tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post4419318933307472654..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: SNOOKER ON THE BBC: AN UNCLEAR FUTUREDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56947235233903152172014-01-18T15:46:57.312+00:002014-01-18T15:46:57.312+00:00In the 2014 UK Masters Tournament, the BBC has sho...In the 2014 UK Masters Tournament, the BBC has shown at 2 two incidents of a coloured ball being potted without a red, the red being blanked out with an uneventful replay banner. With such poor presentation, the contract should be pulled away from the BBC. Eurosport or others might well be interested in snooker. How much time will the BBC devote to AELTC Wimbledon ? Snooker does have an international following so there is income potential in selling snooker to overseas companies. Snooker will not fade away, but the BBC might, based on it's current poor presentation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07053966760299066294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53334129079872688052010-11-09T16:54:33.506+00:002010-11-09T16:54:33.506+00:00You've only quoted half the sentence. I said i...You've only quoted half the sentence. I said it owes its rise to the TV big time to the BBC above all else.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58987524091610527872010-11-09T16:11:38.095+00:002010-11-09T16:11:38.095+00:00"Professional snooker owes its rise to the TV..."Professional snooker owes its rise to the TV big time"<br /><br /><br />and you think Football, Darts, Rugby and various other sports dont??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-46260799635094855912010-03-09T15:03:31.805+00:002010-03-09T15:03:31.805+00:00The BBC got a peak of over 3 million for the Maste...The BBC got a peak of over 3 million for the Masters. I have seen their afternoon broadcast around the 1 million mark, higher on a sunday afternoon.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-37038276888036744252010-03-09T01:14:39.780+00:002010-03-09T01:14:39.780+00:00Hi Dave,
ITV4 generates around 300,000 for early ...Hi Dave,<br /><br />ITV4 generates around 300,000 for early rounds of darts tournament. The last night of the last tournament featured on the channel hit around 700,000 viewers.<br /><br />Do the BBC generate that many or more?<br /><br />If the game does leave the channel, they would have to keep the same broadcasting and production facilities. They are first class. It is a superb production. Regardless of presenters/commentators, it is smooth and excellent.<br /><br />Would you get it elsewhere? Probably not. Don't let Eurosport try. They fudged it ever so badly with the British Open 2004.<br /><br />Thanks, JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-15033565778510645022010-03-08T18:22:05.510+00:002010-03-08T18:22:05.510+00:00Dave, I apologise for the comment above as I reali...Dave, I apologise for the comment above as I realise that may be a bit crude, I genuinely was referring to what we normally do in the toilet. It is amazing where a topic about BBC snooker can go!jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-49021195274393496452010-03-08T17:04:08.552+00:002010-03-08T17:04:08.552+00:00So Jamie you relieve yourself while watching Ebdo...So Jamie you relieve yourself while watching Ebdon whatever next :0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-6035347670152450122010-03-08T15:13:09.335+00:002010-03-08T15:13:09.335+00:00Plus you can go to the toilet when you watch the B...Plus you can go to the toilet when you watch the BBC snooker, there are intervals and there is punditry you can miss and when Ebdon is playing you have time to relieve yourself before he has even played the shot!jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-78269654020206244312010-03-08T15:11:02.716+00:002010-03-08T15:11:02.716+00:00You can watch online in libraries, also you don...You can watch online in libraries, also you don't have to watch TV there are some that don't. I think I might still need to some money for that, the BBC have faults I am not denying that, but when they are at their best they are above the rest. <br /><br />Fancied Ford and Doherty to do well, ashame I didnt get to the bookies in time.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-76804425546523865672010-03-07T01:02:15.055+00:002010-03-07T01:02:15.055+00:00Dear MR 7:44PM aka mr hey you please answer questi...Dear MR 7:44PM aka mr hey you please answer question's please..<br /><br />a)Are you 87 years old?<br />b)A wind up merchant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-84292573129752193082010-03-06T23:35:51.921+00:002010-03-06T23:35:51.921+00:00Jamie if they got rid of the BBC, what's stopp...Jamie if they got rid of the BBC, what's stopping you and others like you from starting a company of your own, like some British equivalent of HBO perhaps? The "quality broadcasting" can continue there, and all of you with the super sized bladders can continue to bask in your ad-free world.Greg Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346602906924608907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-73603308072038942962010-03-06T19:44:26.608+00:002010-03-06T19:44:26.608+00:00Dear mister12:54 am
Attention Sir!
