15 replies to this topic

[duffymoon]

Seems that Premier have decided not to show our game at Batley live opting instead to show Liverpools Europa League qualifier.Batley v Swinton will be screened at 930pm as a delayed broadcast.

[Blue Monkey]

Couldn't really care less, these pay-to-view TV stations are no friends of RL, rather they are plain and simply bloodsuckers.

[LOYALION]

Couldn't really care less, these pay-to-view TV stations are no friends of RL, rather they are plain and simply bloodsuckers.

What?

Edited by LOYALION, 30 July 2012 - 09:26 PM.

[mark richardson]

I dont know if clubs receive any money from premier sports so couldnt really say if they are blood suckers or otherwise.
What I do know is travelling to Batley on a Thursday is rubbish. Im working till eight,have no chance of making the game,but i think even working till normal times people will struggle.
Having Virgin instead of sky means I have no chance of watching the match.
I also cannot believe that we have lost the chance to see the Northern Rail Cup on widely available tv,a match which for the last few seasons has been tremendous entertainment. For me Premier Sports has become too niche for our already niche sport.

[RIGGY]

When you subscribe to this channel you are asked which Championship club you support and they donate £ 10 of your subcription to your nominated club if you take out their £ 79 per year offer.

I am very pleased with it and the coverage has been excellent so far.

[mark richardson]

When you subscribe to this channel you are asked which Championship club you support and they donate £ 10 of your subcription to your nominated club if you take out their £ 79 per year offer.

I am very pleased with it and the coverage has been excellent so far.

That's pretty good then Riggy. They just need to strike a deal with virgin or make it available on line . I can't really understand why there isn't an online option.

[PaulT]

The problem they're having with Virgin is that Premier Sport want to be apart of the XL package (like ESPN) where as Virgin want it to be a subscription channel like it is on Sky.

[fozzy3]

just do what alot of people are doing purchase a lead that goes from your lap top to your tv and find a link online and watch it for nothing lead costs about 7 quid

[mark richardson]

So we as fans would be the blood suckers then?

[duffymoon]

Think you can get live streams now on premier on a pay per view basis but as its only for live events the Batley game can't be streamed,not from Premier at any rate.

[mark richardson]

I've seen plenty unofficial links to stream the matches. It just doesn't seem right.

[Gowers Magic Hands]

According to the Batley forum, the match is free to view.

[wberry]

i ordered the channel not knowing it was not live but its to late for me to make plans to go, i did phone and ko and got a discount. as for it being free veiw (it says free veiw on sky guied) the guy assured me it will only show the first 15 min for free and that best be the case or ill be on the phone!!!

as for it not being live, i think its a joke, show it some respect or dont have it. sky use to use it well and give it good build up etc and made a good few hours of rl on a thursday night with nrl fulltime and sl superma.

wayne berry

[fozzy3]

So we as fans would be the blood suckers then?

there is no bigger bloodsucker than sky itself with their pay per view viewings i agree 2 wrongs dont make a right but the way rugby league is being run at the moment by sky sports and not the rfl any chance you get of saving money and not putting any more into skys pocket you should take.

[greengrass]

Unlucky Wayne I watched the whole game on sky for free ha ha, it never went off after the free 15 mins. Get on the blower and get your money back

[wberry]

someone said it mist the last 10 mins off?? but iv sent em a email anyway lol......

on the upside iv now got a lot of nrl to watch for a few weeks!

wayne