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passingbat 20-11-2014 11:52
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742091)
Except that the status quo is that we have a system which allows you to do exactly what you've done. You're not tied in to pay tv, you have a choice, and you've chosen. The status quo is working for you, you're just to pessimistic to see it. .
But surely, the status quo you were talking about was that of the two established premium TV providers (VM and Sky); at least that is what I understood you to be talking about.

That failed my needs due to requiring HBO content along with (in my view) the superior STB and fast BB provided by Virgin. To get what I needed I had to go outside of the established status quo. So this established status quo does not work for everyone. Most people just put up with the limitations of the established status quo and don't really believe that it actually works for them.

OLD BOY 20-11-2014 12:34
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742091)
Except that the status quo is that we have a system which allows you to do exactly what you've done. You're not tied in to pay tv, you have a choice, and you've chosen. The status quo is working for you, you're just to pessimistic to see it. You are, in your own words, "choosing the content that (you) want". That is really excellent that you can do that, you should be delighted.

But don't fall in to the trap of thinking that because you don't like something you hold the majority view. Ten million Sky subscribers and 4 million Virgin customers aren't just burying their collective head in the sand and praying for the day when something better will come along! You need to give people some credit.
No, Andy, the fact that people have found a way around the problem doesn't necessarily mean they are happy (and passingbat doesn't sound ecstatic to me).

In terms of sport, the present arrangement has succeeded in bringing us the highest prices anywhere in the world. How can you be happy with this?

Something needs to be done, and pronto, because the existing state of affairs does not work for the benefit of the consumer. It's just a huge money making machine that only benefits big business.

I have nothing against big business, but lack of regulation often means that some organisations will take unfair advantage.

johnathome 20-11-2014 16:06
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I've just had a survey email.

I did the survey and it was focused on sports packages, it asked a plethora of questions about mixing all 3 service providers up and which packages i'd prefer.

At the end it asked if i'd had any communication from VM about price rises and how much i would deem acceptable.

As i'm soon to be dumping the LL and TV my answers were probably a bit skewed and i was hoping there would be a section at the end for me to put my thoughts down, sadly not.

andy_m 20-11-2014 17:15
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In response to passingbat and Old Boy, but in no particular order...

Status quo means " the existing state of affairs". The existing state of affairs is that streaming services exist. Using them is hardly a " way around the problem" either.

And since you haven't done the sort of extensive market research that Sky, Virgin, Netflix et al have, I don't see how you can so confidently say that your view is that of "most people".

I'd also question your use of the word "needs", because you mean "wants", and we can't always have what we want, but I reckon you probably have enough of what you need.

We also have the highest quality free to air programming of anywhere in the World, imo.

I'm sorry that you begrudge paying premium prices for premium content, but I've had half price Sky Sports for the last 6 months because differentiation works for the consumer.

passingbat 20-11-2014 17:27
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742183)

I'm sorry that you begrudge paying premium prices for premium content, .
Where on earth did you get that from? The only service I use that could be classed as Premium is HBO content, and I pay for it.

And I'm sorry, but in my mind, you were clearly talking about the competition between Sky and VM when you were referring to the status quo.

Mad Max 20-11-2014 17:30
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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35742186)
Where on earth did you get that from? The only service I use that could be classed as Premium is HBO content, and I pay for it.

And I'm sorry, but in my mind, you were clearly talking about the competition between Sky and VM when you were referring to the status quo.

Well said.......:)

andy_m 20-11-2014 17:37
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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35742186)
Where on earth did you get that from? The only service I use that could be classed as Premium is HBO content, and I pay for it.

And I'm sorry, but in my mind, you were clearly talking about the competition between Sky and VM when you were referring to the status quo.
The post was a reply to the two of you, and said so - the premium content line was aimed at Old Boy's issue with the price of sport.

And I don't care what you thought I was referring to, the status quo means the current state of things. It's really not for you to decide what I mean when I say things.

---------- Post added at 17:37 ---------- Previous post was at 17:34 ----------

Incidentally I wasn't the first to mention the status quo, so I couldn't say how it was meant when first brought into the conversation. But my use of it has been correctly, and as stated.

passingbat 20-11-2014 17:57
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742190)
the premium content line was aimed at Old Boy's issue with the price of sport.

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Anyone who doesn't have an issue with the price of sport, after the outrageous price hike in the last PL rights sale, clearly has way more money than sense IMHO. Customers will end up paying for it one way or another.

andy_m 20-11-2014 18:58
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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35742197)
Anyone who doesn't have an issue with the price of sport, after the outrageous price hike in the last PL rights sale, clearly has way more money than sense IMHO. Customers will end up paying for it one way or another.
Ok, I have a problem with the advertised price of Sky Sports, and I won't pay it. But, I recognise the right of Sky, Virgin and others to charge those prices and accept that it is for me to decide whether or not I pay them.

Your point that most people are unhappy with this arrangement is not evidenced by the fact that these companies still feel able to charge these prices, and subscriber numbers remain high - albeit a minority are cord cutting.

My point is this. Because Sky and Virgin offer differing products within the same market place th consumer is able to play them off against each other to his advantage. I, for example, was able to get a good deal with Virgin for Sky Sports because they recognised that I could move to Sky if they didn't do their best to keep me. If both companies offered exactly the same product then it wouldn't work in the way you think it would. It wouldn't mean that they would compete on price. It would mean that they would set their prices at a similar level and stop offering discounts on the basis that there wouldn't really be anywhere else for you to go. We know this because that is what has happened in every industry where there is no differentiation. It would mean Sky would have no reason to experiment with 3d because it wouldn't gain them custom. It would mean Virgin wouldn't try to continually improve their broadband speed because it wouldn't put them ahead of the competition.

