BT Sport grab 2017-18 Ashes TV rights from rivals Sky Sports

[jamie the seagull]

"the network have secured the UK contract for Aussie home matches from Cricket Australia for the next five years."

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[The Wizard]

Sky have pretty much been left with nothing, if it wasn't for the Spanish football I wouldn't bother with Sky anymore, I'm really considering cancelling the subscription anyway., the prices keep increasing yet the product is decreasing.

 

[Hampster Gull]

The power base is slowly shifting. Sky are a horrible company anyway

 

[Nathan]

This is disappointing. I think sky make some very good products, but when you start taking bits away you do have to wonder if the price is worth it.

 

[maidstoneseagull]

I think BT are in driving seat to get Spanish football. Sky have pulled out.

 

[vegster]

This is a disaster, already I'm denied access to some top quality sport due to my lack of Sky and now I'm going to miss out by not having BT Sport too ... damn !

 

[Mileoakman]

I think BT are in driving seat to get Spanish football. Sky have pulled out.

No I think your find Sky retended and have the Spanish footy not BT

 

[maidstoneseagull]

This is what I was referring to http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...se-to-moving-to-BT-Sport-from-Sky-Sports.html

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Sky coughed up for the La Liga rights in the end.

 

[pasty]

This is very disappointing news. Whatever people say or dislike about Sky, their cricket coverage and presentation, especially The Ashes, is absolutely top drawer. I just hope BT can maintain that.

 

[Easy 10]

The trouble with Sky is, their sports coverage is disgustingly good. Sky Go is an absolute wonder - I can take my laptop out into the garden for the football or the cricket of an afternoon, which I generally link up to a spare 26" LCD. And then just when the cricket is wrapping up, along comes the NFL. So my Sundays are generally consumed by live sporting accumulators in my back garden, often over a bbq. God help me if they ever get hold of the baseball.

Sky is such a SLAG. But I can't get enough of her.

 

[Gwylan]

This is very disappointing news. Whatever people say or dislike about Sky, their cricket coverage and presentation, especially The Ashes, is absolutely top drawer.

The cricket coverage isn't bad but if it were absolutely top drawer, I (and thousands of other people) wouldn't sit and watch the game with the sound turned down, listening to TMS.

I've had Sky this summer, via Now TV. I've now cancelled it as I couldn't find much to watch when the Ashes wasn't on. And, there seems to be a technical issue with Sky meaning that it's impossible to watch on my PC. I can handle BBC, ITV and BT Sport OK but Sky buffers so much, it's unwatchable. This is 2015: people watch TV on multiple devices now and Sky needs to wake up and realise that

 

[pasty]

The cricket coverage isn't bad but if it were absolutely top drawer, I (and thousands of other people) wouldn't sit and watch the game with the sound turned down, listening to TMS.

I've had Sky this summer, via Now TV. I've now cancelled it as I couldn't find much to watch when the Ashes wasn't on. And, there seems to be a technical issue with Sky meaning that it's impossible to watch on my PC. I can handle BBC, ITV and BT Sport OK but Sky buffers so much, it's unwatchable. This is 2015: people watch TV on multiple devices now and Sky needs to wake up and realise that

Each to their own I guess. I quite like the group of Gower, Atherton, Botham, Hussein, Bumble, Holding & Warne. This year with Ponting as well.

Agree about the rest of Sky though. Now The Ashes are done, I'm seriously considering getting rid.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Well, that's likely to be the end of Sky Sports for me then. I can't/won't pay for both them and BT and it seems the momentum is shifting only one way.

 

[studio150]

As with football the match day team that sky have is top class. The master class with Ponting Warne and Healy on wicket keeping was superb and is just one example.
At least the Ashes in Australia is overnight but the fear wpuld be the home series.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Makes a bit of a mockery of the Sky Sports Ashes channel then. Unless they intend to aggressively bid for the next home series which is forever away anyway.

Personally I've never understood why the Ashes aren't protected as one of our sporting jewels that needs to remain on terrestrial TV like the Olympics and the World Cup

 

[Hampster Gull]

The trouble with Sky is, their sports coverage is disgustingly good. Sky Go is an absolute wonder - I can take my laptop out into the garden for the football or the cricket of an afternoon, which I generally link up to a spare 26" LCD. And then just when the cricket is wrapping up, along comes the NFL. So my Sundays are generally consumed by live sporting accumulators in my back garden, often over a bbq. God help me if they ever get hold of the baseball.

Sky is such a SLAG. But I can't get enough of her.

This, but without introducing the oudoors and food into the relationship

 

[Hampster Gull]

The cricket coverage isn't bad but if it were absolutely top drawer, I (and thousands of other people) wouldn't sit and watch the game with the sound turned down, listening to TMS.

Shirley the radio and oics dont dont. Well they dont in my house anyway

 

[fat old seagull]

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The trouble with Sky is, their sports coverage is disgustingly good. Sky Go is an absolute wonder - I can take my laptop out into the garden for the football or the cricket of an afternoon, which I generally link up to a spare 26" LCD. And then just when the cricket is wrapping up, along comes the NFL. So my Sundays are generally consumed by live sporting accumulators in my back garden, often over a bbq. God help me if they ever get hold of the baseball.

Sky is such a SLAG. But I can't get enough of her.

I'm clearly not on the right subscription. I pay an arm an a leg for her, but she acts like a lady....do I need to check out the Adult Channel?

 

[El Presidente]

A GOON from NSC has just been talking to Adrian Chiles about the deal.