Eir and Virgin Media Sport - cross supply deal

RobTheLad

eir sport:
Rugby World Cup ✔️
PRO14 ✔️
Allianz Leagues ✔️
League of Ireland ✔️
Wimbledon ✔️
FA Cup ✔️

Virgin Media Sport:
Champions League ✔️
Europa League ✔️
Euro 2020 Qualifiers ✔️
Bellator MMA ✔️

Introducing the new eir sport pack ⚽️����������




https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/1161944927221276672

mikeym

Virgin Sport and Eir Sport join forces.

https://www.the42.ie/eir-sport-virgin-media-4766809-Aug2019/

VIRGIN MEDIA AND eir Sport have today agreed a deal to carry their sports channels on each other’s TV platforms, in a welcome announcement for Irish subscribers ahead of the new rugby and football seasons.

dohboy

So as a Virgin customer, will I get Eir Sport for free now?

RobTheLad

dohboy wrote: »

So as a Virgin customer, will I get Eir Sport for free now?

Seems like it

"Both broadcasters say the new offerings will come at no extra cost for existing customers. "

mikeym

I presume Virgin Media Sports will only be available to Eir Vision customers.

Tigerandahalf

Wow this is a great deal. It covers everything except some of the Champions Cup rugby.

It looks like the eir sport pack will have the Virgin Sport channel according to the 42.ie article.

bugsyb4

Who does be on Virgin Media Sports CL coverage? I have to admit I was a big fan of BT coverage here! I think I will still get the add on when get back from hols but must try negotiate something off my bill with Eir as gone way too high!

Roland27

They have more info about it here: https://www.eir.ie/sport/updates/

"We are adding Virgin Media Sport to the eir sport pack at no extra charge to eir broadband and select bill pay mobile customers!"

Sounds good in theory but for someone like me who just wants the BT Sport and Premier Sport add-on, Virgin Media Sport is largely redundant as Champions League, Europa League is covered on BT anyway.

yourdeadwright

If your with Virgin media Ireland , How do you go about getting Premier sports ?

An Tarbh

yourdeadwright wrote: »

If your with Virgin media Ireland , How do you go about getting Premier sports ?

You don't, it's only on Sky or Eir Vision

Tigerandahalf

That link Roland says every Champions League game will be available. That means all the Virgin Sport channels must be carried on eir.

On Sky it says eir sport 2 to be replaced by Virgin Sport but it will remain on the eir sport pack.

What does that mean for Sky people if only one eir channel available for the pro14?

Interesting in that article it says Virgin Sport to be on the eir sports pack until further notice.

An Tarbh

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

That link Roland says every Champions League game will be available. That means all the Virgin Sport channels must be carried on eir.

On Sky it says eir sport 2 to be replaced by Virgin Sport but it will remain on the eir sport pack.

What does that mean for Sky people if only one eir channel available for the pro14?

It sounds like it will still be available just not on 422.

Brian017

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

That link Roland says every Champions League game will be available. That means all the Virgin Sport channels must be carried on eir.

On Sky it says eir sport 2 to be replaced by Virgin Sport but it will remain on the eir sport pack.

What does that mean for Sky people if only one eir channel available for the pro14?

Their FAQs say Sky box customers can get Eir Sport 2 and VM Extra channels on the Eir Sport app

Roland27

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

That link Roland says every Champions League game will be available. That means all the Virgin Sport channels must be carried on eir.

I've been trying to figure that out. How many channels exactly are included with 'Virgin Media Sport'?

Down the bottom of that link it says: "eir vision TV customers will be able to view Virgin Media Sport automatically. Virgin Media Sport plus Virgin Media Sport Extra 1,2,3,4,5 & 6, will be added as new channels to the channel guide and the eir Vision go app."

So its just the one main channel, & then 6 Extras, which are only blank extras for the likes of UCL games?

Dietmar Hamann

Bards wrote: »

I also originally signed up to Setanta as it was then and it was known as "The BT Sport Pack" I got no notification of change of contract when Eir bought the rights.

As said previously I cancelled via eir and told them they were in breach of contract, informed my bank of same and cancelled Direct debit payments.

Eir havent a hope in hell of collecting their so called extra payment from me

What are they showing now when they take the money from your account? Setanta Sports or EIR.

I'm on the annual sub and cancelled a few days ago, still no confirmation email that I requested. I want to block them from taking anymore money off me come renewal date in September.

yourdeadwright

Never get why you just can't pay to watch all of your own clubs games,

Riskymove

it isn't any benefit to non Eir Braodband subscribers

e.g. I have Eirsport via a a skybox but have sky broadband

so no way I will be paying 29 a month

Tigerandahalf

Riskymove wrote: »

it isn't any benefit to non Eir Braodband subscribers

e.g. I have Eirsport via a a skybox but have sky broadband

so no way I will be paying 29 a month

This is a blow to Sky sign ups. To get everything you would need eir broadband with sky tv, as only one eir channel on sky now it seems.

