Skysports

**Irishraven** · 09-03-2006, 04:10 AM

Hey guys,

You might know this already but Sky have posted theri frist 3/4 weekends of nfl action. No Ravens games yet but the Bengals Vs Steelers is defo one we can look forward to!

Niall

**RavenTD** · 09-03-2006, 09:52 AM

The usual rountine,no Sky.But every Ravens game on DVD from Pontel.com.

**UKRaven** · 09-04-2006, 01:58 PM

Unless we start to win we will get no coverage at all this year - except for the MNF @ Denver

**Irishraven** · 09-05-2006, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by UKRaven

Unless we start to win we will get no coverage at all this year - except for the MNF @ Denver

Did you see NASN europe are showing like 5 games a week!!!! Its crazy!! NASN Uk and Ireland are still working on a deal so see what comes of that, i cancelled my subscription to NASN last season but if they can come up with the same package as NASN europe then i'll renew it

**UKRavenStockers** · 09-05-2006, 04:08 PM

Seriously doubt NASN UK comes up with anything, they're the biggest rip off merchants on the planet charging us three times as much as our European counterparts for a drastically inferior product, I'm just not too bummed because I get it for free now.

Sky and five already have their deals in place as well running through this year and next I think, NASN missed the boat because they're a bunch of cheapskates and foolishly commited to showing too much crap like NASCAR, CFL and CHL etc.

**Irishraven** · 09-07-2006, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by UKRavenStockers

Seriously doubt NASN UK comes up with anything, they're the biggest rip off merchants on the planet charging us three times as much as our European counterparts for a drastically inferior product, I'm just not too bummed because I get it for free now.

Sky and five already have their deals in place as well running through this year and next I think, NASN missed the boat because they're a bunch of cheapskates and foolishly commited to showing too much crap like NASCAR, CFL and CHL etc.

I agree that they show alot of rubbish shows alright...I can't understand why we can't all subscribe to NASN europe?????

**UKRavenStockers** · 09-07-2006, 08:25 AM

Because they wouldn't be able to show the same stuff in the UK and Ireland as Sky sports and five have some of the rights packages they have in Europe.

**RavenTD** · 09-07-2006, 11:22 AM

I just got NASN before the draft.Its on my sky freeview box.So all I pay is the NASN charge.You now have to pay for a year sub,not monthly.

Great timing, they have lost ESPN and NFL Network.

No big college matchups.And no pre and post NFL shows.

**UKRavenStockers** · 09-07-2006, 11:56 AM

Have they not even got Ohio State @ Texas on NASN this week? If not that's crap considering I'm sure they have a deal with ABC who are covering this one.

**RavenTD** · 09-07-2006, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by UKRavenStockers

Have they not even got Ohio State @ Texas on NASN this week? If not that's crap considering I'm sure they have a deal with ABC who are covering this one.

Nope.They have,

5.30pm Auburn vs Mississippi State - College FootballThe Tigers are on the road in the Davis Wade Stadium against their SEC rivals, the Bulldogs.

8.30pm Mississippi vs Missouri - College FootballThe Rebels head to Columbia, Mo. for their opening road game of the season against the Tigers.

**UKRavenStockers** · 09-07-2006, 12:24 PM

That's crap, that Auburn vs Mississippi State game is on Lincoln Financial Sports which you can watch absolutely free of charge on t'internet, I can't believe that they are continuing to charge people for those games when you can watch them free, NASN is a complete and utter joke.

**RavenTD** · 09-07-2006, 12:31 PM

I just emailed them,that how comes on opening day on Sunday.That there is not one sniff of an NFL program.
And they better have something big in their talks with the NFL,or alot of us football fans are going to be depressed.[pissed off].

And that maybe they should rebrand their channel Nasn/MLB.

