General ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news - Page 639

nashville · 29-02-2020, 17:14

It sure does

denphone · 01-03-2020, 13:22

Six Nations looking increasingly likely to go behind Sky paywall.

https://twitter.com/TheRugbyPaper/st...92898799837185

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ights-cvc-deal

denphone · 05-03-2020, 08:11

Sky Sports has announced plans to increase its commitment to women's sport in 2020 by expanding its existing coverage and strengthening its digital output.

https://www.skysports.com/more-sport...digital-and-tv

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Live women's sport will be showcased to brand new audiences via Sky Sports' YouTube channel with events such as the Women's Six Nations, WNBA, Vitality Netball Superleague and women's cricket among those to be made available.

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Sky Sports will also be investing in more new, original, women's sport digital content and programming.

Gavin-D · 07-03-2020, 16:26

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Anyone else experiencing interference issues on Sky Sports News HD? Had it on 2 of the past 3 Saturdays now.

Doing it again this afternoon.

Felt the top of the box and it's quite warm is this normal? it was switched off at the wall until late morning.

spiderplant · 07-03-2020, 18:09

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Doing it again this afternoon.

Call VM. For this type of fault, it's best to call while the fault is actually happening, then they'll hopefully see the problem on their remote monitoring tools.

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Felt the top of the box and it's quite warm is this normal? it was switched off at the wall until late morning.

It's very unlikely to be overheating. There are a load of temperature sensors inside, and it would shut itself down if it was overheating. You almost certainly have a signal quality fault.

Chad · 13-03-2020, 10:08

As more and more live sporting events are cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus what is the right thing for Sky Sports, BT Sports and Premier Sports to do? Should all sports channels become free to air for everyone until further notice?

Admittedly this is by far the least important thing to worry about at the moment however surely people shouldn't be charged for services that are not delivering the relevant content? By all accounts we are heading into a period of financial uncertainty. Surely Sky, BT and Premier Sports should stop taking subscription fees? At least scrap 30 days cancellation notice to allow people to cancel straight away if they wish

denphone · 13-03-2020, 10:14

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Originally Posted by Chad

As more and more live sporting events are cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus what is the right thing for Sky Sports, BT Sports and Premier Sports to do? Should all sports channels become free to air for everyone until further notice?

Admittedly this is by far the least important thing to worry about at the moment however surely people shouldn't be charged for services that are not delivering the relevant content? By all accounts we are heading into a period of financial uncertainty. Surely Sky, BT and Premier Sports should stop taking subscription fees? At least scrap 30 days cancellation notice to allow people to cancel straight away if they wish

Some very interesting points there Chad and one wonders if any talks have already took place between the PTV sports providers in regards to this.

Chad · 13-03-2020, 10:22

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Some very interesting points there Chad and one wonders if any talks have already took place between the PTV sports providers in regards to this.

I was listening to Radio 5 Live the other night. If the Europa League / Champions League are cancelled it's expected TV companies will not have to pay the full broadcast fees. I'd imagine that'll be the same for other sports. I can't see Sky or BT paying full wack for their rights if events continue to be postponed or cancelled. If that is the case their customers shouldn't have to pay for their sports channels.

denphone · 13-03-2020, 10:30

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I was listening to Radio 5 Live the other night. If the Europa League / Champions League are cancelled it's expected TV companies will not have to pay the full broadcast fees. I'd imagine that'll be the same for other sports. I can't see Sky or BT paying full wack for their rights if events continue to be postponed or cancelled. If that is the case their customers shouldn't have to pay for their sports channels.

Exactly as we also have the Premier League who are convening a emergency meeting this morning and l wonder what the conclusions they will come to as will they be able to finish the season , will the season be voided , promotion and relegation issues , etc , etc , etc.

Chad · 13-03-2020, 10:33

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Exactly as we also have the Premier League who are convening a emergency meeting this morning and l wonder what the conclusions they will come to as will they be able to finish the season , will the season be voided , promotion and relegation issues , etc , etc , etc.

Yeah it's all up in the air. Everton vs Liverpool will be off due to Everton squad going into self isolation.

denphone · 13-03-2020, 10:40

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Yeah it's all up in the air. Everton vs Liverpool will be off due to Everton squad going into self isolation.

Yeah l have just heard that breaking news Chad.

muppetman11 · 13-03-2020, 11:35

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Originally Posted by Chad

As more and more live sporting events are cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus what is the right thing for Sky Sports, BT Sports and Premier Sports to do? Should all sports channels become free to air for everyone until further notice?

Admittedly this is by far the least important thing to worry about at the moment however surely people shouldn't be charged for services that are not delivering the relevant content? By all accounts we are heading into a period of financial uncertainty. Surely Sky, BT and Premier Sports should stop taking subscription fees? At least scrap 30 days cancellation notice to allow people to cancel straight away if they wish

Most would settle for a free hand sanitizer and a pack of loo roll.

telegramsam · 13-03-2020, 16:04

All football matches have been suspended until at least 3rd April. I just can't see Sky nor BT suspending subs for sports channels though but I do think it would be the right thing to do.

Chad · 13-03-2020, 16:36

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All football matches have been suspended until at least 3rd April. I just can't see Sky nor BT suspending subs for sports channels though but I do think it would be the right thing to do.

People are already asking Sky and BT on social media what happens to their subscription whilst pretty much all live sport is suspended indefinitely. So far no reply. People can of course cancel but have to give 30 days notice. Under the circumstances consumers should be allowed to cancel with no notice in my humble opinion.

It gets tricky depending on your deal. Now TV were selling 9 month premiership season passes in August last year. If the season is over surely they can claim some money back? Alternatively if the season is extended by a month will customers get the extra month free?

It's totally unprecedented. It's not Sky or BTs fault but at the same time it's not the customer's fault either. Something will need to be decided as people can't be expected to pay for a service that fails to deliver it's main selling point, live sport.

denphone · 13-03-2020, 16:43

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All football matches have been suspended until at least 3rd April. I just can't see Sky nor BT suspending subs for sports channels though but I do think it would be the right thing to do.

Sometimes companies have to swallow the cost and do the right thing but whether they do no one knows.