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Title: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: TightEnd on June 29, 2015, 02:36:10 PM Ouch
BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/29/bbc-loses-control-olympic-tv-rights-discovery-eurosport?CMP=share_btn_tw Discovery, owner of Eurosport, signs £920m deal from 2022 onwards BBC can still sub-license rights but will no longer be home of Olympics Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: DungBeetle on June 29, 2015, 02:41:11 PM Isn't it one of those "crown jewels" like Wimbledon?
Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Graham C on June 29, 2015, 02:42:30 PM Not good news but at least "Unless existing legislation changes, Discovery will still have to broadcast the entire Winter and Summer Games free to air."
It's a shame, I doubt the PPV channels get a fraction of the figures the BBC would get. Going to suck having to put up with adverts during the broadcasts. Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: RED-DOG on June 29, 2015, 05:45:07 PM I can't decide if this makes a good argument for or against the license fee.
Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: mulhuzz on June 29, 2015, 09:01:37 PM Isn't it one of those "crown jewels" like Wimbledon? Yeah eurosport will have to make it free to air. Probably by sub licensing to BBC Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Ironside on June 29, 2015, 11:18:22 PM isnt eurosport free to air?
Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Graham C on June 30, 2015, 10:08:33 AM isnt eurosport free to air? Not really, I think you have to have a sports subscription package to get it. It's not on Freeview. Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Ironside on June 30, 2015, 10:26:11 AM Oh I thought it was free to air on sky but I have always had sky sports so always had it.
I wonder if they will be able to run 24+ channels so we get to see every minute of every sport Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: TightEnd on June 30, 2015, 10:37:36 AM Oh I thought it was free to air on sky but I have always had sky sports so always had it. I wonder if they will be able to run 24+ channels so we get to see every minute of every sport definitely not free to air not on freeview and only accessible with a sky tv or nowtv subscription Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: vegaslover on June 30, 2015, 11:57:22 PM Not free to air but free if you have a sky box/dish
Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Ironside on July 01, 2015, 12:33:59 AM Not free to air but free if you have a sky box/dish if that was the case it would be classed as free to air but i checked you must be subscriibed to the news and events package to get it Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: vegaslover on July 01, 2015, 01:21:56 AM Not free to air but free if you have a sky box/dish if that was the case it would be classed as free to air but i checked you must be subscriibed to the news and events package to get it Must be a recent change then. I always got Eurosport when I didn't have a sky subscription Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Ironside on July 01, 2015, 01:36:47 AM yeah i thought eurosport was free on sky so did a google but its in one of there packages now
Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: LonOhRay on July 01, 2015, 05:39:55 AM I have Sports package with Sky and afaik I don't get Eurosport ... Think it's on Entertsinment? Package same with Extreme Sports
Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: vegaslover on July 01, 2015, 08:41:07 PM I have Sports package with Sky and afaik I don't get Eurosport ... Think it's on Entertsinment? Package same with Extreme Sports Is that new then? I only have basic package and movies and get both Eurosport and Extreme sports Title: Re: BBC dealt blow after losing control of TV rights for Olympics. Post by: Ironside on July 01, 2015, 09:16:48 PM I have Sports package with Sky and afaik I don't get Eurosport ... Think it's on Entertsinment? Package same with Extreme Sports Is that new then? I only have basic package and movies and get both Eurosport and Extreme sports it need the basic sky package of news and entertainment to get eurosport |