nfl skysports

Usually goes up to the last minute.  Usually gets sorted then.  Just hope it's going to be usual!

where did you find that ESPN have the Thursday night games?

I dont think Sky have ever left it this late.

there's a new additional subscirption channel about to be launched by Sky, called Sky Bowl. All live games and loads of additional content will be on there. It was in this months Sky magazine. Think  you have to pay £5 per month unless you have Sky World whereby it is free.

nothing on the internet about this

are you on the wind up?

Must be a wind-up

Regarding the Thursday night games every thursday 2nd week onwards read something ages ago about ESPN securing these rights as well

Havent a clue about the sky world thing mind

just rechecked and I must be going mad apologies looks like whatever I read or thought I read regarding Thursday night football isnt evidenced by ESPN coverage at the moment gutted

Its getting ridiculous leaving it this late.

its a complete joke

i hope Sky don't get it and the NFL turn around and allow Gamepass to show all games and also Redzone.

That would be the ideal scenario.

NFL is the only reason why I would go back to Sky.

Get involved with american football at 730am tomorrow on sky sports news is a slight step forward.

All this hype about nfl london etc etc....how the game is getting bigger in this country...surely taking it away from the viewer will be a massive blow.

Good point the Jags have committed to playing here for the next few years, it`d be unbelievably stupidity to take it off the air now

I would still want Sky even if they didn't have NFL but I would definitely cancel just to voice my little opinion.

"Its getting ridiculous leaving it this late."



Alistair Kirkwood is useless. He blew the last deal and we ended up with worse coverage than the previous deal. The trouble with NFLUK is they're kidding themselves on that London is going to get a franchise.

That is nonsense, they have struggling franchises IN AMERICA right now...so they'e going move one 5,000 miles to an apathetic country?


Of course they are Alistair!!!

Haven't Sky left it till the last week the last few times the contract has been up for renewal?

read on the sky customer service forum schedule to be announced tomorrow for games so seems like gd news I hope

Statement on NFLUK forum.


With the new NFL season kicking off next week, we fully understand the concerns of our fans that the full UK broadcast line-up for the new season has not yet been announced, beyond the new Channel 4 agreement for Sunday Night Football and the existing deal with BBC TV for Super Bowl and Wembley/playoff highlights.

We have been in negotiations for some time to extend our broadcasting agreements for this season and will announce the full package for the 2012 season as soon as possible. However, it is possible that this may not be before Tuesday at the earliest. Thank you for your support and patience.

I suppose the reference to an intention to announce "the full package" for this year is mildly promising, though the fact it will likely will not be released "before Tuesday at the earliest" makes Wednesday's opener, and possibly Sunday's games, look a bit iffy.

NFL.UK are ******* useless.

To the NFL: Get rid of these shambolic ****s, take coverage away from Sky,and give us what we want EVERY SINGLE GAME LIVE: Via GAMEPASS.

So we have no idea who if anybody will be showing the Giants/cowboys on wednesday?

Nope. Totally and utterly pathetic.

An onion could do Kirkwood's job.

Last minute? We're playing the 5th minute of added on time and the 4th official only put up 4. Absolute joke, NFL UK are clowns.

Well its looking more and more like sky are not going to bother this year - Im looking into game pass and wondering if anyone can tell me how much download is required to stream an entire game. I have limits on my internet and dont want to pay for game pass if its going to cause me problems down the line.

Are there any users out there who can answer this?

And I only hear good things about game pass is it really that good ?

Thanks alot

Does anybody honestly think there will be more liquidity in the nfl markets if 'every game was on GamePass'.  Let's face it ... here is no point wading through all those adverts at 3 in the morning to watch two teams that I couldn't give a f*ck about unless you can make money on it.  If there is no coverage on SKY or ESPN the season will be a washout.

i've had gamepass before and can only rave about it, however, this year thought i'd go back to sky.............maybe not then!

Problem you have is altho its great there is a slight delay as its coming through as HD, about 5-10 seconds i think so it would make live betting a nightmare as the guys in europe would watch the game live on ESPN America and end up sniping you.....think the same happened for a while with MLB

Plus this year its had a massive price drop adn loads of extra features added - not sure why?!?

I'll be gutted if sky don't pick it up, it was the 6 day blackouts / redzone that swung it for me and most of the time sky did pick the best games of the week so was always a **** not to be able to watch them live, unless you paid extra for a vpn connection (£6 month) and connected to holland and then the gamepass

If sky don't get it i'll get gamepass as no way am i missing the G-Mens first game, i'll cancel sky sports aswell and keep espn for odd prem game and NCAAF

I must be the only one not the least bit concerned that no tv has been signed as of yet.......don't sweat lads it'll get done ( fingers crossed )

If it doesnt happen it would stupidity of the highest order.

it'll get done. lot of needless panicking on this thread

I can't remember it ever getting to this stage but every year there's a drama with a deal getting done right at the wire.
Sky are committed to NFL coverage, they've been covering the sport for nearly 20 years, the jokers here are the NFL who are determined to take the game worldwide then happily sit back and watch the broadcasters fail to agree a deal.
The thought of Wembley being half full come October is too painful for the league to consider, chuck in the idea of the desperate Jags coming over regularly and without massive advertising and constant plugging Wembley will be a disaster.
Announcement tomorrow from NFLUK, expect Sky to get 6pm and 9pm Sunday games plus post season as in previous years

Anybody showing the early game ?

