racers and royals Posted July 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, someone said: What is not to like is that I am already paying them through my Sky subscription, I should not have to pay them twice for it. Plus the thing about being on TV is that's you catch casual viewers. I got into speedway by being bored one night and catching it on Sky Sports. And I do consider myself a "sports fan". There are a few sports I like, mainly cricket, and those are all I watch. I do not like other motorsports, nor do I even pay any attention to things like the Olympics or World Cups just because they are big occasions, because I know they are of no interest to me. It should be more difficult for me to get me interested in a sport that most people, yet I had no opinion of speedway, saw some, and I am still here watching it, or trying to. I would like speedway to do well, and an important part of that will be getting more people interested in the sport. Great Britain are the reigning World Champions, what a great opportunity this should be to promote the sport. And if they breeze through the Semi-Final we can just say it is because of how good our team is. And it should be the main event for trying to attract fans because you do not even have to know who the riders are as you just support your own country. But we cannot do that because most of the tournament is exclusively on a subscription service where you cannot just see it flipping channels. And Discovery+ is a niche service at that, the smallest of all the mainstream streaming services. Whilst it had an Olympics bump, most people were happy just to watch what they could on the B.B.C. So what else is not to like is that the sport is deliberately contracting, not only shutting itself off from reaching new viewers it is also turning away those who do not have Discovery+. To quote Eurosport at the time they took over as promoted "Eurosport Events will leverage its long-standing motorsport promotion expertise and the international scale of Discovery to develop the sport and grow Speedway around the world. The partnership will seek to expand Speedway GP’s international calendar, extend the distribution of the sport on TV and digital platforms, launch Speedway into new territories and increase its audiences around the world." What is not to like is being lied to. Because they are doing the exact opposite of that. They are not increasing audiences, they are reducing the distribution on TV. Using Discovery+ to provide extra depth, such as more analysis when TV viewers see commercials, or to cover more events like the Team U21 World Championship, is fine. Make money from existing speedway fans that way. But the Speedway of Nations was a mainstream event taken out of the mainstream. There is lots not to like. You make some really good points- why not email the Discovery sports events boss francoisribeiro@discovery.com and see if you get a reply.- please let us know. Francois Ribeiro is senior vice president. Edited July 26, 2022 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 hours ago, someone said: What is not to like is that I am already paying them through my Sky subscription, I should not have to pay them twice for it. Plus the thing about being on TV is that's you catch casual viewers. I got into speedway by being bored one night and catching it on Sky Sports. And I do consider myself a "sports fan". There are a few sports I like, mainly cricket, and those are all I watch. I do not like other motorsports, nor do I even pay any attention to things like the Olympics or World Cups just because they are big occasions, because I know they are of no interest to me. It should be more difficult for me to get me interested in a sport that most people, yet I had no opinion of speedway, saw some, and I am still here watching it, or trying to. I would like speedway to do well, and an important part of that will be getting more people interested in the sport. Great Britain are the reigning World Champions, what a great opportunity this should be to promote the sport. And if they breeze through the Semi-Final we can just say it is because of how good our team is. And it should be the main event for trying to attract fans because you do not even have to know who the riders are as you just support your own country. But we cannot do that because most of the tournament is exclusively on a subscription service where you cannot just see it flipping channels. And Discovery+ is a niche service at that, the smallest of all the mainstream streaming services. Whilst it had an Olympics bump, most people were happy just to watch what they could on the B.B.C. So what else is not to like is that the sport is deliberately contracting, not only shutting itself off from reaching new viewers it is also turning away those who do not have Discovery+. To quote Eurosport at the time they took over as promoted "Eurosport Events will leverage its long-standing motorsport promotion expertise and the international scale of Discovery to develop the sport and grow Speedway around the world. The partnership will seek to expand Speedway GP’s international calendar, extend the distribution of the sport on TV and digital platforms, launch Speedway into new territories and increase its audiences around the world." What is not to like is being lied to. Because they are doing the exact opposite of that. They are not increasing audiences, they are reducing the distribution on TV. Using Discovery+ to provide extra depth, such as more analysis when TV viewers see commercials, or to cover more events like the Team U21 World Championship, is fine. Make money from existing speedway fans that way. But the Speedway of Nations was a mainstream event taken out of the mainstream. There is lots not to like. I glad that’s off your chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylor Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Is Eurosport 2 not showing the SON? I don’t see it listed anywhere. ☹️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Mylor said: Is Eurosport 2 not showing the SON? I don’t see it listed anywhere. ☹️ Just the final on Saturday- other days on Discovery + - i suggest you follow the meeting thread here as it has also been discussed there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed29 Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 15 hours ago, racers and royals said: Just the final on Saturday- other days on Discovery + - i suggest you follow the meeting thread here as it has also been discussed there Yeah all Speedway Fans not very happy at all, they should be on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 Some live speedway on 21st and 27th, this month, on Freesports I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 3 hours ago, RS50 said: Some live speedway on 21st and 27th, this month, on Freesports I believe. Yes the 21st is the Danish league final and the 27th is the Swedish league final 1st leg- Premier i would imagine are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts but have live sport on 1 and 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 7:23 PM, racers and royals said: Yes the 21st is the Danish league final and the 27th is the Swedish league final 1st leg- Premier i would imagine are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts but have live sport on 1 and 2 The match on 27th has now vanished from my EPG. Looks like they won't be showing it after all. Doesn't look like it will be live on Premier either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, RS50 said: The match on 27th has now vanished from my EPG. Looks like they won't be showing it after all. Doesn't look like it will be live on Premier either. Then they have confirmed what i have always thought that they are - a bunch of tossers !!!