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shortbread said:
This is brilliant, a big boost for cricket in the UK. With an entire season of local cricket lost to the pandemic and challenges ahead in 2021, this news will really provide a boost to the sport.

I am hoping the cricket played will be of the highest quality and very competitive. A lot of eyes watching the sport and will be great for youngsters watching for the first time to see some fine athletes on their televisions and help disassociate with this 'old man sport' syndrome. The fact that this on free to air television back home will be really encouraging for the English guys.

I hope England field the best 11 for all games and do not get carried away by their rotation plans.

The only negative one can see in this development is having to endure some very annoying Indian commentators, no offence.
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Buttler will be rotated after test one. I expect Anderson and Broad will swap duties.
 
Rajdeep said:
Think thats the star sports commentary panel. Channel 4 will have different set of commentators.
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According to reports, they won't. They will be using the world feed which will have the above mentioned commentators. They will however have their own analysts for the mid-innings show, rumored to be Sir Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss.
 
cricketjoshila said:
What are you saying.

BCCI rights for its series are already sold for $950mn plus to STAR. This is guaranteed money.

PCB estimates that its total broadcasting revenue may be $200mn, its an estimate with no guaranteed amount.

So there is no comparison really.

Disney will stream the matches on Hotstar. So the audience will get divided between stream snd tv watchers. Hence Sky or BT may offer less.
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I am asking why the largest sports broadcaster in the UK has not picked up the rights to show their premier series of the year so far. If both Sky and BT have not bid high enough, then that has to be questioned for a team which is regarded as the premier side on the planet.
 
Markhor said:
PCB's deal with PTV (a revenue sharing deal which potentially may generate $200m) was for home broadcasting rights whereas these negotiations by the Indian rights holders Star are for UK TV rights for this particular series.

PCB also had to sell their overseas broadcasting rights separately in different markets.
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Yes I understand and in the UK at least, they sold these to the largest sports broadcaster in the country. Obviously Sky would have bid less than they would for India matches BUT with the PSL now reaching a larger audience in the UK, with this deal lasting 3 years, it only bodes well for PCB increasing the next round of bids.

It is a job well done.
 
mastimasti said:
I am asking why the largest sports broadcaster in the UK has not picked up the rights to show their premier series of the year so far. If both Sky and BT have not bid high enough, then that has to be questioned for a team which is regarded as the premier side on the planet.
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The reason is Sky and BT are saving up for the Ashes this winter which will be a major bidding war.

As important as an ENG-IND series is, the Ashes resonates much more deeply with the UK public.
 
Rajdeep said:
Think thats the star sports commentary panel. Channel 4 will have different set of commentators.
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There's not enough time to set up a different broadcasting team, and I doubt it'll be cost-effective for Channel 4. All the reports suggest that they will show the BCCI feed.
 
mastimasti said:
Yes I understand and in the UK at least, they sold these to the largest sports broadcaster in the country. Obviously Sky would have bid less than they would for India matches BUT with the PSL now reaching a larger audience in the UK, with this deal lasting 3 years, it only bodes well for PCB increasing the next round of bids.

It is a job well done.
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P.S. Sky is a pay channel, which means it will always have a smaller audience than a free-to-air channel like Channel 4. The 2019 Cricket World Cup was simulcast on both Sky and Channel 4 and drew greater viewership on Channel 4. If you get a financially similar deal from a free-to-air channel as you would a pay channel, it's always better to be on the free-to-air channel. IPL used to be on ITV 4 in the UK a decade ago and drew greater viewership than England's Test matches on Sky Sports. Sadly, IPL too is on Sky now, though I'm sure they'd appreciate getting more money.
 
mastimasti said:
I am asking why the largest sports broadcaster in the UK has not picked up the rights to show their premier series of the year so far. If both Sky and BT have not bid high enough, then that has to be questioned for a team which is regarded as the premier side on the planet.
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The pandemic has had a massive effect on broadcasters like bt and sky ,

Sky has been struggling with competition from bt sports and also other streaming services even before covid, bt sports , premier sports , amazon have all been taking slices out of the pie.

Most UK people are skint the economy has been wiped out , you have massive unemployment problem for the future and young people who are questioning their future prospects for education and jobs . Massive debt that needs repaying The UK situation is dire atm .

