rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
I could understand folk being narked if it didn't start till 10.30 or 11pm, but 8pm-10pm is peak viewing time, perfect for most fans.
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Beezerk
Money List Winner
I know the Open Championship won't be live on the BBC TV but I've just checked to see when the highlights are on.... 8pm till 10pm.
The oldest and most famous golf championship in the world...and 4 days reduced to 8 hours of highlights....they should be ashamed of themselves.
I know it's down to money but they could make a start by sacking Linneker and Zoe Ball.
Can you imagine the Americans paying for a cable company who only show highlights of the Superbowl?
You’re missing the silver lining though, they’d probably have Lineker presenting the golf if it was on the BBC
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Plus I‘m assuming neither is a BBC employee, so you‘d simply terminate their contracts and pay them the contract termination £££s. Besides, I’m sure all non-golfing fans of football and Radio 2 would be delighted to know that the BBC was spending any money saved, or that is left, on showing more golf…
In any case…just think of the money that would be available for more golf if the decision hadn’t been made that from 2020 the BBC had to carry the cost of free licences for over 75s. In fact a quick look finds that the decision cost the BBC about £250m a year. That would pay for a lot of televised golf.
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I suspect if you were able to see Lineker's salary from the BBC and then his other broadcasting, they all moonlight for other overseas channels, I suspect his BBC pay is the smallest of the lot. Trying to rationalise either sporting or entertainers, actors etc wages is pointless. It's just a different world / market.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I would say Bob “ The hours it’s on is a hell of a lot better than Match of the day”I know the Open Championship won't be live on the BBC TV but I've just checked to see when the highlights are on.... 8pm till 10pm.
The oldest and most famous golf championship in the world...and 4 days reduced to 8 hours of highlights....they should be ashamed of themselves.
I know it's down to money but they could make a start by sacking Linneker and Zoe Ball.
Can you imagine the Americans paying for a cable company who only show highlights of the Superbowl?
Maybe why we struggle for youngsters playing football and need to import players in the PL?
Most people are in work during the day anyway.
The ones who are not would be playing golf.
Two hours is about right for me ,I can’t watch TV all day.
bobmac
Major Champion
I wasn't questioning when the highlights were on, the point was it should have been live.
Good luck trying to not hear who won until Sunday night at 10pm
The Lineker and Ball comment was in answer to the money question as their combined
And yet last weekend it was wall to wall live tennis
WGCRider
Newbie
That would be because quite literally by law the tennis has to be shown on free to air TV.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
But it’s not be live for years because the price of the coverage went up and BBC can’t justify for 4 days worth of sport
And you can’t look at present wages and compare to broadcast rights
The wages will be paid for someone to work for them for 365 days a year to present various programmes for them
The Open rights were around £60-70mil for 4 days a year
Tennis they have wall to wall for two solid weeks plus other tournaments through the year and it’s also one of the sporting occasions that require to be on terrestrial Telly
BBC can’t please everyone
Neilds
Assistant Pro
If the BBC had live coverage of the Open it would be rubbish. They don't cover golf every week so wouldn't have the experts or technology that someone like Sky has and would be very much 2nd rate. Better to leave it to those those who do it all the time
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Deleted member 18121
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Exactly that, the package sky offer the viewer is far superior over what the BBC can offer. Countless different commentators, technology and basically 7 days of wall to wall coverage of the range, practice rounds, fun events.
Swango1980
Well-known member
2 hours of highlights is ages. Much more than that, they may as well show the entire rounds of the top golfers and/or leaders.I know the Open Championship won't be live on the BBC TV but I've just checked to see when the highlights are on.... 8pm till 10pm.
The oldest and most famous golf championship in the world...and 4 days reduced to 8 hours of highlights....they should be ashamed of themselves.
I know it's down to money but they could make a start by sacking Linneker and Zoe Ball.
Can you imagine the Americans paying for a cable company who only show highlights of the Superbowl?
I think some people are just built to moan about the BBC, regardless of how trivial their complaints are.
stefanovic
Medal Winner
Q: What will we get for the 2 hours of Open highlights?
A: About 1 hour.
Rest will be made up of interviews, Ken on the course, views of the Hilbre Islands, trailers, and anything else the Beeb can find to expand 1 hour into 2.
A: About 1 hour.
Rest will be made up of interviews, Ken on the course, views of the Hilbre Islands, trailers, and anything else the Beeb can find to expand 1 hour into 2.
Swango1980
Well-known member
You mean beefing up the coverage for more people, by helping explain what is going on, adding a bit of entertainment?
Not many people are built to watch 2 straight hours of golf and nothing else. Even MOTD was pretty awful when the pundits went on strike, even if the pundits wind people up.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
I’d wager the percentage of actual golf action shown on those 2 hrs with the BBC is greater than that of Sky and their most of the day coverage.
Swango1980
Well-known member
Possibly. No ads either
stefanovic
Medal Winner
With the Hilbre Islands only a mile offshore, the Beeb could beef up the coverage with a bit of seal spotting.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I never watched any Tennis.
Agree the presenters fees are shocking.
Money talks and Sky has loads of it.
bobmac
Major Champion
Thanks for that, I didn't realise, but only the finals have to be shown.
It kind of makes it worse that Baron Baker of Dorking decided that The Open and the Ryder Cup, cricket, the 6 nations, world championship athletics and the Commonwealth games wern't ''crown Jewels of sport'' and not important enough to make the ''A LIST'' of Live sports and should be in the "B LIST" alongside UEFA European Under-21 Championship, UEFA Youth European Championships and England under-21 national football team matches.
It just seems we're paying more each year and getting less for our money for the sport I'd like to watch.
Interesting article in the Telegraph ...
BBC turns its back on showing golf – for free
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Deleted member 15344
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It was discussed to death when it happened - but the BBC can’t please everyone , there will be millions who would then complain that the BBC is spending £60plus million on - minority viewing sport for 4 days. We would all love to see every sport on terrestrial Telly but that boat sailed 30 years ago when Sky arrived on the market and had the funds and ability to dedicate channels to single sports - the BBC mainly has 3 channels and that has to cover as much as it possibly can
bobmac
Major Champion
Don't agree.
The BBC paid £7m for the Open and it was last shown in 2015
