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    #3902
    Schwanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Schwanz


    Acosta wrote: »
    Will be interesting to see how they price it. A Bt Sport/Premier Sport pack alone would get you a lot of football.

    Probably only a tenner more for the three though


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    #3903
    Roland27
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Roland27


    For feck sake, just seen that news with Sky and Premier Sport. This is going to make it even more confusing. The only reason I joined Eir was to watch Serie A, who knows what's happening now. I've never had or wanted Sky TV, I'd hate to have to switch to them just to get access to Serie A.

    This still gives hope I suppose, but all signs are that Eir are dead in the water.

    "It is understood Sky is interested in talking to other platforms about the wholesale distribution of both Premier Sports and BT Sport to their services. This means Premier and BT channels may become available to Eir and Virgin customers if Eir and Virgin can agree a deal with Sky."


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    #3904
    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭mikeym


    Does Premier Sport have a similar deal with Sky Uk?


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    #3905
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    No, I thought they’d be glad to take the opportunity to offload that aspect of their operation to SSSL but not for the moment. BT have done such a deal however and it seems to have an extraordinarily long lead in period, it was announced back in 2017 and still hasn’t started.


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    #3906
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The bottom line is that come next August three subs will be needed to watch one competition (the English PL). This is going to annoy the hell out of alot of people. Throw in the HD option, and the cost easily breaks the €100 per month barrier.


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    #3907
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,267 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    The bottom line is that come next August three subs will be needed to watch one competition (the English PL). This is going to annoy the hell out of alot of people. Throw in the HD option, and the cost easily breaks the €100 per month barrier.

    My guess is it'll be 2 subs. Sky sports and then an extra pack which will get you bt and Premier sports. Can't imagine they'd just wholesale them separately...


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    #3908
    swoofer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,410 ✭✭✭swoofer


    What does SSSL stand for?


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    #3909
    The Cush
    Registered Users Posts: 15,479 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    swoofer wrote: »
    What does SSSL stand for?

    Sky Subscribers Services Limited, a subsidiary of Sky plc

    https://www.skygroup.sky/corporate/about-sky/regulatory


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    #3910
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,195 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    I'm on the phone to Eir at the minute as my broadband is due for renewal.

    I've been tied to them (although I don't tell them that) because they include free BT Sport and I need that for UFC coverage.

    If they're definitely losing BT in August then I won't feel the need to sign up again now, Vodafone seem to have a better offer anyway.

    Any word yet on the cost of BT sport via Sky?


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    #3911
    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭mikeym


    DrPhilG wrote: »
    I'm on the phone to Eir at the minute as my broadband is due for renewal.

    I've been tied to them (although I don't tell them that) because they include free BT Sport and I need that for UFC coverage.

    If they're definitely losing BT in August then I won't feel the need to sign up again now, Vodafone seem to have a better offer anyway.

    Any word yet on the cost of BT sport via Sky?

    They might be able to keep BT but they will probably have to charge their E Vision customers extra for it.

    Theres no word of pricing yet, Sky will probably do a bundle deal.


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    #3912
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Wouldn’t expect word before June tbh.


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    #3913
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,810 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Does anyone know about those wavy lines which have been in the lower left corner of the Eir Sports channels and have now appeared on the BT Sport channels (on evision boxes) is it some sort of piracy tracker?


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    #3914
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,811 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    I was thinking it was to show that the content is streamed.

    Now tv has a small white rectangle at the bottom right of the screen.


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    #3915
    An Ciarraioch
    Registered Users Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭An Ciarraioch


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    I was thinking it was to show that the content is streamed.

    Now tv has a small white rectangle at the bottom right of the screen.

    Would make sense - Sky has a pint glass on its soccer coverage to show that it's a feed directly to pubs, as visible when RTE broadcasts the goals on sports bulletins.


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    #3916
    Roland27
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Roland27


    No Roma v Napoli on this weekend (Sunday 2pm KO)!

    Instead they are showing a Connacht v Benetton PRO14 REPLAY on ES1, and Ajax v PSV on ES2. Pathetic coverage (and no I dont have FreeSports, I know the game is on that but I only have Eir TV). Eir are a ****ing shambles.


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    #3917
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,195 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    I've switched to Pure Telecom so will be losing my free BT Sport.

    Time to investigate how to get it directly without the Eir Sports pack.