"And I only hear good things about game pass is it really that good ?"



>>>It is excellent. And it's the future, if only the morons at NFLUK could accept it, baseball fans get catered as a minority niche sport with MLBTV, NFL needs to be the same way. What is happening is the NFL is dangling Kirkwood and his numpties thE bogus carrot of an NFL franchise in London when all they're interested in is MERCH and GAMEPASS, which if you've noticed is getting advertised all over the shop. They are really pushing it, and they've made it cheaper.


The stupid Wenbley game and this franchise in London b******s is what is holding us back, NFLUK are barking up the wrong trees completely. Unsurprisingly I soon got banned on NFLUK for telling it like it is!!! - They're living in cloud cuckoo land, the NFL is having Kirkwood and his mobs pants down.


Also FOUR YEARS of the Jags - that's not going to get old very quickly is it?


With all that said, and considering this process has been a total farce and actually it's a total farce every time round, i'd be amazed if we don't get SKY on Sunday and Thursday, thought I would be surprised to see them fail on the opener.

But there's always streams. I'm not buying GP till I see what games are on live on SKY first, might wait till Oct, and FIFA 13 and Madden 13 are out soon!!!

100% Guaranteed sky will be showing the NFL....sky are not only making you guys sweat they are making the NFL sweat...Sky are waiting for the NFL to buckle at the last minute and they will

'NFL doesn’t have its usual leverage this time around.   And Sky Sports knows it'

NBC Quote.

Why doesn't the NFL have its usual leverage?

You: whats the status of your covergae

You: as nothing is in the tv guide and the season starts this week

You: ESPN have one game Cannle 4 have a game ...you have Jack Spratt

You: Channel 4

You: hello ?

Faruk: I am sorry to inform you that, Sky is not broadcasting NFL, I do understand how important is that for you.

You: is that definite

Faruk: NFL is a third party Services and as they have not  given us rights to broadcast the season from 2012 to 2013, we couldn't telecast this services.


Faruk: I kindly request you to please contact NFL for further detials.

Thats the end of a live chat with a sky assistant on their live chat. Very worrying

Dirk diggler just relax it will be on.

The sales people wouldn't know jack.

"Dirk diggler just relax it will be on."


I'm totally relaxed, I said SKY would show the games, it is still a complete farce however.

Still cant believe its not going to be on, think maybe this guys the bottom of the food chain so doesnt really know

lol@ thinking sales people would know..I can imagine hundreds of people have been ringing sky this week and being placed on hold for 30min why the advisor goes and asks his/her line manager who also wouldn't have a clue

Now trying to get a bill reduction for my mental anguish

Sky Sports TV Guide now showing American Football in the schedule on Thursday morning

http://tv.sky.com/tv-guide#/day/2

i have half price sky for 12 months

My complaint has been escalated. Ah well off to play tennis, that was fun.

you must be seeing things..i dont see it

ahh if you click on whats on it says american football....not up on the sky + planner yet

it is official...sky sports have the NFL..no surprise

db i bet you have been checking that every hour

Come on, I do have some semblance of a life

Well actually, I've been on the NFLUK website since about 10am refreshing that

That's where I got the info

panickers, the lot of you

Sky sports agree a 3 year deal to show 60 live games a season !!

You dont need to sign up to Sky to get the Sky Sports package

Orange are doing a Sky Sports bundle for £5 a month which you can watch in iphone/ipad etc..

Never in doubt

This is the sort of calm in the face of a crisis that built an empire

tbh i've cancelled sky and bought gamepass after the announcement


like a numpty i should have really had gamepass all along, wroking shifts and missing games its ideal for me to catch up on the ipad

plus can also bet and watch any game i want(barring the 24 blackout rule) but as the giants are on about 7 times primetime this season and sky will probs only show em twice ona  6pm/9pm slot i'll get value for money by being able to watch my team

is mnf still on espn uk.not showing on planner.says mlb game is on

DB

Details about the MNF coverage will be confirmed shortly nellie.

cheers grayhawk

Thank God the waitings over and its great news at that,now if we can only get Nick back all would be well...........

Am I missing the plot here?

We wait 7 months for a deal to be struck and when it is we are meant to be happy with a lesser service if we go on basis there will be no MNF on ESPN??

Come on MAAAAN???

btw Gamepass only blacks out the 6pm and 9pm games on Sunday

not the thursday or Monday night games

Yeah I get game pass so I can watch the condensed games. Texans are not often on Sky so not much of an issue

redzone available on NFL Gamepass now

No sky for me