nate Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Just about to watch Wales v Turkey on the free-to-air channel S4C ( a kind of Welsh ALBA affair). The game is also on Pay channel Viaplay. Turns out every single Wales Euro qualifier has been free to air on S4C, and yet no Scotland qualifiers were free-to-air. How come? HaS BBC Scotland been pretending that if a match is on Viaplay then it can’t possibly be shown on terrestrial, which is obviously not true? Or is their so-called commitment to the national team a sham cos they won’t fork out for the matches? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Wales games must be shown with Welsh commentary. Viaplay can't be arsed doing it so they subcontract it out to S4C. There's no such requirement for Scotland games to be broadcast in any other language so no need for Viaplay to do the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Under 21 games on YouTube why you watching the Taffs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB_Bino Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 The SFA do not sell the broadcasting rights for Scotland games, it’s UEFA, so it’s obviously some kind of broadcasting agreement which the companies have struck with UEFA to show Wales games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Having a necessity to have the Scotland games in Gaelic is probably a more realistic shout of getting them of terrestrial tele than waiting on the BBC or STV to bother bidding tbf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 As long as there's yon red button option to get commentary in English.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I think this would require Gaelic to be an official language of the UK, which it is not (unlike Welsh). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, craigkillie said: I think this would require Gaelic to be an official language of the UK, which it is not (unlike Welsh). True. Raises the question: why isn't it an official language of the UK? The answer to that isn't very pretty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 4 hours ago, BB_Bino said: The SFA do not sell the broadcasting rights for Scotland games, it’s UEFA, so it’s obviously some kind of broadcasting agreement which the companies have struck with UEFA to show Wales games. 4 hours ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: Having a necessity to have the Scotland games in Gaelic is probably a more realistic shout of getting them of terrestrial tele than waiting on the BBC or STV to bother bidding tbf Both may be exaggerated but perhaps 20-25% of Welsh speak Welsh... while about 1% of Scots speak Gaelic. Would only be a 'stalking horse' for free-to-air... hence UEFA/SFA/TV companies/etc. would oppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Gordopolis said: True. Raises the question: why isn't it an official language of the UK? The answer to that isn't very pretty. Genocide. British Imperialism's answer to everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Foot Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 EVERYTHING IS BETTER IN CAPS LOCK 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Gordopolis said: True. Raises the question: why isn't it an official language of the UK? The answer to that isn't very pretty. Coz Sevco fans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 21/11/2023 at 19:21, nate said: HaS BBC Scotland been pretending that if a match is on Viaplay then it can’t possibly be shown on terrestrial, which is obviously not true? It very obviously is true, because Viaplay bought the exclusive UK-wide rights to Scotland games (and all other non-England qualifiers/Nations League matches). They then sub-licensed rights to S4C to fulfil the legal obligation for Welsh-language coverage. I'm not sure why you'd think the BBC could just decide to show a game they don't have the rights to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfield 1977 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) 20,699 at Hampden for the San Marino game on a cold Sunday night in October 2019. How many would have been there if it had been on BBC Scotland live? Not sure it's as great an idea as it seems - I was at the game but in a similar future situation I might very well think twice about going and consider watching at home. Sure, crowds have picked up since lockdown due to results but that could easily change again. Edited November 30, 2023 by Anfield 1977 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Weigh that up against a generation of fans, many of whom have barely ever watched the national team live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Gordon EF said: Weigh that up against a generation of fans, many of whom have barely ever watched the national team live. That could be a good thing in our case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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