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[Arthurgray50@blu]

I just wish that BT got rid of that horrible scoreline which is at the bottom of the screen.

Thats why l dont watch BT Sport all the time

[colin25]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I just wish that BT got rid of that horrible scoreline which is at the bottom of the screen.

Thats why l dont watch BT Sport all the time

I don't watch BT sport all the time, because it only has a few EPL games

[denphone]

BT needs to up its game in the pay-TV market.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...ma-film-online

[Media Boy UK]

BSkyB wins UK rights to IPL Twenty20 live cricket coverage

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...enty20-cricket

[OLD BOY]

[QUOTE=muppetman11;35672258]Why don't you try emailing HBO and asking how you can watch HBO subscription On Demand content in the UK , they'll tell you via Now TV or Sky TV. This is just another pipe dream granted you didn't start it. Sky has paid £275 million for HBO content as opposed to £150 million in 2010 do you really believe they'd pay all that if other broadcasters could also offer the subscription On Demand service ?[QUOTE]

Why would I email HBO? I already know the answer to that question! I was commenting on the 'insider' information from theone and stating that I personally would not use PPV as this is an expensive way of viewing a whole drama series.

Originally Posted by muppetman11:35672258

Who says Sky are the ones making all the compromises , last time I looked the BT Youview service didn't contain one Sky entertainment channel which according to BARB are some of the best viewed Entertainment pay TV channels nor did it carry any Sky Sports programming.

I didn't say they were, I speculated that they would have to eventually if the bidding war continued ever upwards, because there would be viewer resistance. It's Sky that are keeping prices high.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

BSkyB wins UK rights to IPL Twenty20 live cricket coverage

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...enty20-cricket

That means even less free to air sport on TV and that's never a good thing in the long run.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by denphone

That means even less free to air sport on TV and that's never a good thing in the long run.

Unfortunately, denphone, this is the future.

[trickytree]

Originally Posted by denphone

That means even less free to air sport on TV and that's never a good thing in the long run.

It was a kind of nice to have to flick onto ITV4 occasionally to take a look.
I guess Sky have got to look at new content since losing the Champions League amongst other things.
If the IPL were bothered about viewers they would not have gone to Sky as it's not like they are going to increase the number of viewers where as ITV4 seemed to do ok out of it.

I have Sky but will probably look at it even less now it's not in the low channels numbers where I tend to surf.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Unfortunately, denphone, this is the future.

Sadly you have hit the nail on the head.

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Originally Posted by trickytree

It was a kind of nice to have to flick onto ITV4 occasionally to take a look.
I guess Sky have got to look at new content since losing the Champions League amongst other things.
If the IPL were bothered about viewers they would not have gone to Sky as it's not like they are going to increase the number of viewers where as ITV4 seemed to do ok out of it.

I have Sky but will probably look at it even less now it's not in the low channels numbers where I tend to surf.

Indeed trickytree one suspects because of the loss of the Champions League this will be used as padding material to fill up the schedules sadly.

[TonyM19]

Anybody heard anything about Premier Sports subscriptions on Virgin? The end of February is getting closer and I haven't heard or seen any details of how much it's going to cost or how I subscribe.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by TonyM19

Anybody heard anything about Premier Sports subscriptions on Virgin? The end of February is getting closer and I haven't heard or seen any details of how much it's going to cost or how I subscribe.

Premier Sports will cost £7.99 per month from 6am on March 1st.

http://my.virginmedia.com/customer-n...V-updates.html

Potentially Interesting news on wholesale pricing of Sky Sports Channels

http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?cod...ssue_ReEmerges

http://www.stockmarketwire.com/artic...TV-appeal.html

[TonyM19]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Premier Sports will cost £7.99 per month from 6am on March 1st.

http://my.virginmedia.com/customer-n...V-updates.html

Thank you.

Do I contact Virgin or Premier Sport to sign up?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by TonyM19

Thank you.

Do I contact Virgin or Premier Sport to sign up?

Virgin Media (But I think you may need to wait until March 1st).

[TonyM19]

Just called Virgin - they knew nothing about it! Suggested I called back after the 1 March.