LisaColette Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 I asked for a list of sky meetings broadcast this season, either nobody knows, or don't want to post it as it will be extremely bias towards a couple of teams....Could always look for it yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyfan Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 I asked for a list of sky meetings broadcast this season, either nobody knows, or don't want to post it as it will be extremely bias towards a couple of teams.... I know at Poole they have shown Poole v Belle Vue ELA Poole v Kings Lynn ELB and Poole v Wolverhampton PO/SF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman77 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 It was a five year deal at the start of the 2014 season. The deal will be terminated if they don't have enough teams for next years Elite League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 I know at Poole they have shown Poole v Belle Vue ELA Poole v Kings Lynn ELB and Poole v Wolverhampton PO/SF There were a few rain offs/pre-meeting cancellations which may/May not have been re-chosen for broadcast.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott0311 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 I asked for a list of sky meetings broadcast this season, either nobody knows, or don't want to post it as it will be extremely bias towards a couple of teams.... Unofficial based on the wonderful Speedway Updates site - Belle Vue - 3H (inc 1 PO) & 2A (inc 1 PO) Coventry - 3H & 2A Kings Lynn - 1H & 3A Lakeside - 3H (inc 1 PO) & 1A (inc 1 PO) Leicester = 1H Poole - 3H (inc 1 PO) & 3A (inc 1 PO) Swindon - 2H & 3A Wolves - 4H (inc 1 PO & double header) & 4A (inc 1 PO) So Wolves shown the most and Leicester the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 There were a few rain offs/pre-meeting cancellations which may/May not have been re-chosen for broadcast.. Just as a matter of interest, when Sky first started broadcasting the BEL, I DVD'D every meeting religiously, on separate discs, with personalised case covers and disc labels... I loved watching the coverage, if meetings were rained off (rare) they did sometimes have alternative venues.. I distinctly remember a meeting rained off, and they switched to Wolverhampton, I'm sure that was the meeting when Sam Ermolenko went under the fence, that was wet as well.... They never used to harp on about getting to heat 10 either in them days.... How it's changed.... Unofficial based on the wonderful Speedway Updates site - Belle Vue - 3H (inc 1 PO) & 2A (inc 1 PO) Coventry - 3H & 2A Kings Lynn - 1H & 3A Lakeside - 3H (inc 1 PO) & 1A (inc 1 PO) Leicester = 1H Poole - 3H (inc 1 PO) & 3A (inc 1 PO) Swindon - 2H & 3A Wolves - 4H (inc 1 PO & double header) & 4A (inc 1 PO) So Wolves shown the most and Leicester the least. Well, as I said, bias shown... And don't compare to football and Chelsea/Man Utd get more coverage than Crystal palace, Etc....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunRobin Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 If this is aimed at me, I was born in Kent and moved to Swindon as a child. Only lived there just under 10 years of my life and had no choice as a minor. As soon as I became of age I was gone and moved to Dorset, where I have been ever since. Best thing I ever did was getting out of Swindon. Oh, and I moved to Swindon from Peterborough. Does that mean I should be a panthers fan first? No you got that wrong, "the best thing that happened to Swindon was when you moved out". As to the 2nd sentence, no I wouldn't wish that on any team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 If this is aimed at me, I was born in Kent and moved to Swindon as a child. Only lived there just under 10 years of my life and had no choice as a minor. As soon as I became of age I was gone and moved to Dorset, where I have been ever since. Best thing I ever did was getting out of Swindon. Oh, and I moved to Swindon from Peterborough. Does that mean I should be a panthers fan first? Out of interest, at what age did the extra digit start to grow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Ok Mr S.S, maybe it was a bit of a mardy statement to make! Is there a list of all the Sky meetings shown this season? Don't remember seeing Kings Lynn or Leicester very often this season.. To be fair who would want to! But any TV deal should ensure all clubs get an equal amount. For next season, could Sky please show Belle Vue at home every other week (I jest, I know they can't, but if quality of racing was the clincher, they should!). Every meeting shown provided some great entertainment and racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieIpswich Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Hope there's a get out clause on the deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Un Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Whatever the Sky deal is, it is irrelevant financially. Rugby League, Darts and Speedway all changed in 1995 with the introduction of Sky Sports. Rugby League has gone from strength to Strength because of the restructuring it has made in conjunction with Sky television. Darts crowds now outnumber speedway fans at meetings due to the restructuring it made in conjunction with Sky television. Over that period speedway has stagnated because the sport has constantly refused to restructure the sport in a way that would create a vibrant sport with ten times the number of fans it has today. Speedway fans have not helped as they are resistant to change but as in RL and Darts the changes need to be made in order to create new fans, not solely to retain the ever decreasing fans that currently go to speedway in Britain. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieIpswich Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Best post ever there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Agree. Just showed shots of the crowd at Monmore. Big tonight as its the final, but in ten years time the majority of that lot will be pushing up daises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB252 Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Agree. Just showed shots of the crowd at Monmore. Big tonight as its the final, but in ten years time the majority of that lot will be pushing up daises. Encouraging for Wolves fans then as that will give them, on average, about 8 years longer to live than those that frequent the main grandstand at Wimborne Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Hope there's a get out clause on the deal You think the sport would be better off without the TV money? I doubt you'll find many EL Promoters who would be in the same hopeful boat. Whatever the Sky deal is, it is irrelevant financially. Rugby League, Darts and Speedway all changed in 1995 with the introduction of Sky Sports. Rugby League has gone from strength to Strength because of the restructuring it has made in conjunction with Sky television. Darts crowds now outnumber speedway fans at meetings due to the restructuring it made in conjunction with Sky television. Over that period speedway has stagnated because the sport has constantly refused to restructure the sport in a way that would create a vibrant sport with ten times the number of fans it has today. Speedway fans have not helped as they are resistant to change but as in RL and Darts the changes need to be made in order to create new fans, not solely to retain the ever decreasing fans that currently go to speedway in Britain. A good and sensible post on the subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieIpswich Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 I hope there is a get out clause because speedway is on the wrong channel, as I've said before speedway is a filler product with sky sports, speedway needs to be on BT Sport who do great things for other minority sports such as cage warriors. Reckon Gospeed took the money they wanted as a down payment then didn't care how long the sky deal was for, the sport needs an injection to boost it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 I hope there is a get out clause because speedway is on the wrong channel, as I've said before speedway is a filler product with sky sports, speedway needs to be on BT Sport who do great things for other minority sports such as cage warriors. Reckon Gospeed took the money they wanted as a down payment then didn't care how long the sky deal was for, the sport needs an injection to boost it Read The Little Un's post a few up from yours....much more on the money and sensible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 If this is aimed at me, I was born in Kent and moved to Swindon as a child. Only lived there just under 10 years of my life and had no choice as a minor. As soon as I became of age I was gone and moved to Dorset, where I have been ever since. Best thing I ever did was getting out of Swindon. Oh, and I moved to Swindon from Peterborough. Does that mean I should be a panthers fan first? ' We've a bit of tarmac left over from a job up the road'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) I hope there is a get out clause because speedway is on the wrong channel, as I've said before speedway is a filler product with sky sports, speedway needs to be on BT Sport who do great things for other minority sports such as cage warriors. Reckon Gospeed took the money they wanted as a down payment then didn't care how long the sky deal was for, the sport needs an injection to boost it Maybe - but how many BT Sport subscribers are there compared to Sky Sports? BT's Champions League viewing figures are nowhere close to what Sky's were previously. Mainstream TV is the answer - maybe channel 4 or 5 - but with a 'highlights' package rather than live meetings every week. If the sport gets on mainstream TV - it may even attract some major sponsors?! Edited October 4, 2016 by Skidder1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 SKY regularly getting over 100,000 viewers for speedway which is pretty good in this day and age and just goes to show that many only watch on TV rather than attend meetings. The Sky money, both the season by season pay-out and the staging fees (£10,000 I believe) are vital to the EL tracks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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