They are using this game to trial a new camera set-up apparently, it will potentially affect the quality of the coverage so presuming that's the main reason it isn't being broadcast 'live.'

These games aren't in the original Sky contract anyway so treat them as what they are, a bonus.

Quite clearly a lie from Sky Sports, because they're using the exact same camera set up as Hull KR TV, who do the HKR club dvd's.

More likely they are testing the streaming technology rather than the camera setup. No doubt that TV is heading to all online streaming eventually And they have to test out the technology on some guinea pigs.

I am sure gutters is truly flattered that you still mention him/her on here....it's sort of sweet in a stalking sort of way!
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Unfortunately the way they wanted you to access the game (skysports.com/xtra) just didnt work for me at all. kept telling me i was in private mode, and if not to allow some access (which i did).

thankfully the regular sky go was working and i found it on channel 499 on that (by luck).

all in all i think its a brilliant idea, especially if it allows for extra bonus content. wouldn't mind a Sunday game on xtra if it can be agreed.

I'd like to congratulate Mr Eve on an ability to loathe what he professes to take an interest in. A complete tool.

There's never been more rugby league on Sky and there is no useful comparison. We haven't got to the business end of the season yet and the biggest indicator isn't this years drop but the one between 2013 and 2014. This year is likely to catch up with last year. No, the big drop is the previous year, so what factor could there have been? Perhaps BT Sport coming along?

Mr Eve, if you are going to attempt to somehow vent your spleen, for reasons best known only to yourself, think it through. For me, the sport will lose nothing by being one spectator down, so with pleasure, goodbye.

That and the fact he only seems to post late night / early morning NZ time.

In fact it's not just odd, it's a bit sad too that someone has to go to those lengths to troll a message board on the other side of the world.

You mean i type with my fingers and use smileys like millions of other people on the internet? That probably is odd in your world You and Mr Churchill seem to stick up for each other alot including this thread, it's almost as if you are the same person

No, i'm embarrassing you Mr Churchill/Loonier81

well this hasn't gone off topic ( as usual) has it?

i noticed earlier that next week there is only 1 scheduled live game on sky which is wigan v leeds but no game on the friday, as it is, there is only 1 game on the friday , saints v huddersfield, have i missed something? why is the friday night game not on tv?

started watching the wakey-hull game online, ..is it my volume settings or do the group of hull fans who i assume are under the commentary position, just sound like drunks chanting and singing in the kebab shop after a night on the town

I am sure SKY know what they are doing, but it does seem strange to pay millions for access to a sport that delivers decent eyeballs and yet they seem content to stick it on at random times on random stations.

The reduction is entirely due to the absence of Bradford Bulls

You know what? That's not halff as daft a concept as it seems.....just you got the team wrong.

According to the RFL rlhttp://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/about_the_rflrl

.........London not on the Box and TV figures are down. Coincidence?