MasterD 7,447 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 BSkyB is to pull Sky Sports News from Freeview in a bid to drive subscription revenues, ending eight years of free-to-air broadcasting of the channel.BSkyB, which launched Sky Sports News on Freeview in 2002 alongside Sky News and Sky Travel, is to replace the channel with a one-hour-timeshifted Sky 3 +1 service later this year. Sky 3 replaced Sky Travel in 2005.The move marks a significant shift in BSkyB's attitude to the benefits of using the reach of the free-to-air service as a marketing channel to attract subscribers to its pay-TV service. Despite the Sky Sports News service benefiting from ad revenues on the Freeview platform it is thought that BSkyB has decided that over the long term there is more advantage to be had from taking it completely subscription only.Rest of the story herehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/17/bskyb-sky-sports-news-freeviewQuite disappointed in that as i don't have Sky and i enjoyed watching it, especially as it showed all the goals from the Premiership, Championship and lower leagues, SPL and some of the goals from the other leagues abroad, and no more Jeff at the weekend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 That's bollocks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'd be raging, ive not had freeview for 3 years but still remember SSN was channel 43, then changed to channel 83.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleteduser1 169 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 SKY are greedy bastards but this is low move even by their standards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanBear90 0 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 that is crap ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby 41 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 who buys sky to watch SSN? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepeter 5,627 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 To be honest, I've always wondered why they gave it away free on Freeview, but not on Sky. Unless you have a Sky Sports subscription, you don't get it through your Sky box. Always seemed strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookes 21 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 To be honest, I've always wondered why they gave it away free on Freeview, but not on Sky. Unless you have a Sky Sports subscription, you don't get it through your Sky box. Always seemed strange.I know. I had to pay a quid a month to get on my sky sub but I was getting it free when I had my crappy old freeview box.The bird won't be disappointed by this news; no more SSN in the bedroom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecky1 4 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i am gutted, SSN is my favourite channelits on all the time in my housei dont subscribe to sky or virgin and my dbox died last month too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo. 952 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 It died on my dicky-box a few weeks ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff crap in the head 120 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 oh no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warden90 0 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambo 197 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 vete a la mierda Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam3r0wn 12 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I work for sky, im going to recieve no amount of shit about this.they are gonna make it part of the sports package too, so currently the people who get it for £1 a month will have to pay £18 to get the channel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I usually put it on when having lunch in the kitchen, as there's a freeview box in there. Oh well, talksport or the news then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 About time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty657 1 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 That is fucking bollocks!!I loved Soccer Saturday im my room! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SandyIniesta-Nordahl Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Fucking Boooooo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,044 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i am gutted, SSN is my favourite channelits on all the time in my housei dont subscribe to sky or virgin and my dbox died last month too i still have SSN on my half deid eurovox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecky1 4 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i am gutted, SSN is my favourite channelits on all the time in my housei dont subscribe to sky or virgin and my dbox died last month too i still have SSN on my half deid eurovoxthe eurovox is for weegies(in the west), the dbox is for chookters(in the east) i believeim a weegie living in edinburger, so i had the dbox, they died last month mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,044 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i am gutted, SSN is my favourite channelits on all the time in my housei dont subscribe to sky or virgin and my dbox died last month too i still have SSN on my half deid eurovoxthe eurovox is for weegies(in the west), the dbox is for chookters(in the east) i believeim a weegie living in edinburger, so i had the dbox, they died last month matedo yous not get ANY channels?i still get a fair few considering they were all supposed to be fucked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecky1 4 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i am gutted, SSN is my favourite channelits on all the time in my housei dont subscribe to sky or virgin and my dbox died last month too i still have SSN on my half deid eurovoxthe eurovox is for weegies(in the west), the dbox is for chookters(in the east) i believeim a weegie living in edinburger, so i had the dbox, they died last month matedo yous not get ANY channels?i still get a fair few considering they were all supposed to be fuckedonly 1 - 5 and itv3+1 and ch4+1thats itbefore it died i had everything, espn, movies, sport, porn the lotgot it 7 years ago for 100 quid and it lasted till last monthno bad, eh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Get SKY ya tight fisted cunts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecky1 4 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Get SKY ya tight fisted cunts! looking into it now sadly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,044 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Get SKY ya tight fisted cunts! not while i still have a few bollocks channels, all the sky channels including sports cept espn, and virgin channels and syfy amongst others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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