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Dodge · Nov 29th, 2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DanBrusca

Given that the UK sports channels have published their schedules over the new year, the only broadcaster left that could show Brisbane is BT, but who launches a sport channel at Christmas? It could be that they're just going to miss the start of the season while they get their act together or just launch it FTA on their own platform only.

The IEC deal starts January 2nd. Whoever has it will have to pay for Brisbane so why not show it?

Dodge · Nov 29th, 2012, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by flareon

it will either be ESPN or Sky I reckon...

If ESPN have Shenzhen then they probably won't be showing Brisbane and Brisbane is part of the 22 tournament package.

Expat · Nov 29th, 2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiggly

The WTA shouldn't be struggling.
They have international superstars such as Serena and Maria, a Chinese in the Top Ten and a bunch of hot girls.

That's a winning recipe. Someone isn't doing his job correctly.

have you seen the quality of women's tennis?

Wiggly · Nov 29th, 2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Expat

have you seen the quality of women's tennis?

It has moved up quite a lot in the last year.
The thing is, the journalists don't pay any attention and are happy to write their same old stories from 2007.

DanBrusca · Nov 29th, 2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodge

The IEC deal starts January 2nd. Whoever has it will have to pay for Brisbane so why not show it?

Well if it's BT it's far from certain they will have a channel to show it on, at least not one available outside of their own platform.

Sky Sports, ESPN and British Eurosport have published their schedules but, granted, as we've seen already they can change this far out (not that any already pre-scheduled live events would be moved for the tennis).

Spice · Nov 29th, 2012, 04:23 PM

I have emailed all the agents and journalists advising about this mess! Serena's agent came back to me, and asked what it was that I was wanted to know! At least she came back to me no one else did. So I explained it!

leftyness · Nov 29th, 2012, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by leftyness

Sky listings up to January 12th show only one tennis program; the Murray/Djokovic USO final on December 26th. Both stations could still be in the running, heck, anything is possible at this rate!

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Originally Posted by ozza

This is 100% incorrect though. Cos Sky 100% are showing the Abu Dhabi exhibition at the end of December. I presume, but I don't know for certain that Eurosport are also showing ATP Doha like normal the week after too.

100% incorrect? So when I look on Skysports.com for live tennis listings I see this. Now, sure, I do recall they've shown that exo in prior years (and might well do so again), but obviously you have that scoop

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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12948,00.html

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crazillo · Nov 29th, 2012, 07:07 PM

There needs to be more public media pressure on the WTA. But there won't be any because it is not interesting enough.

Jimmie48 · Nov 29th, 2012, 07:10 PM

Exactly. The WTA's problem is that people don't care enough to begin with in some markets (like Germany)...so why would anybody care about people not caring?

ozza · Nov 29th, 2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by leftyness

100% incorrect? So when I look on Skysports.com for live tennis listings I see this. Now, sure, I do recall they've shown that exo in prior years (and might well do so again), but obviously you have that scoop

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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12948,00.html

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This is just an error/not properly updated from them. Unless they have changed their schedule (seems unlikely). They advertised showing Abu Dhabi at least a couple of times during WTF from 27th December. The fact Murray is playing it, it seems unlikely they would have changed their minds. And they've shown this
event for several years anyway.

Also with regard to the matter in hand, and in the UK. Is it not surprising that their seems to be an apparent deal in the UK, but such a deal is not being advertised. If it was BT Vision as seems to be the general consensus, you'd think they'd least advertise as such given it's not like everyone already has access to it. The lack of any sort of press release anywhere really seems strange when you consider the season is 1 month away.

Jorn · Nov 29th, 2012, 07:54 PM

With 1 month to go and mainly only coverage in french speaking countries known, will we get WTA coverage with only english speaking comments... Like we get for ATP coverage in Denmark?

ozza · Nov 29th, 2012, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jorn

With 1 month to go and mainly only coverage in french speaking countries known, will we get WTA coverage with only english speaking comments... Like we get for ATP coverage in Denmark?

They would have to have lost the plot for this not to be the case.

leftyness · Nov 29th, 2012, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ozza

This is 100% incorrect though.

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Originally Posted by ozza

This is just an error/not properly updated from them. Unless they have changed their schedule (seems unlikely).

"Unlikely" equates to what percentage figure? Not that an ATP exo is foremost on my mind.

WTF= ATP World Tour Finals, yes? I'll cheerfully admit I watched very little of it on Sky, so I'll take your word for it on those promos.

Anyway, that's enough

for me.

Jorn · Nov 29th, 2012, 09:00 PM

C More send me info about movies to come but no info about Tennis coverage

and me never watch any movies...

I reply back and ask about tennis, I hope to get any info soon!

Jorn · Nov 30th, 2012, 10:04 AM

I got a reply from Danish C More...

I asked "Will Canal 8 or C More Tennis show WTA Premier tennis next year?"

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Hej Jørn

Tak for din mail. Vi kommer ikke til at vise WTA tennis næste år.

No, C More Tennis won't show WTA tennis next year.