TNT sport series link

[MattyBsomerset]

I want to record all Gallagher prem rugby matches for this series - whilst this matches can be on TNT sport 1 to 3, selecting record on a game would "series link" all available matches for the season - it does not appear to offer this function - what am I missing ? 

[zulu17]

Hi @MattyBsomerset 

Series links are determined by the broadcaster policy on which content to include a series. So part of the answer is down to what TNT decide.

However the answer to your overall question is i suspect No, The reason is that for this season TNT Sports cover all the PREM league gaes and that means more than one game is shown simultaenously on different TNT Sports channels. Potentially TNT Sports could handle this by having seperate series identities  for the primary game and another for the secondary games.

[bristolian]

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@zulu17 wrote:

However the answer to your overall question is i suspect No, The reason is that for this season TNT Sports cover all the PREM league gaes and that means more than one game is shown simultaenously on different TNT Sports channels. 

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It's actually pretty rare for TNT to show multiple games simultaneoously across linear channels - this only tends to happen on the final day of each rugby season when all games are played at the same time, and historically TNT have shown 2 on linear, the rest on red-button.

At the end of the 2024/25 season, due to channel congestion (post Eurosport merger), only one game was shown on linear, the remaining on TNT5-10 red-button streams.

All that said, I think what the OP is getting at, is that TNT schedule live broadcast Prem Rugby games across different channels - usually TNT1 but in theory any of 1-4. A series link that's set on TNT1 would only pickup content on TNT1 and not 2, 3 or 4. The solution to this is a multi-channel series link which scans all channels for content.

My pay-TV service is with Virgin Media, and here the support for multi-channel SL's varies. The legacy TiVo-based boxes have this facility and it works well. The newer TV360-boxes don't. I have no idea whether EE-TV supports it, but based on the increasing push away from recording and towards an online-only world, I would assume they don't.

[zulu17]

Tonight two PREM games on EETV at same time  

Harlequins v Bath   and Newcastle Red Bull v Saracens

neither seem to be currently to be part of a series (looking at EETV app schedule)

[bristolian]

Harlequins v Bath is on TNT1, a linear broadcast channel and should be included on any series-link.

Newcastle v Saracens will be on one of TNT5-10 red-button streams & the Discovery+ app

[zulu17]

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@bristolian wrote:

Harlequins v Bath is on TNT1, a linear broadcast channel and should be included on any series-link.

Newcastle v Saracens will be on one of TNT5-10 red-button streams & the Discovery+ app

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@bristolian  On EETV  the TNT Sports 5 that i I believe TNT have selected to broadcast the Newcastle game an  is treated as a (parttime) linear channel - it is registed with OFCOM as a channel  so an EETV customer is able to  view and schedule recordings.  The EPG and metadata for EETV has been found to have issues recently so a missing series crid to enable a series link is not a total suprise. Other platforms that broadcast TNT Sports may be unaffected.

[MattyBsomerset]

Contacted EE - (the lad that answered is Newcastle Falcon/Red bull supporter ....) he seemed surprised that the series link function was not working/ no longer available and said he'd  escalate my query - I suspect that this function has been now removed - I'll report back on what EE advise me - good work EE progress indeed ! ... or entropy .... 

[zulu17]

@MattyBsomerset  it is not function that has been removed but rather data that has not been provided.  I suspect in the case of the Harlequins game tonight on TNT Sports 1  t is an (human or process) error that no series CRid is provided. Certainly shouldn't be happening  as frequently as it is.

In the case of the Newcastle game tonight on TNT Sports 5 it could be a policy decision , an error or an overlooked scenario as how to handle a second simultaenous game.

[Ferretusmaximus]

Certainly seems patchy, sometimes it works, others not. I can understand the games shown on Ultimate not having series link but channels 1-4 worked last season. Typically, series link works per channel so simultaneous games on 2 different channels shouldn't be a problem. Not sure if I've missed something, but the situation is aggravated by games not being available on catch-up (were they ever?) and the 1 hr highlights programmes being very hit and miss.

[zulu17]

@Ferretusmaximus  You should have the full match replays available on discovery+ , the challenge is to find them as their new platform interface does not adequately display content available in a sensible consistent manner.  Go to the rugby section of the app and look for latest replays in the carousel (be prepared to sift through to distinguish between replays of full match coverage and later highlight programmes)