PGA Championship gone from Sky

Niles Crane

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Please stop peddling this nonsense endlessly.

Whoever sold the rights got precisely what they wanted - cold, hard, cash.

You really are a bit thick if you don't realise that drastically reducing your viewership for one of the sports marquee events is not a good thing to be doing.

Rikand

Niles Crane wrote: »

You really are a bit thick if you don't realise that drastically reducing your viewership for one of the sports marquee events is not a good thing to be doing.

You should tweet that to the PGA. After all they are the thicks you so eloquently described

Niles Crane

Rikand wrote: »

You should tweet that to the PGA. After all they are the thicks you so eloquently described

I'm not on twitter.

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EagererBeaver

Niles Crane wrote: »

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Please stop peddling this nonsense endlessly.

Whoever sold the rights got precisely what they wanted - cold, hard, cash.

You really are a bit thick if you don't realise that drastically reducing your viewership for one of the sports marquee events is not a good thing to be doing.

And you don't appear to realise that the PGA of America couldn't give a ****e how many people over here watch it or not. They care about raising add much cash as possible. I'll make no comment on your intelligence but people can draw their own conclusions if you refuse to acknowledge this most basic of points.

You're sore about the whole thing because watching it this year was an inconvenience for you. That's what this comes down to.

Seve OB

mehh

every single stream I have ever seen, and i'm talking legit ones like sky go etc is always well delayed to main tv coverage. tv coverage is generally a little delayed also.

might not mean much, but plenty of lads enjoy sitting there watching the box with their betfair account open in these modern times. cont really be doing that with a delay. and then there is the poorer quality picture.

I'm all for change. Sure I remember the days when I was the remote control, our TV had 12 channels that you had to click a button on and to tune in the 6 available stations you had to tune like a radio dial! But just because something is modern and innovative it doesn't mean that it will take off and change the way we will do things.

Lets hope this is just like Betamax and HD DVD..... never to be seen of again

Niles Crane

EagererBeaver wrote: »

And you don't appear to realise that the PGA of America couldn't give a ****e how many people over here watch it or not. They care about raising add much cash as possible. I'll make no comment on your intelligence but people can draw their own conclusions if you refuse to acknowledge this most basic of points.

You're sore about the whole thing because watching it this year was an inconvenience for you. That's what this comes down to.

And hundreds of thousands of other people.

I watched all 4 days online but I'm probably amongst the 10% or less of people who did compared to last year or any year before. The PGA of america may not care about viewership over here and the UK but they really should.

I understand that they probably were offered more money but a short term gain for a long term loss is not really a good thing to be doing.

kiers47

Wasnt so bad for me as i have the tv hooked up to an android box. So had Eleven running on that. But watching on the phone is a disaster in general. Golf Twitter makes golf about 100 times more enjoyable. The likes of NoLayingUp and a few others are a must to get the most of the viewing experience for me. So id rather just not watch than have to stream to phone or tablet.

More screens I need more screens.

EagererBeaver

Would you care to elaborate on why you think they were lucky that Tiger didn't win?

If he had won, what calamity do you think would have happened?

Loafing Oaf

Seve OB wrote: »

might not mean much, but plenty of lads enjoy sitting there watching the box with their betfair account open in these modern times. cont really be doing that with a delay.

I had to switch off my bet365 in-play odds cos it was a massive spoiler.:P

Henry Ford III

Seve OB wrote: »

mehh

every single stream I have ever seen, and i'm talking legit ones like sky go etc is always well delayed to main tv coverage. tv coverage is generally a little delayed also.

might not mean much, but plenty of lads enjoy sitting there watching the box with their betfair account open in these modern times. cont really be doing that with a delay. and then there is the poorer quality picture.

I'm all for change. Sure I remember the days when I was the remote control, our TV had 12 channels that you had to click a button on and to tune in the 6 available stations you had to tune like a radio dial! But just because something is modern and innovative it doesn't mean that it will take off and change the way we will do things.

Lets hope this is just like Betamax and HD DVD..... never to be seen of again

You need to look a bit harder Seve.

The PGA wasn't on tv as such here so streaming is the way to go. Who cares if the pictures are a bit delayed?

Quality wise the best streams are full 1080hd, with no buffering. You just need to be a bit innovative in finding them.

FixdePitchmark

I think people into golf, watched it if they wanted.

I know it is not great for the game. But if your on a golf forum - seriously into golf. You will see a major if you want to.

People were streaming it for free - you could even pay if you wanted.

Going a bit further - if you are serious into golf , you don't miss majors.

I wouldn't miss a major no matter what - I've often listened to it on long wave radio. Watching it on the phone is something I did for the first time this year.

This time I watched it on the link provided here. I enjoyed watching Tiger. I'd be seriously disappointed if I didn't see that Tiger comeback.
Modern lads like Koepka are grand - great at what they do. But that atmosphere with Tiger hasn't been seen in years.

Watching a single round of golf was an interesting experience - I'd never done that before and really enjoyed seeing the rhythm of a pro round of golf. How some pros interact with their caddy - how some are fast - how some get a ref for everything they do - how others get on with it.
Was interesting to see how quick some are - how fast some get to their ball.

Full live coverage these days can be a mixed bag - there seems little or no continuity - it seems very obvious that you are watching something that has happened - they suddenly show a pro that they haven't shown and he inevitably holes the shot.

Watching golf takes a bit of effort anyway. Would even 10 % of golfers, go out of their way to watch a European tour event for example.

It was a poor first effort - but it is the future of sports coverage.

