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vander18's avatar
vander18
Dialled in
2 days ago

Snooker availability on TNT/Discovery+

Last season i was able to watch all snooker games ondiscovery+ now i can only watch one on TNT.

However, if i upgrade to disc+ premium i can watch on discovery plus for £30 which gets me full access to TNT. Problem is i already have TNT via VM i not paying twice.

I will try again via the TNT red button for the other tables 

5 Replies

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta

    It's not quite correct to say that you are paying twice: the four TNT Sports channels complement and showcase discovery+ (the streaming home for TNT Sports). Some are content with the TV channels but if you subscribe to a discovery+ TNT Sports plan you get everything on the four channels and much more like Eurosport content.

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person

    When Eurosport closed in the UK and the content merged with TNT, the HD multiscreen channels were made HD precisely for this scenario. Whilst a linear broadcast channel will always be preferable, an HD-stream is better than nothing for the spillover.

    If I were you I'd be complaining to TNT Sports why they're not using the additional HD screens. VM can only carry what TNT choose to broadcast.

    • vander18's avatar
      vander18
      Dialled in

      hi Japitts

      I tried, TNT is part of BT and unless one has a BT account they cant or will not listen and fob off to either Disc+ or VM and well...  no outcome there.

      I not `a leagal eagle however, i'm tipping this type of coersion is illegal.

      • japitts's avatar
        japitts
        Very Insightful Person

        I tried, TNT is part of BT

        Alas not. TNT is a wholly own brand/subsidiary of Warner Bros Discovery.

        No surprise at the fob-off though, I suspect they would far rather you subscribe to Discovery+ than via Virgin Media. Nothing illegal about that, it's the very basis of premium-sports-subscriptions and media rights contracts.

  • Just as I thought not available to the red button why is it so hard an expensive?

    I guess goodby VM hwllow fire stick.