Cricket on TV in the UK - Page 8

Crickethare · 11th February 2021, 12:48

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Originally Posted by blackeyedangles

It's been great to see cricket on free-to-air TV for the first time in a long time. I realise that it was all hastily cobbled-together, but part of me feels like they're burying the highlights a little.

If they could also broadcast 1 hour of highlights on C4 in the evening or afternoon, I think it would generate more interest from first-timers for the game. No one who has never seen cricket before is that likely to start watching at 4am or watch an entire session in the morning, but they might get involved in watching highlights packages. I think the highlights packages on C5 of the 2013 Ashes were my first exposure to cricket.

7PM would be the best time I suppose,but C4 News is on at that time.Its actually quite tough to find a decent gap for an hour long highlights package.Plenty of rubbish programmes you could drop,but I realise Im biased and other people do watch non cricketing TV for some reason.

mawallace · 11th February 2021, 22:06

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Originally Posted by Sir Coolerking

No, they specifically said there would be highlights on All 4. I'm looking through the Sky Q options of All 4 and there are none there. It seems they're on the website but not the TV.

In case it comes up again the version of All 4 and BBC Iplayer is different on Sky to the internet version. It's often the case that the BBC Iplayer on Sky can lag behind the internet version by 24 hours or so - someone did explain to me why but I can't remember (or care!)

paulsre · 12th February 2021, 10:43

I just don't see why highlights of every match everywhere that is televised can't just be uploaded on YouTube for everyone in the world with an internet connection to be able to watch.

Financially they can't be that precious, especially once the day's play in question has been and gone, and there must be advertising revenue to be earned from being on YouTube.

The T10 League in Abu Dhabi put 15 minute highlights (cue the jokes about isn't that the length of full match) of every match in the competition on its official YouTube channel, and many games got around 1 million hits.

offa59 · 13th February 2021, 18:46

Fair play to Channel 4, one hour highlights on More4, I was expecting half an hour.

sharky · 14th February 2021, 15:38

Anyone know how the ratings have been this time round?

Aidan11 · 18th February 2021, 14:26

Sky will televise the ODI & T20s...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ins...nd-odi-series/

Aidan11 · 19th February 2021, 09:03

Didn't realise Sky also have the PSL which begins tomorrow. I seem to remember last season's tournament was only live on one of the Asian channels on the Sky box. Bit confusing with the start time as BBC showing a 2pm start but Sky coverage begins at 2.50pm.

Aidan11 · 20th February 2021, 11:49

Freesports are currently showing the SA domestic T20 tournament.

Petarea · 20th February 2021, 12:03

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Originally Posted by Aidan11

Freesports are currently showing the SA domestic T20 tournament.

Cheers for the heads up. Lions will have to go some to mess this up.

Aidan11 · 21st February 2021, 11:17

NZ v Australia T20is begin tomorrow at 6am. Live on BT Sport.

Supersax · 25th February 2021, 18:31

For anyone who loves associate cricket...

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2043392

You can't beat a Hungary v Serbia derby...

square leg umpire · 25th February 2021, 20:28

haven't been able to find any highlights of the 2nd T20.

Aidan11 · 25th February 2021, 22:36

Freesports are showing the first test live between Afghanistan & Zimbabwe on Tuesday from 6am.

Aidan11 · 1st March 2021, 15:02

Freesports also have the rights to show Afghanistan & Zimbabwe games for the next 3 years

https://advanced-television.com/2021...babwe-cricket/

paulsre · 1st March 2021, 15:33

From an article in the February issue of The Cricketer:

Brian Mantle, chief executive of the Deutscher Cricket Bund, recalled when a few years back a Champions League game was unexpectedly moved from Eurosport 2 (a pay channel) to Eurosport (free-to-air in Germany) the viewership went up tenfold. "My phone was ringing off the hook and hundreds of e-mails were pinging into my inbox from people wanting to know about cricket."

"...the cricket boards in Italy and Finland, to name just two, have had unprecedented conversations with domestic sponsors as a result of streaming figures in the hundreds of thousands."

Sir Coolerking · 2nd March 2021, 13:34

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Originally Posted by Aidan11

Freesports are showing the first test live between Afghanistan & Zimbabwe on Tuesday from 6am.

I just looked for this, it doesn't appear to be 'Free'. It appears to be £10.99 a month on Premier Sports.

Aidan11 · 2nd March 2021, 13:37

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Originally Posted by Sir Coolerking

I just looked for this, it doesn't appear to be 'Free'. It appears to be £10.99 a month on Premier Sports.

