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Sky Sports

  • 18-09-2010 06:56PM
    #1
    TheRedDevil10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭


    Next Sunday the 26th of September, Sky Sports 1,2,3 & 4 will be available to watch for free to all UPC customers


Comments

  • #2
    green rover
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭green rover


    not in HD unfortunately :(

    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15964_6378051,00.html
    Terms and Conditions:

    Available to Sky TV, Virgin Media and UPC (ROI) customers only. Sky TV customers will have access to Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4 and all channels will also be available in HD to customers with a Sky+HD box. Virgin Media customers will only have access to Sky Sports 1 and 2 in HD. UPC customers will not be able to access any channels in HD.


  • #3
    angel01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭angel01


    green rover wrote: »
    not in HD unfortunately :(

    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15964_6378051,00.html

    That is kind of obvious really ;)


  • #4
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,782 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    UPC don't supply Sky Sports HD so they would never be giving it for free for the weekend.

    I signed up for SS a few months back and I was told by the contact in UPC that they are still in discussions with Sky about HD. The UPC contact claimed that there would be no premium for getting SS HD when it does become available.


  • #5
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    heebusjeebus wrote: »
    The UPC contact claimed that there would be no premium for getting SS HD when it does become available.

    How could they say that if negotiations are ongoing. Some people in callcenters will lie about anything.


  • #6
    angel01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭angel01


    heebusjeebus wrote: »
    UPC don't supply Sky Sports HD so they would never be giving it for free for the weekend.

    I signed up for SS a few months back and I was told by the contact in UPC that they are still in discussions with Sky about HD. The UPC contact claimed that there would be no premium for getting SS HD when it does become available.

    Allegedly it will start January, Sky are going to start pushing 3D so they won't care about HD any more.


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  • #7
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,234 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    angel01 wrote: »
    Allegedly it will start January, Sky are going to start pushing 3D so they won't care about HD any more.

    I wouldnt be so sure about that tbh. 3D is a gimmick that in my opinion is not going to take off to anything like the level HD has, so for the long foreseeable future HD is still the trump card Sky are able to hold over companies like UPC and Virgin.


  • #8
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    angel01 wrote: »
    Allegedly it will start January, Sky are going to start pushing 3D so they won't care about HD any more.

    Sky make too much money from HD subscriptions. They care about it.


  • #9
    angel01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭angel01


    djimi wrote: »
    I wouldnt be so sure about that tbh. 3D is a gimmick that in my opinion is not going to take off to anything like the level HD has, so for the long foreseeable future HD is still the trump card Sky are able to hold over companies like UPC and Virgin.

    Well that is the UPC viewpoint and that is what I tend to agree with. UPC have a hell of a lot of money and this is a big selling point. Look what they are doing with broadband, they will be bringing in remote recording and video on demand no doubt at some stage :)


  • #10
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,234 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    angel01 wrote: »
    Well that is the UPC viewpoint and that is what I tend to agree with. UPC have a hell of a lot of money and this is a big selling point. Look what they are doing with broadband, they will be bringing in remote recording and video on demand no doubt at some stage :)

    UPC are of the opinion that Sky are going to give up caring about HD in January in favour of 3D? That sounds a little deluded to me...


  • #11
    angel01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭angel01


    djimi wrote: »
    UPC are of the opinion that Sky are going to give up caring about HD in January in favour of 3D? That sounds a little deluded to me...

    No, they plan to start broadcasting Sky Sports & Sky Movies HD in January. Noone is deluded.


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  • #12
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    Some people in callcenters will lie about anything.


    UPC employees being repeat offenders in this regard!


  • #13
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    angel01 wrote: »
    No, they plan to start broadcasting Sky Sports & Sky Movies HD in January. Noone is deluded.

    Says who? The callcenter staff?


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