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    #632
    Flip Flop
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Flip Flop


    Can't believe Sky their arch rivals could strike a deal with BT but Virgin Media couldn't. I expect they will do a deal at some point in the future.


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    #633
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,199 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Not replying to people on twitter about it either


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    #634
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    Deal for Ireland and the UK is different
    Sky in the UK you only had to subscribe to BT Sport and get ESPN

    Sky in Ireland
    You had to subscribe to Setanta to get BT Sport and Espn and Setanta

    UK Sky £12.99 sterling to subscribe to BT Sport not forced to subscribe to Setanta

    Sky Ireland no choice have to subscribe to Setanta Pack €19.99

    UPC Deal still noting confirmed except channels showing up on EPG no information given at all to any customers in advance

    The above gave you information except UPC did not inform customers
    Sky sent out information to its customers about ESPN


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    #635
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,486 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Flip Flop wrote: »
    Can't believe Sky their arch rivals could strike a deal with BT but Virgin Media couldn't. I expect they will do a deal at some point in the future.

    The only deal BT and SKY made is to be included on the EPG. Sky aren't involved in activation of channels etc.


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    #636
    smackbunnybaby
    Registered Users Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    Berty44 wrote: »
    Very disappointed to see the demise of ESPN America in particular. ATH and PTI definitely will not be shown under the new regime, listening to the PTI podcast they said goodbye to all viewers in Europe and Africa where they said they would no longer be shown with the ending of ESPN America. As a previous poster said at least we have the podcasts.

    Ditto man, morning routine gone! Was really getting used to the shows after the lose of Sportscenter!

    What'll replace it I wonder! I can't be watching SSN!


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    #637
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    Berty44 wrote: »
    A deal must be near conclusion and I will be surprised if its not almost identical to the one Sky have done, something around €20 month. Agreed it is poor PR to not deliver on a promised announcement but its a business agreement and must have met with a hitch somewhere...Virgin Media could not get the deal done.

    Very disappointed to see the demise of ESPN America in particular. ATH and PTI definitely will not be shown under the new regime, listening to the PTI podcast they said goodbye to all viewers in Europe and Africa where they said they would no longer be shown with the ending of ESPN America. As a previous poster said at least we have the podcasts.

    You can stll get ESPN America if you live in Germany as Sport 1 they bought the rights to the Channel
    Info Not of any use to anyone outside of Germany but just letting you know


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    #638
    Due North
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Due North


    A UPC rep on phone last night told me a price announcement from UPC would be made at 10 this morning and customers would get text message confirming new subscription fees.


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    #639
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    Due North wrote: »
    A UPC rep on phone last night told me a price announcement from UPC would be made at 10 this morning and customers would get text message confirming new subscription fees.

    Even if that's happens its a bit late
    As soon as ESPN was sold BT Sport UPC should have informed its customers that from 1st August what was happing with there ESPN Channels and that there working on a deal to supply BT Sport

    Its the fact UPC told customers noting is what's bad
    At least Sky let its customers know they would be loosing the ESPN channels and how they will be able to get them after 1st August

    UPC did notting


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    #640
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    Constantin Medien-owned German broadcaster Sport1 has acquired a package of rights from ESPN America for a new channel which is set to launch on 1st August.
    ESPN America, which is ceasing its German operation, has sold on rights to the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and Indycar, as well as several college sports, to the new service.
    Sport1 US will be available in both SD and HD and will be distributed across Germany, Austria and Switzerland through Kabel Deutschland, Sky Deutschland and Unitymedia/Kabel BW.

    Its a new Channel but only available in above countries

    ESPN America Channel is still broadcasting in USA not closed down

    ESPN America Broadcast from ESPN Europe closed as BT Sport did not take up the rights to the Channel


    ESPN Europe was sold to BT Sport
    BT Sport decided not to continue with ESPN America and also closed down ESPN Classic which was ESPN Europe Channel
    BT Sport only keeping The Standard ESPN Channel for now


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    #641
    *Hank Scorpio*
    Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭*Hank Scorpio*


    Been thinking of switching to SKY Digital with phone and BB from UPC (who I get the Sky Sports pack off) for a while now. Sick of the terrible remote lag and lack of communication around this thread's issue.