Many people haven't got money to waste spending 40 quid a month on a sky sports subscription . Besides football trumps cricket in the UK. Sky and bt probably took this into account , test cricket bar the ashes is generally watched by an older middle class /posh tory supporting brexit audience , they probably came to the conclusion that there is not enough interest and economic situation doesn't warrant spending 20 million + on this series .

india away series is not a premier pull

They'd rather wait and pay for more demand series such as the ashes

That's why u notice mamoon is missing from this thread his beloved superstars have been relegated to a free terrestrial b grade channel in the UK 😄
Its actually quite hilarious . The only reason people will probably tune in is because they have been put under house arrest by bojo and have no choice because they are bored and not allowed go go out.
 
The free to air coverage was the difference between support for Cubs over Sox in Chicago.. it matters and this is inspite of Sox winning in 2005 didn't dent Cubs reach.
 
mazkhan said:
That's why u notice mamoon is missing from this thread his beloved superstars have been relegated to a free terrestrial b grade channel in the UK ��
Its actually quite hilarious . The only reason people will probably tune in is because they have been put under house arrest by bojo and have no choice because they are bored and not allowed go go out.
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This bit is hyperbole. Sky may have money but they don't have anywhere near the same prestige or reach as one of the traditional 3 terrestrial channels (BBC, ITV, Channel 4). It's always much better for a sport to be on FTA than on pay-per-view. This is why this news is being celebrated by cricket fans throughout the UK, it's a great opportunity for the game to grow rather than being hidden out of the public eye on a channel that usually the privileged can only access.
 
mastimasti said:
I am asking why the largest sports broadcaster in the UK has not picked up the rights to show their premier series of the year so far. If both Sky and BT have not bid high enough, then that has to be questioned for a team which is regarded as the premier side on the planet.
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Because the largest broadcaster isnt getting an exclusive. The feed will be streamed on another platform.
 
mastimasti said:
Yes I understand and in the UK at least, they sold these to the largest sports broadcaster in the country. Obviously Sky would have bid less than they would for India matches BUT with the PSL now reaching a larger audience in the UK, with this deal lasting 3 years, it only bodes well for PCB increasing the next round of bids.

It is a job well done.
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IPL is already broadcast on SKY.
 
mazkhan said:
The pandemic has had a massive effect on broadcasters like bt and sky ,

Sky has been struggling with competition from bt sports and also other streaming services even before covid, bt sports , premier sports , amazon have all been taking slices out of the pie.

Most UK people are skint the economy has been wiped out , you have massive unemployment problem for the future and young people who are questioning their future prospects for education and jobs . Massive debt that needs repaying The UK situation is dire atm .

Many people haven't got money to waste spending 40 quid a month on a sky sports subscription . Besides football trumps cricket in the UK. Sky and bt probably took this into account , test cricket bar the ashes is generally watched by an older middle class /posh tory supporting brexit audience , they probably came to the conclusion that there is not enough interest and economic situation doesn't warrant spending 20 million + on this series .

india away series is not a premier pull

They'd rather wait and pay for more demand series such as the ashes

That's why u notice mamoon is missing from this thread his beloved superstars have been relegated to a free terrestrial b grade channel in the UK 😄
Its actually quite hilarious . The only reason people will probably tune in is because they have been put under house arrest by bojo and have no choice because they are bored and not allowed go go out.
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Channel 4 is a B grade channel?

Do UK residents agree with this assessment?
 
Depends what you mean by B grade? It is a main national channel like BBC 1 and itv.
Channel 4 still not officially announced this.
 
Channel 4 has just as good content as the other 2 main channels. It is more diversified catering for minorities as well as main population. Content is more bold and daring.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Channel 4 is a B grade channel?

Do UK residents agree with this assessment?
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I wouldn't say B grade, in some ways better than BBC.

Sky sports is better, less adverts.

If you ever want to experience suffering, try watching a T20 Pakistan v whoever match on hum masala. The same ads literally after every over and a wicket. After 2 hours you will no doubt go and buy whatever they are selling :91:
 
Flat_Track_Bully said:
I wouldn't say B grade, in some ways better than BBC.

Sky sports is better, less adverts.