If Leinster and Ulster were playing at the same time only 1 game could be watched on Sky.

icdg

While I’m glad VM and eir have finally buried the hatchet, it seems eir customers get way more out of this deal then VM customers. I mean, do VM want their broadband only customers to defect to eir? Because Eir Broadband only customers will get Virgin Media Sport and VM Broadband only customer won’t!

It’s also potentially going to make the eir Sport pack even less attractive to Sky customers, particularly those who already have Sky and BT Sport. Literally the rugby (and GAA leagues for a seven week period in spring) is the only reason to keep the eir Sport pack and now potentially those customers are going to have Pro14 and GAA games replaced with a channel whose main content is all available on Sky and BT Sport.

Acosta

Is VMS HD as standard?

Great news anyway. The Champions League and Europa League is what I watch more than anything via the app. So even if I do sign up for Sky Sports Extra, this will save me from my data being eaten as I will still be able to watch it on the Eir app, which is better than the Sky Go app anyway and in HD.

Also, if Sky do go ahead and jack up the price of the sports extra pack after a year, this is one more reason not to bother with it. Provided the Eir/Virgin deal is still in place.

Christy Browne

This is bizzare, was only thinking watching the Super Cup last night that it would make perfect sense for Virgin Media and Eir to join together, and that it would be their only option if they want to survive. Next thing, this pops up today. Feel like I've thought it into existence :pac:

Father Hernandez

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Never get why you just can't pay to watch all of your own clubs games,

Money and an even greater disparity between bigger clubs and smaller clubs.

The top 6 will have great subscribers and the lower clubs won't.

TV money can be a big difference but not as a big if you wanted to subscribe to clubs individually.

CZ 453

Christy Browne wrote: »

This is bizzare, was only thinking watching the Super Cup last night thinking that it would make perfect sense for Virgin Media and Eir to join together, and that it would be their only option if they want to survive. Next thing, this pops up today. Feel like I've thought it into existence :pac:

On behalf of all the Eir and Virgin customers- Thank you Mr Browne.

I think eir will see how much rugby fans are willing to pay for their service. They'll let this 30 euro a month thing run. Plenty of Virgin rugby fans had no pro14 this year if they had broadband and tv from Virgin.

Tigerandahalf

icdg wrote: »

While I’m glad VM and eir have finally buried the hatchet, it seems eir customers get way more out of this deal then VM customers. I mean, do VM want their broadband only customers to defect to eir? Because Eir Broadband only customers will get Virgin Media Sport and VM Broadband only customer won’t!

Virgin broadband, tv, sky sports and eir sport for €55 p/m for the first 12 months. That is a great deal.

thenightman

So do Virgin TV customers get eir sport now? handy for the FA Cup at least. Eir customers are getting way better deal mind, all the CL and EL. Their pundits are decent too. Usually 3 out of Souness, Kerr, Michael O'Neill, Martin Keown and Niall Quinn. Harry Redknapp pops up the odd time too.

celt262

Is the Eir Tv box good for recordings ?

icdg

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Virgin broadband, tv, sky sports and eir sport for €55 p/m for the first 12 months. That is a great deal.

Not if you want to watch the Heineken Cup...

kooga

celt262 wrote: »

Is the Eir Tv box good for recordings ?

yes its fine - I have it

Douglas Eegit

So as far as i can see, if i have Sky Sports Extra (BT + Premier) i won't be getting much extra on top by having Virgin Media Sport? Unless VM will have exclusive Irish broadcast rights on the Champions League matches they show?

D14Rugby

"Virgin Media Sport, meanwhile, has over 300 European football matches live across the season, including the Uefa Nations League and Euro 2020 qualifiers, as well as the Six Nations, Heineken Champions Cup and horse racing from Cheltenham and Aintree."

When did virgin Media get champions cup rights?

awec

Douglas Eegit wrote: »

So as far as i can see, if i have Sky Sports Extra (BT + Premier) i won't be getting much extra on top by having Virgin Media Sport? Unless VM will have exclusive Irish broadcast rights on the Champions League matches they show?

If you have BT then you already have better coverage of CL than you'd get via Virgin I believe.

awec

D14Rugby wrote: »

"Virgin Media Sport, meanwhile, has over 300 European football matches live across the season, including the Uefa Nations League and Euro 2020 qualifiers, as well as the Six Nations, Heineken Champions Cup and horse racing from Cheltenham and Aintree."

When did virgin Media get champions cup rights?

Virgin have the rights to one champions cup game per round, but it must be FTA.

Acosta

awec wrote: »

If you have BT then you already have better coverage of CL than you'd get via Virgin I believe.

