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Why Is It that BBC 1 and BBC 2 Is taken up now mostly by Tennis ?

I understand that we all like different things but Is the Tennis out of proportion ?

If I want to watch horse racing ( one of the biggest Sport Industry's In the country) , I am limited to Channel Four Racing and that's providing they cover the days racing. If I want extra, I have to pay out to subscribe to Sky Sports. Although the BBC do cover Royal Ascot, this is a few days a year In whole.

I don't actually mind. I understand not everyone wants to see horse racing on TV every day so I am happy with Channel Four coverage and Sky Sports although I have to pay for that.

So why, If horse racing devotee's can be understanding In coverage of their sport, do we have to have both channels with hours and hours of Tennis when we are not Interested In It.?

It's the same with football and Euro and world cups.

I can't even begin to think about the Olympics. :-5

oscar;1398062 wrote: Why Is It that BBC 1 and BBC 2 Is taken up now mostly by Tennis ?

I understand that we all like different things but Is the Tennis out of proportion ?

If I want to watch horse racing ( one of the biggest Sport Industry's In the country) , I am limited to Channel Four Racing and that's providing they cover the days racing. If I want extra, I have to pay out to subscribe to Sky Sports. Although the BBC do cover Royal Ascot, this is a few days a year In whole.

I don't actually mind. I understand not everyone wants to see horse racing on TV every day so I am happy with Channel Four coverage and Sky Sports although I have to pay for that.

So why, If horse racing devotee's can be understanding In coverage of their sport, do we have to have both channels with hours and hours of Tennis when we are not Interested In It.?

It's the same with football and Euro and world cups.

I can't even begin to think about the Olympics. :-5


The reason is that your Horse Racing is of interest to those in your country whereas Tennis, Olympics etc. is of International Interest and will draw a much larger viewing audience.

I seem to remember hearing a lot about Wimbledon, lately. Reckon that has tied up the channels a bit.

When we lived in the Raleigh North Carolina area, during the college Basketball season there were constantly ACC Basketball games pre-empting the scheduled TV programs. ACC Basketball was LIFE in that region.

Here in Colorado, while there are some colleges with passable teams in the NCAA, seldom does a game cause programming changes.

(NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association)

ACC = Atlantic Coast Conference - of the NCAA, THE college athletic division. No teams in any other conference rate a mention in North Carolina)

Wait until the Olympics, there will be plenty of sports on TV then.

I don't care for tennis, but many enjoy watching it. World Cup, oh yes. Those are always good games to watch, a great final matchup is coming.

oscar;1398062 wrote: Why Is It that BBC 1 and BBC 2 Is taken up now mostly by Tennis ?Because it's Tennis Month. The French Open, Queens and Wimbledon. You'd be hard pressed to find any tennis on either channel other than occasional highlights during the other 11/12ths of the year. I doubt whether both channels are showing matches simultaneously, either. Maybe they do and I'm wrong, I don't have a TV, it's a redundant device which has caused more damage to humanity over the last fifty years than war, drugs and terrorism combined.

spot;1398106 wrote: Because it's Tennis Month. The French Open, Queens and Wimbledon. You'd be hard pressed to find any tennis on either channel other than occasional highlights during the other 11/12ths of the year. I doubt whether both channels are showing matches simultaneously, either. Maybe they do and I'm wrong, I don't have a TV, it's a redundant device which has caused more damage to humanity over the last fifty years than war, drugs and terrorism combined. I'm aware of that and there are days when both channels are showing different matches on different courts. Tonight we have a break on BBC1 as there's 3 hours of Football Instead.

I don't mind... I have Sky Discovery and can go and watch the programme about Russia's wildlife for example or the crime channel.

My point Is that not everyone has Sky and not everyone cares about Tennis or Football. Thus I think the coverage Is excessive.

Besides, It Interferes with Eastenders and that's not on.

oscar;1398108 wrote: I'm aware of that and there are days when both channels are showing different matches on different courts.At the same time?

So much for the ubiquitous Red Button.

oscar;1398108 wrote: I'm aware of that and there are days when both channels are showing different matches on different courts. Tonight we have a break on BBC1 as there's 3 hours of Football Instead.

I don't mind... I have Sky Discovery and can go and watch the programme about Russia's wildlife for example or the crime channel.

My point Is that not everyone has Sky and not everyone cares about Tennis or Football. Thus I think the coverage Is excessive.

Besides, It Interferes with Eastenders and that's not on.


Football on BBC 1 and on ITV1

And I don't have Sky :-1

theia;1398115 wrote: Football on BBC 1 and on ITV1

And I don't have Sky :-1


That's exactly my point !!!!

