Champions League On Bt Sport Only

[bibblebub]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24879138

From 2015 BT Sport will have exclusive rights to show all Champions League matches, so no more matches on ITV or Sky. But BT are going to do us all a favour by showing at least one match involving each participating British team for free every season, so that could be as few as 5 games during the whole season.

If you don't already have BT Sport will this be enough to make you pay for that channel? Personally I won't, so will just have to watch the game highlights on the news programmes the following morning.

[sir.prize]

You will still be able to watch the Champions League games free online. Exactly the same as you can watch BT games online now.

And you do not have to be signed up for BT Sport.

[bibblebub]

I don't have unlimited downloads, besides which I want to be able to use my computer for other things at the same time and not have tv pictures taking up most/all of the screen.

[sir.prize]

ok

[redman41]

Very little Free Sport on TV these days !
What riles me is having to pay twice for everything i.e TV Licence Fee plus the Sports Package.
The sooner the TV Licence is scrapped the better.
These so called 'Free' online sites are a bit of a farce, too many ads and Picture break-up. I prefer uninterrupted coverage

[ichkeria]

No it won't make me subscribe to BT. But whether I'm typical or not I don't know.
I'm tired of hearing about companies competing against each other allegedly for the benefit of the public. All it means is more expense for people who want to have access to everything (the streaming facility constantly brought up here is a completely separate issue)
A smart move by them all the same - perhaps - although who now remembers the last company to have exclusive rights to the Champions League :-)

[ichkeria]

"Very little Free Sport on TV these days !
What riles me is having to pay twice for everything i.e TV Licence Fee plus the Sports Package.
The sooner the TV Licence is scrapped the better.
These so called 'Free' online sites are a bit of a farce, too many ads and Picture break-up. I prefer uninterrupted coverage "

There's actually lots of free sport on TV. And probably more sport on the BBC before than ever. They certainly have more channels - red button etc.
So I don't understand the point about the licence fee, which in any case is supposed to cater for more than just sports fans.
With you on the streaming though :-)

[douglas9401]

Pay good money to watch people dropping as if shot at the slightest contact while commentators shout the surnames of players as loud as the can and hope it passes for expertise?

No.

[sir.prize]

redman - These so called 'Free' online sites are a bit of a farce, too many ads and Picture break-up.

You are obviously not watching the right websites.

[Sipowicz]

Which do you reccomend?

[sir.prize]

Sipowiczz - try this link and then click on the channels down the left hand side.

http://cricfree.tv/sky-sports-1-live-stream-free-c1.php

If you wish to choose your preferred sport use this link

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=172005&part=sports

[Mattk]

PPV has killed sport in this country.
Major title bouts in boxing pass by with hardly anyone noticing thanks to Sky.

[sir.prize]

Mattk - You don't need to pay £15 to watch your boxing. You can watch Sky Sports Box Office online free.

For instance Froch v Groves on 23 November is online from 8p.m.

[Sipowicz]

Sir.prize, thank you.

[Arksided]

No I won't be getting BT. I am hacked off about it as I could watch Champions league for free (Licence fee aside) even when it isn't United been shown.
Very few live games on TV for free but that was a sure thing.

Simply means more streaming for me, be a shame if they go the same way as ESPN.

[sir.prize]

Arksided - streaming is definitely the way to go. Have you seen the Al Jazeers website? It shows every Premier League game while BT and Sky just cover a couple on a Saturday or Sunday.

For instance Chelsea v WBA is not on BT or Sky today. but it's on the Al Jazeera site

http://www.en.aljazeerasport.tv/Schedule/tab/2/channel/plus10

[Arksided]

Nice one Sir.Prize, I've bookmarked it along with the one above.
Along side Firstrow and tykesTV which I also bookmarked from your links.

[nungate]

I only have BT Sport because it was free as we have BT Broadband, had no intention of subscribing when it runs out next year. I may have to reconsider as I am a fan of Barcelona and if that is the only way I can watch Champions League games I will have to add it to our subscription - unless I can talk my husband into letting me subscribe to Barca TV

[sir.prize]

nungate - you can always watch Barcelona's game on here

http://www.viplivesports.eu/sports/football.html

Scroll down and you will see that later today they are playing Real Jaen.

[joeluke]

The 'I refuse to pay to watch football' whingers probably waste far more than a months subscription on stuff such as smoking/alcohol/designer clothes etc

When put into context sports channel subscription ain't that expensive, it's just that some people are just too tight/stubborn to pay

[nungate]

I think I might resent that last comment Joeluke, as I neither smoke nor drink nor wear designer clothes. Our subscription for our Sky box is our only "vice" I am the one who insists on the Sports channels as I have already said that I follow Barcelona, and watch a lot of the games from La Liga. I just might have problems justifying the extra cost of another channel.
Thanks Sir Prize for that football link I will make use of it (just don't tell my husband he might take away my footie priviledges)