My own kids would laugh at me If I told them I have to watch something on a tv.

I couldn't see the golf from a golf fan - is a bit pathetic to be honest.

Same guys posting on a forum - with a gps - laser and looking at their round on google earth (an 89) back on a scoring system on their phone.

Niles Crane

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Would you care to elaborate on why you think they were lucky that Tiger didn't win?

If he had won, what calamity do you think would have happened?

It would have been one of the sports greatest ever moments yet nobody would have seen it which would be much worse than missing out on Brooks Koepka winning another major.

sydneygolfdude

Henry Ford III wrote: »

You need to look a bit harder Seve.

The PGA wasn't on tv as such here so streaming is the way to go. Who cares if the pictures are a bit delayed?

Quality wise the best streams are full 1080hd, with no buffering. You just need to be a bit innovative in finding them.

Do you mind me asking what provider you use to get good high quality 1080hd streams. Looking for alternatives myself.

EagererBeaver

Niles Crane wrote: »

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Would you care to elaborate on why you think they were lucky that Tiger didn't win?

If he had won, what calamity do you think would have happened?

It would have been one of the sports greatest ever moments yet nobody would have seen it which would be much worse than missing out on Brooks Koepka winning another major.

But how are they lucky that it didn't happen?

Rather they'd have had the glory of being able to trumpet that they're subscribers were the ones that got to see it.

Niles Crane

EagererBeaver wrote: »

But how are they lucky that it didn't happen?

Rather they'd have had the glory of being able to trumpet that they're subscribers were the ones that got to see it.

I said it would have been an own goal by the sport of golf not the broadcaster.

Because instead of having a great moment for the sport where hundreds of thousands could see Woods winning again and been annoyed they missed out nobody is annoyed they missed out on Keopka winning.

It would be preferable for great moments in any sport to be seen by as many people as possible.If something great happens and nobody gets to see it it means the moment isn't quite as great.

Henry Ford III

sydneygolfdude wrote:

Do you mind me asking what provider you use to get good high quality 1080hd streams. Looking for alternatives myself.

I'm not allowed to answer that I believe.

EagererBeaver

Apologies, got mixed up on that but I still think you're wrong.

It would have gone round the world in seconds, via Twitter/YouTube etc.

Again, I can't stress this enough, the responsibility of the PGA of America is to its members. It's not up to them to promote the sport or increase viewership.

Henry Ford III

Niles Crane wrote:

It would have been one of the sports greatest ever moments yet nobody would have seen it which would be much worse than missing out on Brooks Koepka winning another major.

Except that it wasn't.

p.s. Lots of folk watched it, and if similar happens again loads more will. Change will happen inevitably - the trick is to be ready for it.

Niles Crane

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Except that it wasn't.

p.s. Lots of folk watched it, and if similar happens again loads more will. Change will happen inevitably - the trick is to be ready for it.

I doubt as many people watched the PGA championship this year as in previous years.

People were coming to this board last night asking what TV channel it was on.

mighty magpie

I couldn't find a way to cancel my subscription on the eleven sports website but remembered I had signed up on android via my google play account so the cancellation had to be done on the play store app.

Just a heads up if anyone else is having the same issues on android/apple and a reminder for others to cancel before 7 day trial is up.

Henry Ford III

Niles Crane wrote:

I doubt as many people watched the PGA championship this year as in previous years.

I doubt it too. That's not the point though.

bren2001

mighty magpie wrote: »

I couldn't find a way to cancel my subscription on the eleven sports website but remembered I had signed up on android via my google play account so the cancellation had to be done on the play store app.

Just a heads up if anyone else is having the same issues on android/apple and a reminder for others to cancel before 7 day trial is up.

My Account -> Subscriptions -> Big red button that says cancel

Not that hard to find on the website.

Seve OB

Henry Ford III wrote: »

You need to look a bit harder Seve.

The PGA wasn't on tv as such here so streaming is the way to go. Who cares if the pictures are a bit delayed?

Quality wise the best streams are full 1080hd, with no buffering. You just need to be a bit innovative in finding them.

What do you want me to look harder for? I was making a comment that sometimes new fads mount to no more than just fads. Sometimes they take off and change the ways of the world. All I said was that I hope this ends up like another fad.

Who says streaming is the way to go? Just because it suits you, it is not for everybody.

I care if they are delayed and I know plenty of other people who also do. Sure there was a post above who agreed with me

Innovative??????? I'm a consumer. I don't want to be innovative, I just want an end product.

sightband

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I'm not allowed to answer that I believe.

So PM him...for f*ck sake, you’d swear you have Wednesday nights winning lotto numbers the way you are harping on.

Webbs

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I'm not allowed to answer that I believe.

I'm presuming from your answer that the stream you are looking at is illegal?

If thats the case then really your argument isnt valid for a lot of the comments/queries/complaints here.

For all their issues Sky had a good product that was easily availed by diehard and casual golf fans alike. The same cant be said for the streaming set up. I couldnt be bothered with the stuttering stream after the first day.

joe_99

bren2001 wrote: »

My Account -> Subscriptions -> Big red button that says cancel

Not that hard to find on the website.

That button is not showing up on my browser.

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Keano

sightband wrote: »

So PM him...for f*ck sake, you’d swear you have Wednesday nights winning lotto numbers the way you are harping on.

Be nice and no need for the langauage

Henry Ford III

sightband wrote: »

So PM him...for f*ck sake, you’d swear you have Wednesday nights winning lotto numbers the way you are harping on.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057895542

As far as I know watching IPTV isn't illegal btw.