SGP Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Good to see you reading other threads SGP! WHERE has it been discussed that an announcement is days away? I am only sharing what I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm expecting a 'Jason Bunyan' type announcement... Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 WHERE has it been discussed that an announcement is days away? I am only sharing what I know. HERE Speedway on Sky in jeopardy thread Posts by Philip Rising on Feb 28 - #828 and Mar 1 #831. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyman17 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 we live in Ireland, so if its on itv4 thats us not being able to watch it.. we get itv4 here, but all the live sport is blocked because of copyright.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 fingers crossed that this slight scare will make people appreciate what they've got. There's been a fair bit of bashing on Sky's presentation over the past few years. Hopefully this will make people realise that having speedway on TV that they don't necessarily enjoy is better than no speedway at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 fingers crossed that this slight scare will make people appreciate what they've got. There's been a fair bit of bashing on Sky's presentation over the past few years. Hopefully this will make people realise that having speedway on TV that they don't necessarily enjoy is better than no speedway at all. An original, unusual & dopey way to look at what is supposed to be a form of entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzAssStar Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 An original, unusual & dopey way to look at what is supposed to be a form of entertainment. And a USUAL 2@ish response from the USUAL ...ckwit.................... NOBODY FORCES YOU TO WATCH IT. Don't waste yout time responding............ I wont be "revisiting" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 An original, unusual & dopey way to look at what is supposed to be a form of entertainment. I wasn't referring to myself, I was referring to those who would rather take to a message board to moan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I got that, thanks - mainly from "hopefully make people realise" part. So, non-enjoyable coverage is better than none? whatever it is that hacks off a (some say) sizable section of the speedway fan audience, it's not exactly a huge leap of faith to assume that it'll have the same effect on the general non-speedway fan audience too. It might be a bit rubbish (in some peoples' opinions), but it's better than nothing. Is that where we're at with your original comment? Because THAT is the attitutde that has pervades speedway and, probably more than anything else is responsible for it being in the state it's in and is where it deserves to be with that attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGP Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) HERE Speedway on Sky in jeopardy thread Posts by Philip Rising on Feb 28 - #828 and Mar 1 #831. EXCELLENT, thanks. I think the fact I had to ask kind of concludes that I didn't read any other posts. I generally don't 'backtrack' and read posts. I only post when I have something useful to say.Besides, the posts you mentioned didn't actually suggest we were days away, more a reference to "sooner rather than later", and "quite soon now". I am quite specific in saying days, and based on this morning's news, I'd most certainly say days rather than weeks! I am very confident that an announcement from BSI is imminent. I'm sure this week's Speedway Star may also carry some news on the matter. Edited March 6, 2013 by SGP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adder Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Good column in today's Swindon Adver: THE ANDY WARREN COLUMN: Speedway must stay on our screens 6:00am Wednesday 6th March 2013 in Sport IT would be a complete disaster for all involved with speedway if the Grand Prix series isn’t screened in this county in 2013. It’s looking more and more certain Sky Sports will not be renewing their deal to show the series, which expired at the end of last season, with key members of the broadcaster’s team having already been told their services will not be required. We can’t blame Sky for not wanting to renew their deal, it’s their right to schedule what they want, but the fact more and more rounds of the series were being shown in full or in part behind the red button shows exactly what regard they held it in in Isleworth. Sky have spent a fortune renewing their football deal and buying the rights to Formula One, which no doubt has taken up the majority of their budget, and speedway faces a vast amount of competition for the Saturday early evening slot with even WWE beating it in the ratings battle on some occasions. But there are other channels out there, and say what you like about speedway, it remains an attractive proposition for broadcasters and advertisers alike. The sport has a reasonably large and very loyal fanbase, and while the racing in 2012 was nothing short of remarkable, 2013 could be even better. There is interest from other broadcasters, and we have to hope for the sake of the sport one of them takes the plunge. What will the likes of Red Bull and Monster think if Chris Holder, Greg Hancock and Tomasz Gollob were not able to flash their sponsored water battles at the camera and influence viewers in Great Britain? Would they still want to be involved in the sport? British speedway is the poor relation to the likes of Sweden and Poland, but the Cardiff GP remains the series’ flagship event which makes it invaluable to BSI. Ticket sales will surely be hit if we are unable to watch any of the rounds leading up to the event, and depending on how badly they drop, racing at the Millennium Stadium could be living on borrowed time. Young fans getting into the sport need to watch the best riders in the world battle it out to be world champion, especially given most of them no longer grace our shores for league racing. Youngsters watch the glamorous GP rounds from Parken and the new Swedish national