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Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:02:03 GMT

I am expecting to see Chelsea game in EETV schedules for next Thursday - it is not there yet

"Enzo Maresca’s side will now play their first European game of the season against Servette at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, August 22, live on TNT Sports and discovery+."

Re: Chelsea v Servette

gomezz — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 08:23:33 GMT

Nothing showing on wheresthematch for any TNT coverage of that competition that day.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 20:48:44 GMT

The announcement of the first leg coverage by TNT Sports and discovery+ was made a few days ago by TNT Sports

https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/uefa-europa-conference-league/2024-2025/chelsea-conference-league-play-off-servette_sto20029472/story.shtml

Just doesn't seem to have made it in to the schedules yet.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:44:12 GMT

Still not appeared in EETV schedule for this Thursday.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

gomezz — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:58:45 GMT

Wheresthematch now showing it as on Discovery+ with TNT Sports TBC. Surely not D+ app only coverage?

Re: Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:27:08 GMT

@gomezz I suspect that the TNT Sports channel(s) numbers that will carry the match simply have not been published /revealed. So the TBC element is the channel number.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

gomezz — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:58:33 GMT

TNT1&2 look well spoken for already. TNT3&4 got filler that will easily not be missed. Perhaps there is an internal argument about bumping MLB or Max 60 cricket down the EPG a bit? For a UK audience surely a no-brainer to put the footy on TNT1?

Re: Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:41:51 GMT

The (london) Evening Standard today previews the game and mentions TNT sports and discovery+ coverage

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-vs-servette-prediction-kick-off-time-tv-live-stream-team-news-latest-h2h-results-odds-europa-conference-league-2024-preview-b1177181.html

But as far as i can see neitherthe EE TV EpG or discovery+ own upcoming schedule shows Thursday game. Also the TNT Sports presenters at the start of tonights coverage listed the upcoming games over the next week but didn't mention the Chelsea game . So really what is going on ?

Re: Chelsea v Servette

tweetSP0RT — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:43:42 GMT

It's going to be shown on a PPV basis by Chelsea themselves (£4.99). Unlike the Champions League playoffs which are bundled with the main rights. For the Conference League playoffs like the earlier CL rounds the rights sit with the clubs. So I'm guessing no one was willing to stump the cash to make it worth Chelsea's while.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:31:13 GMT

Well that is very disappointing.

Why did TNT sports publish what now appears to be an incorrect article on 16Th August on their website.

Also it appears that other news sites such as the Evening Standard were given inaccurate information.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

tweetSP0RT — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:30:53 GMT

Yeah the TNT thing seems strange all I can suggest was whoever was writing the articles just assumed it worked like the Champions League rights.

Re: Chelsea v Servette

BSF74 — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:47:28 GMT

@tweetSP0RT @zulu17 Same happened to villa last season no one was willing to pay the fee the villa were asking for so I ended up buying it via villa

Re: Chelsea v Servette

zulu17 — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:48:18 GMT

The issue really is that TNT Sports official site promoted coverage of the games in their article but when i raised that it was not appearing in the schedulesd EPGs and upcoming games in discovery+ took 5 days to change their article and did not acknowledge or apologise for the incorrect and misleading information that they previously supplied for 5 days.