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Eurosport and Discovery channels potentially being removed from Sky from 1st Feb



seagulls4ever

New member
Oct 2, 2003
4,338
Due to a dispute with Discovery as to how much Sky pays them, the following channels may be removed as of 1st Feb if no deal is reached: Animal Planet, Discovery HD, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, DMAX, Eurosport1, Eurosport2, Investigation Discovery, Quest and TLC.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes#

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Some more details here: http://uk.businessinsider.com/discovery-in-extraordinary-row-with-sky-2017-1

Sky's value for money seems to be in continual decline.
 
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Paul Reids Sock

Well-known member
Nov 3, 2004
4,458
Paul Reids boot
Due to a dispute with Discovery how much Sky pays them, the following channels may be removed as of 1st Feb is no deal is reached: Animal Planet, Discovery HD, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, DMAX, Eurosport1, Eurosport2, Investigation Discovery, Quest and TLC.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes#

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Some more details here: http://uk.businessinsider.com/discovery-in-extraordinary-row-with-sky-2017-1

Sky's value for money seems to be in continual decline.

Is anything decent ever on them? I know AfCON is on Eurosport and occasionally speedway but other than that I don't think I have watched any of them for a long time if ever
 




Djmiles

Barndoor Holroyd
Dec 1, 2005
12,060
Kitchener, Canada
Is there anything decent left on Sky besides Sport?
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,265
genuine threat or posturing? unless they switch to Freesat they'll immediately lose any other revenue from UK.
 


Arthur

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
8,537
Buxted Harbour
Due to a dispute with Discovery how much Sky pays them, the following channels may be removed as of 1st Feb is no deal is reached: Animal Planet, Discovery HD, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, DMAX, Eurosport1, Eurosport2, Investigation Discovery, Quest and TLC.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes#

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Some more details here: http://uk.businessinsider.com/discovery-in-extraordinary-row-with-sky-2017-1

Sky's value for money seems to be in continual decline.

Meh! I'm sure I can live without tractor pulling and bog snorkeling.

Whether their value for money is good or not their output is still very good in my opinion.
 
















Gazwag

5 millionth post poster
Mar 4, 2004
30,093
Bexhill-on-Sea
Is anything decent ever on them? I know AfCON is on Eurosport and occasionally speedway but other than that I don't think I have watched any of them for a long time if ever

Loads of tennis to start with and I enjoyed watching an English skier coming second place in a world cup slalom last weekend.
 


Drebin

Well-known member
Jul 25, 2011
832
Norway
Discovery/eurosport have the rights to the championship here in Norway. I subscribe to d-play for a tenner a month and get to see a lot of championship football, especially Brighton. They get to show games on a Saturday afternoon plus all those Sky move around.

Would be good if there was a similar offer in England.
 








thony

Active member
Jul 24, 2011
576
Hollingbury
I tend to watch EuroSport for tennis and snooker, and Discovery channels occasionally for wildlife documentaries.
I wonder if removing these would allow me to break my contract so that I can consider switching to VirginMedia instead?
 


BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
I do not watch Sky since leaving the pub other than BHA games at sons house, so will any of the removed channels be available on Freeview, not that I watch them but just curious.
 




LowKarate

New member
Jan 6, 2004
2,002
Wombling free
What?! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Oh.. wait... I watch those channels on BT TV and don't have Sky.

Sorry. As you were.
 





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