03-02-2015, 17:59
(This post was last modified: 03-02-2015, 18:02 by theo_luddite.)
Yup and er, yup. Add in the Euro's, the Olympics ..... need I go on? Blowing their trumpet big time on SSN over this.
Lee Westwood was complaining about it at the weekend (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/ar...twood.html) so although it's only been officially announced today, it was obvious that the decision was already out there. The R&A have warned the BBC to get their finger out on golf coverage before though. Still a lot of head-in-the-sand folk at the BEEB who think they have the right to cherry pick what they want to show when others are prepared to pay far more for the rights. If they carry on, the SPOTTY Award will have no BEEB content what so ever and to be honest, they might as well move that to Sky as well.
Having said that, The Dirty Digger doesn't give a flying one about the ordinary bloke or his missus in the street or the fact that viewing figures are a 10th or less compared to the 10's of millions that can watch on terrestrial. As long as he keeps getting people buying Film and/or Sports packages, Pay per View boxing, music video's and (ahem) Adult Entertainment etc., he doesn't care who's watching (or not). Seems to be doing his best to get folk back in the pubs that can/want to show it though. Just can't sit in the pub all weekend .... well, some can. My built in snooze button kicks in after a while these days.
Lee Westwood was complaining about it at the weekend (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/ar...twood.html) so although it's only been officially announced today, it was obvious that the decision was already out there. The R&A have warned the BBC to get their finger out on golf coverage before though. Still a lot of head-in-the-sand folk at the BEEB who think they have the right to cherry pick what they want to show when others are prepared to pay far more for the rights. If they carry on, the SPOTTY Award will have no BEEB content what so ever and to be honest, they might as well move that to Sky as well.
Having said that, The Dirty Digger doesn't give a flying one about the ordinary bloke or his missus in the street or the fact that viewing figures are a 10th or less compared to the 10's of millions that can watch on terrestrial. As long as he keeps getting people buying Film and/or Sports packages, Pay per View boxing, music video's and (ahem) Adult Entertainment etc., he doesn't care who's watching (or not). Seems to be doing his best to get folk back in the pubs that can/want to show it though. Just can't sit in the pub all weekend .... well, some can. My built in snooze button kicks in after a while these days.
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