A ORLOV 8,628 Posted March 7, 2017 When i cancelled my Sky Sports subscription last week,and told the adviser the reason why,his reply was "The pot,s probably empty mate". Probably meaning the £10 million per Premier league match that they have to pay,has over stretched their budget. But are there that many who are prepared to pay even more money to watch football, football and more football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,137 Posted March 7, 2017 Sky paid £10million per league match - surely thats not correct, is it??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a4poster 82 Posted March 7, 2017 If this is correct and i hope it isn't i for one will be cancelling my Sky subscription for June, July & August as apart from Speedway I have no interest in the other Summer sports. We have just worked it out and would save us approx. £240. Just keep BT Sport for the Grand Prixs and a complete switch to them could be tempting provided the right package is available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Sweetman 480 Posted March 7, 2017 Sky paid £10million per league match - surely thats not correct, is it??? Think the pricise figure is £10.07 million.Could be wrong though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hackett 220 Posted March 7, 2017 Real shame considering some of the hyped dross that Sky Sports shows BUT it is all about viewing figures. Sport needs to look at itself - bent over backwards for Sky Sports and still they walked away. Personally I think BSPA/SCB should terminate Go Speed contract and look at straming video heats etc on social media. The sport is 4 laps behind MotoGP + MotoX in terms of self promotion and video content. The sport needs to look at new ways to attract an audience - there is hope ; look at the success at Glasgow Speedway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,137 Posted March 7, 2017 If this is correct and i hope it isn't i for one will be cancelling my Sky subscription for June, July & August as apart from Speedway I have no interest in the other Summer sports. We have just worked it out and would save us approx. £240. Just keep BT Sport for the Grand Prixs and a complete switch to them could be tempting provided the right package is available. I cancelled my Sky subscription which did not include Sky Sport (so no Britiish league speedway) but could watch BT Sport via Sky through paying Plusnet (my b/band supplier) £10 per month for those months I wanted to watch GP's. I was paying Sky £49pm for TV viewing, plus my tel/b-band package through Plusnet of £28pm - so £77pm plus another £10pm when GP season on. My Plusnet contract finishes in 2 months so I will be free (for the first time in a long time) to choose who I want and maybe a tel/b-band/tv package and BT is top of the list. I reckon at the moment with the deals on, could get from BT - tel/fast b-band (56mb/s)/tv box for £60 but for 1st 12 months reduced to around £42 plus a £125 preloaded onto a mastercard. You need to know what usgae you have on broadband. The above figures are for 25gb download per month. Im currently using 12gb-23gb depending what I download obviously. That could increase depending on usage with a fast b-band available but up to 100gb download is about £8 per month more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted March 7, 2017 As I see it then... The SkySports contract is cancelled. There is a "hope" that BT, who seem to have money to burn will have more money than sense, and take on the coverage of the British Mediocre League. Well, as long as hope springs eternal... Let's hope that Terry Russell's mortgage is paid off by now...else this year's repayments may not be on time. Not to mention the point that was raised earlier, that Premiership teams will have a big hole in their finances now if there is no TV money coming in any more. A serious situation could start perculating now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted March 7, 2017 I can't see that Sky paid £10 million for each league match? Impossible! But if they did - WHO did they pay it too? I am confused about that kind of figure being paid into the sport as it should have meant over 15 years ( OK lower in earlier years ) that the sport of speedway should have seen vastly improved stadiums and facilities. Don't tell me the Blazers shared it out between themselves and those No1s? Every club could have bought it's own stadium and Brandon could have been saved! No - there must be a decimal place in the wrong place - maybe £107,000? Somebody tell us please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted March 7, 2017 I can't see that Sky paid £10 million for each league match? Impossible! But if they did - WHO did they pay it too? I am confused about that kind of figure being paid into the sport as it should have meant over 15 years ( OK lower in earlier years ) that the sport of speedway should have seen vastly improved stadiums and facilities. Don't tell me the Blazers shared it out between themselves and those No1s? Every club could have bought it's own stadium and Brandon could have been saved! No - there must be a decimal place in the wrong place - maybe £107,000? Somebody tell us please.He is quoting the amount paid for each Premier league FOOTBALL match- nothing to do with speedway !!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaykay2PT 29 Posted March 7, 2017 BT Sport it is then! Official on the Speedway GB twitter feed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted March 7, 2017 Wonderful to have the sport still on TV. Lucky for the fans. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted March 7, 2017 BT Sport it is then! Official on the Speedway GB twitter feed Yes... More BREAKING NEWS | British Speedway will be shown on @btsport in 2017. More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/HuoAD2Pzkn More BREAKING NEWS | British Speedway will be shown on @btsport in 2017. More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/HuoAD2Pzkn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Master 88 10 Posted March 7, 2017 Best news in a while, BT free with BT broadband, or my deal is So Happy days, Saves me 30 quid a month Well for this year as I have just learned Moto GP will most likely go to Sky 2018, so same old same old. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted March 7, 2017 I take it thats just a guess. Nope. All confirmed now. Its 18 meetings including play-offs on BT Sport!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff 100 17 Posted March 7, 2017 mr russell still has his finger in the pie all money should go to staging club 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