stadium and want a piece of the action, and where do they go for that? Blunsdon, Monmore Green, Wimborne Road. What impact will the lack of Grand Prix exposure have clubs? Every sport needs a new generation of fans to come through, speedway perhaps more than most, and the GPs play a vital role in doing it. The beauty of having the Grand Prix on Sky Sports was that casual fans who bought packages mainly to watch the football could flick over by accident and end up getting hooked, I know at least two of my friend who have found the sport in that way, but maybe a move will do the sport good? Maybe if Grand Prix speedway moved to another channel, Eurosport, BT Vision, or Premier Sports, it might take on a more prominent role and not get pushed behind the red button? Sky are the masters of sports broadcasting, but there was also a lot of frustration at the way the events were squashed into a small time window, with no build-up, no real analysis at the end, and constant toing and froing between the track and the studio. Maybe a move to a new, admittedly less high profile, channel will give Grand Prix speedway a new identity it badly needs? Hopefully we get the chance to find out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eglese 19 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Some pretty good points in that article, would be interesting to see if the attendance at Cardiff would indeed suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 As a Addendum to Adder's excellent Post. SKY also frequently cut the coverage BEFORE the Presentations which is a bit naff to say the least. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 As a Addendum to Adder's excellent Post. SKY also frequently cut the coverage BEFORE the Presentations which is a bit naff to say the least. :angry: THAT has been a particular bone of contention with BSI especially as ever effort has been made - successfully I might add - to conclude the GPs within the allotted time frame. I am a fan of Sky and the manner in which they present sport but their coverage of the SGP series, from the perspective of their Isleworth studio, has not kept pace with the times and has been very stale for some time. Hopefully the new broadcaster will take the opportunity of bringing a new slant to add to the high quality HD pictures that they will be receiving from the BSI production team at each event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudleywood4eva Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) THAT has been a particular bone of contention with BSI especially as ever effort has been made - successfully I might add - to conclude the GPs within the allotted time frame. I am a fan of Sky and the manner in which they present sport but their coverage of the SGP series, from the perspective of their Isleworth studio, has not kept pace with the times and has been very stale for some time. Hopefully the new broadcaster will take the opportunity of bringing a new slant to add to the high quality HD pictures that they will be receiving from the BSI production team at each event. Sounds promising philip ;-) Any imminent announcement? Edited March 6, 2013 by Dudleywood 4eva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trap 1 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 THAT has been a particular bone of contention with BSI especially as ever effort has been made - successfully I might add - to conclude the GPs within the allotted time frame. I am a fan of Sky and the manner in which they present sport but their coverage of the SGP series, from the perspective of their Isleworth studio, has not kept pace with the times and has been very stale for some time. Hopefully the new broadcaster will take the opportunity of bringing a new slant to add to the high quality HD pictures that they will be receiving from the BSI production team at each event. I like the way you are talking philip!! But surely cant be to much longer now before we all know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldace Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 THAT has been a particular bone of contention with BSI especially as ever effort has been made - successfully I might add - to conclude the GPs within the allotted time frame. I am a fan of Sky and the manner in which they present sport but their coverage of the SGP series, from the perspective of their Isleworth studio, has not kept pace with the times and has been very stale for some time. Hopefully the new broadcaster will take the opportunity of bringing a new slant to add to the high quality HD pictures that they will be receiving from the BSI production team at each event. Hell hath no fury like a woman (in this case Speedway Star editor) scorned eh Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 So as asked on the other thread who would fans like as the main presenter of the show and as the main regular guest ? The commentary will remain the same with Nigel and Kelvin as that's the BSI world feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sounds promising philip ;-) Any imminent announcement? HOPE so ... but not until the lawyers press the green button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) So as asked on the other thread who would fans like as the main presenter of the show and as the main regular guest ? The commentary will remain the same with Nigel and Kelvin as that's the BSI world feed For someone who is forever waxing lyrical about the HD productions why are you, and sky, so wedded to such 2D presentation ideas. Just about every GP for years has been churned out using the same formula. Five bursts of four races bookended by inane chat from Isleworth from boring presenter to same-old 'regular guest'. And then we have EXACTLY the same chit-chat from the studio about the semis/Finals as we had just two weeks earlier. It is always the same. Sky were doing that back in the mid-nineties when the whole thing started. Lets hope for some new ideas from whoever the new people are. And PS NO MORE ERMOLENKO! He just talks drivel. Edited March 6, 2013 by Grand Central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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