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Exactly, my thoughts entirely - think you need deep pockets to be able to run at a loss (presumably 1st year payments of rights are expected up front?) while you attempt to build up a customer base.

This applies to all streaming providers imo

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Wonder if Sky would do this as an exclusive deal?

I would rather have BT Sports included in the Full House package than ES!

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just took a call from an outbound vm sales team offering me sky sports for £15.87 a month or sports and movies for £19.63 a month

this price would be for 6 months and then revert to full price which is apparently almost 40 quid a month!

am tempted to be honest, told them I'd think about it

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Does not include HD which is an extra £8 a month. Still not a bad deal though.

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definitely mentioned movies in hd, don't remember re sport

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You are such a ray of sunshine, Den! :D

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Eleven secures more football for Portugal

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...-for-portugal/

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Reality often hurts OB.:D

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I am getting half price Sports and Movies for the first 6 months of my deal. But i was told to call back just before to try and keep it.

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that sounds familiar, is sports in hd also ?

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Yep

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thanks

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Anyone else think Premier Sports is set to become known as Eleven Sports?

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Hadn't occurred to me, just a hunch?

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Just a hunch we are feeling.

Due to BT Sports doing it when they was starting up when they took over ESPN (ESPN UK and Ireland network).

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Wouldn't surprise me at all - they could well be owned by the same people (also as Defunct Setanta Sports)

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Meet the team of Eleven Sports http://elevensports.com/our-team/

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Marc Watson worked at BT TV.

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It's funny this, because BT sport were showing the Rangers V Shkupi game last week, and tomorrow the return leg is on Premier Sports.

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Until mid August the TV rights are up to the home team.

I mean Celtic are only broadcasting their game on Wednesday on their web Site CelticTV.

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Premier Sports have just signed a huge flagship deal with the Pro14 rugby though. They're Irish owned and are marketing Premier Sports very heavily in advance of the new rugby season to us rugby fans. Why would they be taken over by Eleven sports? You obviously know way more about this kind of thing than me but I'd be surprised if they'd do all this then change the name / merge etc?

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Well, it seems that the streaming of sport is growing in popularity, Den. Much to your chagrin, no doubt! :D

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...ith-world-cup/

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Eleven Sports are talking about deals to have CHANNELS on sky at no extra cost to the customer - not streaming at present.

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Cherry picking seems to have become your forte lately OB.

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Eleven Sports have done an faq without giving any answers which is quite impressive
http://elevensports.com/territories/...-ireland-faqs/

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l will give you answer although it might be blunt and upset some and that is personally l think it is doomed to failure..;)

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According to you, Den, everything new in the future will be broken and nothing will ever work again.

Eleven Sports seems to be operating well elsewhere, so not sure what you are basing your view on, unless you have simply selected a stock answer from your card system. ;)

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And according to you OB there is one future and that is based on the gospel of Old Boy Chapter 22.;)

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The UK is not elsewhere as you so succinctly state repeatedly on here so basing ones answer on that is as Confucius says not a wise move.:D

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Its called the bible according to the OH who must be obeyed at all times.;)

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Premier Sports now in HD on channel 551

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Freesports on VM this weekend

https://www.tvbeurope.com/content/vi...dds-freesports

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Eleven Sports have added Dutch, Chinese and Swedish league rights in the UK

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All these new sports channels launching and I'd love to see ESPN bring back ESPN Classic.

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Them league's should pack the punters in.:D

So Sky have lost Dutch League , Spanish League and Chinese Super League

BT has lost Italian league

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Apparently free sports is on 553 from 21st - however it's not on my epg

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New channels often don't appear until they are launched on VM.

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Starts on Saturday, should be on Saturdays epg by now:confused:

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It will appear on Saturday, and not before! It's just Virgin's way!

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Will FreeSports be in HD ?

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I thought it would be, but it looks as though it's SD only at the moment.

The picture wasn't good when I looked at it on Freeview, so I hope VM's V6 box can upscale it nicely if HD isn't coming. We'll soon know the answer to that one!

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Eugh, for crying out loud. I just want the rugby in HD.

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Interesting must be free trial?

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When did this appear?
Does anyone know if this is free or just for a few days?

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Virgin Media UK will add Freesports to channel 553 from anytime after Friday night at Midnight (Early Saturday)

The last Saturday launch was BT Sport Europe.

Talking about BT - BT Sport Showcase was removed from Virgin Channel 548 last night.

