froch v taylor is ppv

Customers have a choice. If they choose to take up the freeview option then they get the service that they pay for and that they signed up for.

 

That's the problem, they DON'T have a choice.

If you want to see live boxing at 3am, what is your choice?!

You have no choice but to sign up to Sky & Setanta - corporate bull****.

 

So saying it is easy to steal, what do you think a die hard fan (as myself as you can probably tell) should do?Should I buy it, due to probably having better picture quality and not stealing a stream of Carl the Cobra, or just ****ing steal it!!!(boycott henessey for being a ***** and not selling to a any broadcaster!!)What would you do if it was your no.1 boxer fighting??

 

Yes, yes and yes. Terrible state of affairs indeed. One of the main reasons that boxing is no longer considered a mainstream sport in the uk is because of a lack of backing or coverage from major players like ITV, sultana, and sky. Your man on the street probably wouldn't know Froch. If only someone like sky would throw their weight behind boxing rather than obscure sports like sailing and bollocks like that.

 

It's all a matter of degrees. Sky have four sports channels to fill, so not like there isn't plenty of space. I expect boxing is more popular then televised sailing. But I shouldn't expect Ben Ainslie or Shirley Robertson started expecting vast wedges of cash once they'd picked up an olympic medal.

 

so i guess its freeviews fault for not being able to provide the same kind of carrier service as satellite or cable.

 

exactly. I just feel like major players like sky tend to hold the key to getting great boxing events, but think that the uk is full of people who like jumping off the side of cliffs tied to an ironing board shouting "DUUUUDE". Maybe i am being un realistic, but surely the masses want to see (mostly) dedicated boxers competing in a battle of skill and will, rather than stoned graduates who can't find a job so decide to make a living out of riding their BMX'S or whatever the latest fad is.

 

Freeview had no problem with showing the likes of Dawson v Glen Johnson a while back.. that was a very, very, low key fight at the time...

All of a sudden it's a huge problem to show even the likes of Jones v Calzaghe on freeview.

Check out the freeview subscription page, it is hardly clear that you will only get about ten percent of the live boxing they show.

http://www.setanta.com/uk/Join-now/FreeView/

"The best boxing from both sides of the atlantic"

You also have to pay a signing up free, purchase a card (about 15 quid) and purchase a special set top box with card slot (at least 50 quid) to get Setanta - as it won't run on regular freeview boxes.

It's not always as simple a case of, I've tried it, I don't want it now...

 

yes, you do have a point there. setanta should make it clear what you get for your subscription is different from sky or virgin.

 

First line tbh...

Dawson v Johnson was on the same card as Woods v Tarver btw.

 

Indeed, it was through lack of competition that the government broke up the premiership TV rights. Setantas entry in a way was supposed to be a remedy to the corporate monopoly in this area. It hasn't quite worked but... that's not Setantas fault...

Anyway, in some ways it's similar with other sporting licences, such as boxing. The sport now appears to be monopolised by a couple of companies.

Domination, monopolisation, by a few large corporations is no good for the customer. The law recognises that, the government recognises that.

 

Well Woods v Tarver was hardley a mega fight... yet they showed that with little problem.

First line? Where?

Where does it say as a freeview customer you will get about ten percent of the live boxing?

Most logical thinking people would assume that Setanta 1 is the main channel showing their banner waving, blue ribbon sports, such as boxing.

 

It says you get it from midday until 3am. That precludes watching programmes that are on before midday or after 3am. I would've thought?

 

So this is where my city of Aberdeen gets its 'tight fisted' reputation??

 

I've you can't see the difference in being ripped off simply to watch the sports you love by the multinationals and being tight fisted then there is something wrong.