Sky Sports have such a monopaly they were never going to compete. The market is missing a harcore sports channel. I also do not udnerstand why everyone on this forum is worried about boxers and sports channels employees finances all off a sudden. Everyone is ****ed at the moment!!!
Someone mentioned it previously but I can really see Setanta flogging Haye v Klitschko and Sky putting it on Sky Box Office
Haye will be on setanta. It could be there last boxing show, but they have invested too much for them to flog it to another channel now.
When the EC stuck their noses in and ruled that no one company could own all the EPL rights Setanta saw their opportunity to take on Sky. To a large extent they have succeeded. A few years ago only a few anoraks in the UK knew Setanta. A 'hardcore' sports channel would not have the subs (and therefore financial muscle) to bid for big fights. Don't want to sound like a saddo but I feel for the setanta employees because through the medium of TV I have got to 'know' them. A couple also post on here, as you know.
Surely if Setanta go under, and Sky not being able to own all Prem rights, it means we will see it on either BBC or ITV? Nothing but good news to me, only thing I'll miss is Bunce's boxing hour. All fights get shown somewhere and in this internet age, we can go every where
The bunce hour is hugley succesful. It gets big viewers and tones of emails. Surley another channel would pick it up or we could see it move to radio.
I would like to hope so, hell with the way things are now you could even see someone like youtube getting the rights to it or another internet streaming place. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't find it hard to get employed but for the few weeks I miss it, I'll be bored at work on a Wednesday afternoon.
Bunce Hour on the radio just wouldn't be the same. I'd miss Bunces' mental facial expressions when he goes off on one!!!
yeh a Wednesday wouldnt be the same even though its on on a Thursday i listen to the Podcast occasionally and its still good without the picture but i see what you mean
If they set up a podcast that would be great. I would pay maybe £20 a year to subscribe. Maybe if they do a monday and a thursday show. Monday would recap and thursday would be a preveiw. Also if its a podcast, buncey is not working for a tv company and can say whatever he wants. Meaning all the stories will be juicy!