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tonytony    2,437 posts
edited December 2014 West Australian Racing
Negotiations have broken down and as from tomorrow all NSW and Victorian races will be shown only on TVN,
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  • loose_gooseloose_goose    2,135 posts
    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Tabcorp&#39;s Sky Channel loses tv rights to NSW and Victorian thoroughbred racing <a href="https://twitter.com/tvtVn">@TVTVN</a> <a href="http://t.co/RAKaKliQGo">http://t.co/RAKaKliQGo</a></p>&mdash; Racing Network (@TVNTVN) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVNTVN/status/545128501129777153">December 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/tabcorp’s-sky-loses-tv-rights-to-nsw-and-victorian-thoroughbred-horse-racing/tabid/83/newsid/23242/default.aspx
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  • LeglessLegless    5,108 posts
    edited December 2014
    "  To accommodate the majority of pubs and clubs TVN have received assistance
    from Foxtel/FOX SPORTS who are supporting the racing industry and will
    be providing them with TVN to FOX SPORTS commercial venues at no
    additional charge during this interim period. "

    Keyword = interim.

    What happens afterwards - no NSW and Vic Racing in pubs and clubs?      :O
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    Legless said:

    "  To accommodate the majority of pubs and clubs TVN have received assistance
    from Foxtel/FOX SPORTS who are supporting the racing industry and will
    be providing them with TVN to FOX SPORTS commercial venues at no
    additional charge during this interim period. "

    Keyword = interim.

    What happens afterwards - no NSW and Vic Racing in pubs and clubs?      :O

    No, they start charging for the service.
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  • mailman505mailman505    497 posts
    What a joke the sooner someone kicks all these people up the as and pisses the management of them off the better.

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  • LeglessLegless    5,108 posts
    :-? so they pay an additional charge for TVN?

    Up go the prices of food and grog in sports bars then :(
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    Legless said:

    :-? so they pay an additional charge for TVN?

    Up go the prices of food and grog in sports bars then :(

    They should get charged less for Sky.
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  • tonytony    2,437 posts
    I hope the interim period means they still hope for an agreement at some time between TVN and Sky
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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    see how much revenue drops with no live coverage!!!! I always thought the value of a product is what the buyer was prepared to pay for it, not what the seller was wanting to get for it!!!!!

    If i was sky i'd stop broadcasting immediately....maybe then we can get WA racing on SKY1 all the time
    :D
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    edited December 2014
    RIO said:



    If i was sky i'd stop broadcasting immediately....maybe then we can get WA racing on SKY1 all the time
    :D

    Doesn`t help  much Rio.

    75% of RWWA`s income comes from racing outside of WA.

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  • bookieloverbookielover    2,709 posts
    Although I'm on the Platinum level with Foxtel, I refused to pay the $5.00 extra for Sky 2 and channel 522 on principle. I reckon paying $160.00 per month for the privilege of watching more commercials in some of their shows than you get on free to air T.V. was more than enough.

    Also, I reckon that Tabcorp who own Sky, are big enough not to have to squeeze the punters out of $5.00.

    So, I'm very happy that TVN, which is owned by the race clubs in Victoria and NSW, have finally said, $30 million a year isn't enough, we want $40 million.

    A result of this move by TVN, is that Sky 2 will virtually become redundant, as those in charge at Sky struggle to fill the void on their main racing channel, left by the loss of all Victorian and NSW racing.

    Perth racing will finally find its home on Sky 1 and we shouldn't have the ridiculous situation anymore where Ascot/Belmont is bumped to Sky 2.

    And you never know, Barney Rubble and the other buffoons spreading the cr@p to unsuspecting punters who tumble in to the bulldust spread by these imbeciles, that this horse or that horse has been heavily backed, may have to go and seek employment in the real world.

    Who will ever forget Barney breathlessly screaming at the camera that a punter had put $70,000 on a horse in a class 1 at Newcastle, when a bloke I know couldn't put $100 on a 7/2 chance at the greyhounds. 
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  • TheDivaTheDiva    13,248 posts
    racing.com is working with TVN to provide live vision, free of charge, on desktop within the next 24 hours.

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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    http://www.melbourneracing.com.au/article.php?current_article=6736
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  • LeglessLegless    5,108 posts
    they must be going well to knock back $30 mill - will be interesting to see how 1 channel handles all Vic and NSW races - there is 7 meetings on Saturday.

    I suppose that means the end of pre and post race interviews on TVN ( wont have time)
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    http://www.racing.com/news/2014-12-18/sky-and-tvn-impasse-what-does-it-mean

    http://www.racing.com/news/2014-12-18/differing-views-of-a-fair-go
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  • notapuntanotapunta    938 posts
    Is it possible to set up picture in picture on Foxtel or split screen? I can do it with the normal channels
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  • G-MacG-Mac    1,678 posts
    notapunta said:

    Is it possible to set up picture in picture on Foxtel or split screen? I can do it with the normal channels


    I reckon you would need two receivers to do that mate.
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