BT Sport on Virgin Media. It's no extra charge if you have the XL TV pack...

Julian Bond - 2013-08-15 12:22:15+0000 - Updated: 2013-08-15 12:22:15+0000

BT Sport on Virgin Media. It's no extra charge if you have the XL TV package, otherwise £15 per month.

So at least some of us will get the full MotoGP package.

http://mediacentre.virginmedia.com/Stories/Virgin-Media-scores-the-winner-with-BT-Sport-248e.aspx

I wonder what, if anything, will happen to Eurosport's WSB and BSB coverage and what will happen to the Eurosport and BBC MotoGP teams.

Virgin Media Media Centre - Virgin Media scores the winner with BT Sport

Wiggysan Wiggysan - 2013-08-15 12:26:32+0000

I'll not only be not paying for BT, I'll not be upping my package to XL, in fact, I'll be cancelling my TV package all together.

I'll keep my broadband & simply snag a Spanish stream.

Julian Bond - 2013-08-15 12:37:02+0000

Hmmm. Can I please have the MotoGP live streaming and live timing pages, with better reliability. And with Moody, Ryder, Spalding and Matt Roberts doing the commentary from the box and pit lane.

It would be a shame to lose Burnicle, Witham, Hodgson, Hayden. Carter is kind of ok, although people hate his ginger hair! I can do without all the others, including Cox, Parrish, Gavin Emmett and Nick Harris.

Wiggysan Wiggysan - 2013-08-15 12:42:14+0000

Well ES have WSB & BSB until the last race of 2015.

Hodgson will no doubt be doing the MotoGP on BT Sport along side Keith Hewen.

Whit, Jack will stick with WSB & BSB, along side Haydon & Tony.

Gavin & Nick are freelance to Dorna for the official feed so won't be going anywhere. I like G&N, the world feed is great when no ES & want to watch it live.

Keith Drummond - 2013-08-15 14:01:36+0000

BT have not announced how it will work for Ireland yet. ES has been the only source for MotoGP, can not see myself paying more money to Sky to get it either (Sky and UPC are the only cable providers).

Julian Bond - 2013-08-16 07:52:57+0000

When the BBC got the rights, it looked like that was the end for Eurosport UK. But over the winter, Dorna got cold feet and did a deal with Eurosport to keep going with just the MotoGP race being one hour delayed. There's always a chance the same thing will happen as BTSport have an exclusive on live but might not have a total exclusive.

Has there been any official statement from Eurosport about next year? And any official statement about coverage in Eire?

Wiggysan Wiggysan - 2013-08-16 08:03:57+0000

BT have 100% Great Britain coverage. 100%. No nothing to any other channel.

Sadly the BT deal is for 5 years too. Unless BT go bankrupt we won't get MotoGP on "British" ES until 2019.

Lets hope BT stick to their promises unlike BBC who broke every promise.