The Open on Sky - It's official
- Thread starter Wildrover
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Sad day 
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I suspect NowTV will be doing a roaring trade in early July '17...
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
http://www.theopen.com/NewsVideo/Ne...rom Peter Dawson Chief Executive of The RandA
BBC still got highlights. Interesting theyve agreed to a max of 4 60 second advert breaks per hour too.
BBC still got highlights. Interesting theyve agreed to a max of 4 60 second advert breaks per hour too.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
So if I want to watch the highlights at one in the morning I'm still sorted.
Peachy.
Peachy.
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Is this the end of Ken on the course?
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Deleted member 1418
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Knowing the BBC, the highlights will be on at 3 in the morning!!
Piece
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Deleted member 15344
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Is this the end of Ken on the course?
Prob - it's ok , we got Monty , Roe and Holmes to look forward to !
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Deleted member 1418
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Is this the end of Ken on the course?
Wayne Reilly a more than adequate substitute!
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I see it as a happy day
Any day that restricts people from watching sport is never a happy day for me
6inchcup
Journeyman Pro
the BBC are bringing a new series of A ROUND WITH ALLIS to compensate,4 old duffers sit in a tea rooms,Allis buys 4 earl greys and for 10 hours they each spout about the old days,hickory clubs,cake, the wives and every so often golf,if you close your eyes you will never know the open is on the other side.
Piece
Tour Winner
Any day that restricts people from watching sport is never a happy day for me
There's still highlights available on BBC, which will suit the vast majority. Those who are really being restricted are those that want to watch it live most of the time but can't afford PPV - this group is a large minority.
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To watch live golf in this country we now have to pay for it - the only people that will pay for it are golfers who prob already have sky - no idea who is minority or majority but either way it's now restricted to who watches.
SAPCOR1
Journeyman Pro
The BBC have a pot of £££ to spend which comes from the licence fee and BBC Enterprises who licence merchandise and BBC copyright material across the world.
They obviously felt that the money was better spent elsewhere and settled on the highlights package.
The R&A weren't happy with the current UK coverage and what they were being paid so put it out tender.
They obviously felt that the money was better spent elsewhere and settled on the highlights package.
The R&A weren't happy with the current UK coverage and what they were being paid so put it out tender.
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Snelly
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Participation in the game is dwindling so the R&A decide to restrict the jewel of their crown to a broadcaster that millions cannot or refuse to pay for access.
The utter stupidity of this decision beggars belief. You only have to look how a similar course of action has affected participation levels in cricket to see the short term folly of this course of action.
A dark day for the R&A, choosing Murdoch's dosh over safeguarding accessibility to golf for terrestrial TV viewers.
Fools. As is anyone who supports their decision.
The utter stupidity of this decision beggars belief. You only have to look how a similar course of action has affected participation levels in cricket to see the short term folly of this course of action.
A dark day for the R&A, choosing Murdoch's dosh over safeguarding accessibility to golf for terrestrial TV viewers.
Fools. As is anyone who supports their decision.
Darren24
Assistant Pro
Think this wrong for the British public as all sport should be televised by the bbc not fat cat who own sky. Rich just getting richer that's the way I see it.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
You were doing great 'til the last line...
Piece
Tour Winner
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The only fool in this is the BBC not the R&A or Sky. The corporation hasn't taken golf seriously for years thus it can't expect to dine out on historical links. If BBC wanted to show its corporate social committment to golf and its roots, then it would have financed its current offer better, and shown more live golf events over recent years.
The only fool in this is the BBC not the R&A or Sky. The corporation hasn't taken golf seriously for years thus it can't expect to dine out on historical links. If BBC wanted to show its corporate social committment to golf and its roots, then it would have financed its current offer better, and shown more live golf events over recent years.
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Snelly
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Other terrestrial broadcasters are available. The BBC don't do sport as it promotes winners and losers which doesn't fit with their leftist junta ideology. Things like the Olympics are exceptional though as they promote racial harmony and a coming together of faiths and creeds etc etc etc.
I bet channel 4 would've done a great job with the Open...
