The BBC had been preoccupied all week with presenters talking for ever about what viewers had just seen for themselves in the European Athletics Championships.
The 100mtr sprint, for example, took 10 seconds followed by 30 minutes chat & replays etc.
I would imagine the rest of Europe had the very same problem - except we maybe had something to talk about ...
The BBC had been preoccupied all week with presenters talking for ever about what viewers had just seen for themselves in the European Athletics Championships.
The 100mtr sprint, for example, took 10 seconds followed by 30 minutes chat & replays etc.
It's not job of the BBC to promote sports, that's down to the people who run it. So you think the BBC should decide their sports coverage on the basis that a British team might win?
In general despite overtures in The Olympics, women's sport is not a draw.
Thankfully the BBC and Channel 4 have in Athletics and Swimming created household names in able bodied and disability sport.
I am looking forward to Hannah Cockcroft at the IPC European events in Swansea this week, saw her at an IPC Grand Prix and she was at ease with the autograph hunters and a warm smile.
However aside from Womens Football, Womens team sport Rugby, Netball and Cricket are on Sky. To be fair Sky having relationships with Rugby and cricket through the Men;s game are just extending relationships.
The BBC do cover the Women's Open Golf and Women's Tennis matches at Wimbledon, but in both cases maybe are seen as of less interest to the Male events.
Maybe Cycling has started to get better coverage all round, and the Women do get good coverage off the BBC.
Now Triathlon, who remembers the British ladies who competed with the Brownlees?
i'm sorry, but when you've got a winning team in an international sport, and it gets enough publicity, that's enough for people to start taking interest, even it's something they normally wouldn't watch.
No it isn't.
Remember when the nation got obssessed with watching a bunch of Womens Curlers at the Winter Olympics a few years ago. Nobody cares about curling (let alone womens curling), yet people tuned in because we were winning in a big international event.
That's something of a false comparison simply because the curling took place in the Olympics, which instantly elevates any sport, no matter how minor it is in itself, to a status beyond that of a World or European Championships or what have you.
Rugby has far more casual appeal than Curling. As the post above yours said, England's Women has had a strong Rugby team for a long time. It should have been anticipated that they could possibly win the World Cup, and therefore it should have been an event that terrestial channels took interest in It should be an event being promoted by the BBC or ITV.
Despite growing equality in sport in general, the fact remains that amongst the public at large, the women's equivalents of sports people generally regard as being played by men have extremely limited appeal; women's rugby falls into that category, and even if the England women's victory was shown on the BBC, the popularity of the sport would have not grown in any meaningful way.
good point, I don't think George Osbourne really knows, but he started of as Mr total austerity (plan A), it didn't work so it was changed, but he didn't ever admitted it out load.
Eg the house mortgage guarantee scheme etc . This is the unofficial plan B
BBC Breakfast seem to do quite a lot on women's sports including rugby and cricket.TV companies are only really interested in sports with mass appeal and I'm afraid women's rugby does not fall into that category although, of course, it may change.
good point, I don't think George Osbourne really knows, but he started of as Mr total austerity (plan A), it didn't work so it was changed, but he didn't ever admitted it out load.
Eg the house mortgage guarantee scheme etc . This is the unofficial plan B
I don't know what country your talking about but the UK hasn't gone under "total austerity" at any point since 2010.
England's women are the world champions, having beat Canada. An amazing accomplishment. But this was an event that should have been screened free-to-air for the entire nation on BBC or ITV, not just those who have Sky Sports.
A real shame, as this could have been a watershed moment for womens Rugby and womens sport in general, if the whole country were able to watch them win. They deserved the type of attention and accolades usually reserved for the men. As it stands, I imagine it'll be mostly forgotten by next week.
The terrestrial channels clearly weren't interested, they would have based their decision on the fact that the viewing figures probably wouldn't have been great. I agree though that due to it being on sky it hasn't had anywhere near the exposure it would have had but they were obviously the only interested broadcaster.
The terrestrial channels clearly weren't interested, they would have based their decision on the fact that the viewing figures probably wouldn't have been great. I agree though that due to it being on sky it hasn't had anywhere near the exposure it would have had but they were obviously the only interested broadcaster.
And at least it got coverage of some sort for those interested in it.