Companies must be allowed to innovate, because that's when the consumer really benefits, and the only way to incentivise that is to allow them to earn from their unique aspects without being required to share them with the largest competitor.

Nobody is forced to take their products, nor is anybody entitled to receive them.

harry_hitch 20-11-2014 23:00
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Andy_m - well said throughout these last couple of pages. It really is up to the consumer to pay for the channels (or not) as the case maybe. I agree the status quo is fine, I can not express my thoughts any better than you have yours.

PB. Anyone who does have an issue about the price they pay for sports and then continues to pay it after it increases, and still complains after it goes up, clearly has more money than sense IMHO. And yes, the longer customers continue to pay for it, the longer they will continue the price rises. They are perpetuating their own problem.

OLD BOY 21-11-2014 12:25
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742216)
Ok, I have a problem with the advertised price of Sky Sports, and I won't pay it. But, I recognise the right of Sky, Virgin and others to charge those prices and accept that it is for me to decide whether or not I pay them.

Your point that most people are unhappy with this arrangement is not evidenced by the fact that these companies still feel able to charge these prices, and subscriber numbers remain high - albeit a minority are cord cutting.

My point is this. Because Sky and Virgin offer differing products within the same market place th consumer is able to play them off against each other to his advantage. I, for example, was able to get a good deal with Virgin for Sky Sports because they recognised that I could move to Sky if they didn't do their best to keep me. If both companies offered exactly the same product then it wouldn't work in the way you think it would. It wouldn't mean that they would compete on price. It would mean that they would set their prices at a similar level and stop offering discounts on the basis that there wouldn't really be anywhere else for you to go. We know this because that is what has happened in every industry where there is no differentiation. It would mean Sky would have no reason to experiment with 3d because it wouldn't gain them custom. It would mean Virgin wouldn't try to continually improve their broadband speed because it wouldn't put them ahead of the competition.

Companies must be allowed to innovate, because that's when the consumer really benefits, and the only way to incentivise that is to allow them to earn from their unique aspects without being required to share them with the largest competitor.

Nobody is forced to take their products, nor is anybody entitled to receive them.
I am pleased that you are so happy, Andy. But if everybody thought like this, nothing would ever change.

There is a better way, and just because a product is the same wholesale price to all suppliers does not mean that providers cannot differentiate their service from their competitors. You can use different price structures, choose which channels you will make available and even create new channels using programmes that exist on a number of different channels that are available elsewhere.

You may be happy to pay higher prices and have less choice, or to go without if the price is too high, but for me that is definitely not good enough. I think many would subscribe to that.

But as long as you are happy, Andy, hey! :beer::Peaceman:

---------- Post added at 12:25 ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742183)
In response to passingbat and Old Boy, but in no particular order...

Status quo means " the existing state of affairs". The existing state of affairs is that streaming services exist. Using them is hardly a " way around the problem" either.

And since you haven't done the sort of extensive market research that Sky, Virgin, Netflix et al have, I don't see how you can so confidently say that your view is that of "most people".

I'd also question your use of the word "needs", because you mean "wants", and we can't always have what we want, but I reckon you probably have enough of what you need.

We also have the highest quality free to air programming of anywhere in the World, imo.

I'm sorry that you begrudge paying premium prices for premium content, but I've had half price Sky Sports for the last 6 months because differentiation works for the consumer.
I didn't say that I begrudged paying more for premium content, because I don't. But I certainly begrudge paying the highest price in the world because of the greed and divisive practices of certain companies.

denphone 21-11-2014 13:24
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Sky and BT prepare for battle.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...er-league-bids

Dave42 21-11-2014 15:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35742324)
prices up and up only certainty

andy_m 21-11-2014 17:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35742308)
I am pleased that you are so happy, Andy. But if everybody thought like this, nothing would ever change.

There is a better way, and just because a product is the same wholesale price to all suppliers does not mean that providers cannot differentiate their service from their competitors. You can use different price structures, choose which channels you will make available and even create new channels using programmes that exist on a number of different channels that are available elsewhere.

You may be happy to pay higher prices and have less choice, or to go without if the price is too high, but for me that is definitely not good enough. I think many would subscribe to that.

But as long as you are happy, Andy, hey! :beer::Peaceman:

---------- Post added at 12:25 ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 ----------

I didn't say that I begrudged paying more for premium content, because I don't. But I certainly begrudge paying the highest price in the world because of the greed and divisive practices of certain companies.
No, this isn't a case of I'm alright, Jack, so you should stop moaning. I want a better deal for the consumer, but without wishing to be too unkind, and I may be wrong, I think my understanding of product differentiation as a business concept is a bit better than yours, and your way simply won't achieve what you want it to.

Either way I think we're probably well past the stage where we should agree to disagree so I'll leave it there with sincere thanks to all involved for an interesting debate.

OLD BOY 22-11-2014 18:15
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742393)
No, this isn't a case of I'm alright, Jack, so you should stop moaning. I want a better deal for the consumer, but without wishing to be too unkind, and I may be wrong, I think my understanding of product differentiation as a business concept is a bit better than yours, and your way simply won't achieve what you want it to.