What's wrong with limiting the Tennis to BBC 2 or limiting the Football to BBC2 leaving the two main channels for normal broadcasting?

If someone cares enough about tennis, football or even horse racing, and want to see every match morning non and night, then they pay for Sky Sports like I have to because Channel Four Racing does not cover every course every day. That's the price I have to pay for wanting results from every track. I don't expect three channels to broadcast every race for me so why should people without Sky and more Importantly, people who have no Interest In Tennis or Football, have It rammed down their throats on three channels?

Oh come on, that's one BBC channel and one commercial channel, it's not BBC1 and BBC2. Locking both BBC channels with sport isn't on, I agree, but that's not what happened here. They're competitors.

spot;1398120 wrote: Oh come on, that's one BBC channel and one commercial channel, it's not BBC1 and BBC2. Locking both BBC channels with sport isn't on, I agree, but that's not what happened here. They're competitors. I'm not talking about BBC and a commercial channel showing football tonight.

I mean BBC1 and BBC2 showing tennis at the same time from different courts,

http://gototennis.com/2012/06/19/2012-w ... -schedule/

I hear ya Julie,

I wish that I was into sports, but I'm not. I love certain radio programs...listen 24/7, and TV shows. They are constantly being interrupted by sports shows and advertisements.

I don't mind when there are big games like the Yankee and Giants or big hockey and tennis games, but when my shows are pre-empted by college football on both the radio and tv, I'm so annoyed. Jeez, even the internet is full of advertisements. I also have a million channels on cable and all of them have advertisements. It's sickening for sure.

I'm getting to a point now where I only listen to my fav radio shows on the podcasts while I'm on the net. It's wonderful to listen to the shows without interruptions.

But, alas, advertisement pay the bills for the programming and cater to the needs of big business.....Horse racing is not in the cards unfortunately.

oscar;1398123 wrote: I'm not talking about BBC and a commercial channel showing football tonight.Ah.

What does "That's exactly my point !!!!" mean in this context?

spot;1398134 wrote: Ah.

What does "That's exactly my point !!!!" mean in this context? That was In context to the post I quoted by Theia where she wrote:

Football on BBC 1 and on ITV1

And I don't have Sky "

It was also In context to a prior post of mine where I asked what of the people who don't have Sky and are not Interested In Football or Tennis? Her ensuing post summed up my previous question perfectly.

Kathy Ellen;1398132 wrote: I hear ya Julie,

I wish that I was into sports, but I'm not. I love certain radio programs...listen 24/7, and TV shows. They are constantly being interrupted by sports shows and advertisements.

I don't mind when there are big games like the Yankee and Giants or big hockey and tennis games, but when my shows are pre-empted by college football on both the radio and tv, I'm so annoyed. Jeez, even the internet is full of advertisements. I also have a million channels on cable and all of them have advertisements. It's sickening for sure.

I'm getting to a point now where I only listen to my fav radio shows on the podcasts while I'm on the net. It's wonderful to listen to the shows without interruptions.

But, alas, advertisement pay the bills for the programming and cater to the needs of big business.....Horse racing is not in the cards unfortunately.


I hear you too Kathy... At least with Sky you can choose category's such as Docs, Lifestyle, Reality, Sport etc etc.

oscar;1398135 wrote: That was In context to the post I quoted by Theia where she wrote:

Football on BBC 1 and on ITV1

And I don't have Sky "

It was also In context to a prior post of mine where I asked what of the people who don't have Sky and are not Interested In Football or Tennis? Her ensuing post summed up my previous question perfectly.


Which is about BBC and a commercial channel showing football tonight. In contrast to "not".

spot;1398137 wrote: Which is about BBC and a commercial channel showing football tonight. In contrast to "not". But In context of two channels showing the same sport at the same time.

spot;1398137 wrote: Which is about BBC and a commercial channel showing football tonight. In contrast to "not".


You're confusing me, spot, and I thought I was quite clear headed tonight...please stop!

theia;1398140 wrote: You're confusing me, spot, and I thought I was quite clear headed tonight...please stop!
The source of the confusion is the turnip in the corner, theia.



eta: for clarity please let me point out that the turnip in the corner isn't, and was never intended to be, a reference to oscar.

I just came home for lunch and this Is the schedule for today...

BBC1 .. 1.30 to 6pm Wimbledon

BBC2....11.30 to 3.45 "

BBC2....5.45 to 8.00 "

8.00 pm to 9.00 Highlights

The only alternative If you have no Sky Is Dickinson's Real Deal' where I'd rather eat fresh horse vomit that watch that man grin and gurn at the camera.

