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BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

MattyC — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:15:58 GMT

We recently announced the amazing news that from 5th August YouView TV from Plusnet will include BT Sport Lite. We’d like to give you more information about what this lovely new addition entails.
BT Sport Lite is included within the YouView TV from Plusnet package, and means you can watch BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Extra.
BT Sport 1 will show;
• 38 exclusive live Barclays Premier League matches, including 18 top picks no longer available on Sky Sports
• 24 exclusive live matches from the FA Cup and the Final live from Wembley
• 30 exclusive live matches from the Scottish Premier League
• All 69 live televised matches from Aviva Premiership Rugby
An additional channel pack, BT Sport, will be available from 5th August for £5 per month. It will include BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2, BT Sport Europe, BT Sport // ESPN and BT Sport Extra.
BT Sport is the only place you can watch UEFA Champions League live and UEFA Europa League live and will also show:
• 146 exclusive live UEFA Champions League matches
• 38 exclusive live Barclays Premier League matches, including 18 top picks no longer available on Sky Sports
• Top-flight football from around the world including Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Brasilerio
• 24 exclusive live matches from the FA Cup and the Final live from Wembley
• 30 exclusive live matches from the Scottish Premier League
• All 69 live televised matches from Aviva Premiership Rugby plus 35 live games from the European Champions Cup
• Moto GP
• WTA
• World Rally Championship
• UFC
• NBA
• Baseball
All of these channels on BT Sport can be viewed in HD (with the exception of BT Sport Extra) if the YouView HD pack is purchased too for £3 a month. If you are an existing customer and you would like to add any of the channel packs, you will be able to do so by logging into the Member Centre and clicking on "My Channel Packs" after August 4th.
If you are interested in taking YouView TV out with Plusnet, further information can be found here.
Thanks,
Matty
[Moderator's note by Adie (dvorak) modified at PN request]

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

andygulls — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:43:45 GMT

AS I already have BT Sport on the SKY access will I be automatically switched over or do I have to cancel the Sky version and reapply for the You View version

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

FayteJWJ — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:57:49 GMT

Matty:
I'm a shift worker and sometimes I like to watch sport on my mobile. Will the BT Sport app be available with this package?
Cheers

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

dvorak — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:59:51 GMT

Quote from: andygulls
AS I already have BT Sport on the SKY access will I be automatically switched over or do I have to cancel the Sky version and reapply for the You View version

Yes, you'll need to cancel sky and switch to youview.

Quote from: FayteJWJ
I'm a shift worker and sometimes I like to watch sport on my mobile. Will the BT Sport app be available with this package?

bt sport app isn't available for PN customers and unlikely to be so.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

FayteJWJ — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:02:15 GMT

Dvorak,
Do you mean it's not available overall or just for PlusNet customers?
If overall then there is a BT Sport app here: http://sport.bt.com/watch-now/programmes/download-the-bt-sport-app-for-your-device-S11363860641475

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

dvorak — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:15:15 GMT

i meant for the plusnet offering, i shall amend my post.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

FayteJWJ — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:19:22 GMT

Disappointing news.
I can't see why not as the infrastructure is in place. I could see why they couldn't do it with the Sky version of BT Sport

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

kdhuk — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:24:24 GMT

Quote from: MattyC

BT Sport Lite is included within the YouView TV from Plusnet package, and means you can watch BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Extra.
BT Sport 1 will show;
• 38 exclusive live Barclays Premier League matches, including 18 top picks no longer available on Sky Sports
• 24 exclusive live matches from the FA Cup and the Final live from Wembley
• 30 exclusive live matches from the Scottish Premier League
• All 69 live televised matches from Aviva Premiership Rugby plus 35 live games from the European Champions Cup
Matty

According to BT themselves BT Sport 1 does not include the FA Cup matches or the European Rugby Champions Cup
taken from http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/53767/~/manage-my-bt-sport-options...................
"If I don't want the BT Sport Pack will I lose any of the programmes I have today on BT Sport?
Yes. BT Sport Pack will give you access to all our great content, including all 146 UEFA Champions League games. Whereas BT Sport Lite will only give you access to BT Sport 1 showing Barclays Premier League, Aviva Premiership Rugby and Scottish Professional Football League.
By downgrading from BT Sport Pack to BT Sport Lite you'll lose out on the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, UFC, the FA Cup, European Rugby Champions Cup, Ultimate Fighting Championship, MotoGP™ and loads more top sport."

