Removal of Discovery plus app.

[Cliff]

My apologies if this question has already been answered & i've missed it.

I'm out of contract at the moment.

I have the message about the 22nd september removal. I only have TNT sports in my tv rntertainment section,Discovery plus app has ,if you like always been there.

I am assuming that i will still be able to watch  TNT though my youview box,i  would get picture breakup through the box so i would move to discovery plus if it  got bad & i would not get any breakup.

One other thing is that i have the discovery app through my Samsung TV & at the moment i can watch tnt sport through that ,would this mean that after 22nd September i will still be able to receive TNT sports through my tv app.

Cliff

[zulu17 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Cliff 

The specific 22nd September change that has been notified on your (Humax)  BTTV/EETV  means that box will lose the discovery+ app. Your EETV subscriptions don't change so the linear channels on your box accessed by the box EPG remain. The discovery+ subscription (billed by BT but presumably included with your current EETV subscription remains unchanged and is viewable on ony device that has a supported discovery+ player.  

https://support.discoveryplus.com/gb/Answer/Detail/000004052#tv

WBD discovery documentation is of variable quality and that page  says of the supported Samung Tv devices

Samsung TV (in select countries)
This includes Samsung TV current year models or models from the two previous years.

So hardly  a useful definitive list. I would expect if currently works on your Samsung it will continue to be available albeit with a potential update past 22 September.  Of course they could always withdraw the app from other devices at any time but i would expect appropriate notification to be given.

As an aside you should not be getting breakup on TNT Sports channels delivered by multicast bvia your (Youview) box EPG.

[Cliff]

Hi.zulu17
Thanks for your reply,very helpful,really appreciated.

Cliff

[Manatarms84]

You will be able to receive the live channels, the change is specific to the app.  I would call BT and get a newer TV box.  My sister called them up for this reason and got one of their new ones for free when she spoke to the technical team.

[gomezz]

Just bumping this for the benefit of new forum users wondering what has happened to the Discovery+ app on their older box.

[zulu17]

Very useful that @gomezz  bumped thei nfo about the withdrawal of the discovery+ app on legacy (Humax)  EETV boxes.

If you are using discovery+ on various devices currently you will probably need to download the new version of the app and login again.