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Big Package changes at BT TV
Reposting this from my post on the BT TV forum. Changes are afoot on BT TV!
When I reached the package and pricing pages in My BT on the website just now, checking what upgrade and channel options I had, I was fed a page headed: "TV Starter" £0 a month (£19 activation) Up to 70 Freeview radio & TV channels Catch Up TV Pause & Rewind Δ "Entertainment Starter" £5 a month (£19 activation) Up to 70 Freeview radio & TV channels Catch Up TV 25 entertainment channels Pause & Rewind Δ "Entertainment Plus" £10 a month Up to 70 Freeview radio & TV channels Record TV 25 entertainment channels TV Everywhere Free activation "Entertainment Max" £15 a month Exclusive to existing TV customers Up to 70 Freeview radio & TV channels Record TV 25 entertainment channels TV Everywhere HD Extra included Kids Extra included. There is some new stuff about the Sports packages including BT Sport, mentioned £13.49 a month excluding SS1 & 2 so... oh, it does now say BT Sport is free with BT Infinity. This ties in with a BT CS rep yesterday evening who told me that BT TV changes were on the way, he couldn't say what, and further incremental changes were planned after that. Anyway, they are making big changes to the website tonight and I got a sneak peek. Pause & rewind only, on the two base packages though? Must be Youview boxes, and Youview+ boxes, and it adds "Δ If choosing to switch to a recordable box, there will be a £35 box swap fee". Overall it looks like a price rise for new Infinity users, though TV Essential is still available with recording, at £5 pm for BT broadband customers. I guess BT too have to pay for the football... <rolleyes> |
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Wonder what I will mean to me that's on the TV entertainment package and also has the HD extra bolt on.
Looking at the TV guide I don't see any new channels so I wander that the extra 5 channels are to the entertainment package. Im the now getting TV entertainment at a £5 a month discount until start of Feb next year. Darren |
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The new channels are Comedy Central Xtra, H2, MTV Music, Lifetime and Movies 24.
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These new channels are not on my EPG yet, not that I am particularly excited by the prospect of them.
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There didn't appear in my EPG list until I upgraded and they then appeared
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And TV Everywhere works with the new package - without having to buy a second box.
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The new channels are Comedy Central Xtra, H2, MTV Music, Lifetime and Movies 24.
Still need more, such as the extra-cost footy channels (MUTV/Chelsea/Liverpool), so supporters jumping ship from Sky TV won't lose out next season. All officially announced now in the BT TV forum. Glad I took up their £5 a month offering for TV Entertainment with a recording box, for 12 months earlier this year! So I won't be doubling my subscription to get the 5 new 'meh' channels, it would have been more tempting if HD was included in Entertainment Plus. |
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There didn't appear in my EPG list until I upgraded and they then appeared
I only renewed all my BT packages about 3 monthas ago. Not sure if its worth me upgrading my package or not. Darren |
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So the new FREE 'starter' pack costs £19 to activate? What exactly is there to activate?
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It's basically an admin charge for setting it all up. Reduced from £35 for the two starter packages! Built in to the higher cost of the next package up.
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Seems crap that you have to upgrate your TV package for the new channels to apear on the Youview EPG.
I only renewed all my BT packages about 3 monthas ago. Not sure if its worth me upgrading my package or not. Darren I'm giving upgrading to the Entertainment Max package some thought. As it stands now, it's only £4.55 more than what I'm paying now for Entertainment + HD, and I'd get the five new Entertainment channels, TV Everywhere, which could come in handy in a few weeks when I go on holiday and the Kids channels, which I don't particularly need but would get a bit of use from when my daughters are over to stay. I'm a bit sceptical of Entertainment Max being "exclusively" for existing Infinity customers though. But I suppose if you're switching from, say, Sky, and you want everything Max is offering (Entertainment + HD + Everywhere + Kids), you'd end up paying £16 a month, as the HD and Kids bolt ons are £3 each, while everything else is bundled into the next package down at £10. So this exclusive deal for existing customers would save us a whopping £1 a month! Every little helps, as someone once said
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If I was to upgrade from TV entertainment to entertainment Max I'm better to do it over the phone or online.
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I've always 'phoned and the chsnges are active in around 15-20 minutes.