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Waldorf reported it at 12.25 today.

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He must have Premier Sports in.

Saw it today in an friend house (Who has Premier Sports on they package)and Channel is not on at Media Boy HQ.

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I have full house ,its available to me, I do not have a sub to Premier sports.

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Same, it's unencrypted here, I don't sub to it, I do have full house

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I did report yesterday that Premier Sports HD was set to launch today on Channel 551.

The Premier Sports SD Channel has been drop by Virgin Media UK.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...postcount=1256

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We are rebooting TiVo at Media Boy HQ right now. Will update soon.

UPDATE: We are on XL and we can confirmed that Premier Sports HD is NOT broadcasting at Media Boy HQ - even after an reboot.

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Is XL not the same as Full house? just an older package name?

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I'm not changing the channel in case it disappears. Swedish speedway is quite engrossing :D

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How’s come it greyed out

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That needs tidying up...………….;)

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I have full house and sky sports - 551 currently showing Canadian t-20 cricket. Not a bad picture but not the best if HD.

Cannot select it from epg, it is greyed out, says press ok to subscribe.

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it a pay channel but showing a free period at moment

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According to you OB new channels don't appear at all.;)

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Still there for me

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The future is not now, Den. Slow down, you move too fast! :D

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Remember OB back tracks and changes like the wind , look how many dates he's given us for Sky Atlantic on Virgin , law of averages says he has to be right one time.:D

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He reminds me of a certain line written in a book which goes "The past , The Present and The future" although l can't quite remember what chapter he is currently on.:D

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Untrue. A few years ago, I did say that Sky Atlantic was coming, based on a Broadcast report, other reports I had received, and basically, the way things were going at the time. I was proved wrong and I have often admitted that, but in my defence, I would also point out that sometimes, channels are about to launch, and then something happens at the last minute, and the contract does not pan out. This happened in the earlier incarnation of Paramount, and the listings were actually carried in the TV magazines, but it was pulled at the last minute.

So I may have read this incorrectly, or perhaps there were last minute contractual issues. We may never know, but yes, on that occasion, I was wrong, and I have admitted that more than once. What do you want, blood?

There is renewed speculation now for a variety of reasons, but mostly on the basis of what Sky themselves have said, including the fact that SA will be available on all major TV platforms (which clearly includes BT) and their stated desire to monetise their assets, coupled with the fact that the 10 year contract between Sky and VM comes to an end next year.

So if you disagree with my view that we will get SA next year, that's fine, but you won't be taken seriously unless you, too, are clear about your reasons for being so sure. I'm sorry, but the usual refrain along the lines that 'Sky ain't never going to give up SA' won't wash, given that they have already agreed to let BT have it.

As for your remark about back tracking and changing with the wind (sigh) I expect that is reference to my view that our conventional channels will disappear in time. I know that Denphone confuses the present with the future, but this is the first time I've realised that you seem to do this as well! Nothing I predicted there was due to happen yet!

Just for the record, those predictions relate to 2030 or thereabouts. Are you clear about that now?

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Well, Den, I have worked out that you have not yet got past the former, whereas I am definitely on the future.

C'mon, man, keep up! ;)

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Now TV launches new hayu pass for £3.99 a month


https://www.a516digital.com/2018/07/...hayu-pass.html

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Hayu is in our package but there's nothing very intelligent in there and we never watch it.

£3.99 for that rubbish? I would begrudge spending that on this even if I had money to burn.

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Just remember the old saying OB as one man's meat is another man's poison.;)

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Could UFC be moving from BT Sport next year

https://www.mmanytt.com/latest-news/...ports-in-2019/

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That seems to be the case..

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With the loss of UKTV channels on VM from this weekend VM have tried to sweeten the pot with some replacement channels.

Comparing the channels lost and gained I am not sure most customers will think they have got a good deal. But as always VM were never to consider a price reduction.

The addition of Freesports (which i sometimes watch on freeview/freesat) is welcome addition for me as a sports fan. VM are also giving Premier Sport HD for free for 2 months which i will take advantage of. If this was going to be a permanent arrangement with the channel bundled in a package that would have been great . sadly not.

But as I am already shelling out well over £100pm (and regular price increases to boot) I simply refuse to pay any more. I cant afford ay more tbh.

