General ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news - Page 31

andy_m · 01-02-2013, 10:23

I'd normally agree den, but I'm going to miss Jake on f1, and I'm particularly pleased to see the end of Colin Murray on motd 2.

Media Boy UK · 01-02-2013, 12:30

Broadcast Now is reporting that ESPN is in talks to sell off its sports rights as part of a deal that could see the US broadcaster exit the UK.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...051306.article

Itshim · 01-02-2013, 12:35

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Originally Posted by denphone

l personally never worry about who presents as its the sports l am interested in.

On my wish list is NO presenter/commentator to be heard -BUT could still hear noise from stadium ( Refs mike, being broadcast would be the icing on the cake)

Chad · 01-02-2013, 12:38

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Broadcast Now is reporting that ESPN is in talks to sell off its sports rights as part of a deal that could see the US broadcaster exit the UK.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...051306.article

Hi MB.

Can you cut and paste the article for us? You can't read the article unless you subscribe to the site.

Cheers

Media Boy UK · 01-02-2013, 12:43

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Originally Posted by Chad

Hi MB.

Can you cut and paste the article for us? You can't read the article unless you subscribe to the site.

Cheers

I have been trying since I post the story - with no luck.

Chad · 01-02-2013, 12:47

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

I have been trying since I post the story - with no luck.

Thanks for trying.

denphone · 01-02-2013, 12:49

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Broadcast Now is reporting that ESPN is in talks to sell off its sports rights as part of a deal that could see the US broadcaster exit the UK.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...051306.article

So ESPN retreat from the battlefield and BT enters it and now the board is set and the pieces are moving.

bamav · 01-02-2013, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Itshim

On my wish list is NO presenter/commentator to be heard -BUT could still hear noise from stadium ( Refs mike, being broadcast would be the icing on the cake)

With today's tech, you should be able to choose a different stream for audio, or even video.

Some commentators are twits with an 'a' though - especially Craig Burley and Scott Booth. Hopefully won't get to hear them again through BT.

Media Boy UK · 01-02-2013, 13:19

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Originally Posted by Chad

Thanks for trying.

Found more info.

http://www.a516digital.com/2013/02/e...off-talks.html

Info thanks to a516digital.

andy_m · 01-02-2013, 16:26

What's the bit about restricting sports channel subs to those with infinity broadband?

muppetman11 · 01-02-2013, 16:37

Because BT are going to send their linear channels over IPTV via multicast a requirement is a fibre line (Infinity) your exchange also needs to be multicast enabled.

andy_m · 01-02-2013, 17:42

Ah, so if you get your TV from Bt and you want sports you'll also need to get infinity.

Gavin-D · 01-02-2013, 17:52

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Ah, so if you get your TV from Bt and you want sports you'll also need to get infinity.

Yes to get sky sports ect you need BT infinity and the youview box

BT currently has around 1.25 million fibre customers and has over 60,000 youview customers

Fibre services by Openreach are passing around 100,000 additional premises a week

andy_m · 01-02-2013, 18:04

Cheers. I read it initially as saying that anyone wanting Bt sports would need infinity, but clearly that only applies to those who get their TV from Bt, not those who have Sky, and hopefully Virgin.

Gavin-D · 01-02-2013, 20:23

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Cheers. I read it initially as saying that anyone wanting Bt sports would need infinity, but clearly that only applies to those who get their TV from Bt, not those who have Sky, and hopefully Virgin.

Yes only affects BT customers BT sports placeholder channels are already on the sky EPG its just awaiting an announcement from VM now and of course how much it will cost