F1 channel changing to darts for a month

[nolte]

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@downforce wrote:

I have checked and I have definitely not had any email telling me that the only Sports channel I have was being converted to cover darts for a month ?!!

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while it depends on one's email preferences, i did receive a regular email from sky sports on 7th december which in the list of stuff upcoming on sky sports, it stated

• It all kicks off right here on Sky Sports Darts, which will temporarily replace Sky Sports F1 (406) once the F1 season wraps up.

sky also as noted by other members use various other methods of making people aware of channel changes/rebrands etc

[downforce]

Thanks for that nolte. 

I cancelled all sports channels except F1 so that may be why I don't get emails.Perhaps there's an email list I should subscribe to and I'll look into it.

[Daban+Urnud]

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@Gazzac10 wrote:

Crap like Darts??? Do you realise Dart's is the second most watched sport across the Sky sports channels, watched by literally millions, 

only Football has more viewers, honestly the F1 snobbery is laughable.

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More like just because you like darts, everybody else has to. Your darts snobbery is absolutely laughable.

Have a very merry Christmas!

[mottflame]

Its more than 2 weeks !

[82bit]

So Sky make this super-duper channel... then their (removed) software can't cope with 'recording' (Sky Glass/Stream) live matches that overrun the timeslot and abruptly stop the 'recording' at 4h31m so you miss the end of the final match of the session. 

How is this still happening in this day and age? We had this stuff to deal with twenty years ago when Sky+ couldn't cope with EPG schedule changes. Absolutely ridiculous. And they don't even fix it when you go looking for the on demand version of the programme - because it's only the version that stops before the end that's available. 

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[SG1965]

F1 on Channel 406, has tempoarily changed to cover the Darts. Thats fine. Everyone was sent an Email. But why put the darts on 406 when exactly the same coverage is being shown on 401, at the same time? People have paid to watch all things F1 on 406. Would Sky have put the Darts over some of the Football Channels ? I do not think so. So why do they think it is ok to disgruntle F1 fans ?

[Daniel0210]

@SG1965 

Your post has been moved into a thread already discussing this temporary move. This has been done to prevent duplication of replies.

[oj01]

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@SG1965 wrote:

F1 on Channel 406, has tempoarily changed to cover the Darts. Thats fine. Everyone was sent an Email. But why put the darts on 406 when exactly the same coverage is being shown on 401, at the same time?

Because 401 showcases the top live event from the other channels 

People have paid to watch all things F1 on 406. Would Sky have put the Darts over some of the Football Channels

During a period of the year when there was none to show, maybe 

I do not think so. So why do they think it is ok to disgruntle F1 fans ?

All of the F1 that could be shown (IE repeats) is still available for F1 customers to watch 

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[mottflame]

Have now received a text message from Sky stating I will receive a months credit .We,ll see ! 

[mottflame]

Can confirm credit now received.  Anyone else ?

[Jon+H.]

Nope, not had a text or anything. Did you do anything like complain to Sky to get a refund?

Bit miffed that the darts had also been live on 106 Sky Showcase! Can't get away from it! 🙂

[mottflame]

Yes I complained on various occasions to various corners of the Sky empire so the credit was a bit of a surprise! And no I did not receive any emails regarding the change Overall pretty badly handled by Sky:I have a stand-alone F1 subscription.

[Melanie39]

I saw that the the sky F1 was changed to Sky Darts and was wondering if there was a way to pause subscription to Sky F1 during the off season, as it serves no purpose of me to have it, especially when i don't even have access to the channel.

[PandJ2020]

No.  Last day of darts tomorrow.

[SKY1992bf]

@Melanie39  No you can't pause subscription 

the channel returns on Monday anyway