collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

Recent Posts

Follow us on...

« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3 4   Go Down

Author Topic: Attn: Those of you using Freeview.  (Read 13455 times)

Offline Chris Harte

  • Member
  • Posts: 12193
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« on: June 18, 2010, 08:02:08 AM »
You won't be able to watch SSN from later in the year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10346894.stm - link from BBC.

Not sure how I feel about this to be fair. It was useful for keeping up to date with games, but there was always the "have I really been watching this shite for three hours" factor.
Logged

Offline Mortimer's Bear

  • Member
  • Posts: 10939
  • Location: Kingsbury
  • GM : 30.05.2019
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2010, 08:14:02 AM »
I agree, I do find myself watching that channel far too often, especially when Millie Clode is presenting...
Logged

Offline PaulTheVillan

  • Member
  • Posts: 23208
  • GM : 16.08.2022
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2010, 08:20:18 AM »
I wont miss the bullshit they make up at the end of the transfer window.

"Oooooh I've just had a text from a friend at Eastlands who said they've just seen Messi having a shit in Gary Cooks office, wank wank wank spurt!".
Logged

Offline Rip Van We Go Again

  • Member
  • Posts: 26039
  • Location: Up and down, i'm up the wall, i'm up the bloody tree
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2010, 08:20:22 AM »
This has been mooted for some time.

Fuck 'em if they want to lose viewers.

Silly twat Murdoch thinks he can charge for news items on the internet too.
Logged

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 61464
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2025
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 08:49:24 AM »
Seems a daft idea by Sky. Sky Sports News is always 50% news 50% advertising forthcoming events on Sky Sports they will lose that opportunity to promote Sky sales by this move.
Logged

Offline Concrete John

  • Member
  • Posts: 15175
  • Location: Flying blind on a rocket cycle
  • GM : Mar, 2014
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 09:18:43 AM »
I'll miss it if it goes!
Logged

Online TheMalandro

  • Member
  • Posts: 13490
  • GM : 06.03.2016
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 09:26:37 AM »
arse. goodbye Jeff
Logged

Offline Dave Javu

  • Member
  • Posts: 9375
  • Age: 194
  • Location: Kerkyra
  • GM : 31.07.2019
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2010, 09:35:55 AM »
Don't worry. We can fill the void with Sky 3+1.

Terrific.
Logged

Offline Surrey Villain

  • Member
  • Posts: 636
  • Location: Now Malvern. Over The Hill. Must change my name?
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 10:27:19 AM »
Bugger!  I paid £240 for a digital aerial last week mainly to get SSN on Freeview.
Logged

Offline UK Redsox

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 41390
  • Location: Forest of Dean & 'Nam
  • GM : 10.02.2025
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2010, 10:34:10 AM »
Fork out for proper Sky you bunch of cheapskate moaners
Logged

Offline Bosco81

  • Member
  • Posts: 1712
  • Location: Worcester
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 10:35:28 AM »
Quote from: "Surrey Villain"
Bugger!  I paid £240 for a digital aerial last week mainly to get SSN on Freeview.


I did as well, with the idea of getting rid of Sky, might have to keep them now, can't do without Soccer Saturday.
Logged

Offline Smoke

  • Member
  • Posts: 1657
  • Location: From Nowhere to Now Here
  • GM : Aug, 2013
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2010, 10:49:50 AM »
Did anybody seriously think SSN was going to last on freeview?! It's Sky!
Logged

Offline JUAN PABLO

  • Member
  • Posts: 30928
  • Location: hinckley
    • http://www.scifimafia.net
  • GM : Aug, 2014
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2010, 10:52:28 AM »
Im still pissed off I get charged for HD..   why should I pay for a service just to get a decent picture..
Logged

Offline Concrete John

  • Member
  • Posts: 15175
  • Location: Flying blind on a rocket cycle
  • GM : Mar, 2014
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2010, 10:58:16 AM »
Quote from: "UK Redsox"
Fork out for proper Sky you bunch of cheapskate moaners


Some people have trouble getting Sky location wise.  I live in a listed building so can't put a dish up and have no cable by me!
Logged

Offline Chris Harte

  • Member
  • Posts: 12193
Attn: Those of you using Freeview.
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2010, 11:11:51 AM »
Quote from: "Smoke"
Did anybody seriously think SSN was going to last on freeview?! It's Sky!

Yes, for the same reason that cdvillafan mentioned above.

Personally, I refuse point blank to pay for subscription TV - especially to Sky. In the same way that I no longer use Gillette or Sure products because of their sponsorship of Sky Sports programmes.

That said, I suppose it could be argued that the TV licence effectively makes BBC a subscription service.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3 4   Go Up
« previous next »
 

SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal