Sky Sports to air the 2011 Masters

dvemail

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11071_6391495,00.html

Sky Sports will have live coverage of the Masters next year, but thankfully so will the bbc. I wonder will sky have it with no adds like the bbc?

thelongfellow

Whats all this about

Following the announcement from the Augusta National Golf Club Sky Sports Managing Director Barney Francis said: "Sky Sports is now the only place to see all four days of the Masters, live.

Does that mean delayed coverage on RTE and BBC?

dvemail

I dont dont for sure but im assuming the BBC will still have live coverage.
Most channels say stuff like "exclusive to Sky1" or somthing, when really it gets aired on like 2 or 3 other channels.

Artfu1Dodger

Its seems the bbc only have live coverage for the weekend.

stockdam

No this is a disaster. The BBC are better and are free. If Sky get their way then there will be no free sport on TV.

Mister Sifter

stockdam wrote: »

No this is a disaster. The BBC are better and are free. If Sky get their way then there will be no free sport on TV.

Not really as British people pay a licence fee for it and Irish people (i think i'm right in saying) have to have some kind of sky or cable package to receive BBC.

dvemail

Sky are slowly but surely taking over all the golf. They managed to get the first two days of the BMW Championship at Wentworth (or Scottish Open, cant remember) off the BBC, now the Masters. Its only a matter of time before they take the Open Championship. :mad:

deko43

byrneno7 wrote: »

Its seems the bbc only have live coverage for the weekend.

Confirmed on BBC website. They will only have Sat & Sun. This is very disapointing. The BBC coverage of the Masters and the Open provides the
best golf coverage of the year by far.. wont be the same without P Alliss & co.

ipitydafool

F*** off Sky and your ads!! BBC coverage was great down through the years( bar Shane O Donoghoe's donkey interviews!) Pity to only have it now for weekend

SteM

dvemail wrote: »

Sky are slowly but surely taking over all the golf. They managed to get the first two days of the BMW Championship at Wentworth (or Scottish Open, cant remember) off the BBC, now the Masters. Its only a matter of time before they take the Open Championship. :mad:

Isn't the Open on the FTA list in the UK, like Wimbledon and the grand National? If it is then I think it has to remain on the FTA TV?

irishtoffee

Can't believe it,sky will be showing more ads than golf :mad:.

Mister Sifter

irishtoffee wrote: »

Can't believe it,sky will be showing more ads than golf :mad:.

Fear not...

"The club mandates minimal commercial interruption, currently limited to four minutes per hour (as opposed to the usual 12 or more); this is subsidized by selling exclusive sponsorship packages to three companies."

stockdam

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Not really as British people pay a licence fee for it and Irish people (i think i'm right in saying) have to have some kind of sky or cable package to receive BBC.

BBC is free with my licence.

copacetic

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Not really as British people pay a licence fee for it and Irish people (i think i'm right in saying) have to have some kind of sky or cable package to receive BBC.

thats not true, all bbc channels including HD are available for free in ireland on freesat (which everyone can receive) and freeview (and freeview HD) which some people can receive.

Bad day for golf when the Masters finally sell out to a pay TV channel. Although at least they'll control the ads and watch the sky coverage carefully to make sure they stick to the rules.

Mister Sifter

stockdam wrote: »

BBC is free with my licence.

But don't you pay for your licence?

PhilipMarlowe

Wonder if they'll have a big crawler (ticker) taking up half the screen?

Aidric

The only advantage I can think of is Di Steward over Shane O Donoghue.

dvemail

Hopefully then it will only be one add every hour then.
I wonder will Sky have their own commentators for the event, or will we have to listen to Faldo and the gang?

G1032

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Not really as British people pay a licence fee for it and Irish people (i think i'm right in saying) have to have some kind of sky or cable package to receive BBC.

This is incorrect. You do not need a cable/sky package to recieve BBC in Ireland. BBC is FTA and a FTA satellite will pick up BBC. You just buy the dish and there is no subscription. Same for Channel 4, ITV etc.

--Sorry, didn't see copacetic's earlier reply.

Degag

dvemail wrote: »

Hopefully then it will only be one add every hour then.
I wonder will Sky have their own commentators for the event, or will we have to listen to Faldo and the gang?

