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PGA Championship gone from Sky

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  • #32
    red ears
    Closed Accounts Posts: 945 ✭✭✭red ears


    KevIRL wrote: »
    BBC have gotten it

    Have you anything more on that?


  • #33
    levitronix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,824 ✭✭✭levitronix


    How much will they is the question because the athletics will be on


  • #34
    ForeRight
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭ForeRight


    So the BBC go and get the rights to the US PGA a year after wanting to get away from showing their national open championship.

    This is all getting more and more bizarre as it goes on


  • #35
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,524 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    levitronix wrote: »
    How much will they is the question because the athletics will be on

    Will be on the red button until 10:30 each night apparently


  • #36
    Armchair Andy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭Armchair Andy


    ForeRight wrote:
    So the BBC go and get the rights to the US PGA a year after wanting to get away from showing their national open championship.


    It's all politics. Money doesnt come into it when you've stubborn pricks at the table.


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  • #37
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,396 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    ForeRight wrote: »
    So the BBC go and get the rights to the US PGA a year after wanting to get away from showing their national open championship.

    This is all getting more and more bizarre as it goes on

    It sounds weird alright. Maybe The Open wanted money and the PGA wanted viewers?


  • #38
    bustercherry
    Registered Users Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭bustercherry


    So we are gonna be subjected to Alliss's sh1te talk again. There's not the same romance around the USPGA so it will be even more unbearable and out of touch with the modern game.

    Like them or not but skys open coverage and build up is miles ahead of the bbc. Open Zone is surprisingly enjoyable, even when DJ can hardly string a sentence together.


  • #39
    Vital Transformation
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭Vital Transformation


    NDWC wrote: »
    Will be on the red button until 10:30 each night apparently

    BBC removed the red button from Irish viewers late last year.


  • #40
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,524 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Vital Transformation wrote: »
    BBC removed the red button from Irish viewers late last year.

    I think it can still be accessed via the "other channels" menu on Sky? Open to correction on that.


  • #41
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    bustercherry wrote:
    So we are gonna be subjected to Alliss's sh1te talk again. There's not the same romance around the USPGA so it will be even more unbearable and out of touch with the modern game.


    Thought he had retired.


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  • #42
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    NDWC wrote: »
    I think it can still be accessed via the "other channels" menu on Sky? Open to correction on that.

    I know that whne you access ITV with that option you can't get HD version or use sky plus to pause and rewind coverage.


  • #43
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,486 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Irish Times article.


  • #44
    Johnny_Fontane
    Registered Users Posts: 3,090 ✭✭✭Johnny_Fontane


    Not sure whats happened here, but its a joke. Sky have supported golf for at least 15 years, christ they show the europro tour, every two bit event from Kazakhstan to Australia.

    Obviously, know nothing about the commercial decision behind it but on the face of it though, it looks fishy as cant imagine BBC are forking out big cash for it.


  • #45
    valoren
    Registered Users Posts: 5,458 ✭✭✭valoren


    Who makes the decision how it is shown, is it the PGA of America or their broadcast affiliations? NBC? ABC?


  • #46
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,821 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Vital Transformation wrote: »
    BBC removed the red button from Irish viewers late last year.

    its works on my sky box - mind you i have an old uk card in it.

    if you have a satellite tv, stick the cable straight into that and it should work for you


  • #47
    Dayor Knight
    Registered Users Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Dayor Knight


    KevIRL wrote: »
    BBC have gotten it

    Great, the prospect of golf uninterrupted. Golf, just golf.


  • #48
    Johnny_Fontane
    Registered Users Posts: 3,090 ✭✭✭Johnny_Fontane


    Dayor Knight wrote: »
    Great, the prospect of golf uninterrupted. Golf, just golf.

    apart from the fact that the world athletics championships is on, and that they'll shove it to the red button and we dont have the red button in ireland.

    And they'll probably bring in michael vaughan to interview rory on his three majors


  • #49
    Dayor Knight
    Registered Users Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Dayor Knight


    Vital Transformation wrote: »
    BBC removed the red button from Irish viewers late last year.

    Get yourself a box that will pick up BBC UK on freesat. Should get a basic one pretty cheap. Ok, if you want pause and record etc you'd have to fork out a bit more.... but the basic option probably won't cost more than 40 or 50 Euro. Old SKY box would do it too...... Initiate it without SKY card and it defaults to UK channels....


  • #50
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    If you have a Sky dish you can add BBC Red Button to the Extra Channels. You can download the frequency from the Sky website.


  • #51
    bustercherry
    Registered Users Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭bustercherry


    Dayor Knight wrote: »
    Great, the prospect of golf uninterrupted. Golf, just golf.

    Apart from the fact it will be a US television feed with commercials and BBC have to fill with waffle


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  • #52
    levitronix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,824 ✭✭✭levitronix


    bustercherry wrote: »
    So we are gonna be subjected to Alliss's sh1te talk again. There's not the same romance around the USPGA so it will be even more unbearable and out of touch with the modern game.

    Like them or not but skys open coverage and build up is miles ahead of the bbc. Open Zone is surprisingly enjoyable, even when DJ can hardly string a sentence together.

    " man I had the green reading book upside down "
    Best thing he has ever said


  • #53
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,336 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    bustercherry wrote: »
    Apart from the fact it will be a US television feed with commercials and BBC have to fill with waffle

    But the waffle is the best part


  • #54
    Dayor Knight
    Registered Users Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Dayor Knight


    bustercherry wrote: »
    Apart from the fact it will be a US television feed with commercials and BBC have to fill with waffle

    Fair point. I'd still prefer golf related 'waffle' to endless ads.


  • #55
    Dayor Knight
    Registered Users Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Dayor Knight


    Rikand wrote: »
    But the waffle is the best part

    Especially when it's totally non p.c. Peter Allis. I hope he's still on the go if only for the next quip to get the pc brigade going (e.g. another new kitchen for the missus). :)


  • #56
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,336 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Dayor Knight wrote: »
    Especially when it's totally non p.c. Peter Allis. I hope he's still on the go if only for the next quip to get the pc brigade going (e.g. another new kitchen for the missus). :)

    Hopefully the weather is nice so he can comment on local fashion (Sergio's missus)


  • #57
    death1234567
    Registered Users Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭death1234567


    Rikand wrote: »
    bustercherry wrote: »
    Apart from the fact it will be a US television feed with commercials and BBC have to fill with waffle

    But the waffle is the best part
    It's no "Ken on the Course"


  • #58
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Sky really have shot themselves in the foot with their boasting of "home of the 4 majors". It's for that reason if you call up today and complain that it is not, you will get a reduction off your Sky subscription rate.


  • #59
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,524 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    HighLine wrote: »
    Sky really have shot themselves in the foot with their boasting of "home of the 4 majors". It's for that reason if you call up today and complain that it is not, you will get a reduction off your Sky subscription rate.

    Did calling them up and saying that actually work? Must try them tomorrow.


  • #60
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    NDWC wrote: »
    Did calling them up and saying that actually work? Must try them tomorrow.

    It did indeed... a friend called today and got €29 off per month for the next 6 months (which I'm guessing is the remainder of his contract).


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  • #61
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    HighLine wrote: »
    It did indeed... a friend called today and got €29 off per month for the next 6 months (which I'm guessing is the remainder of his contract).

    That seems like a pretty massive reduction.

    The Sky Sports pack is €40 per month.Seems massive to be giving a reduction of 75% of this for losing one weekend of golf.


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