Discovery-Sky dispute (Now resolved)

pegasus1 · 26-01-2017 12:11PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is it possible Discovery would become part of BT Sport offering on Sky?

BT Sport aka Eir in Ireland....seriously doubt it...

_John C · 26-01-2017 12:33PM

So what are sky selling now? Sports, movies, kids channels and a bunch of stuff thats already available FTA !

We left sky over a year ago. No loss. We watch plenty of documentaries on BBC without ads every 15mins.

If the discoveries go from sky then the only reason to have sky is for sky sports. Plenty movies, kids, music and documentaries available FTA.

Kat1170 · 26-01-2017 12:40PM

Bye bye Sky. I suppose this is just the push I needed.

:(

26-01-2017 01:00PM

Sky have removed the Discovery channels from their site, I have to admit SKy is looking rather light on their offerings now.

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/channels-shows/?DCMP=afc-473347&affiliate=true&postCode=AA11AA#!Entertainment-2

lawred2 · 26-01-2017 01:20PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Sky have removed the Discovery channels from their site, I have to admit SKy is looking rather light on their offerings now.

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/channels-shows/?DCMP=afc-473347&affiliate=true&postCode=AA11AA#!Entertainment-2

mostly FTA channels with premium sports and movies

26-01-2017 01:23PM

I really enjoy Eurosport, can we subscribe to their online offering here?

theteal · 26-01-2017 01:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Sky have removed the Discovery channels from their site, I have to admit SKy is looking rather light on their offerings now.

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/channels-shows/?DCMP=afc-473347&affiliate=true&postCode=AA11AA#!Entertainment-2

This is the first I'm seeing about Sky losing Discovery. That article is also the first I've heard of BT dropping free BT Sports for broadband customers - this is literally the only reason I'm with BT, there are cheaper offerings around.

Anyway, a bit of research to be done.

roadmaster · 26-01-2017 01:51PM

I only signed up for a new sky package in October to get the Discovery channels etc, despite me being in contract can I drop back to a basic package since I am not getting the channels I signed up for?

mdwexford · 26-01-2017 01:52PM

People should vote with their feet.

Sky are way over priced. Anyone still paying them 60, 80, 100+ a month really needs to look at other options in this day and age.

Still charging 15 for hd channels is embarrassing.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 26-01-2017 01:57PM

Any chance this is just a bargaining tool and the channels will be back on sky at some stage in the future?

The French Open and US Open tennis aren't on any other channels.Don't want to miss out on either to be honest.

Is it possible to get all the sports channels (Sky,Setanta,BT Sport and Eurosport) with any other package?

theteal · 26-01-2017 02:01PM

mdwexford wrote: »

People should vote with their feet.

Sky are way over priced. Anyone still paying them 60, 80, 100+ a month really needs to look at other options in this day and age.

Still charging 15 for hd channels is embarrassing.

I'd agree but my package is Variety, Box Sets, Sports (no HD) is £25.15 per month. That's a sweet enough deal to stop me relying on poor streams for sports.

icdg · 26-01-2017 02:03PM

No. Vodafone comes close, but misses out on Sky Sports F1 and Mix, the former is only on Sky, the latter is on Sky & Virgin.

wnolan1992 · 26-01-2017 02:10PM

Turbo is the big loss for me. And tbh, that's only for Wheeler Dealers (which I've sort of stopped watching lately anyway) and Chasing Classic Cars (the dude with the beard buying insanely expensive cars for people). Snooker on Eurosport is a big loss too.

But tbh, the Discovery channels have been going downhill for ages. All the channels in Sky's Documentaries section have. We got Sky at home in 2005, and I remember there being legit documentaries on Discovery and History. Now it's all f*cking Trawlermen on Ice or Swamp People Truckers or Storage Warrior-Hunters or Who Pawned My Truck Zimbabwe or some such drivel.

Necro · 26-01-2017 02:11PM

mdwexford wrote: »

People should vote with their feet.

Sky are way over priced. Anyone still paying them 60, 80, 100+ a month really needs to look at other options in this day and age.

