General : ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

Its full of repeats even with the sport on there OB.

yes repeats everyday without fail Den

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

I wish we could go back to the days of NASN standalone channel and Premiership plus that pretty much had my sporting needs covered.

That's now largely covered by BT Sport so you may well be saving money compared to NASN days. Of course, it's not identical coverage but I think sometimes it's too easy to see the past with rose-tinted spectacles.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

That's now largely covered by BT Sport so you may well be saving money compared to NASN days. Of course, it's not identical coverage but I think sometimes it's too easy to see the past with rose-tinted spectacles.

NASN and ESPN America were both dedicated US Sports channels and showed all the major US Sports the exception being NFL however a selection of games could be had FTA on Channel 4 to get your NFL fix.

ESPN in its current form lacks some of the excellent magazine shows that were available on both NASN and ESPN America of course I'm happy BT still carry the US content however the NHL hasn't been available for a while owing to the fact Premier Sports have the rights which is a shame as ESPN America had excellent hockey coverage.

[alwaysabear]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

NASN and ESPN America were both dedicated US Sports channels and showed all the major US Sports the exception being NFL however a selection of games could be had FTA on Channel 4 to get your NFL fix.

ESPN in its current form lacks some of the excellent magazine shows that were available on both NASN and ESPN America of course I'm happy BT still carry the US content however the NHL hasn't been available for a while owing to the fact Premier Sports have the rights which is a shame as ESPN America had excellent hockey coverage.

Yes I miss Hockey Night in Canada with the wonderful Don Cherry. what a character and all those lovely suites.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

I wish we could go back to the days of NASN standalone channel and Premiership plus that pretty much had my sporting needs covered.

Those were the days.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by alwaysabear

Yes I miss Hockey Night in Canada with the wonderful Don Cherry. what a character and all those lovely suites.

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Those were the days.

We are all showing our age now.

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by denphone

The reason why they put all their sport on BBC 1 is because it pads out the schedule quite considerably on BBC 1 and thus that's why they won't change it.

Indeed. Is a complete myth there would be decent other shows on Wimbledon fortnight if it was on a sports channel....

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

The schedule would be full of repeats without it!

Very poor repeats too!

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Originally Posted by denphone

We are all showing our age now.

Dan Maskell.....

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

however the NHL hasn't been available for a while owing to the fact Premier Sports have the rights which is a shame as ESPN America had excellent hockey coverage.

I've read elsewhere that the NHL were asking stupid money for the UK rights so it was not even remotely viable for ESPN or Sky to consider buying them. Premier Sports decided to acquire them and since then everyone has lost out. The sport has achieved an even lower profile than it had before and Premier Sports has lost money on the deal.

[vincerooney]

Does anyone know why BT closed espn classic down? Always found the decision strange as it was such a unique channel

[denphone]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Does anyone know why BT closed espn classic down? Always found the decision strange as it was such a unique channel

l cannot answer that Vince but others might have a better idea.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Does anyone know why BT closed espn classic down? Always found the decision strange as it was such a unique channel

It was ESPN themselves who closed the channel.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...espn-bt-vision

"The telecoms company will continue to broadcast at least one ESPN-branded channel after the deal's expected completion date of 31 July, as part of its BT Sport package. However, ESPN Classic, which is not part of the BT deal, is expected to cease transmission across Europe, the Middle East and Africa."

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Does anyone know why BT closed espn classic down? Always found the decision strange as it was such a unique channel

As Chad has said, it was ESPN who closed the channel. Basically because viewing figures had declined and this was attributed to people watching this type of content when they felt like it through services like YouTube. Being a unique channel is not a guarantee of profitability.

[denphone]

BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch is set on change.

http://www.cityam.com/1404706441/man...t-change-bskyb

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by denphone

BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch is set on change.

http://www.cityam.com/1404706441/man...t-change-bskyb

Why is He wanting to become a She

[1andrew1]

Malone's investment in Formula 1 set to value F1 at £6bn.
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...cle1433579.ece
(subscription needed for full article)

[denphone]

Jose Mourinho signs on as a pundit for BT Sport after agreeing three-year contract with channel.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...h-channel.html