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Eurosport HD, without Sky/Virgin

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  • January 20, 2014 at 2:33 am #20507
    middlering

    Is there a way to get a subscription to Eurosport HD channels without subscribing to the whole shebang packages from Sky, Virgin or the likes?

    I’ve realised recently that the only non-Freeview channels that I regularly watch are Eurosport, CNN, Bloomberg (work) and Cartoon Network (Sitcoms). I have alternatives for other 3 but not for Eurosport. Yet, paying £50+ to only get 2 Eurosport channels doesn’t seem acceptable either. Any ideas?

    PS: looking at legal, quality options, not pirated feeds for races.

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  • January 28, 2015 at 6:03 am #769245
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    middlering

    Just an update: I kept the
    Just an update: I kept the sky connection with Eurosport HD. Removed the whole Sky Sports package, reducing the monthly bill by half.
    Sort of a middle path.

    January 25, 2015 at 10:15 pm #769243
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    fustuarium

    I’m pretty sure that quite a
    I’m pretty sure that quite a few of the races were HD on the Eurosport player last year. But as someone else has said, catch-up is almost non existant, and it hangs constantly on all my android devices.

    January 25, 2015 at 9:23 pm #769241
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    mcreeder78

    Can you record Eurosport
    Can you record Eurosport thou? It might have changed, but the cycling wasn’t on their catch up service before.

    January 25, 2015 at 9:22 pm #769239
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    mcreeder78

    Can you record Eurosport
    Can you record Eurosport thou? It might have changed, but the cycling wasn’t on their catch up service before.

    January 26, 2014 at 9:14 pm #769237
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    wwfcb

    The Giro is live on
    The Giro is live on Eurosport, as well as Milan San Remo.

    Sky have highlights of both.

    http://2014tvguide.eurosport.com/#/14

    http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/9109743/giro-ditalia-tour-down-under-and-milan-san-remo-to-be-screened-on-sky-sports

    January 26, 2014 at 7:36 pm #769235
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    Dutch25

    I’ve got rid of Sky for the
    I’ve got rid of Sky for the same reasons as it costs a fortune and I only watch Eurosport and cbeebies. Got a recordable free view box and Apple TV. This means I can watch Eurosport player on the tv through airplay from my iPhone/iPad/mac. Seems ok at the moment.

    January 26, 2014 at 2:21 pm #769233
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    giobox

    Surprised at the positive
    Surprised at the positive recommendations for the Eurosport player. I found both the site and the iPhone app to be among the worst video services I’ve ever used. The web player was a nightmare to try and use. Unless its changed since the Grand Tour season last year, they had virtually no catch-up options on the site or phone, meaning you could only watch in real time making it very impractical.

    For the tour de france I ended up using the ITV iOS app. for a small monthly fee you could turn adverts off, and coupled with an appleTV I was able to get the video on my TV. Much better experience than Eurosport for the TdF at least.

    January 25, 2014 at 7:17 pm #769231
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    middlering

    With both Giro and MSR on Sky
    With both Giro and MSR on Sky sports, that tilts the balance in favour of keeping the Sky Sports + Eurosports subscriptions going for now. Might re-evaluate after May though 🙂

    January 25, 2014 at 9:38 am #769229
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    Shep73

    Him Up North wrote:cisbtint

    Him Up North wrote:
    [quote=cisbtint]I know this isn’t directly linked to the thread, but does anyone know how many of the Tours are going to be put on Sky Sports, and not Eurosport, as has happened with the Tour Down Under (or was that on Sky Sports last year ?)..
    The start of a slippery slope ?

    Sky Sports have confirmed the following so far…

    http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/9109743/giro-ditalia-tour-down-under-and-milan-san-remo-to-be-screened-on-sky-sports%5B/quote%5D

    Bugger I refused to put sky sports back on as it was only the TDU on there or so I thought, wished I had now as it now has some value with other races and I have missed the TDU now when I could’ve watched it.

    January 24, 2014 at 7:47 pm #769227
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    Him Up North

    cisbtint wrote:I know this

    cisbtint wrote:
    I know this isn’t directly linked to the thread, but does anyone know how many of the Tours are going to be put on Sky Sports, and not Eurosport, as has happened with the Tour Down Under (or was that on Sky Sports last year ?)..
    The start of a slippery slope ?

    Sky Sports have confirmed the following so far…

    http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/9109743/giro-ditalia-tour-down-under-and-milan-san-remo-to-be-screened-on-sky-sports

    January 24, 2014 at 3:50 pm #769225
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    middlering

    Thanks folks!
    Seems like my
    Thanks folks!

    Seems like my options are get just the entertainment extra package from sky, or get a EurosportPlayer subscription.

    Given that my Sony has Eurosport app built in, its a really attractive proposition at under £4. Its just the love of HD footage that’s got me thinking about staying with sky.

    January 22, 2014 at 12:21 pm #769223
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    cidermart

    Yep it was on Sky last year.
    Yep it was on Sky last year.

    January 22, 2014 at 11:31 am #769221
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    wwfcb

    cisbtint wrote:I know this

    cisbtint wrote:
    I know this isn’t directly linked to the thread, but does anyone know how many of the Tours are going to be put on Sky Sports, and not Eurosport, as has happened with the Tour Down Under (or was that on Sky Sports last year ?)..
    The start of a slippery slope ?

    pretty sure Tour Down Under was on Sky last year.

    January 22, 2014 at 11:07 am #769219
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    Kingrolo

    I find Eurosport player great
    I find Eurosport player great value for £3.99 a month. The iphone app and smartTV app are included in the subscription too so not just on a PC or laptop.

    @ cisbtint Someone posted this list of what Eurosport will be showing this year http://2014tvguide.eurosport.com/#/14

    January 22, 2014 at 12:20 am #769217
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    yenrod

    – cricfree.tv or
    – cricfree.tv or procyclinglive…try them 2 😉

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