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On 2026/6/28 15:59:24, John Williamson wrote:
> On 28/06/2026 14:20, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
>> On 2026/6/28 14:0:37, John Williamson wrote:
> 
>>> The timeslots for the current batch of "kicking a bag of wind round a
>>> field" games are not set by our broadcasters, but by those running the
>>> tournament. The times are set to maximise the audiences and so the
>>> advertising revenue in the USA.
>>
>> Ah yes, "must broadcast at the exact minute it happens" (same applies to
>> news, though there it's "must discuss _before_ it happens"). Whatever
>> happened to "look away now"?
> 
> The broadcasters grew the ability to screen all sorts of stuff as it 
> happened, rather than having to carry a videotape on a motorbike.

They also have the ability to broadcast it _not_ when it happens. No
motorbike involved.
>>>
>>> As for filling the (normally) empty slots on a 24 hour channel with
>>> other sports, even the popular ones now are struggling to get an
>>> audience outside peak hours.
>>>
>> No, I was suggesting a "sports" slot on what you call the "prime"
>> channels, so those who like an ordered life know to avoid that time, and
>> those who _do_ want it also can have it at an ordered time. My reference
>> to other sports was to forestall anyone saying "but the world cup [or
>> whatever] is only on at times - what will you fill that slot with
>> otherwise?".
>>
> Not gonna happen unless you can persuade the organisers to hold their 
> matches at a convenient time for you.

Again, I question why it has to be live.
> 
> But... WhenIwerealad, football used to happen on every ground in the 
> country at the same time on a Saturday afternoon, all the results were 
> in for the pools countdown on the news barring the occasional late kick 
> off, and just about everybody was sitting in Front of the Telly, or 
> listening to the radio, checking their coupons. There was the occasional 

And I remember when it actually showed a real teletype printhead!

> lower league match on a Wednesday evening, but they didn't matter as 
> they weren't on the coupon. You also got "Match Of the Day" on the BBC, 
> and that was all you could watch unless you actually went to the match.
> 
> Now, everybody who has an OB team and a van wants to broadcast *every* 
> match that they've paid the FA a fortune to show *live* as it happens, 
> if not before, and to avoid splitting the advertising revenue, they all 

I like the "if not before"!

> need to be played at different times. There are also a lot more matches 
> per week now than there were then.
> 
Yup - so a dedicated sports channel would suit everybody, nonne?
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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Bloody football! NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-17 22:42 +0100
  Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-17 23:14 +0100
    Re: Bloody football! Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-06-18 06:10 +0000
      Re: Bloody football! liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-06-18 09:46 +0100
        Re: Bloody football! Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-06-18 18:54 +0100
          Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-18 20:36 +0100
            Re: Bloody football! Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-06-19 09:18 +0100
  Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-18 08:03 +0100
  Re: Bloody football! jon <reading.mostly@crap.org> - 2026-06-25 01:24 +0000
    Re: Bloody football! NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-25 14:12 +0100
      Re: Bloody football! Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 15:31 +0000
      Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-25 20:45 +0100
        Re: Bloody football! Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-06-26 08:12 +0100
          Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-26 12:11 +0100
            Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-26 19:21 +0100
              Re: Bloody football! Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-06-27 09:49 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-27 20:50 +0100
            Re: Bloody football! Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-06-27 12:07 +0100
              Re: Bloody football! John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-27 15:34 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-27 20:58 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-27 23:37 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-28 01:26 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-28 11:20 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-28 12:50 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-28 13:41 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-28 14:13 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 13:26 +0000
                Re: Bloody football! NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-29 13:22 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 12:34 +0000
                Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-29 14:41 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-06-29 18:48 +0100
        Re: Bloody football! Paul Ratcliffe <abuse@orac12.clara34.co56.uk78> - 2026-06-28 10:55 +0000
          Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-28 12:56 +0100
            Re: Bloody football! John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-28 14:00 +0100
              Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-28 14:20 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-28 15:59 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-28 18:36 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-28 21:46 +0100
              Re: Bloody football! JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-28 16:10 +0100
                Re: Bloody football! John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-28 16:17 +0100

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