Still charging 15 for hd channels is embarrassing.

€17.50 actually for HD now due to price increases... it's an absolute disgrace. This might finally be the push I need to leave Sky. Sick of being gouged for what is essentially FTA channels. Have the Variety package (no HD/Sports/Cinema) and with Broadband it comes to 72.50 a month. Literally the only reason I have the Variety package is for the kids channels for my little fella - I think I'll cancel and stick with Netflix for a couple of months, plenty of stuff for him there. Save up for a decent recordable FTA box with the money I save.

SteM · 26-01-2017 02:14PM

theteal wrote: »

I'd agree but my package is Variety, Box Sets, Sports (no HD) is £25.15 per month. That's a sweet enough deal to stop me relying on poor streams for sports.

Poor streams? The HD streams I get are better than the SD Sky Sports channels I subscribe to!

Gonzo · 26-01-2017 02:16PM

I know a good few people who are gonna bin Sky over this as Discovery and Eurosport were the main channels they watched.

Schwanz · 26-01-2017 02:17PM

Sky better pucker up or a there will be serious migration to Virgin in the UK & Ireland.

Lucas Hood · 26-01-2017 02:18PM

Discovery will cave in before February I bet.
Or at least I hope so because doesn't look like sky will increase their offer.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 26-01-2017 02:22PM

Surely Discovery would have to cave in as if they don't it's massive loss of viewers for them in the UK.

The contempt these companies treat there customers with is a disgrace.I have no option but pay for sky as i can't get proper broadband where I live.

Agent Coulson · 26-01-2017 02:37PM

Don't forget Discovery also now hold the pan European Olympic rights as well.

Rossi IRL · 26-01-2017 02:46PM

Time to get a dodgy box.

Prices going up and channel numbers going down doesn't add up

pegasus1 · 26-01-2017 02:48PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Don't forget Discovery also now hold the pan European Olympic rights as well.

Could Discovery go fully online now, maybe in partnership...

lawred2 · 26-01-2017 02:48PM

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Time to get a dodgy box.

Prices going up and channel numbers going down doesn't add up

dodgy box won't get discovery/eurosport if they are pulled from 28.2e which looks likely

Gerry Wicklow · 26-01-2017 03:17PM

I wouldn't like to see them pulled from 28. However it is good to see someone giving Sky a dose of their own medicine buying up the sports rights and then charging whatever they fancy.

icdg · 26-01-2017 03:22PM

No discussion or advocacy of dodgey boxes here please

SteM · 26-01-2017 03:22PM

Would there be any other reason for them to broadcast on 28.2 other than to be on the Sky platform or FTA? If there's not and it's costing them money then I can't see why they would stay on this satellite.

Johnboy1951 · 26-01-2017 03:26PM

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

Although I wouldn't like to see them pulled from 28. However it is good to see someone giving Sky a dose of their own medicine buying up the sports rights and then charging whatever they fancy.

+1

Is it at all conceivable that Discovery channels could be put on Astra behind a paywall using a different card to Sky's?
Of course FTA would be preferable

With a bit of negotiation maybe eir would join them ...

Agent Coulson · 26-01-2017 03:32PM

It would be interesting to see if Liberty global (Virgin) who now own F1 would leave Sky when the F1 contract comes up for renewal and keep it exclusive to there own platform.

BT, Discovery & Liberty global are all now major players who have the money to match and beat Sky.

With Netflix and Amazon also challenging Sky for film rights and Sky's prices just increasing it going to be an interesting few years.

um7y1h83ge06nx · 26-01-2017 03:39PM

You would think this is bad timing for Sky when it's being challenged by legal content providers such as Netflix and of course the various illegal ways of receiving live and on demand content.

I hope it opens up more people's eyes as to what is FTA and what is behind a paywall.

tjc28 · 26-01-2017 03:45PM

Liberty global who are virgin signed a long term Europe wide deal with discovery only last year so they must have a good working relationship. Sky customers here and the UK might now be looking to move to virgin.

Discovery-Sky dispute (Now resolved)

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