Seriously Theia.... Sky Is well worth the money.

oscar;1398181 wrote: I just came home for lunch and this Is the schedule for today...

BBC1 .. 1.30 to 6pm Wimbledon

BBC2....11.30 to 3.45 "

BBC2....5.45 to 8.00 "

8.00 pm to 9.00 Highlights

The only alternative If you have no Sky Is Dickinson's Real Deal' where I'd rather eat fresh horse vomit that watch that man grin and gurn at the camera.

Seriously Theia.... Sky Is well worth the money.


I know, I watch the Biography Channel when I'm babysitting my youngest granddaughter. I've got freeview but, incredibly, there still isn't much to watch when other channels are showing sport! I find myself a quarter of the way through a Lewis that I've already watched :wah:

theia;1398186 wrote: I know, I watch the Biography Channel when I'm babysitting my youngest granddaughter. I've got freeview but, incredibly, there still isn't much to watch when other channels are showing sport! I find myself a quarter of the way through a Lewis that I've already watched :wah:
We have the free view also but like you say, It's full of repeats.

I don't watch a lot of TV until late at night except my Easties and Corrie but due to Peter's health he does watch a bit during the day. At least with Sky he can watch Aircraft Investigations to his hearts content and get decent fishing channels on Sky sports.

I have never been into sport unless it's show jumping. I like documentaries. Anyone seen 'call the midwife'?

Aura;1398232 wrote: I have never been into sport unless it's show jumping. I like documentaries. Anyone seen 'call the midwife'? No, haven't seen that one Aura... I like the crime channel and the Discovery channel.

It could be worse... If rain stops the tennis, they may wheel out Cliff Richard to sing or let Sue Barker waffle for hours.

oscar;1398247 wrote: No, haven't seen that one Aura... I like the crime channel and the Discovery channel.

It could be worse... If rain stops the tennis, they may wheel out Cliff Richard to sing or let Sue Barker waffle for hours.


Might get Cilla Black to sing which would be a nightmare! Call the midwife is a series set in the fifties of a world which has changed beyond recognition.

Not bad at all. 74 years since we last had a British player in the Wimbledon Mens Final and now we have another. Congratulations to Andy Murray. He may be the underdog on Sunday but his getting there pleases me.

spot;1398467 wrote: Not bad at all. 74 years since we last had a British player in the Wimbledon Mens Final and now we have another. Congratulations to Andy Murray. He may be the underdog on Sunday but his getting there pleases me. Yes, I must agree.... I will even watch the match.

Oh for an option to put a thread into a loop back to the first post.

oscar;1398470 wrote: Yes, I must agree.... I will even watch the match.


Given the OP, that makes me :yh_rotfl

If they weren't showing all this damn sport on the telly then you wouldn't be able to watch it, seems it's just as well they are showing too much hey. :wah:

The too much bit stems from the numbers of games being played in the first rounds, I expect. It applies only to the first week of Wimbledon - it doesn't happen with the French or Queens - and once the rush of matches is over it stops. The entire double-channel tennis thing occupies perhaps twenty hours a year at most.

I'm still trying to grasp the enormity of today's mens doubles final. A Brit and a Dane, entered on a wildcard, who've only played together for their last three events and with no pretensions whatever to world-class competition, just won. There's never before been a wildcard winner of a mens doubles final in Wimbledon history. The last Brit to win in a mens doubles final there was before the war. "Well done" scarcely does them justice.

Mr Murray now has something to live up to tomorrow.

For those with no clock or sense of timing, Mr Murray is about to try wearing down the Swiss chap around now. Pay attention, this match counts for rather more than the European Championship or the Olympics.

spot;1398559 wrote: For those with no clock or sense of timing, Mr Murray is about to try wearing down the Swiss chap around now. Pay attention, this match counts for rather more than the European Championship or the Olympics.


Great start but don't think for one minute Murray can keep it up.

Rain stops play, roof being closed. Everyone seems to think the indoor situation will suit Roger more than Andy.

There's still an underdog.

Sue Barker appears to wish she was in the locker room at the moment. That's rugby, Sue. Tennis players are far too well behaved.

spot;1398559 wrote: Pay attention, this match counts for rather more than the European Championship or the Olympics.


I refuse to rise to the bait..........although any comment might be construed to have done so.

Poor Andy, but well done Roger :guitarist

I note there's no tennis on TV today.

As for "Is there too much sport on TV", you ain't seen nothing yet. We'll have weight-pushers and the synchronized javelin all too soon, for all too long, and I bet that'll be multi-channel too.