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Analoguesat · 17-09-07, 10:11 AM

As if there wasnt already enough football channels around Sky Onc is to be hijacked every wednesday during the group stages:

From broadcast now:

Sky is to show Champions League football matches live on Sky One this season for the first time due to a record number of British sides qualifying for the group stages of the tournament.

Six British clubs - Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Rangers and Celtic - have qualified for the group stages and three are guaranteed to play on each match day.

Sky will schedule one live match featuring a British club on Sky One on each Wednesday during the group stage.

The first Sky One fixture will be Rangers v Stuttgart on 19 September. It will also be available in high definition on Sky One HD.

Sky Sports will continue to air the other two Wednesday matches on its linear channels and will offer Sky digital viewers access to all eight games via the interactive red button service.

The move to Sky One will not only bring live Champions League football to Sky subscribers who are not signed up to the broadcaster's sports channels, but it is also a poke in the eye for Virgin Media whose subscribers can no longer get access to the channel on their cable service.

The plan only covers the group stages and will be reassessed should multiple British teams progress to the knock out stages.

BGonaSTICK · 17-09-07, 01:17 PM

Hooray!! I mean Boo!

Ah, man - I don't know how I should feel about this :roflmao:

silentalarm · 18-09-07, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

The move to Sky One will not only bring live Champions League football to Sky subscribers who are not signed up to the broadcaster's sports channels, but it is also a poke in the eye for Virgin Media whose subscribers can no longer get access to the channel on their c@ble service.

I thought that sky would be able to cope with all the teams playing without dipping into entertainment channels. It has to be to do with virgin customers not getting it!

noikz · 09-10-07, 01:02 PM

Sky One is mostly full of garbage these days anyway, so it shouldn't matter.

I wish it would go back to the days of showing cheesy old comedies. In the early 90's they used to show Alf, Bossom Buddies, Family Ties, Murphy Brown etc.

madrat · 09-10-07, 01:41 PM

No NO NO NO

If people want to watch sport they should have a sports channel. How dare sky infect sky one with this pointless drivel >

RocketMBA · 09-10-07, 03:35 PM

Yeah, Ross Kemp on Gangs and Relic Hunter are FAR better than any sport :roflmao:

madrat · 09-10-07, 08:12 PM

Watching paint peal is better than sport

wod · 09-10-07, 08:22 PM

nice but they wont put united on sky one though or chelsea

its only been rangers or celtic so far

about time they did this as i was very annoyed when sky got the wednesday night game rights why didn't they just leave it on itv. money grabbing idiots

wod · 09-10-07, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by madrat

No NO NO NO

If people want to watch sport they should have a sports channel. How dare sky infect sky one with this pointless drivel >

not everyone can afford sky sports, i certainly wont pay for it

madrat · 09-10-07, 08:27 PM

thats why ther should be a Free sports channel so everyone else doesn't have to suffer.

17-09-07, 10:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,585 Thanks: 7 Thanked 193 Times in 181 Posts	Sky Onc to air Champion League football As if there wasnt already enough football channels around Sky Onc is to be hijacked every wednesday during the group stages: From broadcast now: Sky is to show Champions League football matches live on Sky One this season for the first time due to a record number of British sides qualifying for the group stages of the tournament. Six British clubs - Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Rangers and Celtic - have qualified for the group stages and three are guaranteed to play on each match day. Sky will schedule one live match featuring a British club on Sky One on each Wednesday during the group stage. The first Sky One fixture will be Rangers v Stuttgart on 19 September. It will also be available in high definition on Sky One HD. Sky Sports will continue to air the other two Wednesday matches on its linear channels and will offer Sky digital viewers access to all eight games via the interactive red button service. The move to Sky One will not only bring live Champions League football to Sky subscribers who are not signed up to the broadcaster's sports channels, but it is also a poke in the eye for Virgin Media whose subscribers can no longer get access to the channel on their cable service. The plan only covers the group stages and will be reassessed should multiple British teams progress to the knock out stages. __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

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BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,626 Thanks: 3 Thanked 52 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football Hooray!! I mean Boo! Ah, man - I don't know how I should feel about this :roflmao: __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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noikz John Ross Ewing Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cheshire Posts: 232 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football Sky One is mostly full of garbage these days anyway, so it shouldn't matter. I wish it would go back to the days of showing cheesy old comedies. In the early 90's they used to show Alf, Bossom Buddies, Family Ties, Murphy Brown etc. __________________ DM7020+TD110 Moto 57E-61W \| DM500+TD88 13/16/19.2E/28.E \| Sky HD + Sky+ \| S/Star HD Intel Q6600@ 3.8Ghz \| 2GB \| 2TB \| P5K-E \| Vista x86 360/Wii/PSP/DS

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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,627 Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football No NO NO NO If people want to watch sport they should have a sports channel. How dare sky infect sky one with this pointless drivel > __________________ *I want it and I want it now*

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RocketMBA As fun as having the flu Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: A cardboard box Posts: 673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football Yeah, Ross Kemp on Gangs and Relic Hunter are FAR better than any sport :roflmao:


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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,627 Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football Watching paint peal is better than sport __________________ *I want it and I want it now*

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wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,891 Thanks: 6 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football nice but they wont put united on sky one though or chelsea its only been rangers or celtic so far about time they did this as i was very annoyed when sky got the wednesday night game rights why didn't they just leave it on itv. money grabbing idiots __________________ Vantage x221tsci, tms-1500ci+, skystar 2, diablo v2.3 zone 2 minidish 28e - setanta

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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,627 Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Sky Onc to air Champion League football thats why ther should be a Free sports channel so everyone else doesn't have to suffer. __________________ *I want it and I want it now*