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    #3422
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Nobody knows if that is true or not. There have been reports of Serie A taking them to court over missed payments but even that doesn’t seem to have been reported in mainstream media.

    Meanwhile, things we do know:Tommy Bowe will present eir Sport’s rugby coverage from September:

    https://www.eirsport.ie/bowe-to-lead-eir-sport-s-pro14-coverage


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    #3423
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    On virgin media here in Belfast premier sport HD and premier sport 2 now on the epg


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    #3424
    Digifriendly
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭Digifriendly


    kooga wrote: »
    On virgin media here in Belfast premier sport HD and premier sport 2 now on the epg

    Eir sports 1 as well as these 2 on my Sky epg.


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    #3425
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Racket wrote: »
    Tuned in the Premier Sports 2 HD stream on satellite and see that it's currently Eir Sport 1 HD for the F1. Didn't realise they'd be sharing that channel too.


    Whats the frequency for this?


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    #3426
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Ligue 1 has been picked up by BT.


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    #3427
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Seemingly confirmation that eir Sport 1 will, finally finally go HD on Sky. Only took eight years.

    https://twitter.com/eirsport/status/1029728825385668613?s=21


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    #3428
    Racket
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Racket


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Whats the frequency for this?

    It had been what I'd seen on Digital Spy as Premier Sports 2 HD on:

    11508.50 V 92 DVB-S2 8PSK 23000 2/3

    But this has seemingly just become Eir Sport 1 HD by itself
    icdg wrote: »
    Seemingly confirmation that eir Sport 1 will, finally finally go HD on Sky. Only took eight years.

    https://twitter.com/eirsport/status/1029728825385668613?s=21

    It's on the Sky EPG now, currently channel 873 without a HD swap so far.


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    #3429
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,008 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    icdg wrote: »
    Seemingly confirmation that eir Sport 1 will, finally finally go HD on Sky. Only took eight years.

    https://twitter.com/eirsport/status/1029728825385668613?s=21

    I wonder if that is accurate ........
    will be free to air in HD on eir sport 1

    Going on past performance it will be Free to View and not FTA.


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    #3430
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    I’d be surprised if that was not the case.


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    #3431
    galtee boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    I wonder if that is accurate ........

    Going on past performance it will be Free to View and not FTA.

    Free to view on Sky ? What does that mean, as in what level of Sky sub is required ?


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    #3432
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    No level of Sky sub, but you do need a Sky digibox and a viewing card (this can include a cancelled sub).


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    #3433
    galtee boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    icdg wrote: »
    No level of Sky sub, but you do need a Sky digibox and a viewing card (this can include a cancelled sub).

    Ok, thanks, obviously it's only that match, I tried eir sport 1 HD just now ( sky sub ), and it's encrypted.


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    #3434
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,749 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Just tweeted them there and they confirmed it is HD on sky, so that's good news. The fuzzy vision was hard on the eyes...


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    #3435
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Only they haven’t implemented HD swap yet, so good luck finding it if you’re not “in the know”. Hopefully they’ll sort that one soon.


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    #3436
    gsni
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭gsni


    Racket wrote: »
    It had been what I'd seen on Digital Spy as Premier Sports 2 HD on:

    11508.50 V 92 DVB-S2 8PSK 23000 2/3

    But this has seemingly just become Eir Sport 1 HD by itself



    It's on the Sky EPG now, currently channel 873 without a HD swap so far.

    Did you ever check if it was actually Premier Sport 2 HD?
    It was Eir Sport 1 HD for approx a couple of weeks and was anytime I watched it.
    Pretty sure Premier Sports 2 was only ever available in SD.


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    #3437
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    galtee boy wrote: »
    Ok, thanks, obviously it's only that match, I tried eir sport 1 HD just now ( sky sub ), and it's encrypted.

    Access the Eir/BT pack for no extra charge if you have Eir broadband.


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    #3438
    Racket
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Racket


    gsni wrote: »
    Did you ever check if it was actually Premier Sport 2 HD?
    It was Eir Sport 1 HD for approx a couple of weeks and was anytime I watched it.
    Pretty sure Premier Sports 2 was only ever available in SD.

    It was probably only speculation over there at the time that it was going to be Premier Sports 2, as the stream appeared not long after the Freesports HD test dropped off the same transponder and, if I remember correctly, this current stream started testing with an upgrade screen around the same time Premier Sports 2 SD had launched. It's why I expressed my own surprise a few pages back to see Eir Sports 1 HD appear when it started clearing a few weeks ago.


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    #3439
    galtee boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Access the Eir/BT pack for no extra charge if you have Eir broadband.

    I'm tied to Vodafone until December, but will probably switch to eir for broadband then, especially if I can get a better price and have eir sport/BT sport thrown in for free.


