Eurosport and Discovery channels potentially being removed from Sky from 1st Feb

[seagulls4ever]

Due to a dispute with Discovery as to how much Sky pays them, the following channels may be removed as of 1st Feb if no deal is reached: Animal Planet, Discovery HD, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, DMAX, Eurosport1, Eurosport2, Investigation Discovery, Quest and TLC.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes#

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Some more details here: http://uk.businessinsider.com/discovery-in-extraordinary-row-with-sky-2017-1

Sky's value for money seems to be in continual decline.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Due to a dispute with Discovery how much Sky pays them, the following channels may be removed as of 1st Feb is no deal is reached: Animal Planet, Discovery HD, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, DMAX, Eurosport1, Eurosport2, Investigation Discovery, Quest and TLC.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes#

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Some more details here: http://uk.businessinsider.com/discovery-in-extraordinary-row-with-sky-2017-1

Sky's value for money seems to be in continual decline.

Is anything decent ever on them? I know AfCON is on Eurosport and occasionally speedway but other than that I don't think I have watched any of them for a long time if ever

 

[portslade seagull]

Sadly Sky are a rip-off, but this wont stop future price rises due to overpaying for the football rights

 

[Djmiles]

Is there anything decent left on Sky besides Sport?

 

[nicko31]

Is there anything decent left on Sky besides Sport?

Never was, Murdoch has a one trick pony

 

[beorhthelm]

genuine threat or posturing? unless they switch to Freesat they'll immediately lose any other revenue from UK.

 

[Arthur]

Due to a dispute with Discovery how much Sky pays them, the following channels may be removed as of 1st Feb is no deal is reached: Animal Planet, Discovery HD, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, DMAX, Eurosport1, Eurosport2, Investigation Discovery, Quest and TLC.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes#

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Some more details here: http://uk.businessinsider.com/discovery-in-extraordinary-row-with-sky-2017-1

Sky's value for money seems to be in continual decline.

Meh! I'm sure I can live without tractor pulling and bog snorkeling.

Whether their value for money is good or not their output is still very good in my opinion.

 

[Triggaaar]

Is there anything decent left on Sky besides Sport?

Plenty of US miniseries.

 

[ManOfSussex]

genuine threat or posturing? unless they switch to Freesat they'll immediately lose any other revenue from UK.

They'll still be available on Virgin Media and BT TV though.

 

[Wozza]

Discovery also has rights to the Olympics from 2022.

Which they've sub-licensed to the BBC.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Pah, I watch Eurosport for all the tennis that isn't on Sky. Skys value is going down.

 

[studio150]

Is there anything decent left on Sky besides Sport?

Sky Atlantic

 

[Gazwag]

Is anything decent ever on them? I know AfCON is on Eurosport and occasionally speedway but other than that I don't think I have watched any of them for a long time if ever

Loads of tennis to start with and I enjoyed watching an English skier coming second place in a world cup slalom last weekend.

 

[Drebin]

Discovery/eurosport have the rights to the championship here in Norway. I subscribe to d-play for a tenner a month and get to see a lot of championship football, especially Brighton. They get to show games on a Saturday afternoon plus all those Sky move around.

Would be good if there was a similar offer in England.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sky Atlantic

 

[Easy 10]

Sky Atlantic

Unwatchable. Although they have some decent shows, its just awash with wall-to-wall ad breaks. I just can't deal with that, not now there is Netflix and Kodi.

 

[thony]

I tend to watch EuroSport for tennis and snooker, and Discovery channels occasionally for wildlife documentaries.
I wonder if removing these would allow me to break my contract so that I can consider switching to VirginMedia instead?

 

[BensGrandad]

I do not watch Sky since leaving the pub other than BHA games at sons house, so will any of the removed channels be available on Freeview, not that I watch them but just curious.

 

[LowKarate]

What?! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Oh.. wait... I watch those channels on BT TV and don't have Sky.

Sorry. As you were.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Is there anything decent left on Sky besides Sport?

Sky Atlantic