Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Yet again the viewing public get stuffed

[yeti]

Setting up the video to record the BSB this afternoon, I couldn't help noticing that ITV are only scheduling an hour of coverage for both races, pathetic!

Yet again we, the viewing public, are getting shafted. OK, so at least ITV have brought BSB to the masses on terrestial tv, but at what cost? Can any of you remember the heady days when Sky covered not only both superbike races LIVE, and the superstock and the R6 cup! Them were the days. Now all that Sky is showing today is the second race at 8 tonight - according to the skyview.

As if it's not bad enough, we now need to listen to Barry "Supergob" Nuttley drone on and on, totally ognoring his co-commentator's valued input.

I think we should all write to the ITV and tell them what a s**t job they are doing. I've started the ball rolling by writing to them at: dutyoffice@itv.com

Maybe if we all do the same they might listen? But somehow I doubt it.

[clint]

I think there is full coverage tonight on sky sport 2 from 20.00 to 23.30.

Clint.

[yeti]

Originally posted by clint
I think there is full coverage tonight on sky sport 2 from 20.00 to 23.30.

Clint.

That would be nice, shame they don't say that on the intro though. Re-reading it, it definately says coverage of race two. I guess they mean ROUND 2.

[Chaz]

Why should they cover a minority sport like bike raceing when they can cater for the masses with sports like curling & games like darts,snooker & cards ffs I do mean games coz sport they ain't.

but those sports actually pull in far greater viewing figures, lets not forget ITV are commercial so no one is being shafted .. also BSB is on at prime time sunday TV so just doesnt warrant it ....

[keefer]

Originally posted by DIBBLE
but those sports actually pull in far greater viewing figures, lets not forget ITV are commercial so no one is being shafted .. also BSB is on at prime time sunday TV so just doesnt warrant it ....

harsh but true

[Tonio600]

Although I've never watched it in Live and full coverage, I'm more than happy to be able to watch 1 hour of BSB later on today... Yesterday MotoGP, today BSB, I think that's brilliant as I only have 4 channels.

In France you must have Eurosport to watch the GP races....

I think if you want to blame ITV, you'd better blame them for all their reality (crap) TV shows

[MJS]

At least someone's showing it this year... last year it was only on some really obscure channel...

Anything is better than nothing

Thanks for the reminder

Cheers
Martin

[Edited on 9-4-2006 by Urban996]

[chris.p]

mmmmm, when i was a lad the beeb would show BSB LIVE, 250 etc etc, now those where the days, Sawford, a Young Reynolds


Chris.

Originally posted by chris.p
mmmmm, when i was a lad the beeb would show BSB LIVE, 250 etc etc, now those where the days, Sawford, a Young Reynolds


Chris.

I heard that when "you were a lad" England hadn't even won the World Cup ....