If you ever want to experience suffering, try watching a T20 Pakistan v whoever match on hum masala. The same ads literally after every over and a wicket. After 2 hours you will no doubt go and buy whatever they are selling :91:
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I know what you mean, annoying, but that was still better than no coverage at all.
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] - Will the match be broadcast in Pakistan? It involves 2 teams you appreciate the most.
 
Hitman said:
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] - Will the match be broadcast in Pakistan? It involves 2 teams you appreciate the most.
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Not sure, will try to watch it on streaming since I won’t be home during the playing hours.
 
Going to be a tight series i feel. It won't be a one sided domination by the Indians. Wouldn't surprise me if Eng wins this series
 
King_Kohli said:
Nah.
Only pink ball test will be tight match.
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I honestly hope it's a tight series like the India-Australia one and it has an Ashes 2005 sort of effect in England where a lot of people got into cricket for the first time because of it. An England thrashing would be a bad advertisement to potential new fans.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Because the largest broadcaster isnt getting an exclusive. The feed will be streamed on another platform.
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Hotstar have already confirmed they won't be broadcasting it in the UK.

Channel 4 have now confirmed themselves that they have obtained the rights.
 
 
TNAmarkFromIndia said:
I honestly hope it's a tight series like the India-Australia one and it has an Ashes 2005 sort of effect in England where a lot of people got into cricket for the first time because of it. An England thrashing would be a bad advertisement to potential new fans.
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Agree, hope for a competitive series.
 
Test cricket back on free to air tv in UK after 16 years.

This will be the first time live Test cricket has been on free to air television since Channel 4 showed England’s momentous Ashes win in 2005.
 
Amazing news for us UK viewers, I am especially looking forward to watching the day/night test.

Huge coup for Channel 4.

Well done.
 
Channel 4 has beaten off 11th-hour bids from rival broadcasters to win the rights for the England Test series in India and will announce the deal this afternoon, Telegraph Sport can reveal.

BT Sport and Sky are understood to have put in bids on Tuesday just as Channel 4 were poised to seal the deal, causing a last-minute hold-up.

But Indian broadcaster Star Sports, who hold the global rights, chose to go with Channel 4 last night and a deal was finalised this morning.

The four Test matches will be shown on Channel 4 from 4am on Friday and also on its All 4 on-demand digital service. A separate deal for the white-ball series, which includes five Twenty20s and three ODIs, is yet to be finalised but is also expected to be shown by Channel 4.

The decision is a landmark moment for Test cricket. England’s Test on Friday will be the first to be shown on free-to-air television in the UK since the 2005 Ashes series.

Channel 4 is expecting record audiences for the matches given the appetite for televised live sport during lockdown. The third Test in Ahmedabad is a day-night game starting at 9am UK time, making it more accessible in this country, but even the other two Tests should attract decent audiences for the final two sessions of play from around 7am onwards.

Channel 4 is understood to be one of six broadcasters who expressed an interest in the rights, including ITV, Sky, BT and Amazon. The other option was for Star to retain the rights and put the series on its streaming app, Hotstar.

However, Channel 4 has been the front-runner from early on in the process and Star was attracted to the possibility of a bigger audience with a free-to-air partner in the UK and less keen to sell to a rival satellite broadcaster in Sky.

Channel 4 won multiple awards for its innovative cricket coverage in the early 2000s before Sky won exclusive rights to England cricket from 2006 onwards, pumping hundreds of millions of pounds into the sport.

Sky has shown all England’s tours overseas since 1990, apart from the Ashes series in 2017 when it lost the Australia rights deal to BT Sport. Sky will now be focussing on regaining that deal later this year.

This tour is unusual in that the rights were held by a broadcaster and not a cricket board. The BCCI bundled all its rights, international and domestic, to Star Sports in a five-year deal from 2017 for around $950 million. Star then sells on rights in foreign territories to recoup some of its outlay.

Star is part of the Disney business. Disney is keen to invest more in sport and Star sees the opportunity of putting this tour on free-to-air television in the UK as a way to attract more supporters to cricket and possibly drive up interest for subscriptions to the Hotstar app in the future.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...-india-england-test-series-tv-rights-despite/
 
BT Sport and Sky are understood to have put in bids on Tuesday just as Channel 4 were poised to seal the deal, causing a last-minute hold-up.

