CANARYKING 644 Posted February 21, 2023 Anybody see the web post about BT Sport being taken over by Warner Bros ( I think ) read it a few times and was completely confused ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,679 Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) Basically BT Sport have been bought by Warner Bros who also own Eurosport (the random sports channels nobody outside of cycling fanatics and snooker perverts watch) and are planning to merge the two but nothing more is clear. It sounds like BTSport as we know it is for the chop- what will replace it is unclear as is how much it would cost. Edited February 21, 2023 by king canary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, king canary said: Eurosport (the random sports channels nobody outside of cycling fanatics watch) Snooker as well, excellent snooker coverage. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 1,921 Posted February 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: Snooker as well, excellent snooker coverage. Tennis too. Sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,690 Posted February 21, 2023 BT Sport is pretty good - I dare say any changes won’t be for the better for us punters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,303 Posted February 21, 2023 I have BT....and I'm thinking of canning it.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,679 Posted February 21, 2023 32 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said: BT Sport is pretty good - I dare say any changes won’t be for the better for us punters. BT has a weird selection of sports rights. All the European football but very little domestic, a couple of not that popular here American sports like MLB and College football, WWE. I imagine it makes sense to combine what they have with the Eurosport offerings. Whether this means a price increase I do not know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, king canary said: Basically BT Sport have been bought by Warner Bros who also own Eurosport (the random sports channels nobody outside of cycling fanatics watch) and are planning to merge the two but nothing more is clear. It sounds like BTSport as we know it is for the chop- what will replace it is unclear as is how much it would cost. And Skiing and Ski Jumping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,166 Posted February 21, 2023 https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/21/eurosport-bt-sport-disappear-tnt-rebrand-tv so they’ll be putting the various bits together and rebranding. Could be more of a competitor to Sky for sports but obv they’ll want to charge more for the package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,342 Posted February 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, It's Character Forming said: https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/21/eurosport-bt-sport-disappear-tnt-rebrand-tv so they’ll be putting the various bits together and rebranding. Could be more of a competitor to Sky for sports but obv they’ll want to charge more for the package. As long as Now tv keep it going at around ten euros a month I'll be keeping it. ...as it includes premier sports in the package which ; as im not in uk allows me to watch 3pm sat ko. Naaarich were on five or six tines at 3 pm last season.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,342 Posted February 21, 2023 Just now, wcorkcanary said: As long as Now tv keep it going at around ten euros a month I'll be keeping it. ...as it includes premier sports in the package which ; as im not in uk allows me to watch 3pm sat ko. Naaarich were on five or six tines at 3 pm last season.. BT also gave me the bicggest laugh on sport tv for ages when Chris Sutton told Robbie Savage that Celtic reserves was a bigger job tham managing Leicester ( when Brendan Rogers jumped ship) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,894 Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, canarydan23 said: Snooker as well, excellent snooker coverage. Absolutely this. Probably watch more snooker than any other sport these days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,679 Posted February 21, 2023 Edited my post to reflect the snooker lovers here... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,342 Posted February 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: Absolutely this. Probably watch more snooker than any other sport these days! Its better on an old black and white telly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted February 21, 2023 25 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: Absolutely this. Probably watch more snooker than any other sport these days! Same here, absolutely love it. Sad state of affairs that a couple of people can push balls around a table with sticks and it is unarguably more of a sport than Premier League football. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,437 Posted February 21, 2023 This'll take you back... https://youtu.be/0jTHNBKjMBU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,342 Posted February 21, 2023 43 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: Same here, absolutely love it. Sad state of affairs that a couple of people can push balls around a table with sticks and it is unarguably more of a sport than Premier League football. Sad but true. Its a game of skill and cunning. Unlike footy which is pretty much about money. Its almost a reversal of footy in fact , where the best become the richest, rather than the richest become the best. 😇 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,547 Posted February 21, 2023 Tried watching the Australian tennis on Eurosport. Coverage was not good - too few matches to watch, user unfriendly website with lack of links - and worse, could not get it to work well on my laptop. Only thing they could suggest was to change to a different browser. All very well, but I have no issues with any other streaming service on firefox, the browser I use. Won't be using them again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 5,005 Posted February 22, 2023 I read somewhere yesterday that Sky is not keen on renewing its deal for Championship football when the current deal expires in a year. Apparently the biggest audience for a championship game this season is 600,000. An American company is rumoured to be interested but it wasn't one I'd heard of before. Did anyone else see this story? Think I saw it on Facebook but can't find anything now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
