BT sport now on virgin media

[surrey jim]

For anyone on virgin media, the BT sports package will be available on there

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23709325
http://mediacentre.virginmedia.com/Stories/Virgin-Media-scores-the-winner-with-BT-Sport-248e.aspx

Virgin XL TV subscribers will be able to watch BT Sport at no extra cost. Other Virgin TV customers can upgrade to Virgin XL TV or subscribe for £15 per month.

Happy with that, moved from Sky this month, will save £500+ over 6 months including cashback and have BT sports for free!

 

[Kosmonaut]

Excellent! We were on XL but I wanted to downgrade since I was not using most of the channels, this gives me a reason not to.

 

[Oscar]

I've just downgraded from XL to L. Not sure this is going to be worth the extra though.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Sorry if I am being a bit thick, but it's not really "free" is it? Looking on their website, the the aforementioned XL seems to basically get you Sky 1, the ITV channels in HD (useful for the odd Europa League game) and now BT Sport, for £15. Whereas it's £12 on Sky. So it seems like swings and roundabouts to me.

 

[Postman Pat]

Sorry if I am being a bit thick, but it's not really "free" is it? Looking on their website, the the aforementioned XL seems to basically get you Sky 1, the ITV channels in HD (useful for the odd Europa League game) and now BT Sport, for £15. Whereas it's £12 on Sky. So it seems like swings and roundabouts to me.

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?

 

[elninobonito]

This is a right result, I gave Virgin my 30 days notice a few weeks ago as wanted a cheaper package, Sky gave me a really good deal with everything and then Virgin called me back and offered me a lower price than Sky.

So now im paying less then I was last year, have Sky sports and Sky Movies AND now BT Sport/ESPN! college football is back!

The agreement with Virgin/BT is for three years too.

 

[Kosmonaut]

Any indication when the channel will actually be available to us by the way?

 

[sonic21]

How much are you paying now ?

This is a right result, I gave Virgin my 30 days notice a few weeks ago as wanted a cheaper package, Sky gave me a really good deal with everything and then Virgin called me back and offered me a lower price than Sky.

So now im paying less then I was last year, have Sky sports and Sky Movies AND now BT Sport/ESPN! college football is back!

The agreement with Virgin/BT is for three years too.

How much are you paying now ?

 

[Laughing Gravy]

Well f--k my old boots.

Great news and thanks for posting

 

[Knightsworld]

WooHoo, that's a right touch that it's on XL. The wife will now be pi$$ed off as she was jumping for joy that ESPN was removed.

 

[Laughing Gravy]

Will they be showing Championship games or just Prem

 

[Ernest]

It is on now Channels 549/550 for HD

 

[The Brighton Bear]

Excellent news!

 

[empire]

on it now,superb news and interviewing nooney right this minute

 

[KJP]

Great news, its on the TV Anywhere app too

 

[Surrey Seagull]

Fantastic news! On a related issue, does anyone know if ESPN America is coming back or has that gone? If it's gone, is around the horn and PTI been moved to another channel?

 

[matt_32510]

Fantastic news! On a related issue, does anyone know if ESPN America is coming back or has that gone? If it's gone, is around the horn and PTI been moved to another channel?

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

 

[wellquickwoody]

Not only the football coverage that I did not expect, but MotoGP as well, hurrah!

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Marvellous, mine is XL, tho I don't normally boast

 

[clippedgull]

Will be interesting when the main Premiership rights come up in a couple of years. BT have a lot of dosh as do SKY. Although BT have hardly gained any new customers since they signed the contract with the Premier, the vast majority of their numbers have come from forced re-sign up from existing customers.