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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 393964" data-attributes="member: 33219"><p>Well the BBC has very little money with which to outbid Sky for things, and what little they have they waste going round the world to [strike]oil barons' back gardens[/strike] historical racetracks to broadcast follow-the-leader every other week.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of talk of the 'crown jewels' of TV sport, which have a 'wider cultural relevance' and therefore must be broadcast on free-to-air TV (BBC, ITV, C4, C5). If I were the government, I'd codify the following to come under this law:</p><p></p><p>RU:</p><p>- all home internationals involving the Home Nations (broadcast regionally if necessary).</p><p>- all 6N games</p><p>- all RWC games</p><p>- one Heineken Cup game per round</p><p>- weekly highlights of Aviva Premiership/ Magners League (depending on location), and of Heineken Cup</p><p></p><p>RL (in England and Wales):</p><p>- home internationals of Home Nations</p><p>- RWC games involving Home Nations (both done regionally if necessary).</p><p>- Challenge Cup quarter finals and beyond</p><p>- weekly highlights of Super League and Challenge Cup</p><p></p><p>Football:</p><p>- all home games of Home Nations (again, regionally)</p><p>- all European Championship and World Cup matches</p><p>- one Champions League game per round of matches (the arrangement ITV have currently).</p><p>- FA Cup/ Scottish Cup quarter finals and beyond (done regionally obviously)</p><p>- weekly highlights of English & Scottish Premiership and of Champions League (regionally)</p><p></p><p>Cricket:</p><p>- all England home Test Matches</p><p></p><p>Tennis:</p><p>- Wimbledon</p><p>- Davis Cup</p><p></p><p>Golf:</p><p>- The Open</p><p>- Ryder Cup</p><p></p><p>Horse Racing:</p><p>- Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup, King George VI</p><p>- the Classics @ Newmarket, Epsom & St. Leger</p><p></p><p>Athletics:</p><p>- World Championships</p><p>- London Marathon</p><p></p><p>Other:</p><p>- Olympic Games</p><p>- Camanachd Cup Final (Scotland)</p><p>- All-Ireland Football Final (Northern Ireland)</p><p>- All-Ireland Hurling Final (Northern Ireland)</p><p></p><p>sports like Snooker, Darts, Boxing and Formula 1 can go to the highest bidder. No matter how popular they are, they have none of the cultural significance of the above, at least as spectator sports.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 393964, member: 33219"] Well the BBC has very little money with which to outbid Sky for things, and what little they have they waste going round the world to [strike]oil barons' back gardens[/strike] historical racetracks to broadcast follow-the-leader every other week. There's a lot of talk of the 'crown jewels' of TV sport, which have a 'wider cultural relevance' and therefore must be broadcast on free-to-air TV (BBC, ITV, C4, C5). If I were the government, I'd codify the following to come under this law: RU: - all home internationals involving the Home Nations (broadcast regionally if necessary). - all 6N games - all RWC games - one Heineken Cup game per round - weekly highlights of Aviva Premiership/ Magners League (depending on location), and of Heineken Cup RL (in England and Wales): - home internationals of Home Nations - RWC games involving Home Nations (both done regionally if necessary). - Challenge Cup quarter finals and beyond - weekly highlights of Super League and Challenge Cup Football: - all home games of Home Nations (again, regionally) - all European Championship and World Cup matches - one Champions League game per round of matches (the arrangement ITV have currently). - FA Cup/ Scottish Cup quarter finals and beyond (done regionally obviously) - weekly highlights of English & Scottish Premiership and of Champions League (regionally) Cricket: - all England home Test Matches Tennis: - Wimbledon - Davis Cup Golf: - The Open - Ryder Cup Horse Racing: - Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup, King George VI - the Classics @ Newmarket, Epsom & St. Leger Athletics: - World Championships - London Marathon Other: - Olympic Games - Camanachd Cup Final (Scotland) - All-Ireland Football Final (Northern Ireland) - All-Ireland Hurling Final (Northern Ireland) sports like Snooker, Darts, Boxing and Formula 1 can go to the highest bidder. No matter how popular they are, they have none of the cultural significance of the above, at least as spectator sports. [/QUOTE]
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