    Sky doesn't seem more expensive. Maybe I need to get the calculator out.


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    #642
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Bring back NASN I say. Life was much simpler in those days......


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    #643
    Mikey23
    Registered Users Posts: 277 ✭✭Mikey23


    UPC on Twitter, 09.44: "We’re still making preparations & the Setanta / BT announcement will be in the days ahead."

    Days? Balls.


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    #644
    Berty44
    Registered Users Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭Berty44


    jack presley wrote: »
    Bring back NASN I say. Life was much simpler in those days......
    simplest when it was Screensport :pac:


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    #645
    smackbunnybaby
    Registered Users Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    Mikey23 wrote: »
    UPC on Twitter, 09.44: "We’re still making preparations & the Setanta / BT announcement will be in the days ahead."

    Days? Balls.

    Yep: http://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/85787549


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    #646
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,199 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    At lease they will have it


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    #647
    Tarquin1970
    Registered Users Posts: 433 ✭✭Tarquin1970


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    On their twitter now and this isn't there

    It was posted on @UPC_IE_PR 20 minutes ago..it's still there as far as I can see


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    #648
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    Premium Channels from UPC Website
    Setanta Pack no longer listed
    Must be about to be updated on website to show new channels

    Expect it to show soon (Well some time this year lol)


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    #649
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,199 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Tarquin1970 wrote: »
    It was posted on @UPC_IE_PR 20 minutes ago..it's still there as far as I can see

    Yea I was looking on normal upc twitter


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    #650
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    upc tv guide down as well on line!


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    #651
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    kooga wrote: »
    upc tv guide down as well!

    Tv Guide is working
    horizon HD box it is working ok


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    #652
    Tarquin1970
    Registered Users Posts: 433 ✭✭Tarquin1970


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Yea I was looking on normal upc twitter

    Was a bit sneaky of them since the original "ANNOUNCEMENT" tweet was on the @UPCIreland account, but then are we really surprised by this? Very disappointed that they still haven't provided any information...


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    #653
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    kooga wrote: »
    upc tv guide down as well on line!

    TV guide is working online
    http://tv-guide.upc.ie/TV/


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    #654
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    In addition i understannd that premier sports 1 branding replaces setants sports 1 in the Republic from today August 1 has anyway noticed this?


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    #655
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    The EPG label hadn't changed on UPC this morning, can't speak for satellite. Worth nothing though that the change really happened back in April and that Setanta Sports 1 has been Premier Sports on-air since then except during programmes aimed solely at ROI viewers.


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    #656
    dbpackers
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭dbpackers


    I'm normally very much in UPC's corner as I think that all things considered (BB, Phone and TV) it's a good package, but in this case they have handled it particularly badly. It's always been likely that they'd carry Setanta's new package (including BT Sports) but why leave it's subscribers in the dark for so long and then compound it by announcing announcements that don't happen.

    There's no excuse. Sky sorted this out some time ago.


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    #657
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    kooga wrote: »
    In addition i understannd that premier sports 1 branding replaces setants sports 1 in the Republic from today August 1 has anyway noticed this?
    Its been called premier sports changed to this name months ago sky and upc still call it setanta sports 1 on there epg
    setanta itself list it as premier sports


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    #658
    paulboland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭paulboland


    icdg wrote: »
    The EPG label hadn't changed on UPC this morning, can't speak for satellite. Worth nothing though that the change really happened back in April and that Setanta Sports 1 has been Premier Sports on-air since then except during programmes aimed solely at ROI viewers.
    Its still called Setanta Sports 1 on sky changing the epg name might confuse some people as I doubt a lot of customer knows Premier Sports is setanta


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    #659
    TheRedDevil10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭TheRedDevil10


    BT have released the BT Sport app in iTunes and Google Play but it is only available in the UK :(


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    #660
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Not at home at the minute, but can anyone confirm that Setanta is still active? I have the max package, and been watching the F1 on setanta.

    Thanks


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    #661
    jaybe1
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭jaybe1


    Yep Setanta still there for me anyway including HD


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