TV Coverage

[Mark62]

What's the cheapest way these days (apart from dodgy streams) of getting BT Sport?

If you already have Sky you can add it, or change you’re tv provider to BT .
They are saying that hopefully season ticket holders will get free access to the BT app, and channel 5 as well as highlights will he showing 5 games live.

[ourla]

What's the cheapest way these days (apart from dodgy streams) of getting BT Sport?

If you already have Sky you can add it, or change you’re tv provider to BT .
They are saying that hopefully season ticket holders will get free access to the BT app, and channel 5 as well as highlights will he showing 5 games live.

I don't have Sky and not a STH.

Was wondering about NowTV or some legit online stream. I only really want to watch the rugby.

Do they still have full match replays on the Prem site? I'm away for the first couple I think so would have to watch a recording anyway.

[Mark62]

What's the cheapest way these days (apart from dodgy streams) of getting BT Sport?

If you already have Sky you can add it, or change you’re tv provider to BT .
They are saying that hopefully season ticket holders will get free access to the BT app, and channel 5 as well as highlights will he showing 5 games live.

I don't have Sky and not a STH.

Was wondering about NowTV or some legit online stream. I only really want to watch the rugby.

Do they still have full match replays on the Prem site? I'm away for the first couple I think so would have to watch a recording anyway.

Now is Sky, you won’t get BT. Virgin who you can get BT through May do something similar

[SthrnTiger]

What's the cheapest way these days (apart from dodgy streams) of getting BT Sport?

You can buy a monthly pass to the BT sport app for £25. If you time it right can get 7 tigers games for £25.

[ourla]

What's the cheapest way these days (apart from dodgy streams) of getting BT Sport?

You can buy a monthly pass to the BT sport app for £25. If you time it right can get 7 tigers games for £25.

Cheers. Will have to look into that.

Daft question maybe - can you record games or play them later using that?

[SthrnTiger]

What's the cheapest way these days (apart from dodgy streams) of getting BT Sport?

You can buy a monthly pass to the BT sport app for £25. If you time it right can get 7 tigers games for £25.

Cheers. Will have to look into that.

Daft question maybe - can you record games or play them later using that?

Yep BT often put the full games up and can watch them later. In the past it’s been a nightmare to navigate to find them and the scores are annoyingly displayed quite prominently* but I’m hoping they will have improved that.

* I’ve got round this by asking the wife to load up the game (I much prefer not knowing final outcome before watching)...led to some heated discussions

[kk20gb30]

As with the recent compressed televised culmination to the football season I really believe that this would be an ideal opportunity to bring more Premiership matches to terrestrial TV.
A good product shown live could be potentially beneficial to the sport as a whole and come next season actually bring fans to live games when the opportunity arises.

[Mark62]

As with the recent compressed televised culmination to the football season I really believe that this would be an ideal opportunity to bring more Premiership matches to terrestrial TV.
A good product shown live could be potentially beneficial to the sport as a whole and come next season actually bring fans to live games when the opportunity arises.

Playing devils advocate, just what do you think the viewing figures would be compared to football, because at the end of the day that is the success criteria that tv companies are based on.
Like it or not our sport is a minority one compared to football

[teds]

As with the recent compressed televised culmination to the football season I really believe that this would be an ideal opportunity to bring more Premiership matches to terrestrial TV.
A good product shown live could be potentially beneficial to the sport as a whole and come next season actually bring fans to live games when the opportunity arises.

Playing devils advocate, just what do you think the viewing figures would be compared to football, because at the end of the day that is the success criteria that tv companies are based on.
Like it or not our sport is a minority one compared to football

I would have thought sports broadcasters would care about subscriptions and advertising revenue as much or more than viewing figures. I would guess you sell more land rovers to rugby fans than foot ball fans but I may be wrong. Cue humorous responses about what a football fan would be more likely to buy....

[Mark62]

As with the recent compressed televised culmination to the football season I really believe that this would be an ideal opportunity to bring more Premiership matches to terrestrial TV.
A good product shown live could be potentially beneficial to the sport as a whole and come next season actually bring fans to live games when the opportunity arises.

Playing devils advocate, just what do you think the viewing figures would be compared to football, because at the end of the day that is the success criteria that tv companies are based on.
Like it or not our sport is a minority one compared to football

I would have thought sports broadcasters would care about subscriptions and advertising revenue as much or more than viewing figures. I would guess you sell more land rovers to rugby fans than foot ball fans but I may be wrong. Cue humorous responses about what a football fan would be more likely to buy....

No you have a point Teds, but I think one is tied in with the other, I.e you’re more likely to spend advertising space for a programme that will attract 5 million viewers, than 1 million viewers.

I don’t know what football fans drive, but football wives drive the Range Rover VELOUR (best said like Clarkson or Leslie Phillips)

[kk20gb30]

BT Sport are to use simulated crowd noise during the re start TV coverage - but notably Exeter's 'Tomahawk' chant gets the chop :

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/exeter-c ... y-restart/

[kk20gb30]

As with the recent compressed televised culmination to the football season I really believe that this would be an ideal opportunity to bring more Premiership matches to terrestrial TV.
A good product shown live could be potentially beneficial to the sport as a whole and come next season actually bring fans to live games when the opportunity arises.

Playing devils advocate, just what do you think the viewing figures would be compared to football, because at the end of the day that is the success criteria that tv companies are based on.
Like it or not our sport is a minority one compared to football

I would have thought sports broadcasters would care about subscriptions and advertising revenue as much or more than viewing figures. I would guess you sell more land rovers to rugby fans than foot ball fans but I may be wrong. Cue humorous responses about what a football fan would be more likely to buy....

Unfortunately true ; we are and remain a minority or niche sport .My supposition is that one of the only ways to attract more fans would be for more ' casual ' viewers to actually see and take to the sport. Personally still hope Channel 5 make some sort of effort.

[JP14]

Surprised no coverage is being given to Channel 5, I must admit.

[Mark62]

Surprised no coverage is being given to Channel 5, I must admit.

I thought it had been announced that they would be doing their normal highlights package and would be showing 5 live games

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

Well I have paid for BT Sport after over 2 years without, the every game (but will only be watching ours) being the clincher, all they need to do now is have a mute Dayglo option..
I look forward to constant apologies for language...having heard Eric Miller swearing loudly at an Extras game at WR it could be very amusing.