GO launches one-time sports offer
GO has launched its new GO sports brand and an introductory one-time offer that will give avid sports fans a deal in the market, including the Barclays Premier League and Serie A, for which GO has exclusive rights as from next season.
Customers who sign up to the offer get the GO sports package on six channels for 17.99 payable monthly from July 1, as opposed to the standard rate of €22.99 a month, which will also come into effect on July 1.
As part of this offer, subscribers would be able to benefit from the vast range of quality sporting events free of charge up to June 30. The offer is available until March 30.
Customers now can benefit from free set-top boxes and installation when subscribing for either Home Pack or Gold tv. GO sports is available as an optional add-on to the GO Silver or Gold tv packages.
GO sports is a six-channel package featuring the very best live sporting action from around the world - an absolute must-have for the avid sports fans in the community.
All six channels can transmit concurrently so as to cater for the requirements of sporting events such as the simultaneous matches in the Barclays Premier League and the Italian Serie A.
Customers who sign up to the one-time sports offer get thepackage at no charge until June.
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Carlo Brincau
Feb 17th 2010, 20:42
hahahahahaha and all those people saying stupid things when GO announced they acquired the rights if EPL and Serie A... I was sure that this was going to be much worst for us consumers!!! Imagine 23 euros for only serie A and EPL .... this is a joke....
Jay Spearing
Feb 13th 2010, 17:25
What!? 23Eur for just the Premier League and Serie A? I'm not interested in rugby and athletics! I only watch football, basketball and wrestling! And with Melita i watch the Bundesliga, La Liga, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, EUROPA LEAGUE, NBA, WWE and much much more for the same price! Come July i'll have to look at the satellite market!
Dominic Chircop
Feb 13th 2010, 11:45
Why is everybody grumbling ?
I feel that Go have, unequivocally and unhypocritically, shown us how monopolies treat the consumer !
They know quite well that Maltese consumers are Maltese gemgem, and will never boycott them, or any other monopoly, for that matter.
And all Malta beware ! Exclusivity is anathema to the Acquis communitaire !
M. Borg
Feb 13th 2010, 11:45
For a cheaper price I have aljazeera card which shows Italian , Scottish, Spanish, Dutch, French leagues, all Champions league (all matches), F A Cup and all National Matches including World Cup. For Premier League there is always the internet. Thanks GO but NO THANKS!!!!!!!
P. Aquilina
Feb 13th 2010, 08:42
With Melita it is the same , you can only see Sports on 1TV , if you wish to see on 2 TV's you have to pay Double. They are not that Stupid to give you the service on 2 TV's or else everyone will be selling there second one to family members etc. With Go it would be even easier as you don't need a Tech to install the Cable from the Dist Box , just a small Aerial and ready.
Jason Cauchi
Feb 12th 2010, 22:57
was actually looking forward to GO's sports package but now? Melita used to rob us but GO isn't much better either. Just a matter of choosing the lesser evil (aftrr all it's just like politics!!)
Henry Fenech
Feb 12th 2010, 22:42
Go is offering much less for same price of Melita previous package. No Champions League. No Europa League. No Spanish League, No German League. No Malta league. Shame on you! May I also add, for less channels.
Stefan Sacco
Feb 12th 2010, 22:29
@ P Debono
As Usual Liverpool are empty handed....The United girl has the ball in her hands !!! The Liverpool girl is empty handed...a symbol of these past long years !!!!
S. Camilleri
Feb 12th 2010, 22:10
One can always spend Eur300 and go and watch a game live in England. Can't beat that!!
@G Buttigieg... don't place your bet on any judgement. Sports content is akin to Intellectual Property. Just like you can't force a studio to share a movie, the premier league decides who get to transmit its games. You don't like it? Don't pay, don't watch. Simple.
Mark Piscopo
Feb 12th 2010, 21:51
It is very expensive!! There is no Champions league and Malta Premier League?
Mario Busuttil
Feb 12th 2010, 19:51
The best DEAL is not Mel.... nor G. but INTERNET TV
Adrian Cachia
Feb 12th 2010, 19:49
With all the technology that we have nowadays one has to take all 6 channels. Cannot one buy the rights only for his favorite team/s?? Doesn't look good at all! 22.99 Euros to view it only on one TV Set? All that happened was the switching of sides from Melita to GO... No thanks I'm avid Juventus fan but will not succumb to the offer!
P Debono
Feb 12th 2010, 18:42
Thanks but no thanks GO! I was expecting a breath of fresh air but all I see is the same old hot air that I saw with Melita!!! The only good thing about this sports package is that pretty lady wearing the kit of my beloved club's, Liverpool F.C (second from left... mmmmm).
Noel Muscat
Feb 12th 2010, 18:42
Conrad Fenech
Feb 12th 2010, 18:29
I was VERY interested until in the terms and conditions section here: http://www.go.com.mt/Default.aspx?ID=1605 I found this: 3. This offer is only available on one (1) TV card within the household. The offer is not transferrable onto other network access card/s. This means that in a household in which a customer pays 2.33/month for an extra card, would NOT be able to watch football on two TV sets at the same time. In other words.... if you want to watch a Manchester Utd game, and another member of your family prefers to watch Liverpool or any other team playing at the same time, it will not be able to watch the same game at the same time. Thanks, but no thanks.
Joe Micallef
Feb 12th 2010, 18:01
melita was much cheaper considering there was the champions league and the maltese premier league
P Borg
Feb 12th 2010, 17:46
How much will I be charged if I already have the Home Pack silver package? As for the deal I was hoping for something better. Remember that no matches are on in July 2010, part of August 2010 and the whole of June 2011!! I would then be paying EUR22.99 for 2 1/2 months for nothing.
Steve C
Feb 12th 2010, 17:36
Kindly also read the terms and conditions of this package - especially rule 4 & 5. http://www.go.com.mt/Default.aspx?ID=1605
G.Buttigieg
Feb 12th 2010, 17:17
No Thanks GO!!! I will wait and see what the European Court's verdict on sports viewing will be before I make a commitment with you guys, because for sure it is not plain sailing straightforward as this article might suggest, one will have to read the small print over and over again before. We still have till June anyway to make our minds up Cheers!!!
J Micallef
Feb 12th 2010, 16:45
wow what a deal!!! it might be cheaper than melita but the champions league is missing !!!!