Yant
Head Pro
Yep. From Tuesday 18th July;
Sky Sports Golf
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richy
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Anyone know anything about this new channel? Can you have this as a stand alone channel?
I think there's a few Sky employees on here so can you shed any light?
I think there's a few Sky employees on here so can you shed any light?
Beezerk
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According to the SSN app it's still just part of the normal SS package so not a standalone channel as such, that's the way I read it anyway.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
This is the forerunner to them offering separate packages. Its rumoured there will be 10 sports channels and to have them all will be 27.50 a month. Alternatively you will be able to buy 1 for 18, 2 for 22 or 3 for 26. Utter rofl at sky pricing, basically 65% of cost if you want 10% of output or 95% of price if you want 30%.
FairwayDodger
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Agree re the pricing but I'm all for the concept, all I really want is the golf.
Garush34
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All the details here - http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sports/new-sky-sports
Cost is as above, £18 just for the golf for me is a bit much. Have just cancelled my sky sports as it was due to go up to £65 from £32.75 in August, the best they could offer was £58 for the whole sports package for £18 months. not much of a saving really.
I like the idea of having just a golf channel, but it all depends what they are going to show, obviously it launches Open week so there will be plenty to watch for a couple weeks but after that, say October what are they going to be showing for 7 days a week, will it just be a repeats of chronicles of a champion golfer etc. and the live golf for 3/4 a night and the euro coverage during the days, which unless its a Rolex series event is maybe max 5 hours a day and not all day.
Cost is as above, £18 just for the golf for me is a bit much. Have just cancelled my sky sports as it was due to go up to £65 from £32.75 in August, the best they could offer was £58 for the whole sports package for £18 months. not much of a saving really.
I like the idea of having just a golf channel, but it all depends what they are going to show, obviously it launches Open week so there will be plenty to watch for a couple weeks but after that, say October what are they going to be showing for 7 days a week, will it just be a repeats of chronicles of a champion golfer etc. and the live golf for 3/4 a night and the euro coverage during the days, which unless its a Rolex series event is maybe max 5 hours a day and not all day.
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Also to charge level pricing regardless of which channel isn't right. Whichever shows EPL football should be vastly more than the others since that's where the bulk of their money goes...
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Who in their right mind is going to go for the 3 channel package when you can get all 8 for an extra £1.50?
Beezerk
Money List Winner
That's the point though isn't it, Sky make the options so you're almost obliged to take the full package.
A nice thought, but they're a business. I think this is just another way to convince people to go all in.
Not sure too many people will consider saying £7 a month good value when being restricted to one sport.
GB72
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Ditched sky sports as most of the rugby moved to BT and there is even more on there now. Can see them losing the last of the England rights and even the Lions as BT becomes the channel for Rugby watchers.
For most other things, a £10.00 now TV weekend pass covers that. Only really interested in the golf majors, don't get to see much cricket and the ashes is on BT.
Cannot help but laugh at the self perpetuating situation. Fans demand their clubs spend more, players then demand more so more is needed from TV revenue that Sky and BBC pay then fans complain about the cost of Sky TV packages.
For most other things, a £10.00 now TV weekend pass covers that. Only really interested in the golf majors, don't get to see much cricket and the ashes is on BT.
Cannot help but laugh at the self perpetuating situation. Fans demand their clubs spend more, players then demand more so more is needed from TV revenue that Sky and BBC pay then fans complain about the cost of Sky TV packages.
Beezerk
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Is this going to affect current Sky Sports subscribers? I got my package on a deal which doesn't finish until the end of the year.
Hosel Fade
Tour Rookie
Along with the first one "main event" only being on the "complete package"
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
theyve been trying to work out how to get everyone to subsidise the cost of football rights from the day they first bid for them, the problem they have is for many sports they are not the clear first choice provider anymore
GB72
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Basically appears to be a case of 'how can we get non football fans to pay more of the cost of the football rights'. That's it, seem like we are doing a good thing by splitting the sports into dedicated channels then make it prohibitively expensive to buy anything other than the full set.
Be interesting to see how it's priced through my NowTV box.
GB72
Money List Winner
Agreed, very little rugby of any interest and did I see that terrestrial TV has some cricket again. Happy with BT if for no other reason than I can watch club rugby without having to listen to Stuart Barnes (alright BT have Austin Healey and he is a numpty but at least he is our numpty)
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Id gladly pay £5-10 a month for the golf only option if they did that
if not ill just use my dads sky go.....
if not ill just use my dads sky go.....
I think one of the reasons behind it is because Sky want to work out more accurately what sports people are prepared to pay for. That way they know better how high to pay for the rights. For example they may pay £200m for cricket but few people may subscribe to the cricket channel. At that point they may only offer £40m next time as it is less critical to their customers. That is one of the points I saw being put forward for it.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
yep some free to air cricket from the t20 comp coming
as for healey v barnes, you can keep em both thanks
as for healey v barnes, you can keep em both thanks
