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Originally Posted by alwaysabear
Shame ICC sold out to Sky. It would of had a far bigger impact if the whole world cup had been shown on free to air TV. The whole tournament has gone under the radar apart from the avid cricket fans.
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I remember the good old days home tests ruined by BBC showing tennis and racing during play, away test highlights only either at around 5pm or near midnight - in the days before Video Recorders became normal.
I seriously doubt any free-to-air channel would have devoted anything like the time sky did. I suspect the best you would have got would have been 30 mins highlights at a ridiculous time of day.
Give me sky any day. (Obviously if a free to air channel devoted the same coverage it would be better)
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Originally Posted by denphone
The authorities of these major sports not just cricket need to start realising that as when these sports are shown on FTA they deliver much greater audiences and a much greater uptake of participation of the sport at grassroots level.
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And the sport won't get anything like the financial input which props up the England men's and women's cricket teams.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I agree. A little balance is required, and this makes perfect sense from a financial perspective, too.
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I didn't think you had any interest in sports!