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##407: Watch
##408: Gold ##409: Alibi ##413: TLC ##414: Discovery Channel ##415: Animal Planet ##417: Comedy Central ##418: Comedy Central Extra ( New ) ##419: Syfy ##420: Universal Channel ##421: E! ##422: Fox ##423: National Geographic Channel ##424: Nat Geo Wild ##425: MTV ##431: MTV Music ( new ) ##432: History ##433: Crime & Investigation Network ##446: Comedy Central HD ##447: MTV HD ##448: Syfy HD ##449: Fox HD ##450: National Geographic Channel HD ##451: Nat Geo Wild HD ##452: History HD ##453: CI HD ##454: Sony Entertainment Television ##471: InvestDiscov ##472: TLC HD ##473: Discovery HD ##474: Animal Planet HD ##475: BT ( Advert channel ) ##490: LifeTime ( New ) ##491: H2 ( new ) Sport channels ##501: Sky Sports 1 ##502: Sky Sports 2 ##507: BT Sport 1 (also on DTT 58) ##508: BT Sport 2 ##509: ESPN ##510: BT Sport 1 HD ##511: BT Sport 2 HD ##512: ESPN HD ##513: British Eurosport ##514: British Eurosport 2 ##521: British Eurosport HD ##522: British Eurosport 2HD ##527: BT Sport Extra Movie channels ##530: Sky Movies Premiere ##531: Sky Movies Action and Adventure ##532: Sky Movies Disney ##533: Sky Movies Showcase ##534: Sky Movies Family ##535: Sky Movies Comedy ##536: Sky Movies Sci Fi and Horror ##537: Sky Movies Greats ##538: Sky Movies Crime and Thriller ##539: Sky Movies Select ##540: Sky Movies Drama and Romance ##542: Movies/24 ( new ) Children's channels ##555: Disney ##556: Disney Junior ##557: Disney XD ##558: Nickelodeon ##559: Nick Jr. ##560: nicktoons ( new ? ) ##561: Boomerang ##562: Cartoon Network ##563: Cartoonito |
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Here is list of new packages and prices taken from BT site on 01/05/2015.
TV packages with BT Infinity. Entertainment Starter £5/mth + activation fee from £19 Here you'll find the channels that are included within the Entertainment Starter package, along with the additional bolt-ons you can add. All available Freeview & Freeview HD channels Go to www.freeview.co.uk/availability to see what channels are available where you live Extra channels Watch GOLD Alibi Comedy Central TLC Discovery Animal Planet Sy Fy Universal E! FOX Nat Geo NatGeo WILD MTV History Crime & Investigation Sony Entertainment TV ID: Investigation Discovery Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Sport channels BT Sport 1 BT Sport 2 ESPN You may need to place an order for these channels to be added to your BT TV box free of charge. If you can't view these channels you can place an order here. Bolt-ons (additional cost) These bolt-ons and channels aren't available as part of your package but can be added. Go to www.bt.com/boltons to find out more or place an order Sports channels BT Sport HD bolt-on - includes BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD £3 a month Sky Sports - Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 2 £22 a month. Netflix From £5.99/mth Netflix bolt-on - gives you access to the whole Netflix catalogue HD channels £3/mth HD Extra bolt-on - includes 13 HD channels plus BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD Kids channels £3 a month. BT Kids bolt-on - includes 9 kids channels and access to On Demand through the BT Player Movies £13.50 a month Sky Movies bolt-on - includes 11 Sky Movies channels access to On Demand through the BT Player Music £3 a month. BT Music bolt-on - includes all the biggest albums, music videos and concerts through the BT Player xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Entertainment Plus £10/mth £0 activation fee Here you'll find the channels that are included within the Entertainment Plus package, along with the additional bolt-ons you can add. All available Freeview & Freeview HD channels Go to www.freeview.co.uk/availability to see what channels are available where you live Extra channels Watch GOLD Alibi Comedy Central TLC Discovery Animal Planet Sy Fy Universal E! FOX Nat Geo NatGeo WILD MTV History Crime & Investigation Sony Entertainment TV ID: Investigation Discovery Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Movies 24 Comedy Central Extra MTV Music Lifetime H2 Sport channels BT Sport 1 BT Sport 2 ESPN You may need to place an order for these channels to be added to your BT TV box free of charge. If you can't view these channels you can place an order here. BT TV Everywhere £5 a month BT TV Everywhere is a streaming service that allows you to watch BT TV channels on your computer,tablet or smartphone. It's especially handy if you're not in front of the TV or can't agree on something to watch. Find out more about BT TV Everywhere Find out more about BT TV Everywhere Bolt-ons (additional cost) These bolt-ons and channels aren't available as part of your package but can be added. Go to www.bt.com/boltons to find out more or place an order