Arthur Crabtree wrote:I saw that. I was quite interested. Until I saw what it amounted to. Six minute highlights. And how abjectly the ECB were genuflecting in front of Sky.
Durhamfootman wrote:So the ECB sold the TV rights for all cricket, domestic and international, to a company with a huge wallet, but with only a third of a million sports customers, and it has taken them 9 years to conclude that it might be contributing to the declining interest in the sport amongst the other 50 odd million viewers who don't pay a sports subscription.
really?
9 years?
are we sure that the right people are in charge?
Making_Splinters wrote:Seems to be some legal wrangling over the rights to who can show highlights. The ECB thinks they can show a highlight package, Sky seems to disagree.
Speaks volumes that the ECB can't find a broadcaster interested in showing it, though Sky are actually planning on showing cricket on their free to view service.
Alviro Patterson wrote:Durhamfootman wrote:So the ECB sold the TV rights for all cricket, domestic and international, to a company with a huge wallet, but with only a third of a million sports customers, and it has taken them 9 years to conclude that it might be contributing to the declining interest in the sport amongst the other 50 odd million viewers who don't pay a sports subscription.
really?
9 years?
are we sure that the right people are in charge?
Got to remember why cricket TV rights went behind a paywall in the first place. ECBs finances were far from secure and had The 2005 Ashes got cancelled due to terrorist attacks, it would of left a significant hole in the balance sheet. Terrestrial television could not match what Sky were bidding, IIRC Channel 4 made a financial loss on televising cricket.
Andy Flower wrote:This is going to test my coaching expertise. This is the worst case I've ever seen.
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