MSK (Premier Sports)

[Bearman]

Has anyone signed up for this? They are saying 16 games a month which is good value.

The downside is the NRL season will soon be over and there is a one off set up charge of

[Northern Sol]

Will think about it for next year but don't see much point for this year.

[Tommy The C5t]

Has anyone signed up for this? They are saying 16 games a month which is good value.

The downside is the NRL season will soon be over and there is a one off set up charge of

[gingerjon]

Does it have anything other than GAA and NRL?

[terrywebbisgod]

Does it have anything other than GAA and NRL?

Sailing and some rallying

[gingerjon]

Sailing and some rallying

I'll pass I think.

[thirteenthman]

I've been watching the matches on Premier all season, so I've signed up. The annoying thing is though, the most important match of the season, the Grand Final, won't even be on there. Sky are showing it.

Anyway it'll only be on for 2 months. Come October when the NRL and GAA have finished, they'll have nowt left to show anyway!

[brooza]

I'd get it if it was on Virgin

It's a rolling 1 month contract, as they realise that NRL/GAA fans would likely only want the channel for their respective sports so have made it easy for people to cancel during the off season

[jackknife]

when does the free viewing run out? iv watched all season and when you think about it like

[shrek]

I'd get it if it filled the Rugby void over the Winter months, but 6.99 on top of my existing Sky subs becomes hard to justify.

[DemonUK]

I'd get it if it was on Virgin

It's a rolling 1 month contract, as they realise that NRL/GAA fans would likely only want the channel for their respective sports so have made it easy for people to cancel during the off season

2 month minimum according to the Rugby press this morning

[bendyas]

There's a nice places accross the tasman somewhere that shows the games / magazine shows. A little delayed but meh.

[brooza]

when does the free viewing run out? iv watched all season and when you think about it like

[Northern Sol]

Goes subscription on 05/08, I think

Correct.

[Tommy The C5t]

I've been watching the matches on Premier all season, so I've signed up. The annoying thing is though, the most important match of the season, the Grand Final, won't even be on there. Sky are showing it.

Anyway it'll only be on for 2 months. Come October when the NRL and GAA have finished, they'll have nowt left to show anyway!

It'll be on MSK next year

[Chariots]

With SKY doing the Thursdaynight highlights show now Im not as bothered

[Tommy The C5t]

With SKY doing the Thursdaynight highlights show now Im not as bothered

That's about as much use as Martin Offiahs Super League round up.

[TBC]

It's worth it just for the commentary alone. Light years ahead of Eddie and Stevo.

[Amber Avenger]

It'll be on MSK next year

It will still be on Sky - IIRC it's part of the same deal that NRL signed with MSK - that Sky get State Of Origin, Round by Round Highlights and the Grand Final for the length of the contract that MSK has everything else

[Tommy The C5t]

It will still be on Sky - IIRC it's part of the same deal that NRL signed with MSK - that Sky get State Of Origin, Round by Round Highlights and the Grand Final for the length of the contract that MSK has everything else

Richard from MSK said on Facebook that with more money from the subscriptions, that they will try and get the GR and Origin next year.

It would be great news if they could because the Sky coverage is utter trash.

[thirteenthman]

Richard from MSK said on Facebook that with more money from the subscriptions, that they will try and get the GR and Origin next year.

It would be great news if they could because the Sky coverage is utter trash.

Unless the channel finds something to show over the winter months, they might not even be around this time next year. I would imagine that the deal with Sky might last for more than the 1 season anyway.

Also, apart from the pre-match and half-time, which I never bother watching anyway, Sky's coverage of the GF and SOO comes from Channel 9. Exactly the same as any other broadcaster that wanted to show it in this country.

[Tommy The C5t]

Unless the channel finds something to show over the winter months, they might not even be around this time next year. I would imagine that the deal with Sky might last for more than the 1 season anyway.

Also, apart from the pre-match and half-time, which I never bother watching anyway, Sky's coverage of the GF and SOO comes from Channel 9. Exactly the same as any other broadcaster that wanted to show it in this country.

I was meaning the pre-game coverage.

[Amber Avenger]

Richard from MSK said on Facebook that with more money from the subscriptions, that they will try and get the GR and Origin next year.

It would be great news if they could because the Sky coverage is utter trash.

Thinking about it - there is no reason they can't show it as secondary broadcasters, but Sky will still show it as well - plus they have the added bonus of HD

[Tommy The C5t]

Thinking about it - there is no reason they can't show it as secondary broadcasters, but Sky will still show it as well - plus they have the added bonus of HD

Which I experienced for the first time on Saturday evening.

I'll be getting a new HD tv in time for the four nations for sure now that Sky have gone to HD on all four sports channels and even HD on Sky Sports News.

[GazCoops]

My folks are looking at cutting their Sky costs, so there is no chance of me convinving them to subscribe to this, and I only manage to get to watch 1 game a week, so won't be paying for it myself.