[Chad]

Originally Posted by japitts

I know it's early days, but for me the devil is in the detail of how scheduling will work. It's hard to argue with the idea of more competitive pricing, not paying for sports you don't want etc... however....

Numbered channels give so much flexibility with scheduling. There's times when football, rugby and cricket all go out on SS1, for example. I've seen rugby on at least 4 of the numbered channels at various times. How about when more than one rugby match is shown, but there's no football on. Yes, rugby is my main thing but I do dip into various other sports at times - football's the only thing I would actually avoid.

I could go on - numbered channels allow for all of this. I'm at a total loss how this can work, in reality, on dedicated channels. Quite often the F1 is simulcasted on SS1 for example, and apart from a few motorsport programs that could easily be squeezed in elsewhere on 1-5, it's not as if F1 alone fills the F1 channel.

Time'll tell, but I remain to be convinced.

SKY Sports Mix will continue to operate and could be used as an overflow channel for clashing fixtures. I suspect they will also offer a red button service for each dedicated channel.