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Which channel will give best coverage this year?

  • 06-08-2014 9:16pm
    #1
    kub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,562 ✭✭✭


    I got an email earlier from Setanta offering to show 35 of the European Champions Cup (pls forgive me is I got the title of incorrect, I am referring to the old HEC).
    Anyway from various threads here I see that Sky's coverage of both league and European campaigns will be limited.
    What do you guys reckon?


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  • #2
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Both bt and sky have the same number of games as far as I know. BT though have first pick regarding all games featuring English teams.


  • #3
    kub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,562 ✭✭✭kub


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Both bt and sky have the same number of games as far as I know. BT though have first pick regarding all games featuring English teams.

    From what I gather on Setanta they are providing BT's coverage to Ireland. So if I have my usual SKY now subscribe to Setanta also then I will get all the games?


  • #4
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Even with half of the European games (which remember is only 9 weekends of the season) Sky are still looking far more attractive. They'll have:

    - At least one Pro12 game each week, two some weeks.
    - 1/2 of the games in the European Cup & European Challenge Cup
    - Exclusive coverage of the French Top 14
    - Exclusive coverage of England's autumn internationals and shared coverage of Ireland's with RTE (there are no summer internationals this season but they'd normally have those)
    - Exclusive coverage of Southern Hemisphere rugby including the Rugby Championship
    - For what it's worth...live coverage of the LV Cup

    BT will have
    :
    - 1/2 games in European Cup/Challenge Cup
    - exclusive coverage of Premiership Rugby.

    That's about it...


  • #5
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    kub wrote: »
    From what I gather on Setanta they are providing BT's coverage to Ireland. So if I have my usual SKY now subscribe to Setanta also then I will get all the games?

    BT Sport 1, 2 and ESPN are part of the Setanta Sports pack in Ireland so yes you'll get all the TV games If you take both Setanta and Sky Sports.


  • #6
    kub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,562 ✭✭✭kub


    icdg wrote: »
    Even with half of the European games (which remember is only 9 weekends of the season) Sky are still looking far more attractive. They'll have:

    - At least one Pro12 game each week, two some weeks.
    - 1/2 of the games in the European Cup & European Challenge Cup
    - Exclusive coverage of the French Top 14
    - Exclusive coverage of England's autumn internationals and shared coverage of Ireland's with RTE (there are no summer internationals this season but they'd normally have those)
    - Exclusive coverage of Southern Hemisphere rugby including the Rugby Championship
    - For what it's worth...live coverage of the LV Cup

    BT will have
    :
    - 1/2 games in European Cup/Challenge Cup
    - exclusive coverage of Premiership Rugby.

    That's about it...

    Thanks for that, I have Sky anyway, but am basically wondering if I subscribe to Sentanta will i by having both channels get to see all the European Cup/ Challenge Cup games?


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  • #7
    kub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,562 ✭✭✭kub


    icdg wrote: »
    BT Sport 1, 2 and ESPN are part of the Setanta Sports pack in Ireland so yes you'll get all the TV games If you take both Setanta and Sky Sports.

    Thanks icdg I think we both posted at the same time.
    Excellent


  • #8
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,472 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    kub wrote: »
    Thanks for that, I have Sky anyway, but am basically wondering if I subscribe to Sentanta will i by having both channels get to see all the European Cup/ Challenge Cup games?

    Yes.


  • #9
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,077 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    If you are choosing between Sky and BT and don't want to get both, it comes down a bit to your interest in the Premiership vs the French Top 14. BT have the Premiership and Sky have the Top 14. It's Top 14 for me!


  • #10
    Buer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    I believe my laptop is covering every game live. I'll be sticking with that!


  • #11
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,719 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Yeah for me paying for BT Setanta comes down the pecking order behind the pub, window of a telly shop and binoculars over the neighbours wall


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  • #12
    bilston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,876 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    vienne86 wrote: »
    If you are choosing between Sky and BT and don't want to get both, it comes down a bit to your interest in the Premiership vs the French Top 14. BT have the Premiership and Sky have the Top 14. It's Top 14 for me!

    It also comes down to whether you like the Pro 12 or not. Sky have it, BT don't.

    If you have to choose between the two it's a no brainer for Irish rugby fans.


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