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

Townman — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:28:06 GMT

How much of all of this TV Sport are users getting for 'free' (paid for by others through line rental price hikes) and how much if it is being paid for direct and in full by those who want wall to wall football?
There is more to life than sports TV - I would rather see PlusNET offering quality broadband services than trying to compete with Sky.
When will we see announcements for IPv6, SSL, better support (quicker phone answering and ticket resolution), less problems from BTOR? Why offer this content delivery and not VOIP? If PlusNET believes that they are a connect only provider (as suggested by the demise of web server, cgi server, VOIP, fax2email services) why are they enhancing the TV content offer? Having to cross subsidise others watching football is as much a disincentive for staying with PlusNET as are the price hikes, fall in service standards and loss of Internet package functionality.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

jelv — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:00:03 GMT

Quote from: Townman
If PlusNET believes that they are a connect only provider (as suggested by the demise of web server, cgi server, VOIP, fax2email services) why are they enhancing the TV content offer?

Because their remit from their owners is to directly complete with Sky and TalkTalk so we can expect to see them become more and more like them in all respects. So, for example, Plusnet management won't mind how much support standards slide as long as costs are reduced and their rating remains a little above Sky and TalkTalk.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

kdhuk — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:13:48 GMT

....and also because PlusNet's owners BT are committed to spending the best part of £2 Billion on TV Football rights in the coming years
and also have a further £12.5 Billion bill coming to pay for EE next year

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

Townman — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:19:46 GMT

Sounds like I'm a lone voice in not wanting to subsidise other's consumption of Sports TV?

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

Oldjim — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:28:52 GMT

no you aren't

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

Mayfly — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:50:22 GMT

Nope not at all and the thought of that football actually puts me off more. lol

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

w23 — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:01:45 GMT

I can always hide the 'free' BT sports channels on by YouView box.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

maranello — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:05:05 GMT

Not so lonely.
I have to admit to being somewhat disappointed with the direction in which Plusnet has gone in recent years. I joined Plusnet when they were offering innovative products (Broadband Your Way), rather than chasing the 'all you can eat' market. A Community forum that doubled as an effective help and support function was also one of its major attractions.
I'm not against growth or progress, but to do so Plusnet needs to do what it does better than the competition. Chasing customers who are only prepared to switch for introductory deals does not instill loyalty from customers for whom once such deals are over end up subsidising these discounts. And when levels of support drop coincident with more and more instances of customers needed problems addressed (even if many of these are due to BTOR or otherwise outside of Plusnet control) then even those previously loyal customers start to look elsewhere. In my view, it is competition between the providers which has proved to be a double edged sword - as faster speeds and bigger data allowances have been made available, the trends suggest that this is at the expense of quality of service. It is simply not enough to be the best of a bad lot.
I used to recommend Plusnet, and the referral scheme used to be an incentive. But nowadays I am more reluctant because I am more concerned that it would be a bad reflection personally if things went wrong for any reason, which appears to be happening with increasing frequency.
But to get back on topic, I strongly object to price increases for line rental which are used to subsidise introductory offers, unlimited useage allowances, and add-ons such as Plusnet TV. So please Plusnet, be honest and admit upfront how much internet only subscribers are subsidising the TV service

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

dvorak — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:19:22 GMT

mod:note
please keep this on topic, which is the announcement of the sports channels.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

Townman — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:37:03 GMT

Adie,
I think how this is funded, is on topic, or at least it is feedback on the announcement

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

adamwalker — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:28:38 GMT

Hi all,
That's not the kind of information we could share with you Townman.
Do shout up all if you have any other questions specific to the service or relevant to the topic.

Re: BT Sport available on YouView from August 5th

Oliver — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:05:17 GMT

I'd have to second the question on whether the European Rugby Cup will be on BTSport 1 and therefore BT Lite when BT themselves have it as being on the new BT Europe channel...?
Thanks.