BT Sport changing to TNT Sports (MotoGP coverage)

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https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1020715/1/explai...

"BT Sports will become known as TNT Sports in July 2023. The newly-named channel will be available on the same channel number via Sky and Virgin.

But TNT Sports’ content will also become available on the Discovery Plus app, meaning MotoGP can be streamed online."

So.....Discovery+ yearly entertainment + sport is £59.99 - https://auth.discoveryplus.com/gb/product?flow=pur...
BT Sport (TNT) on Sky is £29.99 per month - https://www.bt.com/sport/sky#product-cards

Interesting if true.

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I've just seen this on Sky

"discovery+ is now available at no extra cost for Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers.

See how to get discovery+ on Sky Marketplace.

Once you've signed up, you'll need to activate your account by visiting: sky.com/discoveryplus-activate."

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I'm guessing it won't be on until the change in July.

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"MotoGP has a deal to remain with BT Sports (and from July, TNT Sports) until at least the end of 2024."

So sounds like TNT Sports/Discovery+ from July.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1020715/1/explai...

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Good sign on Eurosport's WSBK coverage, I'm watching Race 1 on Discovery + right now and they had Neal Hodgson on (he's part of the BT Sport MotoGP team) and he was talking about one big happy TNT family. So if he's there it must mean MotoGP will be on July 18th when it switches over, although the next race isn't until the 6th August.

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Motorsports could all be on TNT Sports/Discovery+ service but I wonder if they might separate the football/other sports that people would pay stupid money for out to another channel requiring another subscription. Doesn't bother me but it's something they could do.

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https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/tnt-sports-channels-...

"Starting July 18th, TNT Sports will become a part of the Discovery+ streaming service, providing a rich roster of global sports events to stream for fans across the UK. This will eventually replace the current BT Sport Monthly Pass streaming offer, with Discovery+ becoming the go-to streaming app for TNT Sports."

"Regarding the switch from the BT Sport app to TNT Sports, we’ve also heard that on launch day, the TNT Sports live channels and full match replays will become available in the Discovery+ app."

"What we do know, for now, is that pricing for existing BT Sport subscribers on the pay-TV platforms (Sky, Virgin Media and BT TV) will not change with the switch to TNT Sports (at least not at launch). What happens with Discovery+ subscribers – and whether they’ll need to pay more for access to TNT Sports – remains to be seen."

I'm wondering then if there will be a 3rd level monthly/annual plan.

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"TNT Sports will be available through discovery+ as well as Sky, Virgin Media TV and BT TV, offering linear channels - TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4 – in standard definition and high definition, plus six red-button channels. TNT Sports Ultimate will offer fans select coverage in up to 4K picture resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) - presenting images and colour in cinema-level quality and Dolby Atmos sound."

https://discoverysports.com/page/tnt-sports

We'll see tomorrow.