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UPC Sky sports min term?

  • 28-08-2012 6:37pm
    #1
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭


    Thinking of getting sky sports just for Ryder cup. Anyone know if theres a minimum term if you take sky sports. I already have a hd box.


Comments

  • #2
    Deu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭Deu


    Don't think there is a minimum term but they do charge a €10 admin fee to downgrade


  • #3
    Morf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,822 ✭✭✭Morf


    Deu wrote: »
    Don't think there is a minimum term but they do charge a €10 admin fee to downgrade

    Well they'll charge you for a month minimum plus the €10 downgrade fee.


  • #4
    Patrickof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭Patrickof


    So it'll cost you €48 for sky sports 1&2 HD plus another €10 to turn it off again.

    Rip off. Cheaper to go tho the pub.

    Why don't they do something like €25 for just the ryder cup on its own? I don't want sky sports for the month.


  • #5
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    You could make the same arguement about anything on SS; why dont they charge €10 to watch a football match? Sky Sports does not offer a PPV subscription for individual sports/events; its just not their model. I agree that Sky Sports on the whole is expensive, but Id imagine you can thank the likes of the Premier League at least in part for that, as I cant imagine the rights that they pay to show each sport come cheaply.

    I would imagine that from UPCs point of view if they allowed people to sign up to sports for days rather than months then it would turn into an absolute nightmare for them very quickly.


  • #6
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Patrickof wrote: »
    Why don't they do something like €25 for just the ryder cup on its own? I don't want sky sports for the month.

    I imagine that Sky wouldn't allow them to do that.


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  • #7
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,064 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    djimi wrote: »
    You could make the same arguement about anything on SS; why dont they charge €10 to watch a football match? Sky Sports does not offer a PPV subscription for individual sports/events; its just not their model. I agree that Sky Sports on the whole is expensive, but Id imagine you can thank the likes of the Premier League at least in part for that, as I cant imagine the rights that they pay to show each sport come cheaply.

    Those of us with long memories remember when Sky tried just that, it was called Premiership Plus and though there were plenty of objections from Sky Sports subscribers who resented having to pay extra for certain games, it went on for six years before the ruling from the European Commission that meant Sky could no longer hold exclusive rights to all Premier League matches in the UK killed it. The fact is that the only events people are really willing to pay for on a PPV basis are boxing and professional wrestling.


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