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Eurosport closing on 28th February

  • 28-01-2025 10:35AM
    #1
    icdg
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    News just breaking on this today - thought it worth a separate thread as it’s not fully clear yet what the full implications for ROI viewers are.

    Content is moving to TNT but there will still be only four linear channels.

    Not yet clear if this means TNT will now be available on discovery+ here, but if not surely will cause issues in ROI.

    Looking for something official but for now:

    https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tnt-sports-eurosport-uk-ireland-tv-rights-b2687479.html



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  • #2
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    So more news:

    From today, Discovery+ in Ireland is discontinuing the standard plan, and all sports content will be removed on 28th February, when existing Standard plan subscriptions will end, that will leave TNT (through the Sports Extra pack on Sky, Now and VM) the sole WBD sports offering in Ireland.

    This is incredibly bad news for RoI viewers - while it was always clear TNT was going to be the continuing offering rather than than Eurosport, ROI viewers are being left, for now at least, with no on demand access. That will be fairly problematic when the next Olympics come up, as we’ll only have access to “front channel” content unless something is sorted by then. In the meantime, as six channels merge into four, ROI viewers are inevitably going to miss out on content. It seems Quest will be used as a sort of overflow channel, but inevitably they won’t be putting any of their best stuff there.

    The hope would be that when the current Sports Extra deal ends on 31st July, TNT will be allowed to market through discovery+ after that.

    Anyway, the promised official presser:

    https://www.eurosport.com/eurosport/eurosport-tnt-sports_sto20072200/story.shtml


    and some ROI specific info, such as it is:

    https://support.discoveryplus.com/ie-en/Answer/Detail/000004067?utm_campaign=WW-EU-E1-EU-C7-EU-BAU-DR-W-AllSports-Undefined-250101-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=eurosport.com&utm_content=story-content-text-subscribe



  • #3
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,715 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    well since my eurosport.com subscription went I've watched very little cycling. watch 5 min highlights at best on YouTube .

    the uci's loss

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #4
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,166 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    not going down well in the cycling forum; the cost of watching cycling will jump from about a fiver a month to €30 a month.



  • #5
    Royale with Cheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,363 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    I get discovery+ twice a year to watch the Australian Open and Roland Garros, I already subscribe to TNT so won't cost me anything extra. You don't need to pay €30/month to get TNT, check the NOW TV thread in the bargain alerts forum here and you should pretty much always be able to get a sports extra sub for €10/month right now. Whether that price changes or not when more content gets added to TNT remains to be seen.



  • #6
    Hoboo
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    Comment deleted, discussing piracy 👍

    Post edited by Hoboo on


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  • #7
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    No discussion of piracy, please.



  • #8
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107798#Comment_123107798

    Absolutely, deals are available.

    My concern is more and more content will be on Discovery+ and hence not available here.

    There is the possibility of using the still about TNT Sports 5-7, but they’re only available to Sky customers and Sky is depreciating the red button (they’ve replaced it with Sky Sports+ for their own content) and I’m not convinced they’ll be around long term.

    As I say the hope is a renegotiated sports extra deal gives ROI access to this content. Hopefully it will be long sorted before the next Olympics.



  • #9
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107904#Comment_123107904

    Discovery+ is available in Ireland.



  • #10
    AJB39
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107916#Comment_123107916

    Yeah but from the end of next month it won’t have any sports content in Ireland unlike the UK where it includes TNT Sports content.



  • #11
    PixelCrafter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭PixelCrafter


    I don’t know if it’s just me, but since everything had gone to streamers I just watch less and less tv.

    I just find finding programmes to watch such a pain in the rear — have an Apple TV box, but even just the thoughts of having to scroll though multiple apps to find anything decent.

    Was never a big fan of box set type viewing and just finding I had all these €10.00 per month subscriptions hanging off my bank account for services I maybe watched one show on.

    it’s at the point I don’t even turn on the tv anymore most days.



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  • #12
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107939#Comment_123107939

    You can get the premium Discovery+ for €30 a month and that will have TNT.

    Which is mad money for an old Eurosport subscriber like myself.



  • #13
    AJB39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭AJB39


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107965#Comment_123107965

    That won’t be available in Ireland for now at least.



  • #14
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107916#Comment_123107916

    The tier that includes TNT, Premium is not.

    Additionally, from 28th February, the tier that includes Eurosport, Standard, is also being discontinued, and most sports programming will be removed from Discovery+ in Ireland at that point.

