ITV 4 used to have films on.
I watched Falling Down there about a month back.
That doesn’t amount to a great channel as you could watch films on any channel. No loss I say.
ITV4 have coverage of the tour and some other cycling events. Commentary itself is poor as it is a bit American/Anglo orientated but they have some decent interviews pre and post race. ITV isn’t on Sky in the 26 counties but can be tuned in.
That is quite a significant drop in revenue for some English clubs.
Their cycling coverage was blocked on UPC though.
Itv3 is a great channel for those who like classic detective shows like Morse and Frost.
Sky have Formula 1 rights from next season.
BBC will show half the races and the related qualifying. Sky showing everything.
Sky have enough channels to make room for it. I always thought it was a negative for the likes of Setanta, BBC and ITV who were compelled to show it every week (and the qualifying) and had to miss out on showing other stuff because of the commitment.
ESPN announced their 2011/12 coverage today. Not much new but quick bullet point summary:
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The new deals enable ESPN to continue offering live and exclusive coverage of Italian Serie A, as well as the Dutch Eredivisie and the Russian Premier Liga.
ESPN said that it will air at least two matches each week from Italy’s top division, alongside Coppa Italia games, and the Italian Super Cup clash between AC Milan and Inter Milan this month. It will also broadcast “dozens” of games each season from the Dutch and Russian top leagues.
The Disney-owned broadcaster, which expanded its UK market position in 2009 following the collapse of Setanta UK, will continue to broadcast magazine programme ESPN Kicks - Serie A, alongside weekly highlights and goals from the Eredivisie and the Russian Premier Liga.
Jeroen Oerlemans, the vice-president of TV channels (EMEA) at ESPN, said: “The renewal of these agreements is an excellent result for all football fans in the UK, giving them access to live and exclusive coverage of some of Europe’s leading football leagues and competitions. We are building an excellent portfolio of live football and sport on ESPN.”
ESPN snapped up the rights to Serie A, along with German, Dutch and Russian football to bolster the reduction of its English Premier League TV rights down to just 23 games per season in 2010/2011, with Sky holding the remaining 115.
Last month, the broadcaster announced its opening fixtures for the 2011/2012 football season, starting with Newcastle’s clash against Arsenal on August 13.
ESPN has also today launched an enhanced version of its ESPN Goals app, the mobile service offering “near live” highlights of all goals during the Premier League season.
The service, now being offered for free, is designed as the first place for fans to see video of all goals and highlights from the 380 games in the Barclays Premier League.
The app will be made available from Apple iTunes, the Android Market, Nokia’s OVI Store, the Blackberry App World, and the Windows Phone Marketplace before the start of the new Premier League season.
Users could previously download the app for free to access live scores and news, but they had to pay £1.50 per month to receive the complete video service, including in-match, post-match and customised video clips.
However, ESPN has now decided to make the app “entirely free” to access and instead rely on advertising revenue to fund the service. The broadcaster is confident that it can attract advertisers as its mobile services have grown 177% year-on-year, outpacing the average 43% growth in the mobile sports content market.
“Let’s face it, fans are busier than ever and can’t be in front of the TV or at the stadium for all the matches as we’d like. At ESPN, we understand that fans want their football wherever they are,” said Tom Gleeson, vice president of digital media at ESPN International.
“The new, free ESPN Goals app delivers Premier League fans the essential mobile app, keeping them connected to all the goals and highlights, all season long. In its first season ESPN Goals showed advertisers the audience that they can reach on mobile. In season two we want to connect even more fans to all the goals from every match in the Barclays Premier League.”
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Karen Murphy won her case at the European Court of Justice today.
The Premier League still retain copyright on the Premier League anthem and some graphics but broadcasting the Premier League from another EU tv station now seems legal.
Premier League anthem?
so free sky sports ???
Nope. But if pubs have the ability to pick up say a German station showing epl it’ll be legal for them to show it, where as it wasn’t before and it was quite expensive for them to pay for sky (€800 a month or something).
Should mean that we’ll be able to access live online streams from other Eu counties legally and they won’t be able to shut them down.
