Isn't the actual production outsourced by the BDO. Didnt think the BBC or BT were behind the production of the world championships.

And BT aren't sole broadcaster as its shown all over Europe too, especially Netherlands

Got my dates wrong. He's actually a guest on tomorrow night's show.

The production is outsources by the rights holders, not the BDO.

If the new rights holders in 2017 (or BT if they want to take on the whole thing) want to carry on using IMG, that is totally up to them. Don't see why they wouldn't though, bar the 300 microphones right next to the board they don't do a bad job of it.

And that bloody light under the board. This is the first year I can remember when we haven't had a ref spending 2 minutes looking for a fallen flight in it

The annus horribilis for the BDO continues. Refunds from the guy tasked with organising the new events have been cancelled, including one in four figures to the Heart of Darts charity, so the chairman has now gone to the police after promises from the BDO that all money would be refunded have now gone broken

And the next event in five weeks and three days still has no tickets on sale for it....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rArab_vjt9U

Scott Waites on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Tonight and next week at 9pm on BBC2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27...s_2_.282016.29



TV Forum thread
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2138421

That just sounds truly awful to be honest

Might be the 2nd and last edition as the BBC have given up with the BDO now

But they haven't given up on Sport Relief

I take it you didn't watch last year then.

Last year they had Lee Mack, Tim Vine and Richard Osman who are all known darts lovers.
Not sure about this lot, apart from Vine.

True but will they intergrate darts in the future? especially BDO?

I could see them doing a Snooker Shootout/Pot Black thing....until the Snooker bites the dust as well.

They still have the bowls don't they?

If they do this in the future, quite clearly it will feature PDC players instead, and be at a different venue. Winter Gardens, maybe (like that quiz show thing Sky One did).

Bobby George on the one show playing blindfold for let's play darts highlight was the hysteria when the guy called the Russian weightlifter jerkov

The second event in the fantastic "New Era" has been cancelled

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...2c7d2b9602.jpg

Next one is in twelve weeks and it seems the venue have said no room booking exists. BDO in self destruct mode.

Martin Fitzmaurice has died.

That's all I'm saying as anything else will get me banned.

RIP Martin. For all he stood for, which is a lot I certainly don't, he was still somebody husband, father, granddad, brother etc

Less of the husband. PM me if you want the details...

BDO Trophy to be shown on Dave

http://sport-onthebox.com/2016/05/04...-world-trophy/

Frank Warren now getting involved in darts. Had no idea

Looking forward to this next weekend

Their boxing coverage last night was not good. Sound problems throughout. Need to improve a bit for next weekend surely can't mess it up again

Oh dear