BT Sport

[dom9]

I think I will get this. I love sport. All those Prem games are a draw, plus I am a big UFC fan, so any more prime time offerings of that are welcome.

Hopefully they can justify the increase of £5 over ESPN though, because at the moment all I can see they are offering is a couple more games and some Motogp.

Hopefully this shocks Sky Sports into dropping their price down a little. A bit of competition is good for everyone.

No chance Sky will drop their prices. They have the new TV deal to pay for.

[Neil Young]

Won't bother watching any football if we sign Ashley Williams

But that won't stop you watching Liverpool, right?

[Exiled_red]

They've signed up Wio to be a pundit.

Now I know we all said it about Neville, but there's no chance Ferdinand is going to be anything like Neville. **** BT

Seriously?? Have they heard him speak, he can barely string a coherent sentence together

[dom9]

I have just cancelled Sky Sports and downgraded to the basic tv package on Virgin. I'm saving over £40 per month.

I feel liberated. **** you Sky.

[Alex]

I'm so tempted to do it. Trouble is I'm getting Sky Sports for £5 a month for 6 months or so now. Damn those deals.

I don't want to miss the Ashes either.

[dom9]

I'm so tempted to do it. Trouble is I'm getting Sky Sports for £5 a month for 6 months or so now. Damn those deals.

I don't want to miss the Ashes either.

I keep getting £5 off my shopping at Tesco too. And I hate myself for spending them.

[Roboklopp]

What happens if you've got virgin with the free espn?

[Shaggy]

What happens if you've got virgin with the free espn?

I'm hoping the BT channels will just slot in where the vacated ESPN once was but I can't see it.

[dom9]

Oh I did ask about BT sport on Virgin. Negotiations are ongoing so no announcements yet.

[Roboklopp]

Cool ta. They only confirmed Satan-ta to ESPN at the last minute.

**** me, what a dull game.

[Hollowman]

Oh I did ask about BT sport on Virgin. Negotiations are ongoing so no announcements yet.

Presumably Virgin's deal to give ESPN for free as part of their top packages is presenting a problem.

[dom9]

Presumably Virgin's deal to give ESPN for free as part of their top packages is presenting a problem.

Absolutely.

[dom9]

To elaborate, non BT broadband customers will be charged £15 per month for their sports channels. Add that to the £26 odd for Sky Sports and that is a lot of wedge to ask for. BT need to recoup their costs but it makes their claim of reaching out as far as they can for free a complete fallacy.

Virgin know that. But because they provide a platform only without content, it makes them unique in the market. With pros and cons.

They can't buy up rights to sell their services, but also, that doesn't make them a competitor, nor a threat.

[Chazza]

Just carrying out a customer survey for Sky and this has popped up

The BT Sports channel is available to Sky TV customers with five possible options:

i. If you already have a BT Broadband subscription there is no additional cost (but subject to 12 month renewal contract)
ii. Switch to a BT Broadband subscription from £10 per month (excluding line rental)
iii. Stay with your existing Broadband provider (not BT) and pay £12 per month to BT directly to get the channel (one-off £15 set up fee may apply)
iv. Switch to BT Vision together with BT Broadband from £15 per month (excluding line rental)
v. Stop taking pay-TV altogether and watch via app/online with a BT Broadband subscription from £10 per month (excluding line rental)

[Fredo]

I am with BE broadband and they've been bought by SKY.