https://www.mmamania.com/2019/6/18/...y-uk-fans-being-charged-extra-for-ufc-239-ppv
https://mobile.twitter.com/btsportu...08337.ampproject.net/1906141418310/frame.html
BT Sports have decided to charge PPV to UK customers on big events. Even though we pay them a subscription. I used to think we were fortunate than North America and I wouldn’t mind paying if I was on UK time, but 3AM until 6AM is a joke. It’s like North America paying PPV at 3AM over there. UK fans are livid on Twitter and are cancelling their subscriptions in the droves. The only reason I have BT and BT SPORTS is for UFC. I don’t even get to watch soccer as much anymore. If I never just locked myself into a 1 year contract two months ago, then I would be cancelling too and going back to SKY, but I can’t and have to honour this contract for the time being. It’s going to be £20 for PPV. The day I pay for PPV at 3AM for a Jon Jones Jones card is the day I die. BT have really f---ed themselves over now. They’re losing fans and subscribers in the thousands already with thousands more to follow.
They seriously need to re - think their strategy here or else they will lose their rights to UFC. I was happy that Eleven Sports didn’t get the rights and that’s the reason I decided to renew my contract, but really regretting my decision now.
f--- BT Sports! Your asss used to be beautiful and now you can go and f--- yourselves......
C-Me-No-More said:
i'm getting rid of BT now, only time I set in front of the TV
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I’m currently paying £60 for everything and I only watch ufc. I don’t watch any other sport on there or tv show as I got a firestick and now I’m expected to stay up and pay too? Nah, f--- that! I only record lately anyway and not even sure you can record on BT BOX OFFICE. The second my contracts up I’m gone. I’ll get SKY back. At least I can watch boxing on there
MMAFTM13 said:
I’m afraid so kid
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BT's twitter has mma fans saying " Only have BT for the UFC etc" I don't care i'm not paying to be wrote off on Sunday after watching an event. This s--- is getting (allegedly) streamed.
MMAFTM13 said:
I’m currently paying £60 for everything and I only watch ufc. I don’t watch any other sport on there or tv show as I got a firestick and now I’m expected to stay up and pay too? Nah, f--- that! I only record lately anyway and not even sure you can record on BT BOX OFFICE. The second my contracts up I’m gone. I’ll get SKY back. At least I can watch boxing on there
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BT's sub numbers are gonna hit the deck now. I've been leaning on getting now TV for the prem league/boxing that's more or less a given no. Don't blame for you getting rid of BT at all
C-Me-No-More said:
BT's twitter has mma fans saying " Only have BT for the UFC etc" I don't care i'm not paying to be wrote off on Sunday after watching an event. This s--- is getting (allegedly) streamed.
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The UFC has been cracking down on streams hard the last month, it's a lot harder to allegedly watch streams these days.
If you live in Europe, paying for the UFC is insane, these shows are shown during the night and last 6 hours, they are tailored for Americans and always will be.
Fight Pass is the best place to watch the UFC, you get the prelims and just have to wait to watch the main card until they release them. It sucks but the UFC just don't make deals to suit Europeans.
But you already knew this was about to become more expensive and harder to watch if you tried to watch the NBA or NFL being a European. ESPN and American sport leagues are EXTREMELY hard to watch being a European, it's like they are trying to make it accessible for Americans only. Even 10 second ESPN sport clips on twitter are blocked for Europeans. Even the notion of a PPV is insane for us, i can't believe Americans have been so gullible and stupid to pay for PPV's across all kinds of sports for years and made it into a business.
Haraldr said:
The UFC has been cracking down on streams hard the last month, it's a lot harder to allegedly watch streams these days.
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Hint - It isn't
Strez said:
Hint - It isn't
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Yes it is. The most popular sites were shut down last month. People have already replaced it but it's not as easy to find it.
There is of course allegedly plenty of terrible streams from reddit or some trash like that, but you have to be a giant moron to sit and watch hours on those pop-up ad-filled websites.
Haraldr said:
Yes it is. The most popular sites were shut down last month. People have already replaced it but it's not as easy to find it.
There is of course allegedly plenty of terrible streams from reddit or some trash like that, but you have to be a giant moron to sit and watch hours on those pop-up ad-filled websites.
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Still super easy
C-Me-No-More said:
i'm getting rid of BT now, only time I set in front of the TV
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Bellator just signed a deal with Virgin Media in Ireland!
Happy days
I thought it was just for UFC 239 and not the rest of the PPV ones or at least not any of the big ones. I'd understand if it was the big marquee events such as UFC 236, 232, 229, 226, 223, 220, 217 etc. Hey I just realised UFC does a decent ppv every 3 ppvs.
Haraldr said:
Hm, hasn't taima always been very low quality, have they got good feeds now?
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Never had any issue with Taima. Sometimes have to swap a stream but always works for me. Bit dodgy on IOS devices but browsers no issues
