What is the point of Eurosport....?

[IainW]

It is annoying. I recorded most of the WTCC last year that I couldn't see because I was away or working and most of them ended up getting cut off short at the end. Race finished, quick look at the results and gone! So now I've started recording the show after it.

[Dare2Fail]

Emeye said:

5potTurbo said:

Dakar coverage is rubbish.

I have "Cherman" Eurosport where I live but can switch commentary to English. I HATE the background music they insist on adding, with the commentary, to the already very short Dakar highlights every day.

Does that background music exist on the Dakar highlights on UK Eurosport?

Yes it does.

I get the impression that the music isn't added by eurosport, but is on the feed that is provided by the Dakar organisers.

[weyland yutani]

Motors TV use some shocking background music too, their Crash programme in particular is ruined by the most attrocious music I've ever heard. Isn't Motors TV owned by EuroSport?

[Truckosaurus]

MotorsTV is independent of Eurosport, hence Eurosport outbidding them on Le Mans and Le Mans Series coverage and then not showing the races in full.

Back to the Dakar Series-Link issues, I watched the late show over breakfast, had to fast-forward through an hour of cricket first, pity anyone who was trying to watch it live.

[NitroNick]

I love Eurosport.
It is one of the most watched chanels on my TV.
You've gotta love their moto gp, cycling and rally coverage. I also watch hours of cross country sking and biathalon.
I've been known to watch full tour de france mountain stages (sometimes > 6 hours).

[zapbrannigan]

Eurosport is great for MotoGP coverage (due mainly to the presenters - Moody and Ryder), and much better than the BBC.

But what really annoys me about them is their arbitrary use of ad breaks; more often than not right in the middle a key piece of action, and usually cutting the presenter off mid-sentence!

I always imagine that there's some young French person doing work experience in their Paris studio, tasked with pressing the 'advert' button when the big hand gets to twelve.

[mcelliott]

NitroNick said:

I love Eurosport.
It is one of the most watched chanels on my TV.
You've gotta love their moto gp, cycling and rally coverage. I also watch hours of cross country sking and biathalon.
I've been known to watch full tour de france mountain stages (sometimes > 6 hours).

Their coverage of the Tour de France is superb, but you're a better man than me if you can put up with six hours of Harman and Kelly!

[silvagod]

ESPN have won the right to broadcast the WRC this year and are about to put more hours on TV than any other channel, so if rallying is your bag, you'll be needing to reset your boxes

[Northern Munkee]

I love their minority sport coverage Handball, Snooker and... WTF! Ballroom Dancing!

[Emeye]

silvagod said:

ESPN have won the right to broadcast the WRC this year and are about to put more hours on TV than any other channel, so if rallying is your bag, you'll be needing to reset your boxes

Seriously?! Does that mean I'll have to subscribe to ESPN on top of my current Sky subscription, or will Dave or any of the other channels still be showing highlights?

I would love to spend hours over a weekend watching WRC and other motorsport, but for the same reasons I never get to sit down and watch the BTCC on ITV4, it isn't going to happen - I need my highlights program on Sunday evening!!

[silvagod]

Don't know about subscriptions, but here is the official blurb:

http://www.wrc.com/news/new-tv-deal-gives-uk-wrc-f...

[fulvia griff]

ESPN is always a subscription package, so even if the coverage is really good I won't be watching it! But then again I only ever find time to watch it on Dave anyway so maybe nothing will change for me...

[Emeye]

silvagod said:

Don't know about subscriptions, but here is the official blurb:

http://www.wrc.com/news/new-tv-deal-gives-uk-wrc-f...

That doesn't sound good...

wrc.com said:

ESPN, the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company, has reached an EXCLUSIVE agreement with North One Sport, the promoter of the WRC, to show the sport in the UK.

Maybe no longer on Dave? If so I don't think I can justify another £12 a month on TV.

Remember when they made wrc.com a subscription service? AFAIK no one wanted to pay and IIRC they ended up dropping the subscription the next year.

ETA: I got the price wrong, but still not gonna pay it!

Edited by Emeye on Friday 14th January 17:23

[condor]

Truckosaurus said:

Back to the Dakar Series-Link issues, I watched the late show over breakfast, had to fast-forward through an hour of cricket first, pity anyone who was trying to watch it live.

Last night while I was waiting for the 11pm highlight show they had a cricket match overrun. First time I've ever really enjoyed a cricket game! very exciting, was Barbados v Hampshire - so didn't mind that the highlight prog was delayed.

I'm another fan of Eurosport as it's in the basic Virgin media TV package - their MotoGP coverage is excellent.
I think their previous years Dakar coverage has been better but they're probably doing the best they can with the finances allotted to them.

[Rude-boy]

Emeye said:

silvagod said:

Don't know about subscriptions, but here is the official blurb:

http://www.wrc.com/news/new-tv-deal-gives-uk-wrc-f...

That doesn't sound good...

wrc.com said:

ESPN, the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company, has reached an EXCLUSIVE agreement with North One Sport, the promoter of the WRC, to show the sport in the UK.

Maybe no longer on Dave? If so I don't think I can justify another £12 a month on TV.

Remember when they made wrc.com a subscription service? AFAIK no one wanted to pay and IIRC they ended up dropping the subscription the next year.

ETA: I got the price wrong, but still not gonna pay it!

Edited by Emeye on Friday 14th January 17:23

Too be fair as a TopUP TV man myself I keep looking at what is on the ESPN an finding things i would be interested in. I'll have to look at it properly and what the contract T&C's are but if they now have the WRC it might be the tipping point has been reached for me.

[Emeye]

Just noticed, why is this in TV, Film and Radio? Surely this is more a discussion about Motorsport?

Any chance of a move please MODs?