Sky sports Extra
 

Seeing as I pay for sky sports do I have access to this content?

I waited 3 years for the red button to be available on Virgin so I could watch Super Rugby. Now, when I finally have it, they move the matches to Sky Sports extra.

There are 3 important matches on this "extra" channel today.

How do I access them?

Thanks

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You will find the Sky Sports Red Button schedule for May HERE

You should find the Red Button appearing on the channel stated when the event is in progress. If it does not appear, try a reboot.

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You seem to have misunderstood.

I said Sky Sports Extra:

http://www.skysports.com/video/tv/0,25316,7,00.html

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In that case no, Sky haven't given Virgin access to it.

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Magnificent.

What a shambles. I'd complain to Ofcom again but they are powerless.

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Sky own the channel they decide who they want to have it. Not VMs fault.

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Oh I know that. It's just typical that once red button was sorted, they find another way to avoid showing this content.

I pay about £30 for sky sports a month, yet can't see these games.

I don't see how Sky can complain at people illegaly watching this streaming content on the internet.

Because this situation is ridiculous.

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Completely agree - we're still "Sky Customers" via Virgin Media - ie we pay VM, they pay Sky. Sky seem to think that we'll cave in an join them instead, but don't realise that this simply makes them a less appealing company to give your money to.

Sky - pull your fat greedy fingers out your well fed fat arses and realise that you are alienating potential customers through your nonsensical methods of channel carriage. You are the TV channel creator, so you should be looking to expand through as many carriers as possible. Like it or not, VM, BT and other providers have a dedicated customer base that will NEVER shift over to Sky simply because of a few missing channels or services.

You may have a lot of money and influence, but you are very much lacking in the customer caring department.

"Believe in better" my arse...

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Sky Sports Xtra is online only so sky can show red button on sky Go there isnt any extra content

Or have I missed something

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? You've missed something.

VM custoemrs don't get access to the "online only" content. (which is called sky sports extra)

Which means I watch it illegally via internet streams, despite paying about £30 a month for Sky sports 1 - 4, skys ports news and sky sports F1.

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The only answer i can give on this one is if you want Sky Sports Extra is to join us brilliant people and come to Sky. Believe in Better :D

PS I may watch Sky Sports Extra later :D

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I'd have to pay for ESPN then ;)

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Nothing wrong with that. You get ESPA HD and of course with Sky Sports you get 3 and 4 in HD in you have HD Pack and of course access to Sky Sports Extra

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I'm happy with my Virgin Package at the moment.

V+ and Tivo are superior to Sky +.

It's just a great shame about Sky sports extra. But, If they let us have access to that then they'd still have some sports content unaccessible for Virgin Customers. They'll never stop being sly.

Tennis and rugby followers seem to be the ones to lose out on this.

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Don't think you understood what i said. Currently Xtra is showing Tennis and so is Sky Sports 2 plus Red button. We get the red button now on VM but Sky customers that are watching on Sky GO don't have the option to press the red button so sky have made a extra feed for that. No extra content its just sky customers have an option to view an extra red button feed online. I'm Sure there make loads more next season so all Champions League Red button games can be viewed online.

If your not happy move to sky or do what I didn't find a family member or friend that has sky sports that wont ever use Sky Go and get there account number then you can sign up and use

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There is extra content.

Here:

Fri 18 Hurricanes v Brumbies (watch online) Sky Sports Xtra 8.35am Super Ru

^ This game tomorrow is available for sky custmers (online via sky go). But not for Virgin Media customers. Because we don't have access to sky go.

It is not on the red button.

I wouldn't swap my entrie package to sky because of this. But it is just another example of how we pay for sky sports but don't get the full sky sports content.

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C'mon ofcom or who ever you are sort it out, we are paying sky sports customers whether it be via cable or satellite.

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I've phoned up Ofcom before about this. They said they do not deal with this type of issue.

I was speechless.

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Do we even have the red button?? I thought we were still waiting for it? What's actually on the red button? Do we get any interactive stuff like fanzone etc or nothing like that?

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Yes red button came in about 10 months ago. Lots of things like live tennis and rugby 7s on it. which is good.

shame they just moved additional extra conetnt to web only just to spite Virgin media.

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Just the 2 super rugby matches unavailable to Virgin Media subscribers this weekend:

Fri 25 Chiefs v Bulls (watch online) Sky Sports Xtra 8.35am Super Rugby

Sat 26 Sharks v Stormers(watch online) Sky Sports Xtra 6.10pm Super Rugby

Not amused.

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Hi there,

I added the sky sports package yesterday and to my dismay realised that I won't be able to watch the Stormers later today as it's on Extra...NOT impressed!!!

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I read this in earlier forum thread
sky sports extra "is available for sky custmers (online via sky go). But not for Virgin Media customers. Because we don't have access to sky go.

It is not on the red button"

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Its just another example of Sky abusing its dominant position and of course this is not the first time this has happened l am afraid to say.:(:td:

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Strange, I would say it is Sky giving extra to their customers..tomato, tomato?

Is it right that virgin don't open up their infrastructure to broadband to all?

:)

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So Sky give VM most of its channels, its red button services, it Anytime ondemand content. Why won't VM open up its Cable-network to Sky? So Sky could resell the 100Mb BB?

Its just to one sided around here you either have to hate Sky or you're seen as some kind of rose tinted sky loving fanboy. Personally since moving to Sky I'm very happy; but I wouldn't slag of Virginmedia as I'm really not interested in what they do or don't do.

If you want Sky extra join Sky you never see a Sky customer moaning about VM or the fact they won't let anyone resell thier broadband services.

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some people can't join sky.

Rented accommodation or no signal etc