probably stop me from signing up to a stand alone pay channel. They will not be getting it back any time soon as Premier Sports signed I believe a three year deal in the summer.
I would gladly pay for ESPN America as a standalone channel however we need to see some NFL and the NHL back on.

The Yank 21-10-2012 10:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35486364)
I would gladly pay for ESPN America as a standalone channel however we need to see some NFL and the NHL back on.
I would definitely WANT ESPN America but if I had to pay extra for it I would need to seriously reevaluate my services ie VM or SKY as I am already paying a fortune on VIP50. It will come down to who gives me the best deal I'm afraid.

I am feeling less and less loyal to VM lately with there seeming constant price rises, lack of descent new content and above all the promise of doubling my BB speed which has been put back at least twice already.

Chad 21-10-2012 12:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yank (Post 35487180)
I am feeling less and less loyal to VM lately with there seeming constant price rises, lack of descent new content and above all the promise of doubling my BB speed which has been put back at least twice already.
Join the queue!

There seems to be a growing sense that Virgin are not delivering on their promises, and are selling us well short.

denphone 21-10-2012 12:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35487191)
Join the queue!

There seems to be a growing sense that Virgin are not delivering on their promises, and are selling us well short.
Well lets wait until the end of the year before we start coming to conclusions but yes its been a poor year of deliverance by Virgin so far.

passingbat 21-10-2012 14:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yank (Post 35487180)
I would definitely WANT ESPN America but if I had to pay extra for it I would need to seriously reevaluate my services ie VM or SKY as I am already paying a fortune on VIP50. It will come down to who gives me the best deal I'm afraid.

I am feeling less and less loyal to VM lately with there seeming constant price rises, lack of descent new content and above all the promise of doubling my BB speed which has been put back at least twice already.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35487191)
Join the queue!

There seems to be a growing sense that Virgin are not delivering on their promises, and are selling us well short.

For some reason I can't remember now, I ended up on the Sky website yesterday, and whilst i was there, out of interest, I thought I'd price up the services I get from VM on Sky. I have no Sky Movies or sports, so priced up for Sky Entertainment Extra, Fibre BB, HD, two set top boxes, phone line and 24/7 phone calls which is what I have on VM.

The monthly charge would have been £18 more than I pay VM.

For that £18, I would have got Sky Atlantic and a couple of other channels that I watch in HD. I would also have got ITV, 2, 3, 4, in HD, and of those, I only watch a little on ITV2 and given that 5.1 audio is missing and I find the SD picture quite good, that's hardly an incentive.

But I would also lose the three recordable tuners, whishlists, and other Tivo functionality if I moved to Sky.

So at £18 extra for Sky with not a lot of extra value for me (except Atlantic) but a lot to lose fromVM, staying with VM, for me is a 'no brainer'.

Doug P 22-10-2012 13:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35487191)
Join the queue!

There seems to be a growing sense that Virgin are not delivering on their promises, and are selling us well short.
Only on Forums though imo....

denphone 22-10-2012 13:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35487544)
Only on Forums though imo....
Granted that people do tend to moan considerably on forums like CF and DS but Virgin Media would be unwise to ignore discontent and unhappyness as there are many people people who use other means to voice their discontent and as the old saying its better to listen to people rather then stick your head in the sand like a ostrich.

Doug P 24-10-2012 14:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35487550)
Granted that people do tend to moan considerably on forums like CF and DS but Virgin Media would be unwise to ignore discontent and unhappyness as there are many people people who use other means to voice their discontent and as the old saying its better to listen to people rather then stick your head in the sand like a ostrich.
Yes Denphone what you says is true but am merely pointing out what I call the Electoral Reform Vote Syndrome...

If you read twitter when the country went to the polls over whether to change the electoral system there was huge support for scrapping first past the post of well over 85 per cent. In the actual vote the actual people rejected it in huge numbers....

Everyone on here is entitled to be unhappy if they feel they are not getting what they want but a policy must be for making the overwhelming majority of customers happy... are forum users representative of that overwhelming majority?

Perhaps we are?!

Chad 24-10-2012 22:51
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BT Vision to feature on Watchdog next week.

Anne Robinson:

"BT Vision are tempting new subscribers with its Premiership football deal, so why do existing subscribers want to give it the boot?"

muppetman11 28-10-2012 18:48
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ts-rights.html

Quote:
BT has bolstered its plan to become a heavyweight sports broadcaster with a slew of deals to show live matches from top-tier international football leagues.

The telecoms giant, which shocked rivals in June with a £738m gamble on Premier League football, has struck deals for “hundreds” of live matches from Serie A in Italy, Ligue 1 in France and Brasileirao in Brazil.

It has also secured live rights to Major League Soccer games in the US, where David Beckham plays for LA Galaxy and Thierry Henry plays for the New York Red Bulls. BT will use the matches to help beef up a new sports channel that will be launched next summer.

andy_m 28-10-2012 18:52
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Right well that's definitely the end of ESPN then. Things are slowly taking shape.

denphone 28-10-2012 19:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35489922)
Throwing a lot of money around is one thing but making a impact is another and we shall see what transpires in the coming next year or two.