But Indian broadcaster Star Sports, who hold the global rights, chose to go with Channel 4 last night and a deal was finalised this morning.
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As I said, Sky just hasn't got the money to throw around nowadays and are looking for cheaper options such as the T10 League and the PCB deal.
 
Saj said:
As I said, Sky just hasn't got the money to throw around nowadays and are looking for cheaper options such as the T10 League and the PCB deal.
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Definitely and deals which will bring about some of the better returns. And deal showcasing this series will not be as cost effective.
 
mastimasti said:
Definitely and deals which will bring about some of the better returns. And deal showcasing this series will not be as cost effective.
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You need to read. Channel 4 is expecting record audience. 6 companies were interested in the deal. STAR chose channel 4 as they wanted a wider reach.




Channel 4 is expecting record audiences for the matches given the appetite for televised live sport during lockdown. The third Test in Ahmedabad is a day-night game starting at 9am UK time, making it more accessible in this country, but even the other two Tests should attract decent audiences for the final two sessions of play from around 7am onwards.

Channel 4 is understood to be one of six broadcasters who expressed an interest in the rights, including ITV, Sky, BT and Amazon. The other option was for Star to retain the rights and put the series on its streaming app, Hotstar.

However, Channel 4 has been the front-runner from early on in the process and Star was attracted to the possibility of a bigger audience with a free-to-air partner in the UK and less keen to sell to a rival satellite broadcaster in Sky
 
Channel4 paid £7m for the rights , bcci wanted £20m from the satellite providers, just not cost effective enough.
 
Should be a great series between two equally matched sides. Just hope the protesting farmers don't decide to interrupt play or something like that. Young lion's are gonna roar!
 
Watching Indian home series in US (I’m guessing North America in general) is a nightmare. Like where are you supposed to even watch it?
 
It's on the main channel, never thought one would see this day again!

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Slog said:
Watching Indian home series in US (I’m guessing North America in general) is a nightmare. Like where are you supposed to even watch it?
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Hotstar streaming app.
Star network have discontinued their partnership with Willow tv in order to promote their Hotstar app. It is quite popular among Indian Canadians/Americans as it also has lot of other desi content including movies.
 
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Never thought I'd hear this iconic opening to a cricket programme again after 2005 !

Great tuning in this morning to watch two top drawer teams. Looking forward to seeing the viewing figures.
 
Channel 4: More than one million people watch India v England on day one - four times more than time-slot average

Test cricket's return to free-to-air television led to a peak audience of 1.1m as Joe Root completed his century

MPs and former ministers have called for more England series to be shown free-to-air after more than a million people watched the first day of the first Test match on terrestrial television since the 2005 Ashes.

The England & Wales Cricket Board was under pressure to “put terrestrial TV front and centre” of its next broadcasting deal, while the Government was urged to add Test cricket to the list of sports events that must be shown free-to-air.

As revealed by Telegraph Sport, Channel 4’s coverage of India v England on Friday attracted a peak audience of 1.1 million, 18.4 per cent of all those watching television at that time.

The figure was more than double that for Sky Sports’ coverage of the opening day of last month’s Sri Lanka-England series, as was the average audience of 431,000, which was almost four times that Channel 4 usually attracts in the same time slot.

Almost half that audience was from non-Sky subscribing homes and Tracey Crouch MP, the former sports minister, told Telegraph Sport: “While it is wonderful that the BBC has the rights to international Twenty20 and The Hundred, the success of Channel 4 broadcasting the Test in India just shows that there is a real appetite for more long-form cricket on terrestrial TV.

“Given we know watching events like Test cricket inspire the next generation, I really hope that the ECB remember this broadcasting success in future rights discussion and put terrestrial TV front and centre of their decisions on deals.”

Jo Stevens, the shadow Culture Secretary, added: “A whole generation of kids with terrestrial TV have grown up without seeing Jimmy Anderson take his record-breaking wickets.

“With Channel 4 broadcasting the Test series in India, all kids have had the chance to watch superman Joe Root in the form of his life and that will only encourage them to play cricket themselves.

“The next Joe Root or Heather Knight will be watching this series. As the viewing figures show, we need more international cricket on terrestrial TV, not less. The decision makers should take a more strategic view so that televised international cricket reaches as many people as possible.”

