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Rugby league coverage and recording

Kingkevin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:09:37 GMT

So new season 2025 rugby league on sky sports + is a waste of time as I cannot even record it . Definitely a downgrade as half way through last season you changed how we rugby league fans can watch our favourite sport . Had Sky since day 1 and feel like they are taking the (removed). Surely more people watch rugby league than Darts ? But darts has just had a massive influx of money . Extremely dissatisfied in Sky

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Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

best+of+the+best — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:32:18 GMT

@Kingkevin wrote:
So new season 2025 rugby league on sky sports + is a waste of time as I cannot even record it . Definitely a downgrade as half way through last season you changed how we rugby league fans can watch our favourite sport . Had Sky since day 1 and feel like they are taking the P . Surely more people watch rugby league than Darts ? But darts has just had a massive influx of money . Extremely dissatisfied in Sky

Fair comment @Kingkevin but isn't Sky Sports Main Event a recordable channel also Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Action plus Sky Sports + HD is also a recordable channel as well.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

Kingkevin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:54:10 GMT

No sky sports + is NOT recordable stream live only that's my exact issue !

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

MarkGoldsmith — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:35:51 GMT

@Kingkevin wrote:
No sky sports + is NOT recordable stream live only that's my exact issue !

The Sky Sports + TV channel is, whilst the Sky Sports + bonus streams via the Sky Sports App aren't. Its confusing because ultimately Sky chose a very poor name for the Sky Sports + TV channel which is why it causes confusion with customers as its easily confused with the bonus live streams via the Sky Sports App.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

xenon81 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:41:28 GMT

Sky used to have the rights to show 66 games per season. Now they have the rights to show all 166 matches but the extra matches are on Sky Sports+ and can't be recorded. You aren't really losing anything as the unrecordable matches previously wouldn't have been shown at all.

There were a few months last year before Sky Sports+ launched that the extra matches were shown on regular Sky Sports channels but this was never intended to be permenant and as soon as Sky Sports+ launched they moved to that service.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

Kingkevin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:21:33 GMT

at r he end of the day I am unable to record rugby league games as much as I previously could so I dissagree I am worse off now than I was in 2023/24

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

best+of+the+best — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:10:52 GMT

@Kingkevin wrote:
at r he end of the day I am unable to record rugby league games as much as I previously could so I dissagree I am worse off now than I was in 2023/24

That's incorrect information @Kingkevin as I've posted a screenshot of Rugby League matches on Sky Sports Action HD in a previous post

Not every single match from Thursday to Sunday is via the Sky Sports+ app though

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

Kingkevin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:14:16 GMT

Only Two games are on Sky that can be recorded . Rest are streamed . That is less recordable games than I have ever known . I am not sure why your defending Sky so hard unless your an employee? Sky sports + HD can be recorded but not Sky sports + .
Two games a week is NOT value for money if you pay for sports package and want to watch rugby league . No wonder there are so many people buying "dodgy sticks" obviously I am not one of those other wise wouldn't be moaning so much but I cannot blame them

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

MarkGoldsmith — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:37:28 GMT

@Kingkevin wrote:
No wonder there are so many people buying "dodgy sticks"

And on regular basis news articles being published about police raids and people being arrested and jailed for being involved in these illegal streaming devices.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

best+of+the+best — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:59:27 GMT

@Kingkevin wrote:
Only Two games are on Sky that can be recorded . Rest are streamed . That is less recordable games than I have ever known . I am not sure why your defending Sky so hard unless your an employee? Sky sports + HD can be recorded but not Sky sports + .
Two games a week is NOT value for money if you pay for sports package and want to watch rugby league . No wonder there are so many people buying "dodgy sticks" obviously I am not one of those other wise wouldn't be moaning so much but I cannot blame them

Again you are incorrect there are more than two games per week @Kingkevin

Not defending Sky and I don't work for Sky I'm a paying customer like yourself F1 is my main sport but I also watch the occasional football Sky doesn't cover every single match so I pay for TNT and Amazon Prime to watch matches not available with my Sky Sports Complete subscription @Kingkevin

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

PeterH1950 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:45:05 GMT

Trying to watch Leeds v Wakefield, no clock, no tackle count, stuttering picture. RL is bottom of the heap as far as SKY is concerned.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

PeterH1950 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:16:29 GMT

At least the clock has just appeared, 44 minutes.

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xenon81 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:19:30 GMT

The extra matches on Sky Sports+ are very minimal productions, it's the same with the extra football matches, so it's not just an RL issue. The choice was either to not show these matches at all (as in previous years) or show them with very basic coverage.

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PeterH1950 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:18:53 GMT

And now the tackle count, 46 minutes.

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PeterH1950 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 17:00:44 GMT

Technical issues at 76 mins mean no sound, then they take the stream off and put it back at 78 mins during which Leeds score. When it comes back with 30 seconds to go, no sound and picture frozen. Grrrrrrrr.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

milliemilo — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:15:21 GMT

Hi, I agree entirely, cant record and rubish sreaming. not fit for purpose

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

Kingkevin — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 20:01:37 GMT

Sky don't seem to interested in what we think

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

mondeo123 — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:06:18 GMT

you can't even watch the matches sky sports+ on sky go or a laptop

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mm707 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:24:55 GMT

I entirely agree that the coverage is a fraud on those of us using a Sky+ box.

As a Saints' fan I was hoping to see today's game with Wakefield. I now find that this is streamed on Sky Sports+ (Channel 412) and therefore unavailable to me on that channel. At the same time the traditional Sky Rugby league channel Sky Action (408) is showing replays of matches broadcast earlier in the week! What on earth kind of service does this represent? It is not an improvement and I question what I am paying for?

We are asked to tolerate specific channels for F1 racing and tennis but I have no interest in either.

I can watch a streamed version of most RL matches free of charge on bookmakers' websites on which I hold accounts.

I have been paying Sky for well over 20 years and I am very disappointed and frustrated. This needs a rethink by Sky.

Re: Rugby league coverage and recording

xenon81 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:28:31 GMT

Today's Saints game is on BBC Two if you want to record it.