Either way I think we're probably well past the stage where we should agree to disagree so I'll leave it there with sincere thanks to all involved for an interesting debate.
Don't be moody, Andy, it's just a discussion. I am quite happy for us to agree to disagree, I respect your opinion. I just want things to change and I don't subscribe to the view that because things operate in a certain way, it has to stay like that.

andy_m 22-11-2014 20:25
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I'd be genuinely interested to hear if anyone else thought that post was appeared "moody"?

OLD BOY 22-11-2014 20:45
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742613)
I'd be genuinely interested to hear if anyone else thought that post was appeared "moody"?
But you did say that this was beyond agreeing to disagree. Sounded moody to me, but glad to see you are cool. Didn't mean us to fall out, so sorry if I upset you

andy_m 22-11-2014 22:14
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35742617)
But you did say that this was beyond agreeing to disagree. Sounded moody to me, but glad to see you are cool. Didn't mean us to fall out, so sorry if I upset you
I said we were "beyond the stage" where we should agree to disagree - it's quite clear we're not going to win each other round, so I didn't see much point in continuing. I don't think the discussion descended into anything other than respectful debate and when I offered sincere thanks for the discussion I meant it.

The irony of the piece is that the news of the latest price increases have spurred me into action, and I have a deal in place with another provider that to be honest better suits what I want at a price I'm happy with and a superb cash back referral. Ideally I'd be cutting the cord, but I tried unsuccessfully to convince the Mrs this time last year and not much has changed. I'm hoping that after the 18 month contract is finished I'll be able to make a convincing case for relying on a mix of streaming services, but we'll see.

So after everything in the last few pages I'll be phoning Virgin tomorrow to give them them a choice between fighting for my business or cancelling my services with them. I contacted them earlier and was offered TV M for free on top of broadband and phone, keeping the TiVo as effectively a smart(ish) freeview+hd box - but actually their broadband is a good £10 or so more expensive than other providers in my area and I'd be spending another £10-15 on streaming services so wouldn't actually see that much of a saving. Now that I finally have FTTC in my area, I have options outside of the big two, which hasn't always been the case.

Shame as I've enjoyed being a Virgin customer, but TiVo no longer holds the pull for me it once did when suggestions was still a working feature and I stand by what I've said earlier in this thread - you can't complain about what private companies charge for their services, because they're not necessities - you either pay it or you don't.

Mad Max 23-11-2014 01:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742613)
I'd be genuinely interested to hear if anyone else thought that post was appeared "moody"?
Moody? nah don't think so mate, you just come across as a friggin know all!

andy_m 23-11-2014 05:50
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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35742639)
Moody? nah don't think so mate, you just come across as a friggin know all!
That's me!

denphone 23-11-2014 06:34
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Now Andy you must take one of those pills you are supposed to take every day.;)

muppetman11 23-11-2014 10:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742625)
I said we were "beyond the stage" where we should agree to disagree - it's quite clear we're not going to win each other round, so I didn't see much point in continuing. I don't think the discussion descended into anything other than respectful debate and when I offered sincere thanks for the discussion I meant it.

The irony of the piece is that the news of the latest price increases have spurred me into action, and I have a deal in place with another provider that to be honest better suits what I want at a price I'm happy with and a superb cash back referral. Ideally I'd be cutting the cord, but I tried unsuccessfully to convince the Mrs this time last year and not much has changed. I'm hoping that after the 18 month contract is finished I'll be able to make a convincing case for relying on a mix of streaming services, but we'll see.

So after everything in the last few pages I'll be phoning Virgin tomorrow to give them them a choice between fighting for my business or cancelling my services with them. I contacted them earlier and was offered TV M for free on top of broadband and phone, keeping the TiVo as effectively a smart(ish) freeview+hd box - but actually their broadband is a good £10 or so more expensive than other providers in my area and I'd be spending another £10-15 on streaming services so wouldn't actually see that much of a saving. Now that I finally have FTTC in my area, I have options outside of the big two, which hasn't always been the case.

Shame as I've enjoyed being a Virgin customer, but TiVo no longer holds the pull for me it once did when suggestions was still a working feature and I stand by what I've said earlier in this thread - you can't complain about what private companies charge for their services, because they're not necessities - you either pay it or you don't.
Who's the provider you have a deal in place with ?

1andrew1 23-11-2014 10:50
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I think these recent price rises indicate a near two-tier pricing structure and this applies to most providers, not just VM. Reduced prices for those who haggle and increased prices for those who do not with an increasing difference between the two.

andy_m 23-11-2014 12:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35742658)
Who's the provider you have a deal in place with ?
TalkTalk, with £135 cashback and graduated offers over the next 3, 6 and 12 months, but I haven't pressed submit yet, and I've just been alerted to the 12 month 50% offer for Virgin switchers to Sky on the price rise thread so I now have a couple of options, one which is paired down and probably closer to what I really need, which really isn't the 200+ channels I have now, and one which is closer to what I currently have with the full sports and hd stuff at £35 cheaper a month than I'm currently paying. £20 a month more expensive than the TalkTalk offer still, and full of channels I will never watch, but I'd be sorted for F1 in hd for another year.

Of course, £65 a month is a bargain for Sky+HD, family pack, Sky Sports HD, anytime calls and 40mb fibre broadband and doesn't quite chime with the assertion that we have to pay more than anybody else in the World to watch top level sport, especially when Virgin want £40 for the equivalent phone and broadband products alone, but like I've always said, if you think it's too much and continue to pay it then that's down, solely, to you.

I'm quite looking forward to speaking to retentions tomorrow - they're shut today - and I'm open to staying because I know what I'm getting, I know it works and I know I like it, plus I won't have to arrange engineers visits etc, but right at this moment I think they're going to have to work quite hard to keep me.

---------- Post added at 12:17 ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35742662)
I think these recent price rises indicate a near two-tier pricing structure and this applies to most providers, not just VM. Reduced prices for those who haggle and increased prices for those who do not with an increasing difference between the two.
Absolutely, with the minority of people who shop around effectively subsidised by the majority of people who just let it slide. The business model works for the providers, but it's important for consumers to take some personal responsibility and make sure they're in the right tier.

andy_m 24-11-2014 17:38
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Phoned Virgin. They can increase my broadband speed to 152mb and leave me with xl everything plus Sky Sports in hd for £80pm rising to £90pm at some point during the contract. Let's face it, that's not a bad deal, but it's not as good as available elsewhere, and it's a lot more than I need, so I've cancelled. I felt a distinct lack of effort to keep me, which was instrumental in my decision.

1andrew1 24-11-2014 18:37
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742924)
Phoned Virgin. They can increase my broadband speed to 152mb and leave me with xl everything plus Sky Sports in hd for £80pm rising to £90pm at some point during the contract. Let's face it, that's not a bad deal, but it's not as good as available elsewhere, and it's a lot more than I need, so I've cancelled. I felt a distinct lack of effort to keep me, which was instrumental in my decision.
I think this very early on, VM won't go out of its way to offer deals. However, if a lot of people do jump ship then I can see VM being more generous. At this stage, it does not know how many people will defect.

passingbat 24-11-2014 18:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742924)
Phoned Virgin. They can increase my broadband speed to 152mb and leave me with xl everything plus Sky Sports in hd for £80pm rising to £90pm at some point during the contract. Let's face it, that's not a bad deal, but it's not as good as available elsewhere, and it's a lot more than I need, so I've cancelled. I felt a distinct lack of effort to keep me, which was instrumental in my decision.
Really hope wherever you decide to go with works out for you. The yearly percentage price increases have been high for the last few years now and are becoming beyond a joke.

greeninferno 24-11-2014 22:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35742924)
Phoned Virgin. They can increase my broadband speed to 152mb and leave me with xl everything plus Sky Sports in hd for £80pm rising to £90pm at some point during the contract. Let's face it, that's not a bad deal, but it's not as good as available elsewhere, and it's a lot more than I need, so I've cancelled. I felt a distinct lack of effort to keep me, which was instrumental in my decision.
That is a superb deal TBH.

I make that about £25 off the web price at £80 a month.

I'm in the same boat and looking around.

Best i can see is half price £34 full Sky package for TV for VM customers who switch

and BT Fibre with BT Sports for 26+17 line rental

Sum total £77.

vincerooney 26-11-2014 09:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35742939)
Really hope wherever you decide to go with works out for you. The yearly percentage price increases have been high for the last few years now and are becoming beyond a joke.
You've hit the nail on the head with that. Above inflation price increases for the last 3 years. People will forget all the additions we got in 2013 which at the time compensated for the price increases.

In 2014 our prices have gone up above inflation and we really haven't got anything to show for it. So i can only imagine VM are doing this to increase profits. Which whilst is a sensible business decision its going to p*ss people off in the long run and push people away.

With the prices having gone up surely they could have afforded sky atlantic by now....(haha just trying to stir it up)

denphone 26-11-2014 09:46
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Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35743240)
You've hit the nail on the head with that. Above inflation price increases for the last 3 years. People will forget all the additions we got in 2013 which at the time compensated for the price increases.

In 2014 our prices have gone up above inflation and we really haven't got anything to show for it. So i can only imagine VM are doing this to increase profits. Which whilst is a sensible business decision its going to p*ss people off in the long run and push people away.

With the prices having gone up surely they could have afforded sky atlantic by now....(haha just trying to stir it up)
We should have had SA by now given the hefty price rises year on year and frankly many are fed up with the excuses they keep giving.

andy_m 26-11-2014 12:31
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For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

That's 40p cheaper than the Sky half price offer (Sky+HD, Family HD pack, Sky Sports HD, unlimited fibre broadband, anytime calls, but no second stb).

It also means I keep the channels I would have lost by going to TalkTalk (BT Sport and the HD channels being the only real concern).

And it leaves me with multi-room for upstairs which I was something I still hadn't decided how to resolve.

So I signed back up! Until this time next year...!

denphone 26-11-2014 12:38
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We will be phoning in the next couple of days as our contract has ended and we will be hoping that we can get a reasonable new deal as loyalty can only take you so far and we have been loyal for a very very long time.

Media Boy UK 28-11-2014 11:44
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Bizasia: Eurosport UK renews CLT20 cricket deal.

Eurosport has retained the UK/Europe rights for cricket’s Champions League Twenty 20 (CLT20) for the next three years.

http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/eu...0-cricket-deal

OLD BOY 28-11-2014 12:23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35743283)
We will be phoning in the next couple of days as our contract has ended and we will be hoping that we can get a reasonable new deal as loyalty can only take you so far and we have been loyal for a very very long time.
You seem a bit hacked off, Denphone. Is there anything in particular that you are concerned about? You seemed quite happy last year when they added all the missing channels that were worth having (apart from the channel that should not be named on here). :rolleyes:

Is it the price? If so and you are still on the old packages, I think you will be pleased with what they may be able to offer you. I saved nearly £50 per month on my quad pack!

denphone 28-11-2014 12:46
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35743712)
You seem a bit hacked off, Denphone. Is there anything in particular that you are concerned about? You seemed quite happy last year when they added all the missing channels that were worth having (apart from the channel that should not be named on here). :rolleyes:

Is it the price? If so and you are still on the old packages, I think you will be pleased with what they may be able to offer you. I saved nearly £50 per month on my quad pack!
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35743706-post149.html

vincerooney 29-11-2014 12:29
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35743719)
Excellent news sir! I may try to call up soon.

