Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Don't think it has much to do with the football etc, the cost for snooker will be low and pool minimal, it boils down to viewing figures I guess and if they are worth it for the outlay. When you think of snooker on TV you don't think Sky Sports do you ? Its BBC and/or Eurosport that spring to mind. It is really only snooker fans who will watch it on there not the casual fan I guess.”
To some extent your right, but sky sports focus is clearly changing. It used to be about gobbling up every sport and getting people to pay for that access. Now the focus isn't the same, they seem to have main sports that they are focused on.
Given the f1 cost and lack of subscriber pull power, even that could be at risk. Sky just want sports that pull a subscription.