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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 228587"><p>I'll have to disagree with you there An, there is a lot of bad feeling amongst English cricket at how the deal with Sky was handled and at how Channel 4 and the BBC or even Setanta just couldn't be bothered to present a decent deal which didn't have idiotic clauses such as "cutting coverage if the extra hour is taken" one. Giles Clarke was critical of the deal and stated upon taking the job of ECB Chairman last year that he wouldn't have gone ahead with the deal. There still alot of bad blood going on here. </p><p></p><p>In any case, I'm not really arguing about Sky coverage of Club Rugby. Thats perfectly fine and if the Clubs want to go to Sky for coverage, thats up to them. I'm not arguing about that.</p><p></p><p>What I am saying is that the games where your national team is represented should be free at the point of use and presented to the biggest possible audience. The RFU make a heck of a lot of money from advertising, sponsorship, corporate hospitality and ticket sales and I am interested to see just how much of the RFU's income comes from television rights. Especially in an era where clubs are free to negotiate their own rights.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: To be honest, I've never liked Sky's coverage. I remember watching Channel 4's cricket coverage after suffering under Sky's rubbish and thinking "bugger me, this is actually pretty good!" Less of the crappy sound FX and dodgy graphics and less dumbing down and more anaylsis, more stuff which is actually relevant to cricket and generally more cricket all round. </p><p></p><p>Sky's coverage will never compare because they'll never get Simon Hughes or Richie Beneaut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 228587"] I'll have to disagree with you there An, there is a lot of bad feeling amongst English cricket at how the deal with Sky was handled and at how Channel 4 and the BBC or even Setanta just couldn't be bothered to present a decent deal which didn't have idiotic clauses such as "cutting coverage if the extra hour is taken" one. Giles Clarke was critical of the deal and stated upon taking the job of ECB Chairman last year that he wouldn't have gone ahead with the deal. There still alot of bad blood going on here. In any case, I'm not really arguing about Sky coverage of Club Rugby. Thats perfectly fine and if the Clubs want to go to Sky for coverage, thats up to them. I'm not arguing about that. What I am saying is that the games where your national team is represented should be free at the point of use and presented to the biggest possible audience. The RFU make a heck of a lot of money from advertising, sponsorship, corporate hospitality and ticket sales and I am interested to see just how much of the RFU's income comes from television rights. Especially in an era where clubs are free to negotiate their own rights. EDIT: To be honest, I've never liked Sky's coverage. I remember watching Channel 4's cricket coverage after suffering under Sky's rubbish and thinking "bugger me, this is actually pretty good!" Less of the crappy sound FX and dodgy graphics and less dumbing down and more anaylsis, more stuff which is actually relevant to cricket and generally more cricket all round. Sky's coverage will never compare because they'll never get Simon Hughes or Richie Beneaut. [/QUOTE]
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