Premier Sports own Freesports and as far as I know they're showing the game free on the following channel numbers....

Sky (422), Virgin TV (553), Freeview (64), BT/TalkTalk (64)

Sir Coolerking · 2nd March 2021, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Aidan11

Premier Sports own Freesports and as far as I know they're showing the game free on the following channel numbers....

Sky (422), Virgin TV (553), Freeview (64), BT/TalkTalk (64)

Thanks, I'd literally just found it.

Looks like another 2 dayer....

sharky · 2nd March 2021, 21:05

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Originally Posted by paulsre

From an article in the February issue of The Cricketer:

Brian Mantle, chief executive of the Deutscher Cricket Bund, recalled when a few years back a Champions League game was unexpectedly moved from Eurosport 2 (a pay channel) to Eurosport (free-to-air in Germany) the viewership went up tenfold. "My phone was ringing off the hook and hundreds of e-mails were pinging into my inbox from people wanting to know about cricket."

"...the cricket boards in Italy and Finland, to name just two, have had unprecedented conversations with domestic sponsors as a result of streaming figures in the hundreds of thousands."

I maintain that if T20 got in the Olympics it would quickly gain momentum in unusual places. I know I watch all sorts of random stuff I wouldn't normally and enjoy it. China might also make a serious effort at it.

blackeyedangles · 3rd March 2021, 01:21

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Originally Posted by sharky

I maintain that if T20 got in the Olympics it would quickly gain momentum in unusual places. I know I watch all sorts of random stuff I wouldn't normally and enjoy it. China might also make a serious effort at it.

Wish this would at least be attempted. Anything that grows the game is good.

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12th February 2021, 10:43	#143
paulsre World Class Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In a class 101 Met Cam time machine to the past Team(s): Stockholm Taverners CC, Farsta BCCE, County cricket, MCCU cricket, England, Scarborough CC Posts: 7,237	I just don't see why highlights of every match everywhere that is televised can't just be uploaded on YouTube for everyone in the world with an internet connection to be able to watch. Financially they can't be that precious, especially once the day's play in question has been and gone, and there must be advertising revenue to be earned from being on YouTube. The T10 League in Abu Dhabi put 15 minute highlights (cue the jokes about isn't that the length of full match) of every match in the competition on its official YouTube channel, and many games got around 1 million hits.

13th February 2021, 18:46	#144
offa59 Club Cricketer Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 171	Fair play to Channel 4, one hour highlights on More4, I was expecting half an hour.

18th February 2021, 14:26	#146
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,425	Sky will televise the ODI & T20s... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ins...nd-odi-series/

19th February 2021, 09:03	#147
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,425	Didn't realise Sky also have the PSL which begins tomorrow. I seem to remember last season's tournament was only live on one of the Asian channels on the Sky box. Bit confusing with the start time as BBC showing a 2pm start but Sky coverage begins at 2.50pm.

20th February 2021, 11:49	#148
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,425	Freesports are currently showing the SA domestic T20 tournament.

21st February 2021, 11:17	#150
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,425	NZ v Australia T20is begin tomorrow at 6am. Live on BT Sport.

25th February 2021, 18:31	#151
Supersax County 1st Team Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Derbyshire Team(s): Nottinghamshire Posts: 444	For anyone who loves associate cricket... https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2043392 You can't beat a Hungary v Serbia derby...

25th February 2021, 20:28	#152
square leg umpire Posting God Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: yorkshire Team(s): yorkshire Posts: 10,414	haven't been able to find any highlights of the 2nd T20.

25th February 2021, 22:36	#153
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,425	Freesports are showing the first test live between Afghanistan & Zimbabwe on Tuesday from 6am.

1st March 2021, 15:02	#154
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,425	Freesports also have the rights to show Afghanistan & Zimbabwe games for the next 3 years https://advanced-television.com/2021...babwe-cricket/

1st March 2021, 15:33	#155
paulsre World Class Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In a class 101 Met Cam time machine to the past Team(s): Stockholm Taverners CC, Farsta BCCE, County cricket, MCCU cricket, England, Scarborough CC Posts: 7,237	From an article in the February issue of The Cricketer: Brian Mantle, chief executive of the Deutscher Cricket Bund, recalled when a few years back a Champions League game was unexpectedly moved from Eurosport 2 (a pay channel) to Eurosport (free-to-air in Germany) the viewership went up tenfold. "My phone was ringing off the hook and hundreds of e-mails were pinging into my inbox from people wanting to know about cricket." "...the cricket boards in Italy and Finland, to name just two, have had unprecedented conversations with domestic sponsors as a result of streaming figures in the hundreds of thousands."