Oh, guaranteed Buuuuuuuutch will be commentating on this.

At least it's still shown on the Beeb in some capacity - although for how long? Remember when RTE showed all 4 rounds? - I love watching the final round of a major with a few pints in the pub - nothing beats it, but recently Sky changed the packages, which means that Pubs have to pay considerably more to get SS2 & 4 and conveniently what channels have the final rounds of the last two big tournaments been on? You've guessed it, SS2. - Even after the first 3 rounds were on SS1. Sky for all their sh1te and propaganda really DON'T give a **** about their customers, but always try to get the last penny out of them. They're a disgrace IMO. Really wish a "Setanta" would happen to them.

NoelAPM

I hope they have a met life blimp.... Ha!

Johnny_Fontane

Billy Payne has decided to show an extra hour of golf on the thursday/friday, so it will start at 8pm instead of the usual 9pm for the first few days.

This is a bit of a disaster for the bbc, but if you love golf, you'll already have sky sports, so bar the incredibly annoying ad breaks, its not the end of the world.

For those without sky sports, it should come as no surprise. thats three majors, all wgc events, the players and everything else covered by sky. I think bbc will show 14 days of golf this year, of which at least 5 are either seniors or womens golf.

IITYWYBMAD

Mister Sifter wrote: »

But don't you pay for your licence?

Licence money goes to RTE, and is a TV licence not a "view whatever channels you pay for" licence.

I think overall that this is no bigge for the masters coverage, as those with SKy also have BBC. You do have a choice.

Mister Sifter

IITYWYBMAD wrote: »

Licence money goes to RTE, and is a TV licence not a "view whatever channels you pay for" licence.

What have RTE got to do with any of this?

IITYWYBMAD

Mister Sifter wrote: »

But don't you pay for your licence?

Mister Sifter wrote: »

What have RTE got to do with any of this?

You seem to be confused about why we pay for a licence. BBC is FTA in this country, you don't neeed to pay Sky or any cable company for it. It has nothing got to do with the licence payers in this country.

Whether you watch your TV or not, you have to pay a licence once you have a TV. The licence money goes to RTE. That's what they have got to do with this, and it's really nothing got to do with the meat of the subject, you could watch BBC on a PC and not pay a licence fee, for example, so there is absolutely no connection between the licence and your freedom to watch BBC for free in the country.

AGC

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=128879.html#masters+live+bbc+sky+2011

JerryHandbag

dvemail wrote: »

Sky are slowly but surely taking over all the golf. They managed to get the first two days of the BMW Championship at Wentworth (or Scottish Open, cant remember) off the BBC, now the Masters. Its only a matter of time before they take the Open Championship. :mad:

I thought BBC announced at the Open that they had it for another 5 years or something like that...

ghosttown

Sky will have it in 3D - so should be worth going to the pub and wearin silly glasses for !

Mister Sifter

IITYWYBMAD wrote: »

You seem to be confused about why we pay for a licence. BBC is FTA in this country, you don't neeed to pay Sky or any cable company for it. It has nothing got to do with the licence payers in this country.

Whether you watch your TV or not, you have to pay a licence once you have a TV. The licence money goes to RTE. That's what they have got to do with this, and it's really nothing got to do with the meat of the subject, you could watch BBC on a PC and not pay a licence fee, for example, so there is absolutely no connection between the licence and your freedom to watch BBC for free in the country.

Your wires are crossed and i can't be arsed untangling them.

IITYWYBMAD

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Your wires are crossed and i can't be arsed untangling them.

Sure.

deko43

Aidric wrote: »

The only advantage I can think of is Di Steward over Shane O Donoghue.

lucky Shane..hope his missus dos'ent mind !

Trampas

Ewen gets a bit excited

http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,12065_6393311,00.html

DH2K9

ipitydafool wrote: »

F*** off Sky and your ads!! BBC coverage was great down through the years( bar Shane O Donoghoe's donkey interviews!) Pity to only have it now for weekend

In fairness if you have been watching sky recently during the US PGA they didn't take an ad for the last few holes of the strokeplay and none during the playoff. Almost 2 hours of coverage with no ads and I thought they did a good job particularly with Dustin Johnson.