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Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Grant1, Jun 2, 2009.


  1. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    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!!!
     
  2. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    oh well, it was good while it lasted
     
  3. Tribute

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    Someone mentioned it previously but I can really see Setanta flogging Haye v Klitschko and Sky putting it on Sky Box Office :(
     
  4. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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.
     
  5. Darni187

    Darni187 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It will be Liverpool next year mark my words. :deal
     
  6. Chinny

    Chinny Well-Known Member Full Member

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    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.
     
  7. Evil Rich

    Evil Rich Tweety is PISSED off! Full Member

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    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 ;)
     
  8. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    where wasthis reported it was that much,i cant remeber it being reported as being that .
     
  9. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I think it may have been 12mil actually.
     
  10. robpalmer135

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    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.
     
  11. Evil Rich

    Evil Rich Tweety is PISSED off! Full Member

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    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.
     
  12. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    Bunce Hour on the radio just wouldn't be the same. I'd miss Bunces' mental facial expressions when he goes off on one!!!
     
  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    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
     
  14. robpalmer135

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    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!
     
  15. mckay_89

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    He could tell us how he really feels about Max Kellerman.