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    #3440
    IsMiseJoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 218 ✭✭IsMiseJoe


    Eir Sport 1 HD is now channel 421 on Sky.


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    #3441
    danois
    Registered Users Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭danois


    Slightly off topic I’m hopeful someone here is more in the know than me!! I’m not a big sports fan but the kids are. Currently have Eir sports and sky sports. Need to dump one as I’m broke!! Which has most premiere league matches this year? That’s the main interest kids have.

    Thanks.


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    #3442
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,749 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    danois wrote: »
    Slightly off topic I’m hopeful someone here is more in the know than me!! I’m not a big sports fan but the kids are. Currently have Eir sports and sky sports. Need to dump one as I’m broke!! Which has most premiere league matches this year? That’s the main interest kids have.

    Thanks.

    Sky Sports by a mile. Eir Sports pack gets you BT, they show 1 match per week at 5pm, Sky have the rest.


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    #3443
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Not quite completely true - BT do also have a handful of other games on midweeks and Sundays - in total 42 fixtures. But the substantive answer is still the same - if you can only afford one package, and only want the Premier League, go for Sky.


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    #3444
    galtee boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    Sport on pay tv is fast becoming like when you go to the newsagent for a magazine, you don't buy every magazine on the shelf, just the one or two you're really interested in. Unless you've money to burn, it's now a case of which platform gives most coverage to your particular sport, then pay for that one ( if you can afford it ). The days when Sky Sports had pretty much every sport worth looking at ( and paying for ), are long gone.


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    #3445
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,749 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    galtee boy wrote: »
    Sport on pay tv is fast becoming like when you go to the newsagent for a magazine, you don't buy every magazine on the shelf, just the one or two you're really interested in. Unless you've money to burn, it's now a case of which platform gives most coverage to your particular sport, then pay for that one ( if you can afford it ). The days when Sky Sports had pretty much every sport worth looking at ( and paying for ), are long gone.

    You can probably break it down as follows:
    • Soccer fan (Premier League): Get Sky Sports
    • Soccer fan (Champions League/Europa League): Get Eir Sports (or Virgin Media)
    • Soccer fan (European Leagues): Get Eleven Sports
    • Rugby/Ice Hockey/Baseball fan: Get Eir Sports
    • GAA fan (National League): Get Eir Sports
    • GAA fan (all championship matches): Get Sky Sports
    • American Football (NFL): Get Sky Sports
    • American Football (College): Get Eir Sports
    • Golf fan (except the USPGA): Get Sky Sports
    • Golf fan (but just the USPGA): Get Eleven Sports
    • Cricket fan: Get Sky Sports
    [sarcasm]So it's simple really to make a decision...[/sarcasm]


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    #3446
    stephend2000
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭stephend2000


    galtee boy wrote: »
    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    I wonder if that is accurate ........

    Going on past performance it will be Free to View and not FTA.

    Free to view on Sky ? What does that mean, as in what level of Sky sub is required ?
    Just a sky box with a card inside, it can be a Freesat by sky card I don’t think it matters


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    #3447
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 13,068 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    dulpit wrote: »
    You can probably break it down as follows:
    • Soccer fan (Premier League): Get Sky Sports
    • Soccer fan (Champions League/Europa League): Get Eir Sports (or Virgin Media)
    • Soccer fan (European Leagues): Get Eleven Sports
    • Rugby/Ice Hockey/Baseball fan: Get Eir Sports
    • GAA fan (National League): Get Eir Sports
    • GAA fan (all championship matches): Get Sky Sports
    • American Football (NFL): Get Sky Sports
    • American Football (College): Get Eir Sports
    • Golf fan (except the USPGA): Get Sky Sports
    • Golf fan (but just the USPGA): Get Eleven Sports
    • Cricket fan: Get Sky Sports
    [sarcasm]So it's simple really to make a decision...[/sarcasm]

    Formula 1 fan, get Sky Sports.
    Formula 1 fan who likes quality over quantity, get Eir Sports (sadly just for the rest of this year)


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    #3448
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,008 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    IsMiseJoe wrote: »
    Eir Sport 1 HD is now channel 421 on Sky.

    It has replaced Eir Sport 1 SD?


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    #3449
    holidaysong
    Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭holidaysong


    flazio wrote: »
    Formula 1 fan, get Sky Sports.
    Formula 1 fan who likes quality over quantity, get Eir Sports (sadly just for the rest of this year)

    Is F1 confirmed gone from Eir from 2019? It'll be exclusively on Sky then?


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    #3450
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Yeah, afraid so.

    http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12430/10215419/sky-sports-to-show-every-f1-race-live-from-2019-until-2024

    Extraordinarily long deal, done by Sky with the previous management at FOM...right before the commercial rights holders for the series were bought out by none other than Virgin Media owner John Malone.


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    #3451
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    It has replaced Eir Sport 1 SD?

    Swapped for eligible customers.


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