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  Jul 20 2019, 01:07 PM
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 Shakin Stevens
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Just listening to the third round of the Open here on 5 live and rte radio and it frustrated me surely the Open should be free to air like Wimbledon last weekend?
What events should be and should they enforce it? |
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Jul 20 2019, 03:35 PM
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 It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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These:
Wimbledon The Open All national team football matches All national team rugby matches FA Cup Final Grand National The Derby Cheltenham Festival Royal Ascot Live England Cricket Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup British and Irish Lions Tour Six Nations Summer/Winter Olympics Summer/Winter Paralympics British Grand Prix Rugby League Challenge Cup Final FIFA World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup European Football Championship Women's Euros Champions League Final Europa League Final PDC World Darts Championship World Athletics Championship London Marathon World Snooker Championship The Masters Golf Ryder Cup Commonwealth Games The Boat Race Cricket World Cup Final Tour de France Tour of Britain |
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Jul 20 2019, 04:34 PM
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Channel 4 were given the cricket World Cup final by Sky last week and what did they do? They shoved about four hours of it onto More4. I don't think any of the main five free channels want to show anything that lasts more than a couple of hours. BBC are making lots of cutbacks so they can't afford to show the golf open. They've still been showing the athletics on BBC1 and the netball on BBC2 this afternoon so I don't know where they would have put it if they had it. Unfortunately over the last 20 years,sport has become money obsessed with huge wages and large amounts of prize money so the days of all the major events being free to air are over.
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Jul 20 2019, 06:50 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Far too much money involved in sport rights now.
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Jul 21 2019, 12:49 PM
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Shakin Stevens
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Something like happened last weekend with the World Cup final in cricket could be arranged where the big companies could show all the stages before and then it could be shared with BBC/itv.
Don't think the Masters should be free to air but certainly the Open as it's traditional to this country for example. |
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Mar 24 2020, 11:39 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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BUMP
What sport events do you think should remain in free-to-air TV and why? |
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Mar 26 2020, 07:48 PM
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Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon
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The Giro d'Italia!
That is, if it wasn't postponed... |
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