FaaipDeOiad
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Am I right in gathering that SBS aren't showing most of the games live this year? So the only option is paying a billion dollars a month for Setanta?
FMD.
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Australian TV coverage
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Definitely used to. It's a slightly bigger deal than the Asian Championships to be fair.
ripper868
International Coach
Beijing was pretty much round the clock sort of stuff - Live during the day and replays of replays through the night - helped with late night boredom when there were no other options...
Just think we should have them in Australia again, except in Cairns or Darwin - The marathon can go through the rainforest/swamp areas...crocodiles are one hell of a motivating force.
Just think we should have them in Australia again, except in Cairns or Darwin - The marathon can go through the rainforest/swamp areas...crocodiles are one hell of a motivating force.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
The Olympics thead is that way.
Jager
International Debutant
what the hell, not happy. I had just assumed that Fox Sports would have the broadcast rights, looks like my plans are screwed then.
EDIT: http://www.setanta.com/au/How-To-Subscribe/Foxtel/ what a bloody rip off.
EDIT: http://www.setanta.com/au/How-To-Subscribe/Foxtel/ what a bloody rip off.
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FaaipDeOiad
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Yeah. It's like 30 bucks for Setanta for the month, which isn't a huge amount, but it is annoying.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Supply and demand. There's a real shortage of quality sport in Australia, so the good stuff is at a premium.
Burgey
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Disappointing there isn't more live coverage this time around. You'd hardly know it was on here.
Which, despite the quality of the players on display, is fair in a sense. It's completely irrelevant to any tourney we're involved in.
SBS must have been rebuffed. Generally speaking, when they cover something they do it properly. Really hoping they've got the next WC locked in. Get these numpty commercial networks showing the best matches on delay, leaving SBS to properly cover the rest, but the games aren't always as good.
Which, despite the quality of the players on display, is fair in a sense. It's completely irrelevant to any tourney we're involved in.
SBS must have been rebuffed. Generally speaking, when they cover something they do it properly. Really hoping they've got the next WC locked in. Get these numpty commercial networks showing the best matches on delay, leaving SBS to properly cover the rest, but the games aren't always as good.
Burgey
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Isn't the EPL and the cricket all on pay TV in the UK?
NUFAN
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SBS have a weird deal for this tournament. They get to show 2 quarter finals, 1 semi and the final live and they are showing 4 of the biggest group matches delayed and when I say delayed, it's about 30 hours after the match! Quite annoying, although their daily highlights show is good.
PhoenixFire
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It's only really the bare-minimum of sport worth watching that's on FTA.
Burgey
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Yeah, that's what I thought.
Furball
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Anything that's worth watching is on pay tv.
IIRC the only stuff on FTA is stuff that's protected by law.