Live Football on Sky Sports and BT Sport - who is showing what

With the new football season about to start. here is a guide as to which UK Broadcaster will be showing which football competition.

http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2015/08/live-football-on-sky-sports-and-bt-sport-who-is-showing-what/

BT Sport Extra channels arrive on satellite

BT Sport Extra channels arrive on satellite

http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2015/07/bt-sport-extra-arrives-on-satellite/

Frequency changes for many UK TV channels today

As part of the agreement between Eutelsat and SES, and as part of the satellite renewal program at 28 east, many channels are changing frequencies, as they are moved between the satellite.

Included in these frequency changes are BT Sport, Discovery channels,

Viewers with Sky and Freesat receivers: Frequency changes should be handled automatically by the receiver.

Viewers with other satellite receiver may have to perform a rescan to continue to view channels that have changed frequencies.

List of channels and affected frequencies (so far!) can be found here : http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2015/06/uk-satellite-tv-channels-changing-frequencies/

BT Sports to cost Sky viewers £20 per month

Non-BT broadband customers who want to watch the full set of BT Sport channels from August via Sky will need to pay at least £19.99 a month.

Until now, BT Sport on Sky has been available to the majority of non-BT broadband customers for £13.50 a month.

BT Sport from August this will increase to £19.99.



More information :  http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2015/06/bt-sports-to-cost-sky-viewers-20-per-month/

FA Cup Fifth Round schedule and live TV matches

FA Cup Fifth Round schedule and live TV matches


BBC and BT Sport have today announced which FA Cup 5th Round matches they will be showing live.
In addition BeIN Sports will cover these matches and one or more of the 3pm Saturday games also.


FA CUP FIFTH ROUND SCHEDULE
Saturday 14 February

West Brom vs West Ham - 12.45pm (live on BT Sport)
Blackburn vs Stoke - 3pm
Bradford vs Sunderland/Fulham - 3pm
Derby vs Reading - 3pm
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool/Bolton - 5.30pm (live on BT Sport)


Sunday 15 February
Aston Villa vs Leicester - 1.30pm (live on BBC1)
Arsenal vs Middlesbrough - 4pm (live on BT Sport)


Monday 16 February
Preston/Sheffield United vs Cambridge/ Manchester United - 7.45pm (live on BBC1)

Sky Sports and ITV to lose Champions League rights to BT Sports for £1bn..?

There are reports that BT Sports are in the final phases of negotiations to acquire the UK broadcast rights to UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches in a £1bn 3 year deal.

This would take the matches away from the current shared holders of Sky Sports and ITV from the 2014/15 season.

More:

http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/11/sky-sports-itv-lose-champions-league-rights-bt-sports-1bn/

BT Sports Free Weekend October 2013

Enjoy a taste of BT Sport this weekend.
Feast your eyes on a whole range of great sport headlined by Arsenal’s trip to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace.

BT Sport is opening up to non-subscribers, including those with Sky, during the weekend of October 26th and 27th, from 6pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.

This means Freeview, BT, Sky and Virgin customers will be able watch live rugby from the Aviva Premiership, including Bath v Gloucester, Northampton v Saracens and Wasps v Leicester, plus the Barclays Premier League Saturday lunchtime clash between Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

How can I watch?

Sky Digital Satellite Platform :

• BT Sport 1 on Sky Guide Channel 413
• BT Sport 2 on Sky Guide Channel 414
• ESPN on Sky Guide Channel 417

What’s coming up over the Free Access Weekend?

Highlights include:

• Crystal Palace v Arsenal, Saturday 11.30am on BT Sport 1
• 3 live Aviva Premiership Rugby matches; Bath v Gloucester (Fri, 7pm), Northampton v Saracens (Sat, 3pm) and Wasps v Leicester (Sun, 1pm) all on BT Sport 1
• UFC live from Manchester headlined by Machida v Munoz (Sat, 7.30pm on BT Sport 2)
• Action from the Scottish Premiership, Ross County v Inverness CT (Fri, 7.15pm on BT Sport 2)
• 2 matches from the French Ligue 1 featuring big spending PSG and Monaco
• WTA Tennis from TEB BNP Paribas, including the semi-final and final (BT Sport 2)
• MLB World Series Game 3 & 4
• Action from the Serie A featuring Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan
• 3 matches from the Bundesliga

A list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

A list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

Below is a list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

Note that for some people in some areas of Spain, channels on the Astra 2F UK beam may be unavailable, as your satellite dish may be too small to receive these frequencies.

As a general rule of thumb, if you can receive Channel Five, then you should be able to receive those other channels on Astra 2Fs UK beam.

If you are struggling to receive those channels on the Astra 2F UK beam, then it may be possible to search for the channels on their "Final" frequencies, as some of the channels are actually operating on their final frequencies.

On a Sky box, you simply go to the "Add Channels" menu option, and then add the channels to your Sky boxes "Other Channels" list, accessed via the Services Menu.

Hopefully by the 10th October, all channels will be on their final frequencies, and the Sky Guide and the Freesat Guide channel lists are all correctly "mapped" to the new frequencies.

BT Sports Frequency changes October 2013

BT Sports Frequency changes October 2013

Note that during the first 10 days of October 2013, BT Sports channels will be changing frequencies.

This is due to a change in the allocation of frequencies between Eutelsat and Astra.

BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 have now changed transponders, moving from 11.527 V, 27.500, 2/3 to 10.979 V, 22.000, 5/6.

