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i love the challenge cup, its the weekend i look forward too the most in the year
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| The BBC now pay through the roof for the Grand Prix and soon to be paying for the England Cricket Rights as well. It is no suprise the Rugby League has been dropped!!  |
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| Quote: wwolves02 "The BBC now pay through the roof for the Grand Prix and soon to be paying for the England Cricket Rights as well. It is no suprise the Rugby League has been dropped!! ![]()
People are getting a mixed up here....The ruling specifies that the Challenge Cup is now open to all bidders, including pay-TV, such as Sky or ESPN....Previously, it could only be shown on Free-to-air TV. The BBC did not have the monopoly at this point, its just that they obviously bid more than ITV, Channel 4 or Channel 5 did (if they actually bid at all).
As for the cricket rights (well, actually the Ashes rights), the BBC will not neccessarily have the rights. Channel 4, who had the rights before Sky for 6 years, could easily come back in for it, or even Channel 5, who have been showing highlights since Sky got the coverage.
It will be interesting if Sky actually go for the Challenge Cup, considering that Eddie & the gang look upon the competition with such disdain at the present time, in comparison with their beloved Super League... 
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| Quote: The Angry Pirate "People are getting a mixed up here....The ruling specifies that the Challenge Cup is now open to all bidders, including pay-TV, such as Sky or ESPN....Previously, it could only be shown on Free-to-air TV. The BBC did not have the monopoly at this point, its just that they obviously bid more than ITV, Channel 4 or Channel 5 did (if they actually bid at all).
As for the cricket rights (well, actually the Ashes rights), the BBC will not neccessarily have the rights. Channel 4, who had the rights before Sky for 6 years, could easily come back in for it, or even Channel 5, who have been showing highlights since Sky got the coverage.
It will be interesting if Sky actually go for the Challenge Cup, considering that Eddie & the gang look upon the competition with such disdain at the present time, in comparison with their beloved Super League... ![]()
a very valid point, and considering that every one will be digital by 2011 or whenever it is, so the amount of free to air channels will be considerably increased
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| Quote: Teddington Wire "a very valid point, and considering that every one will be digital by 2011 or whenever it is, so the amount of free to air channels will be considerably increased'"
Yes, we could have the Ashes cricket on Babestation or Bangbabes, or one of those other channels that none of us fellas 'accidentally' skip onto when the wife is out of the room... |
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| Quote: Wire_85 "Meaning less people will be able to watch one of the highlights of the Rugby league season, how does that help the sport grow?'"
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I've said for a while now, that i think ITV could do wonders with the Challenge Cup broadcasts. Watching them on BBC is chuffin cringeworthy.
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| Quote: Timmy the Koi "I've said for a while now, that i think ITV could do wonders with the Challenge Cup broadcasts. Watching them on BBC is chuffin cringeworthy.'"
As long as that moron Steve Rider is at ITV, there is no way I would want RL to be taken on by them.
The best thing to happen to RL on the BBC was when that idiot left for ITV. |
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Not quite sure how opening up the bidding for the Challenge Cup can actually be detrimental to the game. It's not like they're actually having to force the BBC against their will to show it at present.....
However I did read in one of the broadsheets that the viewing figures for this year's final was as low as 300,000, so perhaps it's not that attactive a proposition.
It would still remain, perhaps, within the RFL's remit as to whether they wanted to sell the rights to a pay per view broadcaster, or whether they wished only to consider bids from free to air channels.
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Good to see Andy Burnham (from Newton Le-Willows) marginalising our local sport.
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i would rather see ITV get it than sky, sky think the challenge cup is pointless
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| Quote: LiamPb "i would rather see ITV get it than sky, sky think the challenge cup is pointless'"
Actually, Sky think that ANY event not on their channels are pointless....If you believe their hype, the Johnstone Paints Trophy is bigger than the FA Cup!!...  |
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It doesn't mean that the BBC won't show it, it means that they don't have a Monopoly over it. Moneywise this could be good news. Cricket has been worried that the BBC would gets the rights back for the Ashes Tests, they'll lose an awful lot when Sky decide not to show it.
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| Quote: Live Wired "Lets face it, the CC has been dying on its feet for years, attendances prove it. Old Trafford is the be-all and end-all nowadays.
I'd much prefer to see the old Lancs/Yorks cups brought back, with the winners of each playing the final at Old Trafford or Elland road in mid august.
The good news is, the Epsom derby will no doubt be shown on ch4, the bad news is the boat race will no doubt still be shown.
its the old school tie network, i'm afraid.'"
Completely disagree...The Challenge cup is the sports most historic trophy and it one of the reasons i watch R.L.
Some people have been suckered in by Eddie,Stevo and the rest of the Sky cronies but thats up them...
If you ask any R.L. player i bet they tell you to walk out at Wembley is what they dream of..To me the Challenge cup is where its at and always will be...
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It ain't going to happen.
The report issued is a recommendation to government that will require a new bill passing. This government will not have time to pass the bill prior to the next election.
The next election will be won by the "ex-Carlton TV employee and Murdoch owned News International backed" Cameron lead Conservatives. The report will be shelved not because of the removal of the Challenge Cup but due to the adding of SKY Sports exclusives Ashes cricket and Home Nations World Cup Qualifiers to the free-to-air list.
Oi! Oi! Oi!
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