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Sky D turns Sky Sport News HD into FTA channel

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  • #2
    abarkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭abarkie


    kooga wrote: »
    from broadband news
    German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will make its sports news channel Sky Sport News HD available as a free-to-air service.
    The encryption will be dropped on all distribution platforms in early December 2016

    http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/07/13/sky-d-turns-sky-sport-news-hd-into-fta-channel/

    might the same happen here

    I wouldn't bank on it.

    It would be nice in some ways, like when it was on Freeview.

    However if you watch it, it is just a trailer system for Sky sports channels rather than a objective / independent sports channel

    Just look at when a match is on BT and it barely gets a mention


  • #3
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,068 ✭✭✭✭lertsnim


    I recall the German version being FTA for a few months before. It's quite good if you can get past the language barrier.


  • #4
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,870 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Sky Sports News (UK/Ireland) was on Freeview for a while but was pulled


  • #5
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    abarkie wrote: »
    I wouldn't bank on it.

    It would be nice in some ways, like when it was on Freeview.

    However if you watch it, it is just a trailer system for Sky sports channels rather than a objective / independent sports channel

    Just look at when a match is on BT and it barely gets a mention

    Your spot on, If a match or sporting event isn't on sky it barely gets a mention. On a Saturday final score on BBC is the best place to be.


  • #6
    FRIENDO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    icdg wrote:
    Sky Sports News (UK/Ireland) was on Freeview for a while but was pulled


    Ye, I remember that and was great to have, they replaced it with Pick tv or Challenge I think.
    At the time I don't think Challenge was fta on satellite.


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