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Sky sports free on opening day of premier league?

  • 10-08-2013 2:35pm
    #1
    buyer95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,345 ✭✭✭


    I read somewhere that man utd's first game of the season will be available free to air on sky sports. My question is, does this just apply to the uk as I have heard, or will we be able to take advantage of this ?


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  • #2
    NUTZZ
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    Yeh Ireland is included;

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056980899
    “It’s our biggest ever season of Premier League football and we’re inviting over one million Irish households to enjoy the opening day,” says Sky Sports managing director Barney Francis.


  • #3
    radiowaves
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    buyer95 wrote: »
    I read somewhere that man utd's first game of the season will be available free to air on sky sports. My question is, does this just apply to the uk as I have heard, or will we be able to take advantage of this ?

    It won't be free to air in Ireland, no. If you have any Sky subscription, though, you will be able to watch it on Sky 2 - not free obviously.


  • #4
    radiowaves
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    NUTZZ wrote: »
    Yeh Ireland is included;

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056980899

    Strange one this. You've linked to a thread in which you included a direct quote from Sky stating the match will not be FTA on satellite yet suggest it is :confused:
    To celebrate the first day of the Premier League season and Sky Sports' new line up of football, programmes from Sky Sports 1 will replace the regular programming on Sky 2 (on Sky and other pay TV services) and Pick TV (on Freeview and You View) on Saturday 17th August.


  • #5
    Mountjoy Mugger
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    radiowaves wrote: »
    Strange one this. You've linked to a thread in which you included a direct quote from Sky stating the match will not be FTA on satellite yet suggest it is :confused:

    It will be FTV on satellite for Sky subscribers. What part do you not understand?


  • #6
    radiowaves
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    Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »
    It will be FTV on satellite for Sky subscribers. What part do you not understand?

    What? :rolleyes:

    Did you even read the thread? :confused:

    Just for you I'll highlight what was said ;)
    buyer95 wrote: »
    I read somewhere that man utd's first game of the season will be available free to air on sky sports. My question is, does this just apply to the uk as I have heard, or will we be able to take advantage of this ?

    NUTZZ wrote: »
    Yeh Ireland is included;

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056980899
    radiowaves wrote: »
    It won't be free to air in Ireland, no. If you have any Sky subscription, though, you will be able to watch it on Sky 2 - not free obviously.

    Now, what part of any of that do you not understand? :rolleyes:

    Or do you not know the difference between FTA and FTV?

    BTW by definition a subscriber is paying to view so, no, not even Sky subscribers will be viewing it for free, but that's just nitpicking.

    And one final point, there will be nothing anywhere FTA or FTV on Sky Sports - to answer the OP.


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  • #7
    buyer95
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    I have the basic sky package, so I'm gathering the match will be available for me to watch on sky 2?


  • #8
    radiowaves
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    buyer95 wrote: »
    I have the basic sky package, so I'm gathering the match will be available for me to watch on sky 2?

    Yes, it will.

    And to make you aware, Sky Sports 1 programming will be simulcast on Sky 2 from midday - so there will also be a Championship match and Soccer Saturday - where you can watch some men watching football.


  • #9
    muffler
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    buyer95 wrote: »
    I have the basic sky package, so I'm gathering the match will be available for me to watch on sky 2?
    Yes it will so you can ignore the childish comments above. :)


  • #10
    radiowaves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭radiowaves


    muffler wrote: »
    Yes it will so you can ignore the childish comments above. :)

    Which childish comments?


  • #11
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Okay guys, that's enough of the sniping. All the details are in this thread:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056576464&page=60


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