Is sky sports 4 being renamed in December as sky darts still? Ridiculous name change

denphone 29-11-2014 12:31
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Sky Sports 3 HD is to become Sky Sports Darts HD from December 18th Vince.

vincerooney 29-11-2014 13:09
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35743975)
Sky Sports 3 HD is to become Sky Sports Darts HD from December 18th Vince.
ridiculous! but thank you den as always!

I'm stuck in work and the game is on bt sport. do we have access to the bt sport app to watch it or just stuck to the vm app which won't let me watch over 4G?

I have 16Gb of data to use up in 10 days i could have enjoyed watching the game!

denphone 03-12-2014 10:11
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Vodafone tie up with Liberty Global could pose fresh challenge to Sky football dominance.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/med...premier-league

vincerooney 03-12-2014 11:46
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would liberty global sell up though?? i thought they were trying to control the cable market in europe

denphone 03-12-2014 11:55
Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
 
Personally my hunch is l don't think they will sell up Vince.

denphone 13-12-2014 12:13
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Premier League opens TV rights bidding process.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30451616

Quote:
The Premier League has opened bidding for the next tranche of television rights, for live games and highlights, from season 2016-17 to 2018-19.

There will be 168 live matches up for grabs - up from the current 154 matches, split into seven packages.

No single bidder will be allowed to acquire more than 126 matches.

The current live rights are shared by Sky with 116 games, and BT with 38, and the pair - in a battle for sports fans - are sure to be among the bidders.

Saturday tradition

Up to 10 Friday night games will be offered as part of the new rights offering.

They will be drawn from the package that covers Monday night matches, so the broadcaster that wins that particular package will have up to 10 Friday night games and 18 Monday night games over the course of the season at their disposal.

andy_m 13-12-2014 12:18
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Friday night football is a good start, but I was hoping we'd see an end to the Saturday 3pm blackout this time around.

denphone 13-12-2014 12:41
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l am not sure we will ever see the end to the Saturday 3pm blackout Andy.

telegramsam 13-12-2014 14:38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35746594)
Friday night football is a good start, but I was hoping we'd see an end to the Saturday 3pm blackout this time around.
Good for some maybe but I work night shifts so miss many night games as it is so not so good for me personally. That said night matches do seem to be more exciting especially under the flood lights

andy_m 14-12-2014 08:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35746604)
Good for some maybe but I work night shifts so miss many night games as it is so not so good for me personally. That said night matches do seem to be more exciting especially under the flood lights
I do shifts as well, and it's precisely the continued moving of fixtures to suit the tv schedules that means I can no longer commit to a season ticket. For shift workers like us more matches shown means more opportunity to catch a game over the weekend.

Chad 15-12-2014 00:54
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Channel 5 to show new Football League show at 9pm on Saturday nights

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...ootball-League

denphone 15-12-2014 05:20
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That's better then BBC's current late late show.

OLD BOY 15-12-2014 11:40
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A joint Discovery/BT bid for Premiership football rights maybe? If so, they could outbid Sky for the lion's share. If they manage this, I think it will be very interesting to see how this translates in terms of consumer benefits.

http://advanced-television.com/2014/...ights-process/

Speaking at the FT Digital Media Conference in London in March 2015, David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications, said that the broadcaster would consider acquiring premium sports rights such as the Premier League. “We have a real advantage keeping the costs of second level sports manageable. The question is do we go up a level. In some cases taking a big swing might make sense to do in a joint bidding. In some cases might make sense to leave bigger high end sports to big broadcasters. We’ll just have to see,” he added.

muppetman11 15-12-2014 12:05
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Journalism at its best ,

Quote:
Speaking at the FT Digital Media Conference in London in March 2015
Wasn't aware time travel was available.:D

OLD BOY 15-12-2014 13:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35746957)
Journalism at its best ,



Wasn't aware time travel was available.:D
Ha, ha, I noticed hat as well, and wondered whether this was what he was going to say! However, I think it should have read 2014!

Nonetheless, recent developments indicate that a bid in competition with Sky is quite likely to be successful this time around. Sky may find itself left with the minority share of the Premiership rights.

All speculation, of course, but these are interesting times.

andy_m 15-12-2014 13:59
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I confidently predict that the distribution of Premier League rights will remain broadly similar to the current situation. Friday night football is, imo, a way of allowing BT more matches without impacting Sky.

I'm more interested in what Sky are planning to do with Sky Sports 5 once they lost the Champions League.

alwaysabear 15-12-2014 14:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35746977)
Ha, ha, I noticed hat as well, and wondered whether this was what he was going to say! However, I think it should have read 2014!

Nonetheless, recent developments indicate that a bid in competition with Sky is quite likely to be successful this time around. Sky may find itself left with the minority share of the Premiership rights.

All speculation, of course, but these are interesting times.
Not for customers! The more the rights are fragmented the more we have to pay.:(

muppetman11 15-12-2014 14:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35746977)
Ha, ha, I noticed hat as well, and wondered whether this was what he was going to say! However, I think it should have read 2014!

