I want the $18 direct channel, and keep hearing these vague references in these articles, but nothing properly announced yet, and bein doesn't have a NZ website when I google.
Desperately wanting more info on this.
Wording of above article doesn't actually say this will be available - they are just using it as a price reference to justify their own extra fees for football.
Have a sneaking suspicion this won't actually be available, which would be devastating for my current plans. Hope I'm wrong.
Sky have only just done a deal with beIN Sport in the last few weeks so I think you have to give beIN time to set up a NZ website. It will be different to the existing Aussie beIN Connect website with different leagues available (you don't get the EPL on the Aussie website, sounds like we won't be getting Serie A but we will get la Liga, Champions League and Europa League, the Championship and Capital One Cup as in Australia). In Australia they have three beIN Sport channels on Foxtel, all part of the Foxtel Sport package at no extra cost.
There is now some info on the Sky TV website about the two new beIN Sport football channels and confirming that you will be able to subscribe directly to the new beIN Sport NZ website without having Sky (access to the website will be free to Sky's beIN Sport subscribers):
https://skytv.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id...
EPL/beIN SPORTS
SKY is pleased to announce that we will have coverage of the 2016/2017 football season through beIN Sport with an offer of two of their premium channels. Though not available to be purchased as yet, you will be able to add them before the start of the EPL season, so keep checking for promos and media advising when this can be done.
- beIN SPORTS 1 will be a 24/7 dedicated EPL channel broadcasting live EPL games, highlights and studio shows, all in HD.
- beIN SPORTS 2 will show the best of LIVE European football from Spain's La Liga and France's Ligue 1, as well as providing additional LIVE games from the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, England's Championship and the Capital One Cup, to complement SKY Sport's existing coverage of these competitions.
- The fee will be $11.96 per month and you can buy this if you have SKY Basic (don't need Sport). You will also get access to beIN Connect online.
- You can get this content directly via beIN Connect online for approx. $18 per month as an alternative to SKY.
- SKY will have up-to three additional pop-up channels to simulcast matches taking place at the same time.
- This content will not be on SKY GO or FAN PASS.
Please keep checking the EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) on your SKY box and our SKY Sport website for any changes or updates.
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