You are a bou...Dear mister12:54 am<br /><br />Attention Sir! <br />You are a bounder Sir and a mitigated coward. Please be present Sir with your “Attendants”<br />at dawn tomorrow morning’. dmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-28554426385424770632010-03-06T17:14:03.494+00:002010-03-06T17:14:03.494+00:00Online coverage still require's a licence Jami...Online coverage still require's a licence Jamie..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-9308263854613748242010-03-06T15:58:44.604+00:002010-03-06T15:58:44.604+00:00You can also not have a TV, especially now with al...You can also not have a TV, especially now with all the online coverage. I hate captialism and don't like it shoved in my face every 10 minutes, it is refreshing to watch TV without the flow being interfered with. <br /><br />I'm not obsessed, I will criticise the BBC when it is required, I tend to agree with Dave, their Winter Olympic coverage was not the best. <br /><br />If the snooker goes to ITV 4 then I would be disappointed but of course that is miles bettter than no coverage at all, which would be a death knell for the game.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-91258552368669703292010-03-06T10:26:35.302+00:002010-03-06T10:26:35.302+00:00Jamie - why are you so obsessed with the BBC and t...Jamie - why are you so obsessed with the BBC and them not showing adverts? Would you prefer to watch snooker with adverts or not watch it? And if the BBC have such a fantastic sports portfolio - why don't they have a sports channel which could extend/enhance coverage of their sporting events? There is, of course, 1 major benefit to the BBC not showing snooker. No Dennis Taylor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-90887468627125725202010-03-05T21:47:07.583+00:002010-03-05T21:47:07.583+00:00Jamie are you on drugs or someting saying "If...Jamie are you on drugs or someting saying "If you don't want to pay for your licence you don't have too" YES YOU DO OR FACE A FINE !!<br /><br />As for the Sky subscriptions thats a matter of choice if you don't pay you get cut off simples...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-68935614207195355082010-03-05T16:24:16.534+00:002010-03-05T16:24:16.534+00:00I said that is a silly salary. But so is what foot...I said that is a silly salary. But so is what footballers get, and we still pay our Sky subscriptions and go to the matches. The entire licence fee doesn't not go on salaries. <br /><br />If anyone can name me a broadcaster down the years that has produced better homegrown comedy, drama and documentary than the BBC then I would like to know. If you don't want to pay for your licence you don't have too.<br /><br />One point about ITV 4 is they are free to air, but no accessible to everyone and don't carry the same gravitas as the BBC, not forgetting the nuisance of adverts. Despite that, obviously if the BBC pull the plug it would be a safety net. <br /><br />Does anyone now where you can read this BBC strategy review?jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53838060900988808362010-03-04T16:17:59.462+00:002010-03-04T16:17:59.462+00:00So Jamie do you think it's justifiable for Ala...So Jamie do you think it's justifiable for Alan Hansen to sit on match of the day, make a few comments between games, and be paid £1.4 million a season by the licence paying people??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7698198461501783352010-03-04T13:59:48.888+00:002010-03-04T13:59:48.888+00:00I don't understand why everyone sings the comm...I don't understand why everyone sings the commercial broadcasters praises. Generally on the commercial channels they are too scared to give forthright opinion in case they worry the advertisers. For example football on Sky and Itv they keep telling you it is a great game when quite clearly it has not been. <br /><br />If BBC started using adverts then people would miss how it was before, as adverts ruin the flow of programmes. To me the licence fee is justifiable. <br /><br />I would be disgusted if the BBC do drop the snooker as I can't see the justification for it, but overall the broadcaster is still producing the best programmes and has a better sports portfolio than most care to admit.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-84566910670554946192010-03-04T09:21:04.951+00:002010-03-04T09:21:04.951+00:00I guess you guys talking about a Tory government h...I guess you guys talking about a Tory government haven't read the polls lately because a Cameron victory is not exactly guaranteed like everyone seems to have thought it was for the last couple of years. If anything it seems to be sliding away and my guess is that we will get 5 more years of Mr. Charisma. <br /><br />Anyway, I think blaming Murdoch or any other "right wing" boogeyman is misguided. The BBC has been on the wane ever since the early 2000s when a certain Mr. Greg Dyke suddenly decided that the BBC's role was to ape commercial TV and get into ratings battles with ITV... and the beeb has been facing criticism and accusations of poor quality from all sides since then, not just Murdoch. <br /><br />My head's still spinning at the moment, I just can't get my head around this report. The BBC really thinks they're going to impress anyone by cancelling snooker just so they can put the money into a few more episodes of Saxondale?<br /><br />Well, whatever.... I think the best thing the players can do is just ignore this talk and concentrate on putting on a great show at the WC.Greg Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346602906924608907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-86689167726277833052010-03-04T09:02:37.139+00:002010-03-04T09:02:37.139+00:00I don't yet see a need for panic, yes the Gran...I don't yet see a need for panic, yes the Grand Prix will go because it gets the lowest viewing figures and the Welsh is in danger of being axed anyway, so long as the World, UK and Masters stays, then i'm happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-6940218852735086972010-03-04T00:54:12.720+00:002010-03-04T00:54:12.720+00:00Janie earning £19 a week in the 1930's was a v...Janie earning £19 a week in the 1930's was a very good wage ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58391967413355185912010-03-04T00:26:55.738+00:002010-03-04T00:26:55.738+00:00The Hutton Report?!
Do me a favour. This BBC move...The Hutton Report?!<br /><br />Do me a favour. This BBC move is because they are scared of an incoming Tory government who will try and carve up the BBC to give the Murdoch empire a commercial advantage, so they are trying to pre-empt the cultural vandalism that will doubtless take place<br /><br />The BBc is the only player in town for snooker. Without them the whol sport is down the plugholeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-48340326471913292652010-03-03T23:19:35.127+00:002010-03-03T23:19:35.127+00:00Important to remember that the reasons snooker bec...Important to remember that the reasons snooker became such a popular tv sport to televise are still in place, its bloody cheap to televise. ITV and/or Five will step in if the BBC decide they want out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-10396127612686794952010-03-03T23:10:29.213+00:002010-03-03T23:10:29.213+00:00Maybe the Beeb could commission a 'Snooker Coa...Maybe the Beeb could commission a 'Snooker Coaching' series before the cuts take place...i suggest 'The Fine Fart Method' although the Beeb would have to cough up a lot of money as i believe it's copyrighted.<br /><br />I think it could be as successful as Eldorado.IanWnoreply@blogger.com