RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Noodles said: They're launching a HD channel on Sky in May It's unlikely to be on Freeview due to space/cost considerations. Hopefully it'll be on Virgin Media as well as Sky when it does launch. I understand talks are continuing. It seems the hold up has been about VM wanting to carry Premier and Freesports as part of their top package without extra charge with Premier holding out for a separate monthly fee. Effectively Freesports and the customers are caught in the crossfire. Edited April 7, 2018 by RobMcCaffery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noodles 1,337 Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: It's unlikely to be on Freeview due to space/cost considerations. Hopefully it'll be on Virgin Media as well as Sky when it does launch. I understand talks are continuing. It seems the hold up has been about VM wanting to carry Premier and Freesports as part of their top package without extra charge with Premier holding out for a separate monthly fee. Effectively Freesports and the customers are caught in the crossfire. Freesports HD channel launching on digital satellite only - to start with anyway. So basically Sky & Freesat Edited April 7, 2018 by Noodles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike1944 151 Posted April 7, 2018 On 4/6/2018 at 12:05 PM, RobMcCaffery said: I think we can take this as confirmation of Sunday Strange the Sky epg says nothing about this -- Rugby League backchat 3-4pm and then IIHF UI18 Korea V Gt Britain at 4 -6pm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,730 Posted April 7, 2018 2 hours ago, mike1944 said: Strange the Sky epg says nothing about this -- Rugby League backchat 3-4pm and then IIHF UI18 Korea V Gt Britain at 4 -6pm on SKY guide now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted April 7, 2018 6 hours ago, mike1944 said: Strange the Sky epg says nothing about this -- Rugby League backchat 3-4pm and then IIHF UI18 Korea V Gt Britain at 4 -6pm Freesports send out their schedule - the various services list it on their epg. Freesports then change it and eventually the epgs are changed to match, some quicker than others, clearly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Noodles said: Freesports HD channel launching on digital satellite only - to start with anyway. So basically Sky & Freesat I'm pretty sure that's what I said Thank you for the confirmation. It's not expected to appear on Freeview due to space/cost considerations and they are reported to be still negotiating with VM over cable carriage. Edited April 7, 2018 by RobMcCaffery 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lukas 911 Posted April 18, 2018 Binned off my prem sports subscription as its all Freeport's now..hopefully it will stay like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shockster 400 Posted May 1, 2018 This is from Dave Goddards Twitter feed last Thursday. Right, as I've had people asking for months about the live Speedway coverage on Premier Sports/Freesports, I think it's finally time to respond. The reason I have not been commentating on the live Polish League meetings so far this year is because, due to them now being covered live, I am unable to travel to the studio and commentate due to my various car racing commitments. Therefore a new commentator has had to be brought in to cover them, and he is learning the job as he goes as he is new to speedway. I will however be covering the Swedish Elitserien live on Tuesday evenings this summer, beginning on May 8th (my birthday) and when the new commentator is not available will cover some of the Polish matches delayed. So international speedway has not lost my services! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,730 Posted May 6, 2018 Looks as if Tuesday`s match live on Premier sports(and Eleven sport 1 in Poland) is Vastervik v indianerna. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted May 6, 2018 5 hours ago, racers and royals said: Looks as if Tuesday`s match live on Premier sports(and Eleven sport 1 in Poland) is Vastervik v indianerna. Your mention of Eleven Sports reminds me of a bit of media news from the past week. Despite not having a broadcast channel in the UK Eleven have outbid Sky for the UK rights to Spanish La Liga football. This may be offered as online streaming or it could mean that they are considering launching a UK channel. With their involvement in Polish speedway it might be an interesting development over here in time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Losthammer 21 Posted May 6, 2018 9 hours ago, racers and royals said: Looks as if Tuesday`s match live on Premier sports(and Eleven sport 1 in Poland) is Vastervik v indianerna. Then Rospiggarna vs Vetlanda the following week according to the TV schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,662 Posted May 6, 2018 Good to see the Swedish Elite League being shown on Freesports albeit not actually live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noodles 1,337 Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, tellboy said: Good to see the Swedish Elite League being shown on Freesports albeit not actually live. It seems we have to wait for the next Polish match on Freesports - Sunday 20th May 10pm Edited May 7, 2018 by Noodles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,662 Posted May 7, 2018 54 minutes ago, Noodles said: It seems we have to wait for the next Polish match on Freesports - Sunday 20th May 10pm That's because there are no Polish league matches next weekend due to the Polish GP in Warsaw as i understand it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Losthammer 21 Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Noodles said: It seems we have to wait for the next Polish match on Freesports - Sunday 20th May 10pm There is a Poland vs Denmark meeting on 13/5/18 starting at 1:45 British time on Polsat Sport Extra. Don’t know if this will be shown by Premier/Freesports however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites