General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.

[Bananaman_007]

Seems a bit off BT have produced a TV advert stating Virgin customers will not get ESPN. I know things change all the time but surely they would not have done this if a deal was close.

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007

Seems a bit off BT have produced a TV advert stating Virgin customers will not get ESPN. I know things change all the time but surely they would not have done this if a deal was close.

Either it means included free (as part of a package) or we are literally not getting ESPN.

[freakgirl]

Originally Posted by cupcakes aka dd

Blimey BT Sports, Sky Atlantic, 3D content and possibly Lovefilm / Netflick in the pipeline.

a lovefilm app for tivo would be awesome, not heard anything about it though

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

Either it means included free (as part of a package) or we are literally not getting ESPN.

I've not seen this ad is there a link, I'd be gutted to lose MLB

[jj2448jg]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

I've not seen this ad is there a link, I'd be gutted to lose MLB

In the ad, it is Jake Humphrey saying that VM will lose ESPN in August, and therefore is urging you go sign up.

I still consider this is as a strategy from BT and am still confident that ESPN will remain on VM.

[Richc1977]

Sky Sports extends Football League TV deal to 2018

BT missed out on this one and Sky not only get an extra 37 games they also get to call it the Sky Bet Championship, that's a big finger up to BT, it's war!

http://sport-onthebox.com/2013/07/18...-deal-to-2018/

Just the fact that BT aren't bothering with it on DTT combined with the fact it isn't called BT Sport 3, I'm thinking they are classing ESPN as a 'bonus' thing that can only be viewed on Infinity (or Sky).

I hope I'm wrong though.

Originally Posted by Richc1977

BT missed out on this one

They didn't miss out, the rights were never offered for sale to anyone but Sky.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by jj2448jg

In the ad, it is Jake Humphrey saying that VM will lose ESPN in August, and therefore is urging you go sign up.

I still consider this is as a strategy from BT and am still confident that ESPN will remain on VM.

Still to see it.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

They didn't miss out, the rights were never offered for sale to anyone but Sky.

You know that for sure? Surely the league want as much money as possible and would put it to tender, seems odd but stranger things have happened I suppose.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

You know that for sure? Surely the league want as much money as possible and would put it to tender, seems odd but stranger things have happened I suppose.

I think SKY still had a couple of years left on their existing deal. It looks like SKY approached them with improved terms, to secure a new longer running deal. For all we know there might have been something in the original agreement allowing SKY to renegotiate the deal after 36 months.

We've seen the rise and fall of ITV Digital, Setanta Sports and ESPN. Who knows BT might lose their Premiership rights in a few years time, forcing them to scrap the sports channel. A 5 year deal with a broadcaster you know will be around in 2018 would have been too good for the Championship to turn down.

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Sky Sports extends Football League TV deal to 2018

BT missed out on this one and Sky not only get an extra 37 games they also get to call it the Sky Bet Championship, that's a big finger up to BT, it's war!

http://sport-onthebox.com/2013/07/18...-deal-to-2018/

Being a supporter of a Championship club that is great news for me...

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy reveal name of announcement he know of.

I can now reveal that the announcement I was on about on Monday was the BT Sports announcement.

But I was told 'not to post' this announcement until 3.20pm today.

MB, do you know when BT/VM will announce this?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

MB, do you know when BT/VM will announce this?

No idea - But I think it will be sometime before August 1st.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

No idea - But I think it will be sometime before August 1st.

Ta

[Dave42]

sooner it officially announced the better