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Why is the reason for that strobing, flicking effect that appears along the white lines on the pitch. It ruins the match viewing experience.
The weird effect on the lines was one of the reasons I gave up at half time as the picture was just hurting my eyes in the end. |
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Why is the reason for that strobing, flicking effect that appears along the white lines on the pitch. It ruins the match viewing experience.
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How many times does this need repeated - BT don't care about Showcase. They want it to be as poor as possible so as to encourage people to subscribe.
Talk of a full schedule and HD is wishful thinking. |
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How many times does this need repeated - BT don't care about Showcase. They want it to be as poor as possible so as to encourage people to subscribe.
Talk of a full schedule and HD is wishful thinking. It is still a new channel and I think there will be alot more content on it as the season progresses. Look at tonight for example. The fact that they have shown a Liverpool game so early on in the competition must mean that they will show them again on the channel if they progress into the knock-out stages. This will be a win win situation for Freeview viewers anyway. |
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Sports news is possible.
I reckon they will have it as a full time channel in a few years once there subscription base is as high as it will be. The picture quality is dire though. Why not just show it in HD ITV use so the channel looks silly. No need to hold back on HD they are ahead of Sky having Super HD 4K. I think he's right because Sky Sports News was very popular on Freeview before it was taken off the platform by Sky (boo, hiss). I can see a scenario whereby BT Sport Showcase could morph into a part time promo channel and a part time sports news, repeats and highlights channel with a few live events. If put on Freeview, Freesat, Virgin Media, etc, I'm sure it would get very good ratings and could survive as an advert funded channel. |
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Look at tonight for example. The fact that they have shown a Liverpool game so early on in the competition must mean that they will show them again on the channel if they progress into the knock-out stages.
They've shown Liverpool tonight in a fairly nondescript game precisely so they don't have to show them later in the competition. They're now ticked off the "will show at least once" list. |
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No they have shown then now so they don't have to show them again. Now if you want to watch them, you have to pay.
As for more content, keep dreaming. You launch a channel usually with content to attract viewers and advertise it...BT to neither. |
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Stop looking at this from the point of view of an enthusiast for a moment, but as a member of Joe Public. Finding that there is a sports channel carrying endless adverts they look at the EPG and find nothing. A check sometime later and still nothing. A game appears on the EPG with 2 days notice and Joe Public misses it without realising. Still no change so JP stops checking this channel and watches sport on other Freeview channels. Channel dies.
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Stop looking at this from the point of view of an enthusiast for a moment, but as a member of Joe Public. Finding that there is a sports channel carrying endless adverts they look at the EPG and find nothing. A check sometime later and still nothing. A game appears on the EPG with 2 days notice and Joe Public misses it without realising. Still no change so JP stops checking this channel and watches sport on other Freeview channels. Channel dies.
The only games they're contractually committed to showing FTA are the Champions League and Europa League finals. It might be they'll promote them a bit more so there's some audience figures to show UEFA. But beyond that, they want people to think the only way to watch the CL and EL is with a BT subscription. |
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Yes and then Joe public goes "oh I didn't know BT Sport has the CL this year". " Let's see how much that costs to add to our broadband package".
Job done. BT gain a new customer and not people expecting FTA sport |
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I remember reading an interview a few months ago in which BT's John Petter said to the effect there was a market and a need for a free to air sports channel and that's something that BT would be looking into.
I think he's right because Sky Sports News was very popular on Freeview before it was taken off the platform by Sky (boo, hiss). I can see a scenario whereby BT Sport Showcase could morph into a part time promo channel and a part time sports news, repeats and highlights channel with a few live events. If put on Freeview, Freesat, Virgin Media, etc, I'm sure it would get very good ratings and could survive as an advert funded channel. |
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True and I bet adverts would pay more than constant BT ads. BT have plenty of national newspaper ads and on tv ads anyway.
It's what it says it is. BT Sport Showcast. That is a promotional channel for BT. No other brand. Just BT. It's not a sports channel showing constant events. That's not even the plan. It's a channel that has to be there to fulfil a need. It's not on any other platform and has a very naff PQ ...because BT don't want it to be good. BT are a pay broadcaster and want people to pay for their channels. Not give it away free. Many would love a FTA sports channel but the closest Freeview has to that is Motors TV on channel 71 or 240. |
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BT Sport Showcase could turn into BT Sports News sometime if they wanted to.
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BT Sport Showcase could turn into BT Sports News sometime if they wanted to.
It's about getting people to choose BTTV, not Freeview. |
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Has it been announced yet what are the next group of games that are going to be shown on Showcase?
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24 Nov is Arsenal v Dynamo Zagreb in Champions League
25 Nov is Qarabag v Spurs in Europa League |
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According to my source, times are as follows (note Thurs not Wednesday):
24/11/2015 Tue 18:30 19:30 UEFA Champions League Tonight Live 2015 24/11/2015 Tue 19:30 22:00 Live UEFA Champions League Live Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb: 2015 26/11/2015 Thu 17:30 18:00 UEFA Europa League Tonight Live 2015/16 26/11/2015 Thu 18:00 20:00 Live UEFA Europa League Live Qarabag v Tottenham: 2015 |
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According to my source, times are as follows (note Thurs not Wednesday):
24/11/2015 Tue 18:30 19:30 UEFA Champions League Tonight Live 2015 24/11/2015 Tue 19:30 22:00 Live UEFA Champions League Live Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb: 2015 26/11/2015 Thu 17:30 18:00 UEFA Europa League Tonight Live 2015/16 26/11/2015 Thu 18:00 20:00 Live UEFA Europa League Live Qarabag v Tottenham: 2015 |
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According to my source, times are as follows (note Thurs not Wednesday):
24/11/2015 Tue 18:30 19:30 UEFA Champions League Tonight Live 2015 24/11/2015 Tue 19:30 22:00 Live UEFA Champions League Live Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb: 2015 26/11/2015 Thu 17:30 18:00 UEFA Europa League Tonight Live 2015/16 26/11/2015 Thu 18:00 20:00 Live UEFA Europa League Live Qarabag v Tottenham: 2015 |
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Your source being the BT Sport website.....
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Not bad.
I'd say rather good and better than anything Murdoch's Sky would ever have offered. |
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BT sports showcase freeview channel 59. Tuesday 24th november at 7.45 champion league arsenal v dinamo zagres. Thursday 26th 6.00pm Europa league Qarabag v Tottenham Hotspur. Also rugby on Sunday 29th at 3.00pm Leicester tigers v bath.
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BT sports showcase freeview channel 59. Tuesday 24th november at 7.45 champion league arsenal v dinamo zagres. Thursday 26th 6.00pm Europa league Qarabag v Tottenham Hotspur. Also rugby on Sunday 29th at 3.00pm Leicester tigers v bath.
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BT sports showcase freeview channel 59. Tuesday 24th november at 7.45 champion league arsenal v dinamo zagres. Thursday 26th 6.00pm Europa league Qarabag v Tottenham Hotspur. Also rugby on Sunday 29th at 3.00pm Leicester tigers v bath.
If not then this is a good little bonus for rugby union fans. |
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Has live Premiership Rugby ever been shown live on free tv prior to BT showcase ?
If not then this is a good little bonus for rugby union fans. |
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