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Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« on: September 24, 2010, 10:17:47 AM »
http://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/478440.html

For those of us without Sky is this really true - that we aren't even going to get any highlights of the Ashes? If it is then that is ridiculous. Harrumph!!!
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 10:20:42 AM »
Cricket Australia are still inviting bidders for terestrial highlights.  They just haven't received them as yet, as far as I am aware.  I'm sure someone will snap them up.
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2010, 10:21:21 AM »
Thank goodness for that - let's hope so!
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2010, 10:22:54 AM »
If not there's always the faithful old internet.  I'm sure you would be able to find a feed somewhere.

I just had Sky+HD put in this week, so I'm good to go :-)
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2010, 10:24:56 AM »
Due to the time difference, whoever is going to show will almost be a day behind realistically. By the time you get to watch it you'd have heard/read so much about it its going to be a bit old anyway
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2010, 10:25:37 AM »
Quote from: mdl_1979 on September 24, 2010, 10:22:54 AM
If not there's always the faithful old internet.  I'm sure you would be able to find a feed somewhere.

I just had Sky+HD put in this week, so I'm good to go :-)

Or get someone with Sky Player access to give you their login details like i have :)
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2010, 10:26:31 AM »
yeh Sky HD isnt cheap mine is costing me £58 a month at the moment but its worth it at times for all the sport u get on it!

yeah u can have upto 4 pc's registered but only change one per month and only one can be logged on at the same time. Sky player is free up until Xmas from what i understand :)
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2010, 10:29:09 AM »
It was free last summer to watch the Ashes over here.

Wasnt aware of the one user logged in at one time, luckily my parents dont use it online
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2010, 10:36:41 AM »
yeh only found out when trying to set my parents up with it on weds as had the cirkcet on my laptop and logged in on their PC and it then signed me out of the laptop!
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2010, 10:41:09 AM »
Quote from: Ayrtek on September 24, 2010, 10:26:31 AM
yeh Sky HD isnt cheap mine is costing me £58 a month at the moment but its worth it at times for all the sport u get on it!

yeah u can have upto 4 pc's registered but only change one per month and only one can be logged on at the same time. Sky player is free up until Xmas from what i understand :)

I'm a very lucky boy in that my cousin works for Sky Sports, so I have a friends and family deal.  Only costing me £42 per month including phone and broadband, and I have the full package.
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2010, 11:09:34 AM »
Quote from: mdl_1979 on September 24, 2010, 10:20:42 AM
Cricket Australia are still inviting bidders for terestrial highlights.  They just haven't received them as yet, as far as I am aware.  I'm sure someone will snap them up.
None of the UK terrestrial channels will bid as Cricket Australia are charging too high a price.
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2010, 12:03:33 PM »
I don't pay for sky sports because I feel like I'm subsidising football. If only you could pay for the sports you like, the Masters going to sky is the icing on the cake. Fortunately there are many places you can watch highlights nowadays.
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2010, 01:26:47 PM »
Seems a bit unfair on terrestrial viewers
However I do prefer Sky coverage alot better than Channel 5 or BBC back in the days

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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2010, 05:06:13 PM »
I tend to only pay for Sky Sports on the basic sport package in the summer so I can watch the cricket. As you can canel after a month, May to August usually works fine, then I am not paying for football, and winter cricket times are usually so far out from when I can actually watch them that I don't feel like I'm paying for football.
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Re: Sky exclusivitiy for the Ashes?
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2010, 05:07:18 PM »
tim emailed and pm'd you
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