Sky Sports vs BT Sport

[Eddiespearritt]

Is it just me or do I notice a serious erosion of Sky Sports live coverage of anything much for all its plethora of sports channels. Yes, I know there's a lot on over a year, but looking for something of interest tonight it seems mostly "old stuff", compendium shows, and "greatest moments" rather than sparkling live action.

I understand that their vital investment in the Premier League from next season means they have let go a lot of rights - and the Premier League is paramount to their business model. Tonight BT has Liverpool v Arsenal and PSG v Lyon, while really it is Milan vs Carpi (Italian Cup) or Eric Bristow's greatest moments !

Hurts a bit when I see the price that Sky costs these days. Maybe time to move to BT given that both is too much for any ordinary family to bear in my view.

 

[Soulman]

I have been thinking the same, i am on Virgin media and have Sky Sports, getting expensive and the football coverage is definitely going downhill.

 

[Ernest]

SKY have overpaid for the football rights hence cutbacks in their other stuff like Ringside boxing show

 

[Bladders]

SKY have overpaid for the football rights hence cutbacks in their other stuff like Ringside boxing show

Has that been cut?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I do hope that anyone who might have moaned in the past about our games being moved for televisual purposes does not fund Sky or alike.

 

[hitony]

We moved from Sky to BT last year, as soon as our contract is up in March, we are going back to Sky...........I have slagged Sky off many many times, sadly, for us, it suits us far better, it hurts me to say it as i HATE what players get paid etc etc etc.....but for us it is best, and I can't miss the Ryder Cup!!!

 

[Ernest]

Has that been cut?

Yup

 

[Bold Seagull]

We moved from Sky to BT last year, as soon as our contract is up in March, we are going back to Sky...........I have slagged Sky off many many times, sadly, for us, it suits us far better, it hurts me to say it as i HATE what players get paid etc etc etc.....but for us it is best, and I can't miss the Ryder Cup!!!

Is Now TV not a more viable option to going back to a full blown Sky package? Been using some Now TV offer passes for the movies, and a real alternative to their full package.

 

[Official Old Man]

Work means I watch most weekend football via the internet. BT Sport is on Kodi and Sky via the Sky App (BT is free Sky I pay for). Tempted to dump Sky Sports as I rarely watch it on my big screen and the Kodi picture is watchable.

 

[studio150]

Agree the cost of having both is too much. I havent missed the champions league so far as dont have BT.

 

[Giraffe]

Have always been on Virgin media but we are moving shortly to an area that Virgin doesn't cover.

I am fearing it.

So should I go sky or BT for the tv/internet package?

 

[mr sheen]

Is Now TV not a more viable option to going back to a full blown Sky package? Been using some Now TV offer passes for the movies, and a real alternative to their full package.

It works for me, got rid of my sky sports and just buy the passes when Albion are on.

 

[mr sheen]

Have always been on Virgin media but we are moving shortly to an area that Virgin doesn't cover.

I am fearing it.

So should I go sky or BT for the tv/internet package?

I'm in a similar position, had virgin since before it was virgin, now moving in a month or so to a street without it. Leaning towards BT and now TV at the moment.

 

[sir albion]

I was on BT and the price just went up and up and up.I have gone to sky but I have scrapped all football now as never watched many games and can get free sky sports on the pad anyway
I would certainly go down the now tv route as you can get daily,weekly and monthly passes...easily the way forward to cut costs.

O and BT don't have sky sports news grrrrr

 

[Giraffe]

I'm in a similar position, had virgin since before it was virgin, now moving in a month or so to a street without it. Leaning towards BT and now TV at the moment.

My biggest fear is the Internet. Virgin have really got that nailed and I don't think anyone else competes.

 

[Official Old Man]

BT Sport and the 'Big' teams. I think I'm right that Sky get first shout on showing the top 4 teams against each other. Prior to this season that would mean four from Man Utd, City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Have always been on Virgin media but we are moving shortly to an area that Virgin doesn't cover.

I am fearing it.

So should I go sky or BT for the tv/internet package?

Well, as [MENTION=10918]mr sheen[/MENTION] says, Now TV is definitely worth a look instead of a full blown Sky package. BT Infinity, telephone, then Now TV got to be a lot cheaper I think...?

My Virgin BB was down last year for 2 weeks as a cable need re-pulling through to the house. Anyway my neighbour let me use a BB boaster to pick up his broadband, his house is across a private road from mine, so 3.5m away, and his BT infinity wifi signal got through his external wall, into mine, and with the boaster was still really decent in my house. Saved me a lot of grief.

Go to the BT site, put in the postcode and they'll tell you what to expect. I was impressed and like you I've always been Virgin then NTL before that.

 

[sir albion]

£15 for a now tv box is just super

 

[Titanic]

Test cricket is the only thing Sky have now which keeps me there.

 

[Bozza]

Just couldn't justify the cost of Sky at all, and haven't for many years.

We have BT Sport because it comes with our phone/broadband package. I have a vague feeling that they may have put a small charge on for it now, but I think it is small.

Anyway, I'm so out of tune with watching live sport on TV that I never even check BT Sports. But now I know that Liverpool v Arsenal is on - I just may watch that now. Thanks [MENTION=24639]Eddiespearritt[/MENTION]!