This 10.979 frequency is on the Astra 2F UK beam, and so its reception may not be as good at it was previously. If you cannot receive Channel Five, then you will not be able to receive this frequency either!

BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 will by the 10th October 2013, be moved to their new frequency of 12.515 H

BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport 2 HD have now changed transponders, moving from 11.585 H, 29.500, 3/4 to 11.156 V, 23.000, 8/9

BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport 2 HD will by the 10th October 2013, be moved to their new frequency of 12.574 H

BT Sport - Free Weekend - 26th – 27th October 2013

BT Sport will be making BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN open during the weekend of the 26th – 27th October.

The BT Sport weekend runs from 6pm Friday to 6am Monday and any Sky customer will be able watch live rugby from the Aviva Premiership, including Bath v Gloucester, Northampton v Saracens and Wasps v Leicester.

The weekend will also see Crystal Palace take on Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League.
Note this says Sky customer, so you may need still need a Sky subscription, or a Sky card ( such as a free to view card )to watch these channels.

BT Sport to stage second "free" evening

BT Sport to stage second "free" evening

On Friday 13th September, BT Sport will be showcasing its rugby coverage free-to-air, with live coverage of Harlequins v Northampton in the Aviva Premiership between 7pm and 10pm.

BT Sport first went free-to-air on 1st August; its launch day.

The free Rugby coverage will also be shown on BT Sport for viewers with Sky or Virgin Media, where the existing BT Sport 1 channel will be switched to free-to-view.

http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/live_rugby_union_premiership_on_satellite_tv_costa_blanca_spain.php

BT Sport - Womens Tennis WTA on BT Sport

BT Sports will be showing the WTA Women's Tennis from 2013.


This is a BT Sports promo, featuring one of their broadcasting team, Martina Navratilova



More information on BT Sport: http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/bt_vision_sports_channels_costa_blanca_spain.php

BT Sport Premier League Promo 2013

Advert for BT Sport, promoting their first live FA Premier League football game this Saturday 17th August Live football on Satellite TV: http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/live_football_on_satellite/season_2013_2014/live_football_on_satellite_tv_costa_blanca_spain_2013_2014.php BT Sports satellite Frequencies: http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/bt_sports_frequencies_transponders.php

BT Sport launch night to be free-to-view on Freeview, BT TV and Sky.

BT Sports launch night will be free-to-view for anyone with Freeview, BT TV and Sky.

More here: http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/07/bt-sport-launch-night-to-be-free-to-view-on-freeview-bt-tv-and-sky/

BT Sport launch day schedule revealed - launch date 1st August, 6pm

BT Sport has revealed its schedule for the opening night.




BT Sport will launch its channels, – BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 – at 6pm on Thursday 1 August 2013.

BT Sports opening night schedule at : http://satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/07/bt-sport-launch-day-schedule-revealed-launch-date-1st-august-6pm/

How to subscribe to BT Sports in the UK

How to subscribe to BT's new TV channels before 1 August launch

What's on offer on BT Sports?
BT's package involves three channels – BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN. BT will show 38 Premier League games (compared with Sky's 116), plus Conference Premier football, Premiership rugby and WTA tennis. ESPN has FA Cup and Scottish Premier League games.

How to sign up as a new customer?
There are two main options for those without BT or Sky.

To watch online, sign up for BT broadband (ranging from £10 to £16 a month depending on speed and usage). The additional costs are line rental of £15.45 a month, and a one-off £6.95 fee for the hub, all on a 12-month contract.

To watch them on TV means signing up to BT TV – £199 up front with no contract, or £49 by signing up for a TV package for a year, from £5 a month. Sign up before the end of July and the HD versions of all three channels are free.

I already subscribe to Sky for broadband, phone and TV
There are three options:
1) Add the BT channels via channel 413, for £12 a month (£15 for HD).
2) Switch wholesale to BT – but that limits access to Sky, with only Sky Sports 1 and 2 viewable on a BT Vision box. There is no need to pay for a new phone line, but extra costs will be a BT set-top box, activation costs, increased line rental from £14.50 a month to £15.45 a month, and increased broadband costs from £7.50 with Sky to £16 with BT. However, BT is offering free broadband for six months.
3) Keep Sky TV but switch phone and broadband services to BT. The only additional cost here is the £6.95 for the hub. The total monthly cost, after the six months' free broadband, and including Sky Sports subscription, will be around £73, depending on options selected.

I'm with BT for broadband but have a Sky box
Watch BT Sport through your Sky box for free. Call and request it.

I'm with BT for broadband and TV
Commit to a new 12-month broadband contract, and the channels are free.

I'm with BT for broadband but have a Freeview box
Switch to BT TV, or watch the channels on your iPad or PC for free.

I'm with Virgin Media There's currently no access via Virgin.

I live in Spain - how can I get BT Sports in Spain?
You will have to contact BT Sports or your Sky card supplier) and subscribe to BT Sports for £12 a month (£15 for HD).

BT Sports Satellite TV Frequencies

BT Sports 1 and BT Sports 2 appear on Sky Channel List

BT Sports channels have appeared today on the Sky Guide.

BT Sports Channels on Sky

BT Sports 1 and BT Sports 2 have appeared on the Sky Guide - on channels 445 and 447, in anticipation of their launch later this year.

more information and frequencies at : http://satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/05/bt-sports-1-and-bt-sports-2-appear-on-sky-channel-list/