Posted July 20, 20197 yr 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?
July 20, 20197 yr 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
July 20, 20197 yr 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.
July 21, 20197 yr Author 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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