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BuzzJack Music Forum _ TV Shows _ Sky losing Discovery/Eurosport channels

Posted by: vidcapper Jan 30 2017, 07:27 AM

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-01-29/skys-dispute-with-the-discovery-channel---your-questions-answered

How many subscribers do you think it will cost them?

Makes me glad I'm with Virgin TV, but if I were still with Sky, they'd certainly lose my sub over this.

They'll lose even more if they don't reduce the price of their sub to compensate for this loss!

Posted by: Mart!n Jan 30 2017, 11:27 AM

I read about this, and there is a price hike on Skytalk from March, which also includes the internet, my TV package is reduced 20p less... peanuts... what's the point.

I'm thinking of switching to Freeview, but I think I lose FOX and some other channels from my Original Bundle from Sky

Posted by: vidcapper Jan 30 2017, 11:58 AM

QUOTE(Mart!n @ Jan 30 2017, 11:27 AM) *
I read about this, and there is a price hike on Skytalk from March, which also includes the internet, my TV package is reduced 20p less... peanuts... what's the point.

I'm thinking of switching to Freeview, but I think I lose FOX and some other channels from my Original Bundle from Sky


I suspect Sky will lose more in lost subscriptions than the increase Discovery were asking of them...

Posted by: lewistgreen Jan 30 2017, 08:52 PM

QUOTE(Mart!n @ Jan 30 2017, 11:27 AM) *
I read about this, and there is a price hike on Skytalk from March, which also includes the internet, my TV package is reduced 20p less... peanuts... what's the point.

I'm thinking of switching to Freeview, but I think I lose FOX and some other channels from my Original Bundle from Sky


Have you got a Now TV box? You can live stream and catch up with FOX and others with an Enterainment pass for £6.99 a month

Posted by: Suedehead2 Jan 31 2017, 11:41 AM

Sky Sports subscriptions were not reduced in price when they lost the Champions League so I can't see Sky reducing their subscriptions because of the loss of a few channels.

Posted by: vidcapper Jan 31 2017, 11:43 AM

QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jan 31 2017, 11:41 AM) *
Sky Sports subscriptions were not reduced in price when they lost the Champions League so I can't see Sky reducing their subscriptions because of the loss of a few channels.


The they'll have to suck up the loss of some subscribers then!

Posted by: Count Olaf Jan 31 2017, 12:39 PM

As much as I would love it to have a negative impact on Sky, I don't think they'll be that much difference.

Posted by: Count Olaf Jan 31 2017, 10:03 PM

They're staying, a last minute deal has been reached.

Posted by: Silas Jan 31 2017, 10:06 PM

That's about as surprising as the pope being catholic

Posted by: vidcapper Feb 1 2017, 11:07 AM

QUOTE(Count Olaf @ Jan 31 2017, 10:03 PM) *
They're staying, a last minute deal has been reached.


I suspected that would happen - they were sh*t-scared at how many subscribers they were likely to lose! rolleyes.gif

Posted by: DalekTurret32 Feb 2 2017, 06:04 PM

Would you rather Freeview, Sky or Virgin

Posted by: Mart!n Feb 2 2017, 06:27 PM

QUOTE(lewistgreen @ Jan 30 2017, 08:52 PM) *
Have you got a Now TV box? You can live stream and catch up with FOX and others with an Enterainment pass for £6.99 a month



No I don't, anyhow it seems the matter has been resloved

Posted by: bipolar angel Feb 17 2017, 06:46 PM

QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jan 31 2017, 11:41 AM) *
Sky Sports subscriptions were not reduced in price when they lost the Champions League so I can't see Sky reducing their subscriptions because of the loss of a few channels.



only a few?

discovery have loads of channels

I for 1 will miss home and health (untold stories of the E.R especially), and discovery investigation

when is this happening, do we know?

only thing that we can hope is that sky will add some brand new channels (think of how many blank spaces their will be on the EPG)

Posted by: bipolar angel Feb 17 2017, 06:47 PM

can I add.

life without ed stafford and bear gryls

*shivers*

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