    That will leave the Basic tier, with no sports programming (apart from perhaps a small amount on Quest) the only tier remaining for Discovery+ in Ireland. If you want the sports content that up until now is on Discovery+ you’ll have to take Sports Extra.



  • #15
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107983#Comment_123107983

    Ok. The English media are saying that the premium option is available so I assumed it was in Ireland too.



  • #16
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,678 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107638#Comment_123107638

    They even make it sound like good news that people have to pay more to access content on Eurosport UK/Ire.

    PR ....the art of delivering bad news, or lying. They did/could not just say 'shutting or closing for UK/Ire, instead 'it's integrating',

    IMO, this is also code for them saying they cannot get the return on investment for the current TNT rights, so must bundle in less expensive sports to get more people subsidising content they over paid for.

    Having one home for all sports is not customer focused, it's WBD focussed.

    Post edited by Kaisr Sose on


  • #17
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    PR and marketing is mostly just getting a college degree in lying I think



  • #18
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,304 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I am so confused with all of these streaming services and channels and apps!

    I have Sky+, which includes Eurosport - I also subscribe to Sky Sports - will I still have access to Eurosport? There's a fair bit I watch on it, I'd hate to lose it, but don't want any more bloody subscriptions!



  • #19
    jonnreeks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 559 ✭✭✭jonnreeks


    My free WSBK viewing will be gone, what will I do now for motor biking! 🙂



  • #20
    csirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭csirl


    How does this impact on VM subscriptions which include the 2 x Eurosport channels? Will be very difficult for VM to provide 2 similar stations.



  • #21
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,769 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123107895#Comment_123107895

    Mutiny on the Bounty is on Sky Movies at the moment.

    Anyway, getting very expensive, all these sports packages. Ive binned Sky Sports.

    TNT all the way.



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  • #22
    jonnreeks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 559 ✭✭✭jonnreeks


    Major TV broadcast change for WSBK and BSB in 2025https://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/1062363/1/major-uk-tv-broadcast-change-wsbk-and-bsb-2025


  • #23
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108160#Comment_123108160

    If you don't currently have TNT in that sports package then no you won't have access to things like cycling going forward.



  • #24
    HeidiHeidi
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108197#Comment_123108197

    It's snooker, tennis, sailing that I mostly watch - suppose I'll just have to wait and see what I'm left with!



  • #25
    breezy1985
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108203#Comment_123108203

    Either way if it's on Eurosport now you will not have it anymore unless your packing has TNT.



  • #26
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    So basically Eurosport which you currently not require the sports package for with Sky Ireland will just disappear?

    And their stuff like Snooker, Tennis etc will just get integrated into TNT for which you require the Sports Extra package?



  • #27
    chalkitdown1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108154#Comment_123108154

    Yeah, they're trying REALLY hard to make out in all the PR that this is a good thing for consumers, when in fact it's worse in every possible way for everyone involved EXCEPT WarnerBrosDiscovery. They can DO ONE. Zaslav & co really are the worst.

    Eurosport introduced me to so many weird and wonderful winter sports that wouldn't get shown anywhere else. It's a disaster to see it end like this.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108160#Comment_123108160

    Nope, after today Eurosport 1 & 2 will be gone from the list of Sky channels and you'll have to pay for a Sports Extra package on Sky to get the same content, or sub to Discovery+. Either way, you're gonna be paying more money to access content you are currently getting at no extra cost.



  • #28
    lertsnim
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    This is terrible news. You'd have thought they'd have sorted out Discovery+ here before closing down these channels. This is a big **** you to Irish subscribers.



  • #29
    Delta2113
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,849 ✭✭✭Delta2113


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108174#Comment_123108174

    Yes 2 more stations gone but the price never reduces and no you won't get similar stations. Quest will have some content - nothing spectacular and only in SD on Virgin Media Ireland for now.



  • #30
    csirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭csirl


    As well as us all not getting to see many sports that only Eurosport shows regularly, this will have a big impact on Cycling Ireland and other sports where most of their coverage is on Eurosport. Kids take up those sports the see on TV etc.

    Was involved in American football in Ireland. Sport started/grew as C4, RTE, Screensport etc which were in most households, were showing games. When Sky Sports bought the exclusive rights in the 90s membership dived to the extent the sport stopped altogether. Only recovered in the 2000s as more and more householdd got Sky Sports.



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  • #31
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,678 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123108248#Comment_123108248

    Its WBD centric, not the customer.



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