BT Group buys ESPN Channels
 

ESPN Website. Hmmmm wonder what this means for ESPN on Sky :(

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I wonder too what this will all mean to us sky subscribers to ESPN once the deal is completed. I hope we get them at the same price at the very least.

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That very much remains to be seen.

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Yes true. Alot may depend on two factors 1.Sky's power in getting the lowest price posible and 2. BT's strength to get what they want

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I hope that is good news but no one will really now until nearer the time

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One good thing,at least it solves the problem about whether you can afford to subscribe to all 3 sports providers or which 1 to drop

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Unlike the other TV providers in the UK SKY have basic and premium channels in SD and HD that BT would like access too. SKY also have a library of on demand content BT would surely like to have also. SKY are in a great position to agree mutually beneficial carriage deal with BT for BT Sports. We know already 100% for sure the channels are coming to SKY, but we don't know at what price.

I can see SKY agreeing a deal for BT to have access to SKY Sports 1 to 4 in HD whilst SKY can offer BT Sports 1 to 3 in HD. I assume as per usual Virgin will just get SD purely on the basis that they have nothing to offer BT.

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Chad: You apparently have managed to secure "SKY+HD with SKY World, Boxnation and ESPN". What must-see content did you have to offer in return?

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a discount code.

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My must see content was my account number and sort code. I only provided this content to SKY upon them providing me with a half price code. SKY was able to offer me something that no other TV provider could. I got exactly what I wanted, at the price I wanted to pay, and SKY got exactly what they wanted.

http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/...nce-54004.html

“BT has clearly been frustrated at not being able to access significant elements of Sky’s content and also has experienced Sky’s aggression in the broadband market. BT intends to use its content as a negotiating tool."

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Bingo :D

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Assuming is a very dangerous game Chad as we all know as how do we know that VM have nothing to offer.

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Other than money, what can Virgin Media possibly offer to BT to sweeten a deal?

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Remember VM will be owned by LG soon and as a result of that they will have far more leverage as a result of that in discussions. with TV providers one suspects.

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Possibly however I'm still not sure what BT would want from them other than cash.

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Not yet it doesnt as no offcial annoument has been made so is still speculation

I cant see that Chad. I can see Sky having BT Sports HD but i cant see Sky giving BT Sky Sports 1-4 HD

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BT Sports will end up on Sky that's defo however in my opinion it will be at an additional cost like ESPN currently , however I think the monthly charge will be higher , holding back HD won't happen either otherwise people simply won't subscribe its that simple.

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It will be on sky of that there is no doubt but as to what the cost will be only time will tell. I personally think it will be about the same as ESPN is now,maybe a couple of pounds more. Hopefully it will all be revealed sooner rather than later.

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so why sky wih holding hd channels MM

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Haven't a clue , that's something you'd have to ask them. :)

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if bt did with hold the HD channels from sky they would have no cause of compliant as sky kings of with holding channels not that I expect bt to do skys tricks though

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BT has paid a fortune for their football rights , quite honestly I wouldn't have an issue whatever they decided to do with them , no HD I simply wouldn't subscribe end of story.

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yes they sure did pay a fortune mate that why don't think bt will do a sky trick they will make it available to everyone and that's why get so annoyed at sky we paying for sports HD but they with holding half the channels

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If your not happy don't pay I won't with BT if the price is too high.

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I would be very happy if sky change there stance and let us have all the sports HD channels hope they will one day even though I cant see it happening but will always hope for that day

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One proposal BT are considering is a charge of £12.50 for their sports channels with an extra £3 to get them in hd on sky. Plus a connection fee of £16. However if you switch to BT broadband you get it free! This is just a working proposal though and nothing is settled. For me I wouldn`t pay that price,I`l do without.

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Not a chance they can keep it at that price , were did you get this info ?

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Yes l quite agree MM if this is true then it bodes ill for BT Sports in my opinion.:td::(

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I was invited to complete a on line survey about it and that was amongst the proposals.

