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Old 21-01-2014, 12:21   #519
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Originally Posted by Chad View Post
It also highlights a money saving opportunity for SKY Sports subscribers come the summer.

The last fixtures of the Premiership are played on the 11th May. The rest of the big games that month are free on TV. The Europa League, Champions League and FA Cup finals are all live on ITV with the Scottish Cup final live on BBC Scotland. Then into June and July the BBC and ITV will cover all 64 games of the World Cup.

Of course it's not just football that we're being treated too this summer:

F1 (Spanish Grand Prix) - 11th May (BBC)
The French Open - 25th May to 8th June (ITV)
F1 (Canadian Grand Prix) - 8th June (BBC)
The Queen's Club Championships - 9th June to 15th June (BBC)
Wimbledon - 23rd June to 6th July (BBC)
Tour de France - 5th July to 27th July (ITV)
F1 (British Grand Prix) - 6th July (BBC)
The Open Championship - 13th July to 20th July (BBC)
The Commonwealth Games - 23rd July to 3rd August (BBC)
The European Athletics Championships - 10th to 17th August (BBC)
F1 (Belgian Grand Prix) - 24th August (BBC)

With the new season of the Premiership not due to start until September 2014, and a wide range of top quality sport free in HD on terrestrial television, it's certainly worth considering cancelling SKY Sports in May, June, July and August and saving yourself a small fortune.
Unfortunately the reality is that if enough people decide to cancel Sky Sports for the summer, they will simply put their prices up.

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Originally Posted by nicknewark View Post
I can't help thinking that 3D in the home is dead in the water, I did actually go out and buy a 3D TV, thinking Discovery Channel would be great, etc. I think in two years I've used it twice, too much of a faff!. Fortunately it's a great TV without the 3D so not too much of a waste. Just my opinion.
I agree. Until they find a way of bringing us 3D without the stupid glasses, it will simply not catch on.

I fear that the ability to project holographic images from the TV is a little way off yet. However, I think that will be much more popular.
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