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Thank you to BT Sport team

Tvsportwatcher — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:50:31 GMT

I understand that tomorrow it will formerly be announced that Discovery will be effectively merging Eurosport and BT Sport.

I just wanted to say thank you to @DarrenDev and others for their work on App and good luck to everyone across BT Sport during what I'm sure is a stressful period.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

Popeye13_Official — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:48:04 GMT

Here here.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

DarrenDev — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:16:26 GMT

Thanks, but it doesn't affect us.

Some BT people were TUPEd into Warner Bros Discovery last year (and are now at risk of redundancy). The rest of us were told when we got back from Christmas break that we'd all been moved on to other work with immediate effect.

Officially I now work on BT TV full time - previously I covered both TV and Sport. I'll continue to support BT Sport until it moves over to Discovery+ this summer - at which point they will also be shuffling channels around and renaming them, and BT's involvement with it all ceases. No real news here except what the new channel names will be (which I don't believe is being announced today, despite what the Daily Fail has said ... could be wrong).

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

Popeye13_Official — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:34:26 GMT

Any chance of a sneak bit of news on the names?

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

Tvsportwatcher — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:36:58 GMT

Good to hear @DarrenDev .

While I had a few issues with app when watching it via Samsung TV, the App was excellent and a model for others to follow.

Your replies on here are much appreciated.

Good luck with BTTV

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

DarrenDev — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:47:38 GMT

haha nice try @Popeye13_Official but they won't even tell us at the moment. I heard some early suggestions being shared that sounded pretty ridiculous - I'm hoping they didn't use any of those.

Do you have any thoughts?

Something with Warner Bros Discovery, or Discovery+ in it? "WBD Sports" is a bit of a mouthful. "D+ Sports" maybe sounds a little too suggestive. Or maybe they want to bring them all under the "Euro*" branding?

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

BSF74 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:50:05 GMT

0ne rumour doing the rounds this morning is TNT Sports

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

Popeye13_Official — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:52:18 GMT

Worth a try haha

I was told a while back Discovery Sports or Max Sports were suggested, but don't know if they were serious or not (i used to work in the broadcasting sector before leaving to retrain in the NHS)

Some reckon TNT Sports also, because it was trademarked in December 22; i think its unlikely personally.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

DarrenDev — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:55:47 GMT

Would be a strange decision to go back to TNT Sports, giving they only just dumped the Turner Sports branding a few months ago ... unless they're trying to bring back a retro vibe.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

Popeye13_Official — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:57:44 GMT

It would be more than retro, it would be ancient. 23 years since TNT closed here, it would be some leap.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

DarrenDev — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:20:38 GMT

So it looks like you guys were right after all! TNT Sports it is!

(and they announced a day earlier than we were told to expect)

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

BSF74 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:30:05 GMT

Not seeing any media coverage yet of the name change?

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

DarrenDev — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:33:37 GMT

I can't see anything external on it yet either, but it was just announced internally to the entire company which means it's public news.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

tweetSP0RT — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:13:39 GMT

Now on various sites it will be TNT Sports and Eurosport will join at some point in the future in UK/Ireland.

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/all-sports/tnt-sports-the-future-name-of-bt-sport_sto9406766/story.shtml

EDIT Press release says it will be on Discovery+ have to assume there will be a top up charge especially as everyone gets it free from BT and Sky (so currently I get it through both although my paid sub goes on until July anyway)

https://media.discoverysports.com/post/tnt-sports-the-future-name-for-bt-sport

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

NigelB72 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:21:02 GMT

Oooh TNT... I wonder if AEW will move over in that case...

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

NigelB72 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:23:28 GMT

And will Ultimate continue and I wonder if we'll get more UHD EPG channels once under the rebranding 😄

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

BMox81 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:48:32 GMT

AEW have their deals with ITV and Fite in the UK as it stands while WWE will be the ones on TNT from July.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

NigelB72 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:25:36 GMT

@BMox81 AEW has been pulled from Fire in a couple of territories because a better distribution deal has been put in place so it seems to be where there is no alternative broadcaster, Fite have the rights and ITV treat it like a second rate product by cutting Dynamite to bits for their delayed broadcast. And, ITV don't have live rights so they could keep their delayed Dynamite rights and the live show could move to TNT in theory. I'm happy with paying Fite (well my wife does anyway) but I'd prefer for her not to pay a fiver a month if she doesn't need to.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

tweetSP0RT — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:42:28 GMT

I've seen it speculated elsewhere that the only linear channels that will be left will be TNT 1/2 and Ultimate everything else going on Discovery+. While Eurosport 1/2 will remain until after the Olympics.

Re: Thank you to BT Sport team

NigelB72 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:53:58 GMT

@tweetSP0RT that could be the case or satellite due to the costs for transponder and EPG space but BT TV is delivered over a closed network so it could hold a bit of sway