Joe Root's incredible knock was free to watch on Channel 4 CREDIT: BCCI
Julian Knight, the chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport select committee, said: “It’s been great to see test cricket on Channel 4 again, particularly as terrestrial is crucial to reaching as wide an audience as possible. I applaud cricket authorities for committing to more free-to-air cricket and I hope we see more of it in a year when the England team are playing more international cricket than ever.”

Former Labour sports ministers Richard Caborn and Gerry Sutcliffe also called for the Government to add Test cricket to the so-called ‘Crown Jewels’ list of events that must be shown free-to-air.

Channel 4 secured the four-match India-England series at the 11th hour after Sky and BT Sport refused to meet the asking price from rights holders Star Sports.

It is the first full broadcast on terrestrial television of an England overseas Test series.

Friday’s figure was dwarfed by the 8.4 million who watched the 2005 Ashes and the 4.5 million who tuned into Channel 4’s coverage of England’s 2019 World Cup triumph.

However, Telegraph Sport has been told the broadcaster was thrilled with the ratings given the India-England match began at 4am on a weekday.

The audience was expected to be bigger for Saturday’s second day, with Sky’s weekend coverage of the Sri Lanka series having peaked at almost a million viewers.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...gland-first-day-coverage-watched-one-million/
 
Markhor said:
Thanks for that, was excited to find out the viewing figures.

18.4% of the total TV audience is very encouraging ! I'm sure that number will increase if the match reaches a close climax, and for the D/N Test.
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Might have increased for the 2nd day considering it was a weekend.
 
Those numbers underline a very alarming trend. Only 7% of the average audience was under the age of 35. The growth is only attributable to pensioners that can't afford sky.
 
A comparison of viewing figures:

Channel 4 - India v England - Day 1:
Average - 431,000
Peak - 1.1m

Sky - SL v England - Day 1:
Average - 215,000
Peak - 502,000

So far so good, double the audience on Channel 4 than that watched sky.

However, demographics of the audience are a huge concern: merely 7% of the Channel 4 audience were under the age of 35; whereas 63% were over 55. This implies that approximately 30k people under 35 were watching on average.

The dilemma for the ECB is clear, they can't give up on the sky money simply to provide access to pensioners and folks in care homes.
 
I always find it difficult to find proper highlights of test matches played in India. :angelo
 
First India vs England Test match reaches SIX million viewers on Channel 4

- Peak audience of 1.7 million on third day’s play
- Huge average audiences despite 4am start
- Two million views of cricket coverage help All 4 to its best week ever

England’s thrilling win against India in the opening match of the Test series reached nearly six million viewers on Channel 4.

Four of the five days’ play attracted peak audiences of more than one million with day three peaking at 1.7 million. And despite the early 4am start, audiences averaged at more than 500,000 throughout the entire five days.

The popularity of the return of free to air coverage also drove large numbers to All 4 which has secured more than two million views of live and highlights coverage. The cricket helped All 4 to its largest week ever (w/c Monday 1st February).

Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer Ian Katz said: “The numbers coming to the cricket on All 4 and Channel 4 have been remarkable. I’m thrilled that millions of people were able to enjoy England’s brilliant victory over India in the first Test on Channel 4 and All 4.

“The growing audiences we saw through the Test - and in particular the strong shares of children and 16-34s viewing - were a reminder of the broad appeal Test cricket has when it is available on free to air television."

Across the five days, coverage reached a total of 5.8 million people which included more than 1m under 35s. And the match’s average share of viewers aged under 16 was 10% and 13% for 16-34s, a large increase on shares usually associated with Test cricket.

Views on All 4 grew throughout the Test rising from more than 300,00 views of live and highlights coverage on the opening day to nearly half a million views on day five. The cricket highlights on All 4 have attracted more than 600,000 views since the Test began.
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https://www.channel4.com/press/news...t-match-reaches-six-million-viewers-channel-4

More free to air cricket please!
 
Channel 4 has shown there is more to the English cricket media than Nasser Hussain.

If Sky aren't going to host certain series, I hope BBC or Channel 4 take up such series.
 