Sports channels BT Sport HD bolt-on - includes BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD £3 a month Sky Sports - Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 2 £22 a month. Netflix From £5.99/mth Netflix bolt-on - gives you access to the whole Netflix catalogue HD channels £3/mth HD Extra bolt-on - includes 13 HD channels plus BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD Kids channels £3 a month. BT Kids bolt-on - includes 9 kids channels and access to On Demand through the BT Player Movies £13.50 a month Sky Movies bolt-on - includes 11 Sky Movies channels access to On Demand through the BT Player Music £3 a month. BT Music bolt-on - includes all the biggest albums, music videos and concerts through the BT Player xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Entertainment Max (exclusive to existing customers only) £15 /mth Here you'll find the channels that are included within the Entertainment Max package, along with the additional bolt-ons you can add. All available Freeview & Freeview HD channels Go to www.freeview.co.uk/availability to see what channels are available where you live Extra channels Watch GOLD Alibi Comedy Central TLC Discovery Animal Planet Sy Fy Universal E! FOX Nat Geo NatGeo WILD MTV History Crime & Investigation Sony Entertainment TV ID: Investigation Discovery Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Movies 24 Comedy Central Extra MTV Music Lifetime H2 Sport channels BT Sport 1 & BT Sport 1 HD BT Sport 2 & BT Sport 2 HD ESPN & ESPN HD You may need to place an order for these channels to be added to your BT TV box free of charge. If you can't view these channels you can place an order here. BT Kids BT Kids includes these kids channels and access to On Demand through the BT Player Boomerang Disney Junior Disney Channel Disney XD Nickelodeon Nick Toons Nick Jr. Cartoon Network Cartoonito HD Extra channels FOX HD Nat Geo HD Nat Geo WILD HD MTV HD History HD Crime & Investigation HD Discovery HD Animal Planet HD TLC HD Eurosport 1 HD Eurosport 2 HD SyFy HD Comedy Central HD BT TV Everywhere £5 a month BT TV Everywhere is a streaming service that allows you to watch BT TV channels on your computer, tablet or smartphone. It's especially handy if you're not in front of the TV or can't agree on something to watch. Find out more about BT TV Everywhere Find out more about BT TV Everywhere Bolt-ons (additional cost) These bolt-ons and channels aren't available as part of your package but can be added. Go to www.bt.com/boltons to find out more or place an order Sports channels Sky Sports - Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 2 £22 a month. Netflix From £5.99/mth Netflix bolt-on - gives you access to the whole Netflix catalogue Movies £13.50 a month Sky Movies bolt-on - includes 11 Sky Movies channels access to On Demand through the BT Player Music £3 a month. BT Music bolt-on - includes all the biggest albums, music videos and concerts through the BT Player xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TV Starter Here you'll find the channels that are included within the TV Starter package, along with the additional bolt-ons you can add. All available Freeview & Freeview HD channels Go to www.freeview.co.uk/availability to see what channels are available where you live Sport channels BT Sport 1 BT Sport 2 ESPN You may need to place an order for these channels to be added to your BT TV box free of charge. If you can't view these channels you can place an order here. Bolt-ons (additional cost) These bolt-ons and channels aren't available as part of your package but can be added. Go to www.bt.com/boltons to find out more or place an order Sports channels BT Sport HD bolt-on - includes BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD £3 a month Sky Sports - Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 2 £22 a month. Netflix From £5.99/mth Netflix bolt-on - gives you access to the whole Netflix catalogue Kids channels £3 a month. BT Kids bolt-on - includes 9 kids channels and access to On Demand through the BT Player Movies £13.50 a month Sky Movies bolt-on - includes 11 Sky Movies channels access to On Demand through the BT Player Music £3 a month. BT Music bolt-on - includes all the biggest albums, music videos and concerts through the BT Player xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TV Entertainment (no longer on sale – existing customers only) Here you'll find the channels that are included within the TV Entertainment package, along with the additional bolt-ons you can add. All available Freeview & Freeview HD channels Go to www.freeview.co.uk/availability to see what channels are available where you live Extra channels Watch GOLD Alibi Comedy Central TLC Discovery Animal Planet Sy Fy Universal E! FOX Nat Geo NatGeo WILD MTV History Crime & Investigation Sony Entertainment TV ID: Investigation Discovery Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Sport channels BT Sport 1 BT Sport 2 ESPN You may need to place an order for these channels to be added to your BT TV box free of charge. If you can't view these channels you can place an order here. Bolt-ons (additional cost) These bolt-ons and channels aren't available as part of your package but can be added. Go to www.bt.com/boltons to find out more or place an order Sports channels BT Sport HD bolt-on - includes BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD £3 a month Sky Sports - Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 2 £22 a month. Netflix From £5.99/mth Netflix bolt-on - gives you access to the whole Netflix catalogue HD channels £3/mth HD Extra bolt-on - includes 13 HD channels plus BT Sport 1 HD, BT Sport 2 HD & ESPN HD Kids channels £3 a month. BT Kids bolt-on - includes 9 kids channels and access to On Demand through the BT Player Movies £13.50 a month Sky Movies bolt-on - includes 11 Sky Movies channels access to On Demand through the BT Player Music £3 a month. BT Music bolt-on - includes all the biggest albums, music videos and concerts through the BT Player xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TV packages with BT Broadband. TV Starter and TV Essential £0/mth + activation fee from £19 Here you'll find the channels that are included within the TV Starter and TV Essential packages, along with the additional bolt-ons you can add. All available Freeview & Freeview HD channels Go to www.freeview.co.uk/availability to see what channels are available where you live Sport channels BT Sport 1 BT Sport 2 ESPN You may need to place an order for these channels to be added to your BT TV box free of charge. If you can't view these channels you can place an order here. If your BT Broadband isn't fast enough, we may not be able to add these channels to your BT TV box. In this instance, you can watch BT Sport via the app or web player. Bolt-ons (additional cost) These bolt-ons and channels aren't available as part of your package but can be added. Go to www.bt.com/boltons to find out more or place an order Netflix From £5.99/mth The Netflix bolt-on gives you access to the whole Netflix catalogue Kids £3 a month. With the BT Kids bolt-on you'll get access to the kids On Demand library through the BT Player Sky Movies (YouView+ box only) £13.50 a month The the Sky Movies bolt-on gives you access to the Sky Movies On Demand library through the BT Player Music £3 a month. BT Music bolt-on - includes all the biggest albums, music videos and concerts through the BT Player As you can see BT are not giving the new channels for free BUT are give a package deal to give you a second way to view the channels over the Internet using your Laptops, Pads etc and all HD & Kids shows all together if you wish and can afford. |
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BT are just doing what Sky have don't for years with there Sky go and include it as part of a TV package.
I would have liked one or two more channels like Discovery and Fox added to the TV anywhere app. BT have made a start in trying to improve there TV offering I think. Darren |
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So for £5 extra per month you get this:
MTV Music Movies 24 Lifetime H2 Comedy Central Extra Presumably they have plans to add more channels to this "plus" package because frankly, the current new offering is not worth the extra cost. These channels are not premium and should obviously be a part of the standard package. PS - I am not moaning because I want these channels, I dont actually want them. I pretty much only watch on demand stuff these days. Simply these 5 channels are not premium. |
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price of channels and bolts on ...
Channel's £7.50 HD £3.00 Kids £3.00 BT TV Anywere £5.00 = £ 18.50 So £15.00 deal for customers gives you the news channels for free and saves you £3.50 |
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So you have to pay £5 for the 5 new channels.
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You can stay on your existing package as I am and and pay no extra. 0% price rise.
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The new package come with a newish service called TV Everywhere which cost £5 by it self as a bolt on sounds great to see Your TV channels anywhere .....
It shame that BT has not made Microsoft app only OS 6 and Android 4.2 above but yet make 5.0 which is coming along now. The channels list that play on the software is NOT all channels that BT TV has which is a shame , can anyone tell me when all channels will be there so it matches what you pay for on the Youview box ?? |
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