**Maryland Ben** · 09-07-2006, 01:57 PM

I have done the same, I signed up to NASN and almost straight away they pulled NFL Access and now there is no sign of any NFL progs of any sort. What makes it worse is that I gave up Sky Sports for it!!!!! Oh well good old Pontel have come to the rescue

**Irishraven** · 09-07-2006, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Maryland Ben

I have done the same, I signed up to NASN and almost straight away they pulled NFL Access and now there is no sign of any NFL progs of any sort. What makes it worse is that I gave up Sky Sports for it!!!!! Oh well good old Pontel have come to the rescue

I like pontel but I just can't wait for the DVDs...I sticking to live WebTV...Can't believe NASN!!!

**RavenTD** · 09-07-2006, 03:38 PM

Nice to see you here Maryland Ben.

I don't know what I'd do without Pontel.It was like a dream come true when they got an NFL license.If only some of that could rub off on Nasn.

**UKRavenStockers** · 09-08-2006, 04:30 AM

NASN are frustrating but I've gotta believe their hands must be tied in some way to what they can and can't show NFL wise. With NFL Total Access there's no excuse unless the NFL are planning to put NFL Network onto our screens in the near future, but with regards the games I don't whether it's the fact that Sky choose games rather than buying a package that restricts NASN from buying some games, it has to be something because there is no way any company would be stupid enough to intentionally put out the product they are putting out at the mo.

That being said this is the same company that is giving me their broadcast free of charge at the moment.

**Irishraven** · 09-08-2006, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by UKRavenStockers

NASN are frustrating but I've gotta believe their hands must be tied in some way to what they can and can't show NFL wise. With NFL Total Access there's no excuse unless the NFL are planning to put NFL Network onto our screens in the near future, but with regards the games I don't whether it's the fact that Sky choose games rather than buying a package that restricts NASN from buying some games, it has to be something because there is no way any company would be stupid enough to intentionally put out the product they are putting out at the mo.

That being said this is the same company that is giving me their broadcast free of charge at the moment.

Yeah i get Setanta for free and then at 12am it switches to NASN! Don't gonna complain, living in Ireland we get more prem league live games than you guys in the UK!

**italianjoker** · 09-18-2006, 11:32 AM

question for the UK guys. have you ever heard of the "slingbox"? i do not know much about it. just hear commercials (adverts, i believe that is your word for it) on the radio.

you hook the device up to your computer and to your tv. you then can watch your tv from anywhere on a laptop or other computer. i think that is how it works. not sure if one "slingbox" hooked up is able to allow multiple people to watch, but possibly one of your more computer savy friends here could get this item and hook it up. you then could watch the game on his tv every week. he would just need to cue up the proper channel for you, unless it allows you to change stations, which it could.

anyway, just a thought. not sure if i am making sense or explaining it enough. the "slingbox" is available at Best Buy from what i understand. good luck.

**Mista T** · 09-21-2006, 10:37 PM

I don't know if this Sky TV deal is news to y'all Limies, but someone just posted it on a Redskins board.

The National Football League has awarded Sky the UK and Irish rights to the NFL under a new four-year deal, up until the end of the 2010-2011 season. The new arrangement will bring an increase in the number of games shown live in the UK.

From next season onwards, NFL fans in the UK can look forward to:

* More than 100 live matches each season; double the current commitment.
* Extra live games through the Sky digital interactive service.
* All 10 Playoff games in January.
* Super Bowl live at the end of each season.
* Live and recorded pre-season and NFL Europe League games.
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The new deal means that you can see more live games every Sunday night from the start of the 2007 season than you are getting now even with the extra red button matchups, fans in the UK can look forward to the 2007 NFL Draft on Sky, preseason action, and an increased interactive presence. This deal also covers the NFL Network’s Thursday and Saturday games for the current season, meaning that Sky will pick up seven extra games this season, including mouth-watering matchups between Baltimore and Cincinnati (Thursday November 30th) and Dallas and Atlanta (Saturday December 16th).

**UKRaven** · 09-22-2006, 02:15 AM

Well spotted Mista T. - I assumed SKY would show that match, at least that is confirmed now. The funny thing is SKY have no other sport to show on at that tiem in the morning, I can not understand why it took so long to get it going. With the demise of NASN I think most people will move back to SKY.