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Sky Sports Revamp

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    #32
    PaddyCar
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭PaddyCar


    I presume you need to have the basic entertainment package first and then add on whatever sports ones you want.


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    #33
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Are Action and Arena replacing SS Mix? Just wondering what Virgin customers will get?


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    #34
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    What is the point of the main event channel if all it will do is simulcast live events from other channels.


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    #35
    Schwanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Schwanz


    So Main Event will only be available to be viewed by customers who take all the channels


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    #36
    Schwanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Schwanz


    So Main Event will only be available to be viewed by customers who take all the channels


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    #37
    Ludo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    People used to going to 401 for the soccer....if they do that without subbing to ALL sports channels they will see an upgrade message as they wont have channel 401 without all channels being subbed to. They will have to switch the PL channel. It just sounds like an annoyance channel to encourage people to sub to ALL the channels so they also get this 401 channel as a "bonus" so they can always have quick access ot the "main event" from across all channels.


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    #38
    Delta2113
    Registered Users Posts: 2,667 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    10 Channels so 2 new channels basically.

    SS 1-5 plus sports mix,f1, sports news = 8


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    #39
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Delta2113 wrote: »
    10 Channels so 2 new channels basically.

    SS 1-5 plus sports mix,f1, sports news = 8

    PL
    Football
    Cricket
    Golf
    F1
    Action
    Arena
    Main Event
    News
    Mix

    Edit - although there's no mention of Mix (or am I just missing it?)


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    #40
    Delta2113
    Registered Users Posts: 2,667 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    So comparing old with new:-

    SS1 PL
    SS2 Football
    SS3 Cricket
    SS4 Golf
    SS5 -pick from one from 3 Action,Arena,Main Event leaving 2 new channels.
    F1 F1
    News News
    Mix Mix


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    #41
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    Just on the phone to SKY to cancel the sports, and the lady said this new revamp is UK only and that in Ireland nothing changes except the channel names.


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    #42
    Ludo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    Captain_Crash wrote: »
    Just on the phone to SKY to cancel the sports, and the lady said this new revamp is UK only and that in Ireland nothing changes except the channel names.

    That doesnt make sense though surely.


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    #43
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    From the legal section:

    "Main Even Channel is a bonus channel showing live content from the other Sky Sports channels at the same time as it is available on such channels. Only available with the Sky Sports complete pack."

    What is the point of this channel if you can watch them on the channel they are on? I don't get it.


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    #44
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    Ludo wrote: »
    That doesnt make sense though surely.

    I saw this thread earlier, which reminded me to cancel because I never watch Sky Sports yet pay trough the nose for it. I mentioned the revamp on the phone and the lady said that it wasn't happening in Ireland. So I thought its worth a mention here.

    Make of it what you will but that's what she said.


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    #45
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    Just cancelled my sports this morning to see if there is a half price deal in autumn and don't mind missing a bit of the start of the season.

    No sure its much of a change, its a difficult problem to give cheaper price for a cut of the options without cannibalizing your own customers who pay full price.


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    #46
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Ludo wrote: »
    That doesnt make sense though surely.

    To possibly put it better - the agent appears to be telling the OP that tiered pricing won't be available to ROI customers (i.e it will be all or nothing).

    Of course the content and EPG changes all effect ROI too.

    Sky Sports Mix is moving to 121 in the entertainment section incidentally.


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    #47
    peejay1986
    Registered Users Posts: 1,736 ✭✭✭peejay1986


    Assuming it'll still be SD as standard?


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    #48
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Captain_Crash wrote: »
    I saw this thread earlier, which reminded me to cancel because I never watch Sky Sports yet pay trough the nose for it. I mentioned the revamp on the phone and the lady said that it wasn't happening in Ireland. So I thought its worth a mention here.

    Make of it what you will but that's what she said.

    When you say the revamp isn't happening here, is that just the ability to get 1 or 2 channels or the whole renaming and The addition of Action/Arena?


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    #49
    Delta2113
    Registered Users Posts: 2,667 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    jack presley wrote: »
    From the legal section:

    "Main Even Channel is a bonus channel showing live content from the other Sky Sports channels at the same time as it is available on such channels. Only available with the Sky Sports complete pack."

    What is the point of this channel if you can watch them on the channel they are on? I don't get it.

    Bit like having the same match on Sky Sports 1 and 5 which has happened plenty -election coverage on Sky News and Sky Arts, Soccer AM on Sky Sports and Sky One -probably more examples.


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    #50
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    jack presley wrote: »
    When you say the revamp isn't happening here, is that just the ability to get 1 or 2 channels or the whole renaming and The addition of Action/Arena?

    The revamp is happening here. The tiered pricing may or may not be (but I suspect Sky's Irish customer contact team may not actually know, judging from the Talk To Sky forum).


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    #51
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    jack presley wrote: »
    When you say the revamp isn't happening here, is that just the ability to get 1 or 2 channels or the whole renaming and The addition of Action/Arena?

    Don't know, she just said the advertised revamp is UK only. I was cancelling so didn't really inquire as to the specifics of it because I wont be subscribing anyway.


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    #52
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    One other thing - it appears that Sky Sports News will be dropping the silly "HQ" it gained at the last rebrand.


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    #53
    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭mikeym


    So the revamp means nothing to Irish subscribers?


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    #54
    cupthehand1
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭cupthehand1


    Captain_Crash wrote: »
    Just on the phone to SKY to cancel the sports, and the lady said this new revamp is UK only and that in Ireland nothing changes except the channel names.


    Any deal offerred to you to stay or any enticement...


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    #55
    D2D
    Registered Users Posts: 8,391 ✭✭✭D2D


    Wonder whats the story with the 3pm matches. Surely there's an irish version of Sky Sports PL that they can put on the 3pm game?


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    #56
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    cupthehand1 wrote: »
    Any deal offered to you to stay or any enticement...

    Haha yes! a massive €6 off a €97 bill... sure jaysus I don't know where they do be pullin such great offers from:P


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    #57
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    mikeym wrote: »
    So the revamp means nothing to Irish subscribers?

    Irish prices will be unveiled on the 15th according to someone on the sky section of this site.

    EDIT- sky representative seems to be saying no change for Ireland. Take them all or take none of them. They must be worried about people dropping cricket.


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    #58
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    If that's to be the case I suspect you've hit the nail on the head. There's little or no market for a cricket channel in Ireland. A lot of people might also be tempted to drop F1 while the races remain on C4 and Eir Sport. And golf is also not a huge subscription driver (no pun intended).

    That said, let's hear the arguments as to why, for a large chunk of fans who only want the Premier League, why the entry point of Sky Sports in Ireland should be double the UK entry price.


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    #59
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    icdg wrote: »
    That said, let's hear the arguments as to why, for a large chunk of fans who only want the Premier League, why the entry point of Sky Sports in Ireland should be double the UK entry price.
    Indeed. Streaming is a huge issue and I think they seriously need to look at their pricing to combat it.


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    #60
    The Ayatolla
    Registered Users Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭The Ayatolla


    Captain_Crash wrote: »
    Haha yes! a massive €6 off a €97 bill... sure jaysus I don't know where they do be pullin such great offers from:P

    The best deals arrive when you've completely ended your service. GIve 30 days notice and call Sky the day it's switched off to get it put back on and usually at a 50% discount.


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    #61
    Elmo
    Registered Users Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Any link to tiered pricing?


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