Dave42 28-10-2012 19:25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35489933)
Throwing a lot of money around is one thing but making a impact is another and we shall see what transpires in the coming next year or two.
exactly Den cant see many going from sky to bt if any

thenry 28-10-2012 19:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35489924)
Right well that's definitely the end of ESPN then. Things are slowly taking shape.
strange. i swear i heard ESPN brought more rights to Ligue1, Serie A, Budesliga etc. which they were going to focus on. this was said prior to the sell so may be it was a plot to sell ESPN as a whole rather than having plans to carry without the EPL. will they share euro fixtures or is ESPN going to sell it off to BT :confused:

Chad 28-10-2012 19:58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 35489939)
strange. i swear i heard ESPN brought more rights to Ligue1, Serie A, Budesliga etc. which they were going to focus on. this was said prior to the sell so may be it was a plot to sell ESPN as a whole rather than having plans to carry without the EPL. will they share euro fixtures or is ESPN going to sell it off to BT :confused:
I did read the same thing too.

Doesn't the ESPN FA Cup deal expire in summer 2013? Wonder what will happen with their deal for Europa League football?

As a Scottish football fan I wonder what the future holds for Scottish football. ESPN just signed a brand new deal:

"The Clydesdale Bank Premier League and Irn Bru Scottish Football League are back on ESPN. With the new multi-year deal for rights to Scottish football through to 2017; ESPN is the home of Scottish football. For 2012/13, get ready for 40 live and exclusive matches, including 10 Rangers games from the Irn Bru Scottish Football League – more than ever before and ten more than in previous seasons"

muppetman11 28-10-2012 20:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35489938)
exactly Den cant see many going from sky to bt if any
Look at the big picture Dave , Rome wasn't built in a day. I think I'm right in saying that andy m has commented that BT's service would currently be of no use to him as his area has no BT fibre , that's pretty much the same scenario I'm in however don't forget their fibre footprint will continue to grow as will their content acquisitions.

BT's problem is that for a long time it's just been a Freeview service with pay On Demand content , in my opinion this will change over time and we'll see them change into a more traditional pay TV service lets not forget there's nothing stopping them bidding for movie content or starting their own Entrtainment channels up , it will certainly be interesting to watch how they progress.

For me competition from a third pay TV operator is long overdue and very welcome.

Chad 28-10-2012 20:15
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I'm very interested to see how Virgin react if ESPN pulls out of the UK, and essentially out of the XL package. Since 2007 XL customers have enjoyed "free" sport from Setanta then ESPN. If Virgin can't agree a deal with BT, for BT sports to be added to the XL package, there's going to be some unhappy XL customers. Virgin customers have long memories and won't let Virgin forget their previous declarations of adding value and going the extra mile for sports fans.

20th July 2007 - Setanta Sports deal (Virgin press release)

"The combination of great content and unbeatable value will help make Virgin Media's XL package the UK's best quality TV offer. This package is not a “one-off” promotional or introductory offer and will form part of Virgin Media's TV offer on an ongoing basis. Customers of any other Virgin Media TV service who want to add these Setanta channels to their service will be able to do so for just £8 a month."

29th July 2007 - ESPN deal (Virgin press release)

"Mark Schweitzer, chief commercial officer of Virgin Media, said: “This agreement solidifies Virgin Media’s place as the home of TV entertainment and is unquestionably the best value TV deal for sports fanatics. We’ve got all the sports content you’d expect and adding the new ESPN channels to our line-up will mean our customers can watch all the football action they want. Mr Schweitzer added: “We’re always looking for ways to go the extra mile for our customers and we think this market beating offer does this in spades as well as providing a sweetener for the start of the football season."

thenry 28-10-2012 20:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35489962)
Look at the big picture Dave , Rome wasn't built in a day. I think I'm right in saying that andy m has commented that BT's service would currently be of no use to him as his area has no BT fibre , that's pretty much the same scenario I'm in however don't forget their fibre footprint will continue to grow as will their content acquisitions.

BT's problem is that for a long time it's just been a Freeview service with pay On Demand content , in my opinion this will change over time and we'll see them change into a more traditional pay TV service lets not forget there's nothing stopping them bidding for movie content or starting their own Entrtainment channels up , it will certainly be interesting to watch how they progress.

For me competition from a third pay TV operator is long overdue and very welcome.
so long as theres no exclusivity on provider platforms meaning Sky and BT will say you cant have this and that to broadcast on your platform blah blah like now with the Sky VM crap.

Doug P 29-10-2012 12:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35489933)
Throwing a lot of money around is one thing but making a impact is another and we shall see what transpires in the coming next year or two.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/162024.html#

I am rather confused as to how ESPN can have new three year deals for European leagues as signed in above story and BT can have the rights too.....

Chad 29-10-2012 12:56
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BT official press release:

http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...4-A703DE91345D

BT has signed the rights to show live top tier football matches from Italy, France, Brazil and the US, as it strengthens its new channel BT Sport.

The live matches from Serie A in Italy, Ligue 1 in France, Brasileiro in Brazil and the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the USA will feature some of the greatest players and some of the top clubs in the world.

The footage was previously shown on ESPN. BT has bought the live games to bolster its new sports channel, which will be founded upon 38 live games a season from the Barclays Premier League, 18 of which will be the best quality ‘first pick’ games featuring the top six teams. When BT won those rights for three years from 2013, it was the first time anyone other than Sky had won rights to show any of the ‘first pick’ games in the history of the Barclays Premier League.


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