Petition: Make The Masters and The Open free-to-air
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Jacko_G
Blackballed
Can't believe you're still going on about this
Looked as though it was "dead" until you dragged it back up again?
???
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Masters no, Open yes.
I think it would be better to put another prominent British golfing event as free to air with the open, trilby tour maybe?
I think it would be better to put another prominent British golfing event as free to air with the open, trilby tour maybe?
sunshine
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Neilds
Assistant Pro
Do people think that the BBC (or other free channel) would do a decent job presenting a sport that they. Don’t usually deal with? Would they get the calibration of experts and presenters ( irrespective of what you think of the Sky ones)? Would they bother with, or be able to use, top tracer and all the rest of the expensive gadgets that are available?
My thoughts are that we should leave the coverage to the regular providers and not have a cheap, budget version on free to air.
My thoughts are that we should leave the coverage to the regular providers and not have a cheap, budget version on free to air.
rulefan
Tour Winner
It is neither. It is simply The Open Championship.
Robster59
Tour Rookie
I think including The Masters is blurring the issue for me. I would also agree that the Ryder Cup would being shown on free-to-air would be good for the game. Real theatre which is what people like.
Interesting article here. I know it's 5 years old but on it the R&A made a commitment to
Britain's top sports commit to free-to-air television
It looks like they've pulled away from that totally now.
The thing is, if other sports can have some of their blue chip events on Free-to-Air, why can't the R&A.
There is a breakdown of how it's all worked out here.
Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events
In which The Open and the Ryder Cup are listed as Category B - events can be shown on pay television, provided sufficient secondary coverage (highlights, delayed broadcast, etc.) is made to free-to-air broadcasters
Interesting article here. I know it's 5 years old but on it the R&A made a commitment to
Britain's top sports commit to free-to-air television
It looks like they've pulled away from that totally now.
The thing is, if other sports can have some of their blue chip events on Free-to-Air, why can't the R&A.
There is a breakdown of how it's all worked out here.
Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events
In which The Open and the Ryder Cup are listed as Category B - events can be shown on pay television, provided sufficient secondary coverage (highlights, delayed broadcast, etc.) is made to free-to-air broadcasters
No free to air channel can be bothered with the golf, if they did they would still have it.
Sky tv coverage is an excellent all round package in my opinion.
Sky tv coverage is an excellent all round package in my opinion.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
How so? You reckon the lads at sky just sit on their thumbs when a pga event goes on an ad break and are powerless
If sky chose to have zero ad breaks on a feed from a US broadcaster then they can (they won't and why should they) but it doesn't change that sky can have as many or as few breaks as they want
The host broadcaster does not mandate when a UK channel goes to an ad break
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Waste of time imo.
And let’s say it did work,who gets to broadcast it?
And let’s say it did work,who gets to broadcast it?
How so? You reckon the lads at sky just sit on their thumbs when a pga event goes on an ad break and are powerless
If sky chose to have zero ad breaks on a feed from a US broadcaster then they can (they won't and why should they) but it doesn't change that sky can have as many or as few breaks as they want
The host broadcaster does not mandate when a UK channel goes to an ad break
I think when sky host you can see they have less ads. When they don't control it, they have no idea how long a break will be, or when it will occur. So they can't plan little segments.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
In comparison we know there are fewer ads on UK TV, but still doesn't mean sky are forced into an ad break, they don't have to invent filler material either, they just have to choose to continue to show the live feed that they still receive even when a US broadcast goes to a break
I’m not sure they get a constant live feed, there are lots of times when they stop,showing any live golf and go to the studios when broadcasters are switching. So it may well be they do get the exact same feed as the us shows and they simply go To breaks as and when they are shown.
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
the same goes for the viewer (on Sky) just press the pause button when an add break occurs and make a cup of tea/whatever then flick through to the next segment when required.
You don't have to stay in sync with the host broadcaster, the repackager or anyone!
Sats
Challenge Tour Pro
TV licence - charged because of the BBC. So we're paying for coverage in one way or another. The difference is with Sky we can choose to pay for their services or not. Scrap the BBC and the licence.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Where did you get that idea from? I have always believed it started Holland!!
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I think you could actually delete the word golfers from that statement.
Both of my children and their friends and family virtually never watch free to air channels.
SteveJay
Head Pro
irrelevant as far as the Masters is concerned now - its cancelled.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Well you'd be wrong then.