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    #3918
    Roland27
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Roland27


    Eir Sports now saying they don't have the rights to Serie A in Ireland:

    https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/1111636034385833984


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    #3919
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    It’s not incorrect, technically speaking. It’s Premier Sports who have the rights. Think of eir Sport 2 as being like an “affiliate” of Premier Sports 1, in a network-affiliate sense of the term.

    Anyway, that will all be over in the summer when they split completely.


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    #3920
    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭mikeym


    Eir Sport not showing Man City and Brighton this Saturday.

    Why did they bother paying for rights to matches they cant broadcast?


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    #3921
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    The rights should be taken off of them.


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    #3922
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    mikeym wrote: »
    Eir Sport not showing Man City and Brighton this Saturday.

    Why did they bother paying for rights to matches they cant broadcast?

    game is on BBC 1


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    #3923
    Mr.Maroon
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭Mr.Maroon


    When Sky takeover the distribution of Premier Sports in the summer - I presume we'll be getting both Premier Sports channels on the Sky EPG?


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    #3924
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Other than the odd LOI match, the FA cup is probably the only football they'll have next season. Unless they've lost that too.


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    #3925
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Mr.Maroon wrote: »
    When Sky takeover the distribution of Premier Sports in the summer - I presume we'll be getting both Premier Sports channels on the Sky EPG?

    We don’t know what the arrangements will be yet. If they just offer the UK channels they’ll need to block all the Pro14 coverage, which is a lot.


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    #3926
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Acosta wrote: »
    Other than the odd LOI match, the FA cup is probably the only football they'll have next season. Unless they've lost that too.

    Runs until 2021,I understand. They way you’ve phrased it is odd, they’ve the rights to 15 League of Ireland games - and they will show 15. They’ve the rights to “up to” 23 FA Cup games - the number is variable because of replays. But they’ve practically abandoned all live coverage of it this season because of the Pro14 deal.

    Just to add though, that as pointed out above, most of their rights is to simulcast BBC fixtures, and there must be few people who have eir Sport and not the BBC (though I suppose app-only customers might fall into that category). The 3pms are a different kettle of fish, but that’s only five games at least two of which won’t feature Premier League teams.


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    #3927
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,267 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    icdg wrote: »
    Runs until 2021,I understand. They say you’ve phrased it is odd, they’ve the rights to 15 League of Ireland games - and they will show 15. They’ve the rights to “up to” 23 FA Cup games - the number is variable because of replays. But they’ve practically abandoned all live coverage of it this season because of the Pro14 deal.

    To be fair, Pro 14 will get them more viewers than a simulcast of a game on BBC, so that's just sensible business...


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    #3928
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Absolutely. More to the point they are supposed to be committed to showing every Pro14 fixture, though they haven’t always honoured that commitment. Be interesting to see what happens next weekend with the Masters taking up a chunk of prime time airtime on eir Sport 1.


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    #3929
    Roland27
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Roland27


    Well, with the Masters on, its really fecked up any Serie A fans viewing. Only 1 Serie A game on - Chievo v Napoli. Premier Sports have 6 (including 2 on FreeSports).

    Their Masters coverage is dreadful anyway, the ads are so ridiculously annoying (especially with that one same voiceover who does all the ads), everyone switches to the BBC for Sat-Sun (if you don't have Sky).


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    #3930
    Arciphel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    Dear Subscriber,

    It’s been another great season of sport so far. It has been our pleasure to share these moments with you and so much more in full high-definition (HD) going forward.

    Please note that from 16 May 2019, eir sport 1 & eir sport 2 will no longer be broadcast in standard definition (SD) on the Sky TV platform, and will only be available in HD. If the removal of the SD versions of the eir sport channels from the Sky TV platform causes you difficulties in accessing the eir sport service or if you have other queries, please contact our customer service team on 0818 203040 from 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.

    The BT Sport SD channels will remain available on Sky TV, along with Boxnation SD. If you wish to upgrade your SD Sky TV box to HD you can do so by contacting Sky directly or find out more by visiting: www.sky.com/ireland/tv/sky-q/upgrade

    We hope you will join us as we look ahead to another year of top quality LIVE action on the eir sport pack..

    Yours faithfully
    eir sport


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    #3931
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,267 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Can't imagine many people are still using SD only sky boxes..


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