THE DEAN MACHINE Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 12 hours ago, kitten2502 said: Couldn’t agree more - I wish Greg would do it permanently. I’m probably in the minority here but I can’t stand the women presenters not just Abi, Hayley Bromley too, not to mention the 2 other younger monotone models recently added to the BSN pits interviewing team - makes me cringe. Btw I’m a female! The young lady on BSN does seem like a bit box ticking exercise and a bit cringey but my son thinks she is wonderful but that’s more about his hormones than her speedway presenting talents 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 20 hours ago, Wild Man Vic said: Yet again Eurosport proves that it is not about the budget at your disposal, but it is how you use it! The brilliant BSN blows it clean out of the water on just a fraction of the budget!! IF ..... Discovery had any intelligence they would say to BSN: "Can you provide us with the speedway coverage next season please?" - the end result would be a saving to their budget and a far better production! Whilst this might seem ideal this is how mediocrity sets in again, BSN get bought or absored into Eurosport and the big company producer calls the shots and we end up back where we started with poor coverage and production! I think the BSN shoudl stay independant, I am tempted to ditch discovery plus next year and get a warts and all BSN pass instead, the only thing that stopes me is what app would stream BSN on a smart TV as i dont really want to watch on my computer or ipad. The issue with ES for me seems to be no one involved seems to either understand or care about speedway, its just another recording job and it shows! Helmet cam is perhaps fine for a replay but its such a ludicrous feature when the race is ongoing and it drives me mad. I think Abby is fine as a presenter - not the best but certainly not thr worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Agree about having a BSN app for the TV. I'd be more tempted to sign up then, also thinking of ditching Discovery+ next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 4 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said: Whilst this might seem ideal this is how mediocrity sets in again, BSN get bought or absored into Eurosport and the big company producer calls the shots and we end up back where we started with poor coverage and production! I think the BSN shoudl stay independant, I am tempted to ditch discovery plus next year and get a warts and all BSN pass instead, the only thing that stopes me is what app would stream BSN on a smart TV as i dont really want to watch on my computer or ipad. The issue with ES for me seems to be no one involved seems to either understand or care about speedway, its just another recording job and it shows! Helmet cam is perhaps fine for a replay but its such a ludicrous feature when the race is ongoing and it drives me mad. I think Abby is fine as a presenter - not the best but certainly not thr worst! You don't need a smart TV to see BSN on TV. Just get a cable to connect tablet/computer/phone to the TV. I got a type C usb to HDMI cable from Amazon for a few quid and works a treat. Unless of course you're upgrading your TV anyway, then obviously a Smart TV is the way forward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: You don't need a smart TV to see BSN on TV. Just get a cable to connect tablet/computer/phone to the TV. I got a type C usb to HDMI cable from Amazon for a few quid and works a treat. Unless of course you're upgrading your TV anyway, then obviously a Smart TV is the way forward yes good point hadn't thought of that actually! I have all the right cables etc - current Smart TV less than a year old so it will be a while but i can screen mirror etc! I wasn't thinking 'laterally' as the saying goes! Edited September 21 by GeneralMelchett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 11 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said: yes good point hadn't thought of that actually! I have all the right cables etc - current Smart TV less than a year old so it will be a while but i can screen mirror etc! I wasn't thinking 'laterally' as the saying goes! Have you tried searching for the BSN app on your smart tv ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldhawk Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Bring back Brando and especially Johnathan Greene to liven things up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldhawk Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Bring in a broadcasting pro to go with Kelvin in box Oli Allen good though to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 BSN is just brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim G Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 46 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said: yes good point hadn't thought of that actually! I have all the right cables etc - current Smart TV less than a year old so it will be a while but i can screen mirror etc! I wasn't thinking 'laterally' as the saying goes! If it’s less than a year old it will probably have a web browser, it’s what I use to watch BSN. I just go to the webpage and log in and watch it from there. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten2502 Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 33 minutes ago, Goldhawk said: Bring back Brando and especially Johnathan Greene to liven things up ! Brando has joined BSN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggin Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 I have quite a lot of the early sky years on vhs/dvd and the commentary, camerawork, and overall presentation was way over Eurosport whatever budget they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONTWOMINUTES Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 No one will ever be a better commentator than Dave Lanning was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 7 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said: Whilst this might seem ideal this is how mediocrity sets in again, BSN get bought or absored into Eurosport and the big company producer calls the shots and we end up back where we started with poor coverage and production! I think the BSN shoudl stay independant, I am tempted to ditch discovery plus next year and get a warts and all BSN pass instead, the only thing that stopes me is what app would stream BSN on a smart TV as i dont really want to watch on my computer or ipad. The issue with ES for me seems to be no one involved seems to either understand or care about speedway, its just another recording job and it shows! Helmet cam is perhaps fine for a replay but its such a ludicrous feature when the race is ongoing and it drives me mad. I think Abby is fine as a presenter - not the best but certainly not thr worst! Also Straight of your Phone or I-pad if you have an Apple box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 2 hours ago, Grand Central said: BSN is just brilliant. For such a small production it is a class act.Hits all the right notes regarding Riders interaction and pits stuff.Have to say guest riders Rory and Sedgy are superb at summarising the action track without shouting their head off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 For information if you have a smart TV bsn is available via Web browser, just search for bsn, login then enjoy your speedway. Or cable your computer to the TV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 5 hours ago, Neila said: For information if you have a smart TV bsn is available via Web browser, just search for bsn, login then enjoy your speedway. Or cable your computer to the TV Done exactly this for my parents last year, got them a smart TV and BSN is simple to find on the web browser, my only complaint and be it a small one is that sometimes for some unknown reason it will log itself out so have to sign back in again every now and then, and my parents who are both in their early 80's ain't quite grasped the art of signing back in or using the QR code as an option to sign in, luckily im only a 5 min drive away so I'll just quickly pop round and sign them back in, and finally the BSN coverage is like night and day compared to what Eurosport normally dish up🤨 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*JJ Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 As for Eurosport, I have discovered that the programmes turn up on the stream the next day, so you can watch them for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBP Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 12 hours ago, Fromafar said: For such a small production it is a class act.Hits all the right notes regarding Riders interaction and pits stuff.Have to say guest riders Rory and Sedgy are superb at summarising the action track without shouting their head off. Without shouting Your having a laugh Sclien screams all the way through a race 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanBrannan Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 16 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said: yes good point hadn't thought of that actually! I have all the right cables etc - current Smart TV less than a year old so it will be a while but i can screen mirror etc! I wasn't thinking 'laterally' as the saying goes! All smart TVs have a web browser, go to watch.britishspeedway.co.uk You will see a QR code, open your camera on your phone, you will be prompted to log in via your phone, your TV will then show the BSN site! Some other top tips: the square icon bottom right makes it full screen. On the race card under the video panel if you click on a heat it will take you to that heat. Right at the bottom on the left there is always a link to download a free race card in case you want to print it off and fill it in as you go! Thanks for the nice comments all and enjoy the playoffs! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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