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BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

jh97 — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:01:49 GMT

Hello

Just a quick query regarding BT Sport - when it becomes TNT Sport which will be very soon will they have an annual payment plan like other services where you pay just one upfront payment a year? Like what other streaming services do? Or does BT provide this already? Also when it becomes TNT Sport will it be all encapsulated into the discovery plus app at all?

Thank You

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:10:01 GMT

No one knows what pricing will look like, but we do know that TNT will become a part of Discovery+ (or it’s successor), and the BT Sport app will close.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

DarrenDev — Tue, 30 May 2023 12:01:26 GMT

The TNT Sports live channels and full match replays will become available in the Discovery+ app on launch day (July 18th), but will also continue to be available in the BT Sport app (with reduced functionality) for a few months afterwards - to allow users plenty of time to adjust, and for Discovery+ to make sure they've got everything working smoothly.
Also, the BT Sport app will continue to be the place to come for your clips, highlights, and articles - TNT Sports will launch a new app for all this content later this year. When that app is ready, the BT Sport app will close.

As for subscription options - you'll still be able to add them to your BT TV subscription, or buy a monthly pass. Other options may be added, though I'm not currently aware of any.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

ozsat — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:21:53 GMT

@DarrenDev

Currently the BT Sports app and BTtv app only give access to the BT Sport channels if you are a BT Sport subwscriber - which seems right.

I assume that although TNT Sports will be added to Discovery+ - a TNT Sports subscription will be required?

So basically - will I as a BT Sports subscriber with the free BT supplied Discovery+ app - get the TNT Sports channels in the same account on Discovery+ at no additional cost?

And will those who get Discovery+ free from Sky - have to pay for TNT Sports access?

@DarrenDevwrote:
The TNT Sports live channels and full match replays will become available in the Discovery+ app on launch day (July 18th), but will also continue to be available in the BT Sport app (with reduced functionality) for a few months afterwards - to allow users plenty of time to adjust, and for Discovery+ to make sure they've got everything working smoothly.
Also, the BT Sport app will continue to be the place to come for your clips, highlights, and articles - TNT Sports will launch a new app for all this content later this year. When that app is ready, the BT Sport app will close.

As for subscription options - you'll still be able to add them to your BT TV subscription, or buy a monthly pass. Other options may be added, though I'm not currently aware of any.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

DarrenDev — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:50:23 GMT

Very good questions @ozsat but unfortunately I don't have all the answers.
As a BT Sport subscriber, you will continue to have access to TNT Sports. That's the only thing I know for sure.
I would hope that TNT Sports wouldn't come for free with every Discovery+ subscription, as that would only drive customers to leave BT.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

ozsat — Wed, 31 May 2023 16:28:41 GMT

If the BT Sport app is eventually going - lets hope the 'free' Discovery+ account from BT is updated for paying TNT Sport customer access too.

I take it UHD will be added to Discovery+ too? Not been available so far in UK.

@DarrenDevwrote:
Very good questions @ozsat but unfortunately I don't have all the answers.
As a BT Sport subscriber, you will continue to have access to TNT Sports. That's the only thing I know for sure.
I would hope that TNT Sports wouldn't come for free with every Discovery+ subscription, as that would only drive customers to leave BT.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

DarrenDev — Wed, 31 May 2023 16:33:50 GMT

Yes - UHD is one of a number of minimum requirements for TNT Sports launch. I don't know what platforms they'll be supporting it on though.
And yes - your Discovery+ account will be enabled for TNT Sports as soon as it launches.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

ozsat — Wed, 31 May 2023 17:36:02 GMT

Thank you

@DarrenDevwrote:
Yes - UHD is one of a number of minimum requirements for TNT Sports launch. I don't know what platforms they'll be supporting it on though.
And yes - your Discovery+ account will be enabled for TNT Sports as soon as it launches.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

BMox81 — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:56:18 GMT

I currently get BT Sport through my Smart Benefit. I got my email indicating that nothing changes once the change over happens in that regard.

