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ESPN down?

  • 03-12-2009 11:30pm
    #1
    CFC007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Is anybody else getting the following error message on ESPN with sky "this programme is not available" Was working fine at the weekend?


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  • #2
    lord lucan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    ESPN is down,ESPN America is fine:confused:


  • #3
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    CFC007 wrote: »
    Hi,

    Is anybody else getting the following error message on ESPN with sky "this programme is not available" Was working fine at the weekend?

    Tuned in to watch the footie on Tue & last night and got the same message.
    Still the same as I type.


  • #4
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    ESPN do not have the Irish rights for the Europa League :(.

    Anything that is not Europa League can be seen.


  • #5
    stesaurus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭stesaurus


    Is there any way around this? Using a different receiver maybe and tuning to the UK stream of ESPN or is it even a different stream?

    Setanta is poo for picture quality and they don't always show the same games.


  • #6
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    s.welstead wrote: »
    Is there any way around this? Using a different receiver maybe and tuning to the UK stream of ESPN or is it even a different stream?

    Subscribing to ESPN with a UK subscription is the only way around it on satellite.


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  • #7
    CFC007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭CFC007


    So that was the reason. We get the raw deal again. I was getting worried that it could be down the City V Chelsea game


  • #8
    VERYinterested
    Closed Accounts Posts: 923 ✭✭✭VERYinterested


    Please register your disappointment at http://www.espn.ie/more/feedback/ that Irish Subscriber's were not made aware of this eventuality when signing up, they even had press coverage (Irish Star & Irish Sun) with Liam Brady, Packie Bonner and Kevin Moran holding up boards with forthcoming games for Irish Subscriber's that included the Europa League. They changed their EPG after the last flurry of complaints, if you look at the listing it says 'not available in ROI'.


  • #9
    Tigerbaby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭Tigerbaby


    thanks for the email address. Have just posted a very irate letter to them.


  • #10
    VERYinterested
    Closed Accounts Posts: 923 ✭✭✭VERYinterested


    Don't hold your breath for a reply :D I have sent them a few stinkers and never heard back. I also cut out that coverage from the Star and Sun from October and sent it to the ASAI who will investigate promos that are inaccurate. Setanta were pretty pi$$ed at their underhand tactics too. (as they are one of the providers who have rights in Ireland and weren't happy that ESPN were advertising that they would show Europa league in Ireland)


  • #11
    evilivor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    VERYinterested wrote: »
    Don't hold your breath for a reply :D I have sent them a few stinkers and never heard back. I also cut out that coverage from the Star and Sun from October and sent it to the ASAI who will investigate promos that are inaccurate. Setanta were pretty pi$$ed at their underhand tactics too. (as they are one of the providers who have rights in Ireland and weren't happy that ESPN were advertising that they would show Europa league in Ireland)

    I may be wrong but afaik ESPN are showing Europa League in Ireland through Chorus/NTL, so technically nothing wrong with their claim.


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  • #12
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    evilivor wrote: »
    I may be wrong but afaik ESPN are showing Europa League in Ireland through Chorus/NTL, so technically nothing wrong with their claim.

    UPC are screwing up there so because ESPN do not have Irish rights for the Europa League.


  • #13
    evilivor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    UPC are screwing up there so because ESPN do not have Irish rights for the Europa League.

    Mossy, would it not would be up to ESPN to enforce that rather than UPC? I would imagine it is up to the broadcaster to be primarily compliant rather than the carrier?


  • #14
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Well it was still gone for me when I checked around 6pm. Back again now with Bayern v Munchengladbach.


  • #15
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    evilivor wrote: »
    Mossy, would it not would be up to ESPN to enforce that rather than UPC? I would imagine it is up to the broadcaster to be primarily compliant rather than the carrier?

    At a guess I would have thought that UPC receive the same feed as what Virgin would use in the UK. It would then be up to UPC to enforce any programming restrictions. If I am wrong then so be it.


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