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Well if that's the price it ends up it will be an extremely hard sell with Sky customers I would expect , personally I wouldn't entertain over ESPN's current £10.00 so they'll gain nothing from me.

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Ditto

I was barely convinced that ESPn was worth it..but was greedy for all the premiership channels, so suspect I won't be getting it

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Looks like they've over estimated what people will pay. Remember Setanta Sports had 46 Premiership games, 60 SPL matches, all away international fixtures for the home nations, top level boxing, UFC etc.... all for only £9.99 per month. Oh and they had a dedicated golf channel, Rangers TV, Cetic Tv and so on. Setanta had more channels and better content. BT need to pull their head out of their anus.

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Remember once they decide what the price is the die is totally cast and they will live or die on the decisions they make in these coming weeks or months

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Very true. It's all speculation just now but I don't the prices being suggested add value. Offering the channel free to SKY customers taking BT broadband however is an interesting concept.

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Oh, I like your thinking young man :D

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Well I just got an email from Sky telling me that my subscription to ESPN ends 31/7/13. So now just have to wait and see if its going to be available in some form on Sky after that and how much they think they can rip me off for it.

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Yep same here , O well that's £10 a month saved as I won't be paying for BT Sports if it costs more than ESPN currently does.

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Ditto, more time to watch other things :)

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Nothing over 18's though.;)

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Prefer 36's :)

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Looks like you will have to apply directly to BT. They will then update your viewing cards.

http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/d...e-available%3F

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At the prices mentioned in this thread they can keep it Sky Sports offers me more than enough football and I'm £10 better off in the process.

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Indeed and the omens in my humble opinion don't bode well for BT Sports.

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Not had my email yet but will also not pay more than I am curently paying for ESPN. BT seem to be scoring a massive own goal(no pun intended). They seem to be taking it for granted that we will simply stump up regardless the cost. :td:

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Maybe not a bad thing...prices for this are getting silly

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I like how SKY included a link to cancel ESPN early. I've gone ahead and cancelled.

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I havnt had an email from Sky yet. Defo means the end of ESPN. Shame no pricing has been annouced yet thou

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Indeed lets hope BT get their skates on pretty damn soon.

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Indeed

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So it appears that we can add the BT Sport package to Sky, BT Sport 1 and 2 and ESPN for £12 a month + £15 activation fee, HD channels come free for a year, then it goes up to £15 a month to keep HD, channels launch August 1st.

If you have BT Broadband / Infinity it appears to be free.

Not for me I think, not prepared to pay more just to keep access to ESPN as I couldn't care less about the other sports they are offering.

Info Here

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I won`t be subscribing either. I`m only interested in the football and sky can more than satisfy my needs.I`m against the activation fee and the extra charge for hd after 12 months. I hope all sky customers boycot it. No word about what virgin customer will pay?

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For as little as £20 a month if you pay line rental in advance you could have BT broadband, a phoneline and BT sport. I think it could be popular.

Lets not forget ESPN only had 23 games a season, BT has 38 with first picks included. Sky may have more games but it doesn't have all first picks.

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To me it will come down to whether I want infinity, and whether the football encourages me to take it.

I think I will wait until I hear about offers from sky. Not concerned about who gives me broadband, as long as I can surf with it.

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Maybe drop XL and get BT as well probably work out cheaper

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Hmmm BT broadband the biggest load of rubbish l can ever remember and as the old saying goes once bitten twice shy.

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I once thought that about virginmedia (as many on here still do) but since returning in March I can't fault it. I would actually now recommend virginmedia, you might find the same it you ever go back to BT.

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When you say many on here you are of course talking about a very small vocal minority which you will find on any forum.

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I wont be held to ransom by VM/BT over the new sports channels, it always makes me luagh that, customers are treated as though they have a bottomless pits in the pockets.

I am certainly not going to pay £12.00 per month for three channels, £5.00 yes, but l pay to watch football and especially Spurs games, but there is no gurrantee that Spurs will be on all the time.

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For me its not too bad as i currently pay £13 a month for ESPN so its not really too bad for me