Sky Sports 5 - The Home of European Football.

[MartSlinger]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...-a-new-channel-dedicated-to-european-football

Sky today announces good news for millions of its customers ahead of the new football season with confirmation that Sky Sports is to launch the first-ever television channel dedicated to European Football.

• Sky customers should revisit the site on June 12 to activate Sky Sports 5 and register for two years’ free Sky Broadband Unlimited.

"Sky Sports 5 takes our unrivalled live football coverage to the next level offering more European football than ever before. There’s never been a better time to be a Sky Sports customer and with two years’ free totally unlimited broadband, we offer the ultimate package for sports fans."

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports



Customers with Sky Sports will be able to receive the new channel - Sky Sports 5 - as part of their sports package, at no extra cost, and as a further bonus they can also get two years’ free Sky Broadband Unlimited. Sky Sports 5 will screen up to 600 live European football matches next season featuring some of the best players, the best teams and the best competitions. Sky Sports 5 will be the seventh channel from Sky Sports and will be the home of European Qualifiers, UEFA Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey for Sky Sports viewers, plus a host of other European football programming including Revista De La Liga and Champions League Weekly.

Sky Sports are launching a new channel, Sky Sports Five, the first channel dedicated to European football. The channel will show more than 600 live matches

For the first time Sky Sports will also offer exclusively live coverage of Holland’s top division Eredivisie. The new 4-year deal announced today will bring live matches each week to Sky Sports 5, enabling viewers to follow the domestic campaigns of the Netherlands’ top teams including Ajax, Feyenoord, FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven.

Sky customers will be able to register for Sky Sports 5 from June 12 via red button, online and by calling Sky. In a further bonus, Sky Sports customers can also get two years’ free Sky Broadband Unlimited worth £7.50 a month. This, Sky’s best ever broadband offer, means people could save up to £330 – and get the great value of Sky’s totally unlimited broadband with no usage limits and no extra download charges.

"Some of my greatest playing moments were on the European stage with Manchester United, playing in El Clasico for Real Madrid and captaining England in Euro qualifiers. Sky Sports 5 will offer all the drama and excitement that European football has to offer and I’ll certainly be gripped."

Sky Ambassador David Beckham

Barney Francis, Managing Director of Sky Sports said: "Sky Sports 5 takes our unrivalled live football coverage to the next level offering more European football than ever before. There’s never been a better time to be a Sky Sports customer and with two years’ free totally unlimited broadband, we offer the ultimate package for sports fans."

Sky ambassador David Beckham added: "Some of my greatest playing moments were on the European stage with Manchester United, playing in El Clasico for Real Madrid and captaining England in Euro qualifiers. Sky Sports 5 will offer all the drama and excitement that European football has to offer and I’ll certainly be gripped."

Sky customers are reminded they should revisit the site on June 12 to activate Sky Sports 5 and register for two years’ free Sky Broadband Unlimited. Availability on other TV platforms will be confirmed closer to launch



And for us Virgin Media Customers, no worries...

Virgin Media @virginmedia · 3h
Don’t forget: Virgin Media customers will also have access to even more Sky Sports HD action this summer.

Virgin MediaVerified account‏@virginmedia
Just to confirm, that's Sky Sports 5 in HD on its way to Virgin Media this summer. Happy days.
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[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

So if you're an existing customer with a sports package, does it just show up or do you have to go through the rigmarol of registering it?

I can't think what benefit Sky would get from that. I already have my broadband through them

 

[RFUS]

Ace.

Still not buying Sky but it means I'll have more English language European streams.

 

[toffee matt]

Murdoch is bleeding us dry

 

[Little Ralphy]

I thought BT had the Champions League footy after next season. BT also have a lot of the European leagues on already, like Germany and Italy.

So the only new thing here is Dutch footy and you have to sign up for their broadband to get it? Meh

 

[ijjysmith]

This
Is
Ace

 

[Eusebio]

Over 600 live matches a season which is probably the Dutch and Turkish league and probably a few from the Greek

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Can't wait to watch SV Plovdiv against Spartak Moscow in the Russian league cup 2nd round.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Yes. More wiziwig streams. You mugs that pay for this need a slap

 

[rascal]

Can't wait to watch SV Plovdiv against Spartak Moscow in the Russian league cup 2nd round.

I never knew Bulgarian teams could compete in Russian competition.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

I never knew Bulgarian teams could compete in Russian competition.

It's a new rule mate, one team gets picked at random to play in the cup. It's ace.

 

[rascal]

It's a new rule mate, one team gets picked at random to play in the cup. It's ace.

The influence of Sky is unmatched.

 

[jayden28]

Only new league they are showing is the dutch league the rest will be champions league,spanish league and cup and englands euro qualifers.

 

[MartSlinger]

With them losing the rights to the Champions League to BT in a few years, you think SKY may use this new Sky Sports 5 and get Europa League on it? Sky Sports having Europa League may also help it grow and gain a better image.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Only new league they are showing is the dutch league the rest will be champions league,spanish league and cup and englands euro qualifers.

Have they bought England's European Qualifiers?

Shame, those should always be on terrestial TV in my opinion. Everyone should be able to watch the national team