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duj_1arm

Remember 2005?

Aug 22, 2009 08:51

When England won the Ashes, and people who usually didn't care one way or the other got really involved in the cricket? This time round, with another exciting series coming down to the last test, which England seem to have reasonable control of, the overall level of excitement seems much lower, and I can only put that down to one thing: Sky Sports ( Read more... )

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funnynamehere August 22 2009, 10:37:07 UTC

It's not really Rupert's fault though, is it. Sky bid for the Tests, Sky got the Tests and their coverage of it is superb. Whether they should be on free-to-air TV is a different matter but it isn't really Sky's problem.

duj_1arm August 22 2009, 11:59:57 UTC

No, it's the ECB'S fault, the same way the lack of top flight footy on free to air TV is the Premier League's fault. At the end of the day sport is sport, but the people in charge of all sport seem more interested in making money than improving access to the game, and Murdoch's the one waving cheques under their noses and tempting them. He's the devil.

funnynamehere August 22 2009, 12:08:00 UTC

Oh rubbish, if it wasn't Murdoch it would be some other media mogul (and don't forget that the Premier League actually distributes TV money pretty equally, much more so than in, say, Spain). He saw an opportunity and he took it and Sky does football very, very well.

duj_1arm August 22 2009, 12:15:17 UTC

Sky do football brilliantly. Doesn't stop Rupert Murdoch being an immoral unscrupulous cunt though.

And the Premier League is very fair amongst it's members with the TV money, I just believe that there should be some provision made to have some matches on free-to-air TV, even if it's only one game a month or so.

morienos August 22 2009, 11:19:11 UTC

Rupert Murdoch would probably enjoy it, and being one of the fecund Broo, would spawn from it, a host of darkling fouls.