Thought all games are available on the red button just as they are on BT? Plus the punditry on VMS is much better.

kooga

awec wrote: »

Virgin have the rights to one champions cup game per round, but it must be FTA.

correct and it is the same FTA game that Channel 4 will have that weekend plus it doesn't have to be an irish province - last year in round 1 they showed bath v toulouse

Douglas Eegit

Acosta wrote: »

Thought all games are available on the red button just as they are on BT? Plus the punditry on VMS is much better.

It doesn't sound like red button is part of this deal though?

Tigerandahalf

icdg wrote: »

Not if you want to watch the Heineken Cup...

That is the big problem. I love watching back to back quality champions cup games on a winter's weekend.
I really can't see myself paying out an extra lump of money for BT now. I will wait and see what price they offer if it becomes available on Now tv.

celt262

Is it possible to have two boxes that can record in the house?

greendom

Eir Sport Virgin will be available on Sky Channel 421 if that's of any help to anyone - that's currently the space for Eir Sport 1 so not sure what that means tbh

golfball37

Anyone know when the Virgin channels appear on the Eir Sport app? They are not on it as of now anyway.

icdg

Channel 422 - replacing eir Sport 2 which will no longer be available on satellite.

Riskymove

golfball37 wrote: »

Anyone know when the Virgin channels appear on the Eir Sport app? They are not on it as of now anyway.

in the blurb linked to above it says september

Mr.Maroon

Stephen Strange wrote: »

Same department. You need to actually cancel the package imo. Cancel the sports with 31 days notice, then when it cancels down just ring them up and look for the new sign up offer the next day. For example, the current offer is half price sports for 6 months.

That's what I'm currently in the process off.
My current half price sports offer end in two weeks time - the day it ends I'll call them and sign up to the new 30e offer of sports & the sports extra pack.

RealJohn

I don't suppose anyone has a link to EirSports satelite subscription terms and conditions? I've cancelled but since I'm less than 30 days from my next payment date, they still want to charge me again. By my reckoning, such a drastic change in channel lineup is a breach of contract, even if it says that channel lineup is subject to change, but I'd like to see what it actually says.

RealJohn

RealJohn wrote: »

I don't suppose anyone has a link to EirSports satelite subscription terms and conditions? I've cancelled but since I'm less than 30 days from my next payment date, they still want to charge me again. By my reckoning, such a drastic change in channel lineup is a breach of contract, even if it says that channel lineup is subject to change, but I'd like to see what it actually says.

:D:D:D

So you agree that the contract says that channel lineup is subject to change.
And you're arguing that a change of lineup is a breach of contract.

That's like arguing about getting drenched on a ride that has a sign saying "you might get wet"

Adding the work drastic doesn't make any difference

RealJohn

Deleted User wrote: »

:D:D:D

So you agree that the contract says that channel lineup is subject to change.
And you're arguing that a change of lineup is a breach of contract.

That's like arguing about getting wet on a ride that has a sign saying "you might get wet"

Adding the work drastic doesn't make any difference

Well I don't know if it does say that. That's why I'm hoping someone can link to the terms and conditions. There's still a point where that sort of clause has to become invalid, and I'd like to know if this situation meets the criteria. Putting something in the contract doesn't make it enforceable if it's not in keeping with the consumer's statutory rights.

Tigerandahalf

In the long term I wonder what this deal means for eir and Virgin.

Could we see a merger or buy out?

It makes no sense for them to be running fibre alongside each other.

celt262

If i sign up to Eir broadband can i get all the Eir/Virgin channels on sky box?

Riskymove

celt262 wrote: »

If i sign up to Eir broadband can i get all the Eir/Virgin channels on sky box?

Not all of them

Just Eirsport 1 and Virgin media sport

the rest you can watch via an app

lowbatt07

Riskymove wrote: »

Not all of them

Just Eirsport 1 and Virgin media sport

the rest you can watch via an app

Are you sure this is the case ? Ie getting virgin media sport on sky via eir sport pack ?

The announcement today was for sharing each other’s services on their tv platforms - is this purely the eir tv platform or does it apply to eir bb subscribers who have eir sport for free on the eir sport pack ?

celt262

Riskymove wrote: »

Not all of them

Just Eirsport 1 and Virgin media sport

the rest you can watch via an app

Thanks - Can that app be loaded onto an android box or is it just tablet/phone

Riskymove

lowbatt07 wrote: »

Are you sure this is the case ? Ie getting virgin media sport on sky via eir sport pack ?

The announcement today was for sharing each other’s services on their tv platforms - is this purely the eir tv platform or does it apply to eir bb subscribers who have eir sport for free on the eir sport pack ?

https://www.eir.ie/sport/updates/


For eir broadband customers with a Sky TV box, the eir Sport 2 channel (422 on channel guide) will be replaced with Virgin Sport. However, they will have access to all the Virgin Sport channels including Virgin Media Sport Extra (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) and eir Sport 2 via the eir sport app. eir Sport 1 available as normal.