Originally Posted by The Difference:
“My fear is that they begin to prioritise putting Ulster Rugby Live on the Red Button ahead of Scrum V Live.
I'm hoping RedZone will occasionally be on the Red Button when Scrum V Live is and there is the capacity to do so, especially if we then get the option of that or the main feed which I'm sure would please most non-Welsh speaking viewers. I believe the Dragons v Ulster game has taken priority tonight because it's not on BBC Two Northern Ireland.”
Originally Posted by chrisr21:
“Can I ask why that is "your fear"?
Surely it's better to have a choice of games than have alternative commentary. (Or, as both BBC Wales & NI are available on Sky, is that why it's an issue?)”
Originally Posted by The Difference:
“It's a fear to me because I live in England, follow Welsh rugby, have Freeview rather than Sky or another platform, so can't watch BBC Two Wales through my television, and would like to watch Scrum V Live on my television rather than online. If we get Scrum V Live on the Red Button, then I think they might as well make a choice of audio options available as they have the capacity to do so - if those options are the main TV feed and Radio Wales this season then great. Ideally we'd still have two BBCi channels on Freeview so both Scrum V Live and Ulster Rugby Live could be screened regularly (or at least one does when there is something else taking up the BBCi platform), but as things stand then personally speaking I'd prefer Scrum V Live to be typically the one that gets priority as has been the case in previous seasons.
Incidentally I've no problem with the Dragons v Ulster being the Freeview 301 game tonight because it wasn't on either Welsh or Northern Irish television, but if it's a choice of a BBC Two Wales match and a BBC Two Northern Ireland match then I'd hope they'd go with the former more often than not.”
It seems your fears have been allayed. Cardiff v Connacht is the fixture on the Red Button this week not Ulster v Glasgow (which is surely the much better game).
In any case Quins v Saints is (properly) available for free on Friday night so I doubt many will care.