ShyTalk Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 12:06 PM, KEITH M said: I notice the fixtures are in the Speedway Star which goes to press on Tuesday so fixtures could of been released to fans earlier than yesterday if they had wanted to On 1/24/2020 at 12:37 PM, Wee Eck said: This is called working with rather than against the media. I would call it working against, rather than with the paying fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, ShyTalk said: I would call it working against, rather than with the paying fans. Why? Fixture list was embargoed until Thursday to ensure everyone had time to release them at the same time. I believe that British Speedway needs the Star as, without it, there would be no central source of information. So it’s a simple trade off that the Star gets to release their information at the same time as everyone else. Not before, and not after. It’s how media works best, in my view Edited January 26, 2020 by Wee Eck Spelling 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyTalk Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 15 hours ago, Wee Eck said: Why? Fixture list was embargoed until Thursday to ensure everyone had time to release them at the same time. I believe that British Speedway needs the Star as, without it, there would be no central source of information. So it’s a simple trade off that the Star gets to release their information at the same time as everyone else. Not before, and not after. It’s how media works best, in my view For fans who want to plan dates etc, the sooner information available the better. Few years ago, fixtures issued, but some dates, including British semi, were held back. When issued, I found I had planned something else on one, of the dates. Heard the speedway was brilliant, at this match, so I missed some great speedway, and the promoters missed a bit of income. I used to buy speedway star, for the results, but gave up about 40 years ago, when I got a TV with teletext. I am not interested in speedway star, but I do like to go to matches, and I am sure promoters, both want and need all the income they can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, ShyTalk said: For fans who want to plan dates etc, the sooner information available the better. Few years ago, fixtures issued, but some dates, including British semi, were held back. When issued, I found I had planned something else on one, of the dates. Heard the speedway was brilliant, at this match, so I missed some great speedway, and the promoters missed a bit of income. I used to buy speedway star, for the results, but gave up about 40 years ago, when I got a TV with teletext. I am not interested in speedway star, but I do like to go to matches, and I am sure promoters, both want and need all the income they can get. Teletext? Did the two days between the press (and probably all of the teams) getting the fixture list, and the date of agreed publication for all - press, BSPA, teams websites/social media resources - make a big difference to you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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