Pro cycling thread
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Jun 2024
11:11am, 21 Jun 2024
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SPR
X-post, I believe Eurosport have comprehensive Olympics coverage these days as the BBC coverage is neutered as they license it from Discovery as I understand it. That was certainly they case last time.
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Jun 2024
11:19am, 21 Jun 2024
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larkim
I've never felt the need to head over to ES for Olympics in the past; BBC is always pretty comprehensive with the range of iPlayer / Red Button services that they can switch on. How is it "neutered"? |
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Jun 2024
11:22am, 21 Jun 2024
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SPR
It was neutered since the last Olympics, before that BBc had the rights directly. If you watched other more niche sports at the last summer Olympics you'd have noticed the streams weren't there as they used to be on BBC.
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Jun 2024
11:24am, 21 Jun 2024
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SPR
This article covers it. inews.co.uk |
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Jun 2024
11:36am, 21 Jun 2024
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larkim
Maybe the time zone stuff meant I wasn't so bothered by it. Would be different for Paris I suppose with the timezone being far more convenient. Maybe that will tempt me for the £3.49 sub. Wonder whether it will be geoblocked? I'm in France for a good chunk of the Olympics, and whilst most of that time will be holidaying, there'll be evenings when tuning into the Olympics would be enjoyable and not sure if we'll have a TV in our apartment. |
Jun 2024
12:12pm, 21 Jun 2024
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MsG
Belgian TT champs report in today's paper (getting a flat white on hol). |
Jun 2024
12:42pm, 21 Jun 2024
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rhb
larkim wrote: My Eurosport annual sub £39.99 expires partway through the Tour, converts to £6.99 a month after that which I won't be continuing with. I've been sent a code offering £3.49 pcm until Jan 2025, sorts the Vuelta coverage I guess. |
Jun 2024
1:08pm, 21 Jun 2024
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Oranj
larkim wrote: Wonder whether it will be geoblocked? I'm in France for a good chunk of the Olympics, and whilst most of that time will be holidaying, there'll be evenings when tuning into the Olympics would be enjoyable and not sure if we'll have a TV in our apartment. Maybe get yourself a VPN? They're not too expensive. I watched iPlayer in Spain with one, pretending that I was in the UK. |
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Jun 2024
1:11pm, 21 Jun 2024
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SPR
Can't see why Discovery+ would be geoblocked given they have the rights across Europe.
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Jun 2024
1:16pm, 21 Jun 2024
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larkim
Oranj wrote: Maybe get yourself a VPN? They're not too expensive. I watched iPlayer in Spain with one, pretending that I was in the UK. If I'm too tight fisted to pay £7 a month for Eurosport, I'm likely taking the same attitude to vpns  But yes, that would be the way around it. |
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