Mentioned this before, and I confess that like a lot of Brits, I'm only a tennis fan for a fortnight each year, and I have it on the BBC now as I bash this out.
The Beeb really go to town when SW19 comes round, with wall to wall coverage, proving what they're capable of, with ultra professional camera work, commentary, and punditry, but...............
It (in my opinion) also brings to light how poorly they seem to regard / cover the Greatest Game on the Planet!
Is it gonna change? Nooooooooooooooo way, but I'd like your views on it please!
Thank you!
Spelly.
What do you expect Spelly?
They will give it the amount of time/effort they think gives them a worthwhile return in terms of viewing numbers.
Bar maybe the F.A. Cup final or an Olympics Wimbledon is prob the Beeb's crown jewel & will have millions of viewers each day, whereas RL won't get anywhere near that even for Challenge cup or an Ashes test.
Simple economics & also pressure of where/how to spend the T.V tax!
What do you expect Spelly?
They will give it the amount of time/effort they think gives them a worthwhile return in terms of viewing numbers.
Bar maybe the F.A. Cup final or an Olympics Wimbledon is prob the Beeb's crown jewel & will have millions of viewers each day, whereas RL won't get anywhere near that even for Challenge cup or an Ashes test.
Simple economics & also pressure of where/how to spend the T.V tax!
Touché mon ami, but................
As you say, there's millions like me, who'll tune in daily till Sunday week, then almost forget about it for another twelve months, but..............
I (selfishly?) find it galling, to think how the sport we all love, is shown (used?) in such a poor light by the country's national broadcaster.
Am I pushing against a brick wall? Course I am!
Spelly.
@spelly You're ridiculously biased though, as you've admitted many times.
Where do you think League fits in amongst other sports in the country in terms of popularity?
Is it more popular than Cricket, Swimming, Athletics, Snooker and quite a few other sports who are popular but not always high profile? Snooker is fairly easy to put decent coverage on at a reasonable price, but how much coverage do the rest get on BBC?
Unfortunately RL is very limited geographically which doesn't help the International game, and this is one of the bigger problems with the game.
Union internationals help the game financially which helps to produce better players & interest etc.
Even the Welsh RU (Which sounds like it's worse than the RFL) has money from Internationals to help shore up a dying regional game.
RL doesn't usually have this & is completely propped up by some rich owners for a majority of clubs.