Nonetheless, recent developments indicate that a bid in competition with Sky is quite likely to be successful this time around. Sky may find itself left with the minority share of the Premiership rights.

All speculation, of course, but these are interesting times.
Does it really matter who's successful ? In my opinion all these companies want a maximum return from their investment unless your of the opinion BT will somehow save us a vast fortune over Sky's current subscription model.

Let's face it whoever outbids Sky is going to have to pay huge sums to do so.

Your last sentence should have perhaps said the following

Quote:
All speculation, of course, but these could be expensive times.
Or it will for those stupid enough to pay full whack.

telegramsam 15-12-2014 21:26
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And let`s not forget Sky have more money to spend now they don`t have the champions league games,next season of course.

1andrew1 15-12-2014 22:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35747061)
And let`s not forget Sky have more money to spend now they don`t have the champions league games,next season of course.
Don't forget that Sky UK & Ireland has spent heavily on acquiring its sister companies in Italy and Germany.

muppetman11 15-12-2014 23:01
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That's true but in my opinion I'd say these rights are essential to Sky's future success.

A few years back Sky was virtually unchallenged , now it has to continue to compete with its traditional pay TV platforms as well as the likes of Netflix , Amazon and the many other low cost online alternatives. Whilst moving into Entertainment made sense I still believe one of the main drivers is Premier League football.

BT's potential purchase of EE must also be causing some headaches at Sky , Vodafone could also make a move for a pay TV provider , this is probably the most challenging time the Sky board has ever faced.

andy_m 16-12-2014 09:17
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I don't think it's as big a headache as all that because I don't think there's quite the appetite for quad play. I've been a quad play customer. I had a two year mobile contract and little opportunity to renegotiate my other three services which were on 1 year deals. I'm now with another provider on a better deal and can't see me going back. Besides which, EE already offer broadband and home phone, so apart from good 4g infrastructure and 25m customers to sell tv to, BT aren't adding anything to their core triple play business. I think if it happens we'll continue to see them run separately.

OLD BOY 16-12-2014 09:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35746990)
Does it really matter who's successful ? In my opinion all these companies want a maximum return from their investment unless your of the opinion BT will somehow save us a vast fortune over Sky's current subscription model.

Let's face it whoever outbids Sky is going to have to pay huge sums to do so.

Your last sentence should have perhaps said the following



Or it will for those stupid enough to pay full whack.
Well, I hope this ends with a more positive impact on prices than a lot of us are thinking may happen, but I think the good thing that is likely to materialise with other companies getting a share of the Premiere league is less of this nonsense in which some matches, or the HD versions of them are 'exclusive' to one TV platform.

I simply don't see the likes of BT or Discovery getting into that silliness except as retaliation against Sky's tactics.

muppetman11 16-12-2014 10:22
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Let's wait and see , BT haven't so far been in the dominant position when it comes to sport , they've needed their channel on as many platforms as possible to promote it.

BT aren't making an aggressive push into sports rights to benefit other platforms this is purely to sell Fibre Broadband and push people onto its own TV service.

As for its potential purchase of EE , this will allow it to sell BT Sport bundled with its 4G service similar to how Vodafone offer Sky Sports with 4G contracts.

one2escape 16-12-2014 12:57
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Sport and in general but particular is now the only selling point of paid tv now. However the PL need to get real as well as BT and sky. What is going to happen in this bidding is the prices will soar to record levels again which will then have the know on affect of raising prices to the consumer. With the prices the way they are now I am cancelling my movies and sports as there is no value anymore. For the amount of money I am paying compared to the number of matches I watch there isnt the value there and judging by the people I speak to Im not the only one. Im a broken record here but in order to show value all the matches should be available. I can see a crash or a readjustment happening as it looks like it will be a viscous circle. The prices are going to go up because the rights are more expensive. More people are going to cancel as the prices go up. And off we go again.

telegramsam 16-12-2014 16:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35747071)
Don't forget that Sky UK & Ireland has spent heavily on acquiring its sister companies in Italy and Germany.
Wouldn`t that of come out of a separate budget though?

muppetman11 18-12-2014 16:23
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Thierry Henry to join Sky Sports

Story

denphone 18-12-2014 17:20
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Great footballer's generally don't make great pundits in my humble opinion.

Bircho 18-12-2014 18:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35747558)
Great footballer's generally don't make great pundits in my humble opinion.
Normally I would agree but Henry was fantastic with the BBC in the World Cup.

Media Boy UK 22-12-2014 14:25
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Broadcastnow says Discovery will show an friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan on Quest and British Eurosport later this month.

1andrew1 23-12-2014 19:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35747935)
Broadcastnow says Discovery will show an friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan on Quest and British Eurosport later this month.
Yes, live from Dubai, 3.45pm UK time on 30 December.
http://www.sportbusiness.com/sport-n...-challenge-cup

Lostlam 24-12-2014 19:21
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Good to see Eurosport will be showing some football prior to the start of the ACON 2015, and possibly the AFC Asian Cup 2015.

Media Boy UK 26-12-2014 10:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostlam (Post 35748515)
Good to see Eurosport will be showing some football prior to the start of the ACON 2015, and possibly the AFC Asian Cup 2015.
http://www.live-footballontv.com/liv...eurosport.html

vincerooney 26-12-2014 11:04
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Is the African cup of nations on the bbc ?

Mad Max 26-12-2014 22:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35748664)
Is the African cup of nations on the bbc ?
Vince, you need treatment!

