BT sport now on virgin media

[Surrey Seagull]

Most of ESPN America content is on the normal ESPN channel, basically it's just been rebranded as ESPN.

Cheers matt, I've had a quick look but couldn't see them listed. I'll keep an eye out for them though.

 

[Wally Gould]

What about cricket? The ashes etc.? Will BT get that?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Yesterday the XL package I already pay for did not include BT sport.
Today the XL package does include BT sport and I don't have to pay any more for it.

Free?

When they say it is free what they really mean is that the overall price you pay already takes into account any carriage fees VM hand over to BT plus the usual profit margin on top. VM pull the wool over their XL customers eyes and BT include them in the subscriber count as indirect customers , win-win for both sides.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Excellent news - was just about to threaten to move and get some extra channels. Might still do that and see what else they'll do: currently paying £60+ a month for XL TV, XL phone and 20mb broadband. Think I may be able to do a little better ...

 

[RM-Taylor]

Expect all your subscriptions to rise, VM are spending millions just to broadcast the channel.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not much good to me as Virgin Media is not available in Haywards Heath cant understand why. I am with talktalk for phone and broadband and they are putting their prices up from October as I received a circular today telling me about it and asking if I wish to continue at the new price or cancel.

 

[clippedgull]

Not much good to me as Virgin Media is not available in Haywards Heath cant understand why

Not available here in large swathes of Central Brighton either!

 

[bha100]

Expect all your subscriptions to rise, VM are spending millions just to broadcast the channel.

Odds on as vm are reportedly paying the telecoms group £75 million a year for access to BT Sport so it to be expected.

I doubt very much bt sport will be around much after the 3 years prem deal, they are hemorrhaging money on this venture and looking at the figures from espn it's easy to see why they decided to get the hell outa here.


http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/424434/ESPN-losses-plies-up-in-failed-battle-for-sport-channels

 

[surrey jim]

I was at my local on Saturday before the game chatting to the landlord. The cost for him to show BT Sports in the pub was £375 per month (just for the BT sport channels) Outrageous prices.