It just means the Epl won’t be able to sell the viewing for the uk, Germany, France etc separately they’ll have to sell the EU wide rights as one lot. Might affect the price they can get for it.
It’ll be the same for all the leagues in the Eu.
There’ll be a few years where pubs etc can take advantage but they’ll close off the loophole @ the next rights sale.
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So is this good or bad news for sky? The likes of myself and runt have been eagerly awaiting this verdict for months.
The paragraphing doesn’t make this any clearer for me I’m afraid. Bullet points from someone in the know please?
Channel 4 will show all British terrestrial racing - including the Grand National, Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby - for “at least the next four years” from 2013, the broadcaster said today in a statement.
The BBC have shown just 13 days of live racing since 2010 and have now relinquished all of their live televised interest in the sport due to reported budgetary cuts.
Instead, BBC funds will be directed towards retaining events such as the Six Nations rugby union and Formula One, which they now share with Sky.
Channel 4 can now add what are seen as the “crown jewels of the sport” to their schedule after winning the bidding rights to expand its current portfolio.
Jamie Aitchison, Channel 4 sports editor, said: "I am delighted Channel 4’s 28-year association with racing has now arrived at the point where the industry has demonstrated such confidence in our ability to showcase its complete portfolio.
"This is an opportunity for us to work together to grow the sport, painting the full picture of both the Flat and jumps seasons to attract new viewers whilst rewarding those loyal viewers we value so highly.
“Channel 4 fully understands the heritage and cultural importance of British racing, but also the sport’s thirst for a bright future, and we relish the challenge ahead.”
Richard FitzGerald, chief executive of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), who headed Channel 4 racing’s negotiating team, added:
"Channel 4 has shown a total commitment to our sport.
"This new deal will not only deliver increased revenues for British racing, but with all of our sport’s crown jewels in its portfolio, Channel 4 offers a compelling vision to innovate the way racing is broadcast.
"They have also committed to use diverse programming platforms to promote our sport more widely. This is a great opportunity for racing in the long-term.
"The BBC has been a fantastic partner for British racing and helped the sport to grow its attendances and TV audience in recent times.
“We look forward to continuing to work together through radio, online and TV news coverage over the next four years until the next TV negotiation period.”
The deal means British Champions Day at Ascot, the culmination of the season-long British Champions Series, will also feature on Channel 4 for the first time.
Charles Barnett, chief executive of Ascot, said: "This is a tremendous announcement for racing.
"The sport is in a great place at the moment and the editorial appeal and popularity of both codes has been apparent through what has been a competitive tender process.
"A one channel scenario will enable us to tell our stories clearly and consistently, and obviously Royal Ascot is fundamental to that.
“I would personally like to thank BBC Television for everything they have done for racing and we look forward to continuing to work with their other platforms.”
The BBC said it was “disappointed” to lose the televised rights, but still looked forward to its coverage in what is Diamond Jubilee year for the Queen.
A statement from the BBC read: "The BBC are proud of their long heritage of broadcasting horse racing and did put in as competitive a bid as possible in the current climate.
"We are of course disappointed that we have lost the rights, but we are pleased that all the races in the contract remain free to air.
“We of course still look forward to broadcasting the Grand National next month and then of course the Derby and Royal Ascot which have special significance in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.”
That is great news. BBC racing is awful shit.
C4 provide outstanding coverage alright. They did a great job with Cheltenham with aerial cameras etc a very good addition.
Now just to kill McCririck the horrible cunt off
I only read the first 5 lines of Larryduffs post but anything that removes BBC from Horse Racing has to be positive. Claire Balding can go and fook off.
BBC were to blame for the whole farce after the national last year sure. Delighted C4 have taken over. By far the better coverage and the gorgeous Emma Ramsden and Alice Plunkett are far easier on the eye the the butch one and wee Willie.
Any chance anyone can find the TV clip with Claire Balding asking Liam Treadwell about his teeth after he won the Grand National a few years back?
Sky Deutschland have renewed their contract with the Bundesliga at a much higher price. The annual rights are now worth €628m, a 52% increase over the previous contract.