Lostlam 28-12-2014 19:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35748663)
Thanks. Looks like football could be on all day some days, should they show all of the AFC Cup.

muppetman11 28-12-2014 19:41
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Nice to see NFL RedZone available in HD on Sky Sports 5 HD.

vincerooney 29-12-2014 10:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35748854)
Vince, you need treatment!
HHAHAA i know max i know. I lead a very boring life of bed, tivo and football manager. I'll be able to engage in classic 10p betting on cape verde matches.

Here's a question: I made a sky sports device change on 1st december. does that mean i have to wait to the 1st january to make a new one?? i got a new phone.

Is it also true if i'd made the device change on the 30th november i would have been able to do it now??! how annoying one day has cost me.

braysoj1 04-01-2015 22:34
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1 Attachment(s)
Breaking news : wwe network coming to the uk

harry_hitch 04-01-2015 22:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35748664)
Is the African cup of nations on the bbc ?
Where ever it is on, you need to keep an eye out a chap called Kwesi Appiah. Crystal Palace player who has been on loan twice to the mighty Cambridge United. Recently called up to the Ghana squad. Very good player for the U's, banged the goals in for fun in League 2 this season.

---------- Post added at 22:41 ---------- Previous post was at 22:40 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by braysoj1 (Post 35750412)
Breaking news : wwe network coming to the uk
Third times a charm!

Edit: Lets hope it launches this time for those who want it, and that it effects Sky's massive profits they gain from ripping everyone (well my brother at least) off.

vincerooney 05-01-2015 10:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35750416)
Where ever it is on, you need to keep an eye out a chap called Kwesi Appiah. Crystal Palace player who has been on loan twice to the mighty Cambridge United. Recently called up to the Ghana squad. Very good player for the U's, banged the goals in for fun in League 2 this season.

---------- Post added at 22:41 ---------- Previous post was at 22:40 ----------



Third times a charm!

Edit: Lets hope it launches this time for those who want it, and that it effects Sky's massive profits they gain from ripping everyone (well my brother at least) off.
I will indeed harry. the matches in the african cup of nations are usually on at reasonable times too. i play a game called soccermanager on the internet so i may try and buy him on it if he impresses me haha.

As for wwe network does anyone know if you can use it on phone on just 4G? if so i spy watching 1997 wrestling pay per views at my desk in work. huzzah

harry_hitch 05-01-2015 11:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35750466)
I will indeed harry. the matches in the african cup of nations are usually on at reasonable times too. i play a game called soccermanager on the internet so i may try and buy him on it if he impresses me haha.

As for wwe network does anyone know if you can use it on phone on just 4G? if so i spy watching 1997 wrestling pay per views at my desk in work. huzzah

Haha. I doubt I will play it, but I have just signed up for soccermanager and I see he has a rating of 75. Don't know if that is any good or not though. I also doubt he will get much playing time in the ACN, but he will be good to bring on with 20-30 mins to go.

andy_m 05-01-2015 18:48
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Oi, hands off Kwesi Appiah!!!

harry_hitch 05-01-2015 19:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35750535)
Oi, hands off Kwesi Appiah!!!
Lol, yeah I think he is back with you guys after the ACN. Might as well stay with us though, I don't think he is ready for the Premiership yet. We had another one of your youngsters with us recently too, Sullay Kaikai. very good players at league two level. It's a shame to lose them.

On the plus side, I have rather enjoyed the FA Cup draw just now!!:):):)

plaiter 05-01-2015 20:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35750416)
Where ever it is on, you need to keep an eye out a chap called Kwesi Appiah. Crystal Palace player who has been on loan twice to the mighty Cambridge United. Recently called up to the Ghana squad. Very good player for the U's, banged the goals in for fun in League 2 this season.
It's on 17 January to 8 February 2015 according to this wikepedia link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Africa_Cup_of_Nations

andy_m 05-01-2015 22:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35750552)
Lol, yeah I think he is back with you guys after the ACN. Might as well stay with us though, I don't think he is ready for the Premiership yet. We had another one of your youngsters with us recently too, Sullay Kaikai. very good players at league two level. It's a shame to lose them.

On the plus side, I have rather enjoyed the FA Cup draw just now!!:):):)
I'm sure you have!

Kaikai looks very good. He's played and scored for us in the League Cup this season. See if you can find his goal against Liverpool development squad on YouTube.

denphone 08-01-2015 11:56
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Sky Sports signs two-year extension to broadcast England cricket.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...t-team-tv-deal

harry_hitch 08-01-2015 13:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35750579)
I'm sure you have!

Kaikai looks very good. He's played and scored for us in the League Cup this season. See if you can find his goal against Liverpool development squad on YouTube.
Will hunt it down!!! Apparently, Kewsi made his Ghana debut the other night too, against some Portuguese lower league team.

If you guys want to send more players down to us for some practice against tough tackling defenders, do feel free.:)

andy_m 08-01-2015 14:37
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Well the rumour round our way is that Kaikai's on his way back for the rest of the season, so you may have your wish!

harry_hitch 08-01-2015 17:58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35751184)
Well the rumour round our way is that Kaikai's on his way back for the rest of the season, so you may have your wish!
Oooohhhh, smashing. Will keep me fingers crossed. :).