My BT Sport login is linked to the Discovery+ app (a different login)

Will I have to do anything in this regard or will the D+ app automatically give me access to TNT Sports as the accounts are already linked?

Thanks!

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

BMox81 — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:37:51 GMT

Anyone?

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

DarrenDev — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:42:45 GMT

You've already been contacted to say that nothing changes.
If you need to do anything, you'll be contacted again.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

ozsat — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:53:38 GMT

@DarrenDevHi - is there any further news on these yet?

1: You say 'BT Sports via BT' subscribers will get TNT Sports in Discovery+ from day 1 - any sign of this being the UHD channel too?

2: Any news of 'BT Sports via Sky' subscribers and Discovery+ access for TNT Sports?

3: I take it all the extra BT/TNT Sport channels (5-10) will also be in Discovery+ - so dependent on UHD is they anything content wise which will be lost in switching from BT Sport app to Discovery+ app?

Regards

@DarrenDevwrote:
Yes - UHD is one of a number of minimum requirements for TNT Sports launch. I don't know what platforms they'll be supporting it on though.
And yes - your Discovery+ account will be enabled for TNT Sports as soon as it launches.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

Popeye13_Official — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:08:19 GMT

Two weeks out, and nothing really isn't good.

Will there be a TNT Sports app for big & small screen, or is it Discovery+?

How will the 4K aspect be sold, is it part of it or an add-on, and do they plan to offer DD audio on the streamed channels, or are we stuck with the abysmal audio currently offered by Eurosport and BT Sport?

What sort of quality is the HD going to be? I hope better than current, because it looks so post-processed and bitrate starved that the 720p streams on iPlayer are far superior to the 1080p on BT and Eurosport channels.

Extra streams (As mentioned above) such as BT Sport 5 ect, or will they be dropped for 'pop-up' streams as and when they're needed, like D+ currently uses.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

garybs29 — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:10:45 GMT

18th July is actually almost 3 weeks away but hey

All they really need to do is make sure the info is out on launch day/day before, people seem to think they need to know things way in advance these days for some reason

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

DarrenDev — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:36:56 GMT

WBD will provide the necessary details when it launches - it's not for me to be providing details about their product. There's nothing anyone needs to do up front - the process already exists (at www.bt.com/discoveryplus) to enable access to the D+ app with a suitable BT Sport subscription.
At the very least, the BT Sport apps will all remain running for now anyway.

What I can say:
* There's no new app yet - all 10 channels will become available in the existing Discovery+ app on July 18th, including access to Ultimate where appropriate.
* Catch up will also become available in the D+ app after the matches - I don't believe there'll be any back catalogue though.
* The BT Sport app will (for a few months) continue to offer the live channels and full back catalogue, as well as clips, highlights, articles, etc.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

ozsat — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:43:05 GMT

It can make a lot of difference if you are about to get into a new contract which in three weeks time will turn out to have been the wrong discission when the changes occur.

@garybs29wrote:
18th July is actually almost 3 weeks away but hey
All they really need to do is make sure the info is out on launch day/day before, people seem to think they need to know things way in advance these days for some reason

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

zulu17 — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:26:35 GMT

When I contacted Discovery plus this week I was advised that on 18 July I would need to continue to use the BT app rather than Discovery Plus app for TNT sports.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

DarrenDev — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:53:43 GMT

Not sure why they'd tell you that, but the BT Sport app will still be an option for you.
As far as we're concerned, their app will be enabled for TNT Sports on launch day - they've not told us otherwise.

Re: BT Sport/TNT Sport Annual Plan?

zulu17 — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:26:52 GMT

Yes the BT customer communication did say.

“You can continue to watch us in all the same places you do today.

Plus, TNT Sports will be available on discovery+ from 18th July.”

so same places would be the existing BT apps and BT Tv boxes.