I don't know of any female rugby players, but amongst the female football players that I know, a fair few are lesbians. I'd have thought the % to be much higher in womens rugby as it gives masculine or competitive women an outlet.
And at least it got coverage of some sort for those interested in it.
I don't know of any female rugby players, but amongst the female football players that I know, a fair few are lesbians. I'd have thought the % to be much higher in womens rugby as it gives masculine or competitive women an outlet.
I don't know what the relevance of that is to anything relating to broadcasting.
And at least it got coverage of some sort for those interested in it.
I don't know of any female rugby players, but amongst the female football players that I know, a fair few are lesbians. I'd have thought the % to be much higher in womens rugby as it gives masculine or competitive women an outlet.
What's people's sexual preference got to do with anything?
I don't know of any female rugby players, but amongst the female football players that I know, a fair few are lesbians. I'd have thought the % to be much higher in womens rugby as it gives masculine or competitive women an outlet.
And at least it got coverage of some sort for those interested in it.
I don't know of any female rugby players, but amongst the female football players that I know, a fair few are lesbians. I'd have thought the % to be much higher in womens rugby as it gives masculine or competitive women an outlet.
Are you suggesting this is why neither BBC nor ITV covered the Women's RWC?
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I would imagine the rest of Europe had the very same problem - except we maybe had something to talk about ...
and missed three field events in the background
BBC isn't a department of government, and as we all know not all dept were cut back especially after "Plan A" failed. We are now on unofficial plan B
Plan A and B, sorry what are they again?
Bloody Hell. Whatever next?
you mean there is field events in athletics? not according to the BBC who would rather chatter on about rubbish.:)
Thankfully the BBC and Channel 4 have in Athletics and Swimming created household names in able bodied and disability sport.
I am looking forward to Hannah Cockcroft at the IPC European events in Swansea this week, saw her at an IPC Grand Prix and she was at ease with the autograph hunters and a warm smile.
However aside from Womens Football, Womens team sport Rugby, Netball and Cricket are on Sky. To be fair Sky having relationships with Rugby and cricket through the Men;s game are just extending relationships.
The BBC do cover the Women's Open Golf and Women's Tennis matches at Wimbledon, but in both cases maybe are seen as of less interest to the Male events.
Maybe Cycling has started to get better coverage all round, and the Women do get good coverage off the BBC.
Now Triathlon, who remembers the British ladies who competed with the Brownlees?
but they show the Scottish Men's rugby so I don't think that's the reason.
No it isn't.
That's something of a false comparison simply because the curling took place in the Olympics, which instantly elevates any sport, no matter how minor it is in itself, to a status beyond that of a World or European Championships or what have you.
Despite growing equality in sport in general, the fact remains that amongst the public at large, the women's equivalents of sports people generally regard as being played by men have extremely limited appeal; women's rugby falls into that category, and even if the England women's victory was shown on the BBC, the popularity of the sport would have not grown in any meaningful way.
good point, I don't think George Osbourne really knows, but he started of as Mr total austerity (plan A), it didn't work so it was changed, but he didn't ever admitted it out load.
Eg the house mortgage guarantee scheme etc . This is the unofficial plan B
I don't know what country your talking about but the UK hasn't gone under "total austerity" at any point since 2010.
But at least it's good to see that the Murdoch clan didn't apply a 6-year freeze on BSkyB's charges to its customers.
Maybe if they swapped shirts at the end it would get more viewers
- IIRC there was a Smith & Jones sketch along these lines.
Sky is a private company, whereas the BBC is a public institution, can you not see the difference?
The terrestrial channels clearly weren't interested, they would have based their decision on the fact that the viewing figures probably wouldn't have been great. I agree though that due to it being on sky it hasn't had anywhere near the exposure it would have had but they were obviously the only interested broadcaster.
And at least it got coverage of some sort for those interested in it.
I don't know of any female rugby players, but amongst the female football players that I know, a fair few are lesbians. I'd have thought the % to be much higher in womens rugby as it gives masculine or competitive women an outlet.
What's people's sexual preference got to do with anything?
Nurse! Nurse! He's out of bed again
Just waiting for the 'I was hacked' defence
Are you suggesting this is why neither BBC nor ITV covered the Women's RWC?