---------- Post added at 17:58 ---------- Previous post was at 17:50 ----------

Looks like ITV have listened to the majority of the fans.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ct-not-renewed

Neither will be missed in my eyes.

denphone 08-01-2015 17:59
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At long last.:)

muppetman11 08-01-2015 18:01
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They'd have little left for him to work on anyway :D

denphone 08-01-2015 18:02
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One suspects someone will still pick him up though.

muppetman11 15-01-2015 22:56
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BT Sport announces NBA partnership expansion

Story

pengedragon 15-01-2015 23:16
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Great stuff, it's a further 3 year deal. Now just to fix my knicks :(

1andrew1 15-01-2015 23:32
BT Sport 4K
 
Interesting point is BT Sport's first move into 4K. I wonder which platforms this will be viewable on?

Quote:
The partnership will also feature co-operation between BT Sport and the NBA on production of games in 4K, which delivers 4000DPI, or four times as much resolution as most current televisions in 1080DPI.

NBA Global Games London 2015 at the O2, presented by Sportlobster will be the first ever NBA game captured in ultra high-definition 4K.

muppetman11 22-01-2015 19:14
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BT Sport and ESPN extend deal

Quote:
The deal will see BT Sport expand the amount of programming it receives from ESPN to 5,000 hours per year.

Among a wide range of content, programming supplied during the course of the agreement will typically feature the Verizon IndyCar Series, NCAA College Football and Basketball, X Games, the AFL (Australian Football League) and more.

There is also enhanced availability of existing content supplied by ESPN, such as the Emmy Award-winning ESPN Films documentary series, plus the introduction to BT Sport of world football show ESPN FC, and some of the most well-known brands in US sport television, including Pardon The Interruption and Around The Horn.

OLD BOY 23-01-2015 12:56
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New TV deals for UK rally fans

http://advanced-television.com/2015/...uk-rally-fans/

As the legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo gets under way, the sport’s chiefs and UK broadcasters ITV and BT Sport have revealed that fans of the FIA World Rally Championship in Britain will receive improved television coverage of the series after both ITV4 and BT Sport agreed new deals for 2015.

Both networks will broadcast comprehensive coverage from all 13 rounds of the championship, beginning with the ‘Monte’. Welsh language network S4C will also report on the series.

The WRC has enjoyed increased interest in Britain over the last 12 months as fans focused on the fortunes of Northern Ireland’s Kris Meeke and Welshman Elfyn Evans.

“It’s a huge vote of confidence for our sport that both broadcasters were eager to renew their commitment to WRC for 2015,” said Oliver Ciesla, managing director of commercial rights holder WRC Promoter.

“WRC Promoter has developed new TV programmes during the last two seasons, especially Sunday’s live TV Power Stage, and the feedback we have received from both ITV4 and BT Sport during our negotiations have been extremely positive,” he said.

ITV4 will broadcast an hour-long highlights show following each round in a prime-time Tuesday evening slot, with additional daily programmes from the final round at Wales Rally GB (12 – 15 November).

The highlights programme will be repeated the following Saturday and ITV 4 has also committed to increase online coverage at www.itv.com.

BT Sport has renewed its agreement following a successful collaboration in 2014 which peaked with BT Sport presenter and ambassador, the former England test cricketer Graeme Swann, driving at Wales Rally GB for a documentary.

It will broadcast live stages from all 13 rounds, as well as event previews and post-rally highlights shows. Additionally, it will bring fans various programming from Wales Rally GB later this year.

BT Sport will also step up its coverage by screening classic archive programming featuring former British world champions Colin McRae and Richard Burns.

alwaysabear 23-01-2015 17:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35754575)
BT Sport and ESPN extend deal
Will be good to see "Pardon the Interruption" and "Around the Horn" again.:D

muppetman11 23-01-2015 18:40
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Sky Sports will provide unprecedented coverage of Super Bowl XLIX next week, including seven days of non-stop NFL programming on a single channel.

Link

alwaysabear 23-01-2015 19:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35754778)
Sky Sports will provide unprecedented coverage of Super Bowl XLIX next week, including seven days of non-stop NFL programming on a single channel.

Link
Its going to be a great week for me, two No 1 seeds in the Super Bowl, hopefully it will be a great game.:)

muppetman11 27-01-2015 16:13
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ITV scores cricket World Cup highlights

Quote:
ITV will show highlights of all of England’s games in the cricket World Cup which begins next month.

Media regulator Ofcom said on Tuesday that England’s games, including the fixture against Scotland, will be shown on the main channel as well as the semi-final and final, according to a joint proposal from ITV and Sky.

Other games, including Scotland’s remaining matches, will be shown on sister channel ITV4.
Link

Chad 27-01-2015 21:24
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Boxing makes a big return to terrestrial TV next month with 2 world title fights.

On the 21st February Manchester's Martin Murray travels to Monaco to face undefeated top 5 pound-for-pound world champion Gennedy Golovkin on Channel 5. And after an absence of nearly 5 years, ITV confirmed today they will be showing Carl Frampton defending his IBF title against hard hitting number 1 contender Chris Avelos on the 28th February.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...elevision.html

ITV executive Niall Sloane said: 'This is a first step back into boxing for us and it is very exciting.

'It used to be that fighters were built up on terrestrial television before going on to pay-per-view with the likes of Sky. But lately the wider public have been deprived of the chance of seeing brilliant youngsters like Carl.'

This is big news for boxing fans as it looks like both Channel 5 and ITV have a commitment for the sport. Impressively these are 2 of the biggest shows world wide in February and they've been opened up to a massive terrestrial audience. Will be interesting to see the impact this renewed interest in the sport has on SKY and Boxnation.

denphone 28-01-2015 04:50
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Lets hope this is just a start of it as Boxing does itself no favours by narrowing its audience by going PPV all the time.


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