foamfence Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, chris4gillian said: Finally it's been announced... http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.37642 Looks good, a few different options to view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Fixed nights or track night ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear_Bottom Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 What about GPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 18 rounds in the Premiership? Will there be 10 sides? Otherwise, I'm interested to see what impact speedway being on free to air TV will have, even if just highlights. Edited October 21, 2019 by JCookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingersfin Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) I am sure a lot of Championship clubs will be keen to see the smallprint on: 'Full digital rights across all platforms' Will they be handcuffed as has happened with previous deals. Edited October 21, 2019 by Fingersfin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgy Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Really hoped they would also take the GP’s, so I could cancel BT Sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 21 hours ago, iainb said: I have watched Eurosport recently, I watched the highlights of a SEC that I missed live... and their idea of highlights were to just show the last hour again as live, so from heat 17 or something. Eurosport always have been and still are a joke of a channel Don’t agree. If they do for speedway what they’ve done for cycling they will be brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, DC2 said: Don’t agree. If they do for speedway what they’ve done for cycling they will be brilliant. And Eurosport Player for your iPad is only £39.99 for the year. Edited October 21, 2019 by DC2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockster Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I hope Dave Rowe keeps the commentating Gig for Eurosport. However, Sudden Sam is not the answer as a co presenter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Shockster said: I hope Dave Rowe keeps the commentating Gig for Eurosport. However, Sudden Sam is not the answer as a co presenter. Not for me. He sounds dull. Ermolenko is hopeless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Hodgy said: Really hoped they would also take the GP’s, so I could cancel BT Sport. You can watch them live on the official YouTube channel for free, in HD, with no adverts at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baiden Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Hodgy said: Really hoped they would also take the GP’s, so I could cancel BT Sport. This will depend on who gets the rights to the GPs - BSI or Discovery. Can't see the TV rights switching to Eurosport if BSI stay in control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, CottonOn said: So the news is now official. A 5 year deal with Eurosports. I would assume Pearson, Tatum, Quirk, Brandon etc will move with it, and the programme won't be much different? Eurosports have already got a fair bit of other motorsports, so I guess we'll fit in OK with their regular fare. I think the bg plus is that they're also opening up highlights to a free-to-air audience via Quest. Presume the highlights will just be the live footage rebroadcast with the gaps in between races chopped out, but I'd like to think the possibility exists for Quest to actually turn it into a real highlights programme within the 5 years. I've always thought a compact highlights programme would be a better way to present the sport to newbies. No idea on the money (but then I had no idea on the money from Sky's latter years or BT's contract). Hope there is money, or the chance to renegotiate, otherwise 2025 is a long time to wait for the next chance to do a deal. Overall though I think this is positive news. The BSPA now need to get their act together and not mess it up again. Get rid of Quirke and Pearson please Awful David Rowe is not the answer though Alex Raby ??? would be a massive improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) I mentioned that they should also show speedway on Quest so even though it will only be highlights a great move having this option on Quest and DMAX. One advantage of just highlights is not having to listen to Pearson and Tatum for too long. Edited October 21, 2019 by A ORLOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear_Bottom Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: I mentioned that they should also show speedway on Quest so even though it will only be highlights a great move having this option on Quest and DMAX. One advantage of just highlights is not having to listen to Pearson and Tatum for too long. And another is it won't be rained off 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 7:01 PM, RobMcCaffery said: Where? Eurosport's main channels aren't even on Freeview! There seems to be widely-held fallacy that Eurosport in the UK is a free service, It isn't. Its channels however are included in most basic level pay-TV services offered by Sky and BT rather than premium services but they are most definitely not free to air or free to view. As for them being on Freeview! - That's the best one I've heard in ages. I'd suggest you're a bit out of your depth on this one. Stick to making excuses for Poole. They have Quest as a very occasional back-up but apart from EFL highlights it's very rarely used for sport. I've just checked their schedule until October 5th. Only sport is EFL football. Their only spare channels, apart from temporary ones set up for major tournaments such as the Olympics are those that are carried on their separate subscription Eurosport Player. Anyway, can I please have a list of these alleged channels and their epg numbers please? You can stick to Freeview and Sky. I know they're not on Virgin or Freesat. The only other normal broadcast Eurosport channel is Eurosport News but it is not operational in Britain. Anyway, if taking part in a discussion about a subject I actually know something about means having to fight off the ignorance of Skidder it's best if I leave you to the childish bun fights and head back to the sanity of the international section. Sometimes it really isn't worth it. Oh dear!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) "Marry in haste, repent at leisure" Well, five years anyway. ;-) Time will tell. I hope it works but 30 years' experience of this network suggests otherwise. Oh and by the way Quest and DMAX are indeed on Freeview. They are not dedicated sport channels and will probably only be used for overspill when the Eurosport channels are full of their priority sports. They're minor players, as the EFL is finding out with their highlights package even if they are available to more homes than Eurosport. I suspect only the diehard fans will go looking for speedway there or stumble across without switching channels because the viewer is on Quest or DMAX for their normal non-sports programming. But then, what would I know eh? Experience in the industry plus study of it for fifty years counts nothing against loudmouthed speedway fans out to make cheap shots ;-) Edited October 21, 2019 by RobMcCaffery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Just a quick follow-up with some facts. The BARB audience share figures for certain stations were as follows in September. Eurosport 1&2 combined 0.17 BT Sport 1-3+ESPN 0.58 - despite being premium channels they attract nearly four times as many viewers as the cheaper Eurosport. It is only when Discovery's Freeview channels are involved that the switch looks in any way attractive: Quest 0.91 DMAX 0.37 All are penny numbers in the overall TV market. For comparison here are the shares for the top public sector channels: BBC 1 20.37 BBC 2 5.48 ITV 16.98 C4 6.00 C5 3.94 So even Quest fails to reach 99.09% of viewers. DMAX 99.63%, Eurosport fails to reach 99.83% of viewers. BT Sport fails to reach 99.42 %. Just to put this all hopefully into perspective. We'rev looking at tiny audiences even if small amount now ,may watch the sport for free on Freeview whenever it is used by Discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 25 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: "Marry in haste, repent at leisure" Well, five years anyway. ;-) Time will tell. I hope it works but 30 years' experience of this network suggests otherwise. Oh and by the way Quest and DMAX are indeed on freeview. They are not dedicated sport channels and will probably only be used for overspill when the Eurosport channels are full of their priority sports. They're minor players, as the EFL is finding out with their highlights package even if they are available to more homes than Eurosport. I suspect only the diehard fans will go looking for speedway there or stumble across without switching channels because the viewer is on Quest or D-Max for their normal non-sports programming. But then, what would I know eh? Experience in the industry plus study of it for fifty years counts nothing against loudmouthed speedway fans out to make cheap shots ;-) Why do you assume that you're the only one with experience in the industry and that anyone else with an opinion is a 'loudmouth speedway fan making cheap shots'? It reflects far more on you than anyone else!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 29 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: But then, what would I know eh? Experience in the industry plus study of it for fifty years counts nothing against loudmouthed speedway fans out to make cheap shots ;-) Really ? you never said .. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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