TNAmarkFromIndia said:
Surely there's enough money to be made for free-to-air networks where they can be competitive for cricket series' against pay channels?
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Sky have hosted a majority of England's games for years. Don't see that changing. The problem for this series for some strange reason Sky doesn't broadcast India's home game but broadcast the IPL.

There is money to be made off free to air but a lot more to be made from sky.
 
Hasan123 said:
The problem for this series for some strange reason Sky doesn't broadcast India's home game but broadcast the IPL.
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It's not strange at all. BCCI sells the rights for India's home games and IPL separately.

Hasan123 said:
There is money to be made off free to air but a lot more to be made from sky.
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I don't get why that is? I understand Sky makes money off subscriptions but free-to-air networks make money off ads. Surely Sky must not be making so much out of one property to be able to offer more for it than free-to-air networks, unless they're overpaying for it.
 
Out of 28 million UK households, there were 6 million views of the first Test match. That’s more than 1 in every 5 households who watched at least some of the Test.

This is many more people (including young people) than get to watch it on Sky. Some great momentum being built up already on Channel 4.

Seems simple enough to me: the more cricket that is on free-to-air television, the better for interest in cricket across the UK.
 
I think the commentary panel and the studio panel is pretty poor.

Some very dull and boring discussions.
 
Kaddy said:
I always find it difficult to find proper highlights of test matches played in India. :angelo
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Go to bcci.tv You will get high quality video highlights and post match interviews.
This is for all matches played within India organised by BCCI. Domestic and International.. Same high class video quality.
 
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Out of 28 million UK households, there were 6 million views of the first Test match. That’s more than 1 in every 5 households who watched at least some of the Test.

This is many more people (including young people) than get to watch it on Sky. Some great momentum being built up already on Channel 4.

Seems simple enough to me: the more cricket that is on free-to-air television, the better for interest in cricket across the UK.
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That sounds to0 good to be true. Our resident UK/Australia expert can comeback with figures that India is the least watched and liked team in Australia/England with poor crowd numbers.
 
The C4 coverage is very boring nowhere near Sky Level. Alistair Cook doesnt have the charisma to be a one man pundit team. Maybe should have got KP or Vaughan for entertainment value
 
Cricket is a minority sport even if u have tests on FTA now. We live in an era where attention spans arent there for new viewers to watch 5 days of a test. If C4 got t20 n odi highlights they would get a lot more viewers. Cricket is played by upper middle class n upper class brits or some working class desis.
 
Saj said:
I think the commentary panel and the studio panel is pretty poor.

Some very dull and boring discussions.
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How come you always complain about commentary? Do you watch for the commentary or the cricket?
 
Hasan123 said:
How come you always complain about commentary? Do you watch for the commentary or the cricket?
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Well commentary is part of the experience.

If it's poor then it should be called out.

The likes of Knight, Gavaskar etc are terrible.
 
Saj said:
Well commentary is part of the experience.

If it's poor then it should be called out.

The likes of Knight, Gavaskar etc are terrible.
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If the commentary is poor I usually zone out of it and concentrate on the cricket.

Nick Knight is not that bad.


Other than Fazeer,Nasser,Bishop, and Atherton you don't rate any other commentator.
 
Nick Knight is a decent presenter but as a commentator just doesn't have that charisma. Butcher gets away with his sarcasm and "dad joke" but that is not everyone's cup of tea. I think the reason why skys coverage seems so good is that all their commentators are in sync with each other and have a good relationship, so they mix banter with their calling of the game makes it a bit more interesting.

with the coverage at the moment seems like its england vs india in the comm box and the commentators trying to take digs or get one over each other, english boys were gloating towards the end of the first test, indian boys got their revenge this game.
 
At least C4 have sorted their highlights out. Longer highlights n they actually have a presenter showing the highlights. Rather than the 1st test where it was just 25 min highlights with no presenter.
 
Hasan123 said:
If the commentary is poor I usually zone out of it and concentrate on the cricket.

Nick Knight is not that bad.


Other than Fazeer,Nasser,Bishop, and Atherton you don't rate any other commentator.
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If I'm watching it on tv, I want the whole package to be top notch and professional.

That's why the commentary is important and adds to the overall experience for the viewer.

Too often these days I find myself muting the commentary due to it being so poor.
 
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