Ro Sham Bo Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 The Aussies win by an innings and 40 odd runs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 BT Sport have secured the rights for the Ashes 2017/18 apparently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 BT Sport have secured the rights for the Ashes 2017/18 apparently. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34038149 Link to BBC story, BT Sport continue to throw the money around and pick at Sky domination. Extending the free to air highlights to the Big Bash as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 BT sport competing with Sky can only be a positive for the consumer, and the sport. They will have to pay more to secure the rights, but also will have to be a bit more competitive with their pricing if both end up with similar outputs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel hutz Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 BT sport competing with Sky can only be a positive for the consumer, and the sport. They will have to pay more to secure the rights, but also will have to be a bit more competitive with their pricing if both end up with similar outputs. We just have to hope they will compete over SPFL rights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I've been half toying with the idea of cancelling sky sports. Only things that are stopping me are the cricket and the Scottish football coverage. If Sky lose the rights to the England home tests then I think I probably would cancel Sky. Buying the Australian rights seems a pretty big message from BT that they want to properly have a stake in cricket. Could be interesting. How long would BT manage to maintain their current pricing though if they keep shelling out for expensive rights? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 BT sport competing with Sky can only be a positive for the consumer, and the sport. They will have to pay more to secure the rights, but also will have to be a bit more competitive with their pricing if both end up with similar outputs. Yeah, that's happening isn't it? Billionaires love dropping their prices. The major difference now is that you used to get fleeced once to watch live sport, now you get fleeced twice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Yeah, that's happening isn't it? Billionaires love dropping their prices. The major difference now is that you used to get fleeced once to watch live sport, now you get fleeced twice. Yup. Also think BT have massively overpaid for this. Something like £80m with the main reason for paying it being five tests that'll be played overnight here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 At least a few will be on while people are off work so they should get a few people staying up late. I can't imagine there will be loads. Hopefully the highlights will be on terrestrial at a reasonable time but I doubt it. Ideally, someone would start a war in Australia so they have to play their home matches at a neutral venue in a sensible time zone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I see Aggers was putting out some seriously disconcerting feelers about the BBC losing the radio broadcast rights. That'd be horrendous, because it'd be TalkSport that would take over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I see Aggers was putting out some seriously disconcerting feelers about the BBC losing the radio broadcast rights. That'd be horrendous, because it'd be TalkSport that would take over. TMS is the best thing on the radio. Would be terrible if true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 TMS is the best thing on the radio. Would be terrible if true. Yup. Even Blowers can't ruin it. It's almost literally perfect radio. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Talksport did an England tour of the West Indies a few years back. It wasn't bad but it wasn't TMS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Talksport did an England tour of the West Indies a few years back. It wasn't bad but it wasn't TMS. It doesn't help that their chief cricket correspondent is an insufferable blowhard. The co-commentators were Boycott and other bit part TMS guys as I recall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 It doesn't help that their chief cricket correspondent is an insufferable blowhard. The co-commentators were Boycott and other bit part TMS guys as I recall.'Watching for talksport its Jack Bannister'Watching the game on TV from his couch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 'Watching for talksport its Jack Bannister' Watching the game on TV from his couch. Is that what they actually do? I'm not sure I've ever actually listened to Talksport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Well my view is well known. I think Englands success is largely down to bowling first on two very helpful pitches. Sorry, hadn't realised England won 3 tests on two pitches? Was Australia's "success" down to luckily batting first on two pitches? Your view is indeed well known though. That's why you are point and laugh material during this series. Edited August 25, 2015 by H_B 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Is that what they actually do? I'm not sure I've ever actually listened to Talksport. They don't say he is there but just that he is watching the games for talkSPORT. They add some background noise for effect. I stopped listening when it went 24hr sport so it might be different now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booitsme7 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 T20 Today and England made 182-5 with Moeen Ali scoring an unbeaten 72 from 46 & Eoin Morgan 74 off 39. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Ha ha. I see Watson's shit at football as well as cricket. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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