- anyone who took out a subscription should complain long and loud- after all it is the final 1st leg !!!! Me they screwed me several years ago so never again. Fanseat is better and cheaper. Edit 1st leg is on Premier Sport 2 at 3.30pm on the Wednesday just before the 2nd leg. Edited September 22, 2022 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Just a quick heads up for anyone looking to sign up to Discovery player in the UK for British and GP Speedway. I would hold off if possible as it looks like the rights may be moving back to BT/EE sport as part of the BT & Discovery joint venture. BT/EE are keen to get some more live content on their channels during the summer months when there is no Football and Rugby Union so Speedway has been Identified as one of the moves from Eurosport as it’s simple to do with Discovery holding GP staging rights and BSPL happy to accept any live UK Broadcaster just to keep the sport on TV. This could actually be beneficial to UK viewers as it will mean less clashes and scheduling issues when Eurosport have Cycling, Tennis and Athletics so hopefully wouldn’t get the big gaps in Speedway broadcasts when the French Open Tennis is on in May and Tour d France in July. On a side note as a result of this merger/ Joint Venture, If you pay BT or EE directly for BT sports you can now sign up to get Discovery sports access for Free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 32 minutes ago, flagrag said: Just a quick heads up for anyone looking to sign up to Discovery player in the UK for British and GP Speedway. I would hold off if possible as it looks like the rights may be moving back to BT/EE sport as part of the BT & Discovery joint venture. BT/EE are keen to get some more live content on their channels during the summer months when there is no Football and Rugby Union so Speedway has been Identified as one of the moves from Eurosport as it’s simple to do with Discovery holding GP staging rights and BSPL happy to accept any live UK Broadcaster just to keep the sport on TV. This could actually be beneficial to UK viewers as it will mean less clashes and scheduling issues when Eurosport have Cycling, Tennis and Athletics so hopefully wouldn’t get the big gaps in Speedway broadcasts when the French Open Tennis is on in May and Tour d France in July. On a side note as a result of this merger/ Joint Venture, If you pay BT or EE directly for BT sports you can now sign up to get Discovery sports access for Free Isn’t BT Sport something like £25 per month? whilst Discovery+ annual fee is £60 (£5 pm). BT Sport paid a lot of money for football and subscribers pay the price for that. That’s ok if you are a football freak and watch a lot. I don’t, nor do I watch boxing, so I would be paying a lot for sports I don’t want to watch. Where as with Discovery+ I got speedway GP, rally cross, cyclo cross, skiing, all for a fiver per month. I can watch MotoGP on ITV4 on Monday evenings during its season. Just two nights ago I extended Discovery+ into a second year as from Feb 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 8 hours ago, OveFundinFan said: Isn’t BT Sport something like £25 per month? whilst Discovery+ annual fee is £60 (£5 pm). BT Sport paid a lot of money for football and subscribers pay the price for that. That’s ok if you are a football freak and watch a lot. I don’t, nor do I watch boxing, so I would be paying a lot for sports I don’t want to watch. Where as with Discovery+ I got speedway GP, rally cross, cyclo cross, skiing, all for a fiver per month. I can watch MotoGP on ITV4 on Monday evenings during its season. Just two nights ago I extended Discovery+ into a second year as from Feb 4th. How much did you pay to renew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 £60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I watched on Eurosport, a channel I got for free, so having to pay the £30+ extra per month to keep watching is far from beneficial to me. Will it still be available through the normal Discovery+ packages, just using the BT linear channels for scheduling, or will it be exclusively part of the BT Sport subscription? I could not justify the cost of BT Sport for speedway alone previously, it is all I would watch on there and I do not watch any other motorsports. So I stopped watching British speedway after it left Sky, and used a VPN to watch the GPs via the YouTube world feed. But there is no longer an easy to watch world feed, only their useless app which does not even have iPad support. If it remains part of the Discovery+ service I would end up subscribing to that, otherwise I will try to watch the GPs on illegal streams but if they become too unreliable then I guess I am done with them. So much for all the comments back when FIM awarded the promotion to Eurosport Events of how the new partnership would grow the sport and open up speedway to reach new audiences. First they make most of the Speedway of Nations exclusive to a streaming service, and now they seem set to move the coverage from a basic package channel back to a premium one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Anyone subscribing to Discovery+ I think there is a current offer for 20% off, taking £60 down to £48 for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 If anyone has broadband/phone through BT, i got an email to say I can get discovery+ for free , Eurosport part of discovery so free league and GP speedway happy days especially since my discovery l was soon to renew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Neila said: If anyone has broadband/phone through BT, i got an email to say I can get discovery+ for free , Eurosport part of discovery so free league and GP speedway happy days especially since my discovery l was soon to renew I presume that free discovery+ is linked to the bt broadband subscribed to BTSport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 3 hours ago, OveFundinFan said: I presume that free discovery+ is linked to the bt broadband subscribed to BTSport. Yes got to have a BT account so it's linked to that, I watch BT sport via app on my smart TV, so now I also have a discovery account via a BT link, which I can also access on my smart TV, happy days £69 saved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, Neila said: Yes got to have a BT account so it's linked to that, I watch BT sport via app on my smart TV, so now I also have a discovery account via a BT link, which I can also access on my smart TV, happy days £69 saved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Neila said: Yes got to have a BT account so it's linked to that, I watch BT sport via app on my smart TV, so now I also have a discovery account via a BT link, which I can also access on my smart TV, happy days £69 saved I forgot how much BT Sport costs these days. Anyone know the price. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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