The problem these days with sports rights is that there are becoming too many players in the market. With Sky Sports. BT Sport, Premier Sport, Boxnation and now another provider in Eleven Sports coming onto the scene it is getting too expensive to watch everything via standalone packages for I would say 99% of punters.

I recall a few years ago Premier Sport was a available without subscription for a
temporary period. I dont think they were overwhelmed with new subscribers once the free trial ended.

And they wonder why people still go down the route of illegal streams.

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Eleven Sports launching with the USPGA and a free 7 day trial

http://elevensports.com/eleven-sport...ple-platforms/

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And they know what they can do with that.:td::td:

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Agreed :td:

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Indeed, getting things for free?

Down with this sort of thing :D

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Free for 7 days and thereafter its probably a tenner a month which is why they are extremely reticent about revealing how much it is now.

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We don't yet know whether VM will agree a wholesale deal the same as with BT. So let's not get ahead of ourselves, eh?

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Eleven Sports snap up rights to the Dutch, Chinese and Swedish leagues

http://elevensports.com/eleven-sport...k-and-ireland/

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And what makes you think that OB? as there has been no inkling of it.

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Not interested in these free trials were you have to cancel or it continues to charge you at the full subscription price.

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Sky Sports Racing signs US Triple Crown deal.

http://www.attheraces.com/news/2018/...ple-crown-deal

Sky Bet Championship fixtures confirmed through to October on Sky Sports.

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...ugh-to-october

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ELEVEN SPORTS TO SHOW 2018 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FREE ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS

http://elevensports.com/eleven-sport...ple-platforms/

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I didn't say I thought that, Den, I said we don't know.

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Considering ELEVEN is primarily focused on European Football launching with a promotion focusing on a golf event is laughable.

Have they yet to recruit a marketing manager?

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Sky was the least complained-about pay TV provider in the UK in the first quarter of this year, and BT was the most complained-about, according to the latest figures released by media and telecoms watchdog Ofcom.

According to Ofcom’s statistics, Sky generated two complaints per 100,000 customers in the three months to March, compared with 16 per 100,000 for BT. Virgin Media and TalkTalk generated nine and eight complaints per 100,000 respectively, fewer than BT but above the industry average.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...r-in-uk-in-q1/

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I bet that Eleven Sports doesn't get onto the VM platform - yet.

BRING BACK UKTV VM DIRECTORS - YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. PULL YOUR FINGER OUT VM

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Don't bother, nothing on I either haven't watched before or would want to watch.

Really pleased with 2 months Premiers Sports free instead.

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When it works and the picture isn't frozen

;):D

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I would happily play a tenner a month for eleven sports in hd.i like my serie a on a sunday and with ronaldo now with juventus the price of a couple of beers a month seems a fair price.Or vm could put it in the full house pack to make up for b.t. showing less premier league games for the coming season.

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BT have the same amount of PL games this coming season they don't lose games until 2019/2020

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They have more games from then.

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Freesports is really welcome as they have been showing the NASCAR races NBC have the rights to in the States. The other broadcasting rights held by Fox are being shown on Premier Sports which, oddly enough appears to be free at the moment on Full House. I am not sure if this is just a trial or VM have added it as one of the sweeteners.

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What happened to quest hd

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Launches on Sky next Tuesday just ahead of the football season kicking off on the 4th

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It was there last night now gone

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Looks like VM put it live early the official launch date is July 31st so Quest have probably told them to take it down until then

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This is good news for us, ;)

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That's a really old quote, what's the relevance?

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Now TV increases prices of Sports passes

https://www.uswitch.com/tv/news/2018...s_sports_pass/

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Far more economical to have a weeks pass if there is plenty on that week rather then have a days pass.

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I’ll be on the lookout for one for Ryder Cup week if my Sky Go access disappears

Have decided I wouldn’t watch enough on Sky Sports to take advantage of VM’s generous offer to me

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Better hope Sky don't loose any more rights as every time they do they seem to increase their prices

Rights lost for this up and coming season,

Football, La Liga, Eredivisie, Chinese and rumoured MLS from next season
Tennis, ATP Tour and finals
Rugby, European Champions Cup, Challenge cup and Pro 14

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Still plenty on there though...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Sp..._sports_rights

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Purely personal but I can honestly say I rarely watch any of that so no great miss for me.

Premier League , EFL , NFL will keep me for now.

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Worth watching to see how it goes

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Is Premiersports 2 coming? Channel 552 has suspiciously been left vacant