Sky coverage seriously fishy

Sky coverage seriously fishy

hi guys, first post...

Welcome PukeScummer.

I know, sounds a bit daft right?

The highlights of single games on the highlights channel always seem a bit shoddy to be honest.

thanks for the link - petition signed!

Re your original post, Puke. Spot on.
The live coverage was cut price in the extreme and I too saw the "highlights".

They played the first 10 minutes, the last 10 minutes and 5 minutes either side of half time. There you go, 30 minutes highlights! Sheer laziness and lack of respect for the consumer. I was appalled.

I may have a tin foil hat, but I have always thought that The NZRFU are paying the media to downplay sports that they deem to be in competition with Rugby union.

This year when we beat Aussie in the Basketball, TVNZ had a negative story about how Aussie's best players were out, stuff.co.nz, just had the usual stories about Carter and Lomu.

Just wait, its going to happen in this build up to the return leg, they will run stories first up on the news about the NPC or Netball.

Its in the NZRFU best interest that the New Zealand public don't pay any attention to sports such as  Football and  Basketball.

Its disgusting going to stuff.co.nz which is run by fairfax, wanting to see a story about the all whites and their main sport story is about The Hawkes Bay rugby team.

Its not just Football that they downplay.

I believe that their is corruption going on.

Heck even  the bidding war for the rights of 2011 is probably staged to take away attention from the All Whites.




brettdale2009-10-14 17:32:43

I think you're going a bit far with this. There is now way the NZRFU are paying off the media...

the more noise the public make about football, the more coverage it will get. the media tells stories that the public want. it's all about sales, so if there is a "market' for football stories, there will be football stories. we just need to make sure the media believe there is such a market

That's my thought too, Tegal...either the decision makers or editors are anti-Football, or its sheer laziness.
If Sky have broadcast a "Highlights" show that was just 10 mins at each end and five mins each side of half time, as you suggest Turfmore, then to me it strongly suggests the latter.
(I recorded it so I'm going to look at it myself)
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having just seen it...
Sheer bloody laziness or deliberate poor performance  on someone's part, imo!!

If I were Mr Glading and Co. at NZ Football,   I'd be having strong words with Sky ...its Bullsh*t !!
Do Sky have performance obligations to NZFootball or FIFA, given its a WCQ??

Perhaps the powers that be in NZFootball could put it to  FIFA that the broadcaster with rights to their products in NZ is paying lipservice to their obligations here in NZ...perhaps there is another conflicting internal agenda operating?

FIFA's aims might be better served by offering all future broadcasts to the new TV Triumvirate of TV One, TV3 and Maori TV that John Key has just announced for the RWC here in 2011.
Appalling that Sky can make such a poor effort,
 show such poor judgement in handling the replay of an NZ National team's game,
AND promote their editing efforts as a "Highlights" package !!!

Perhaps Sky should be had for misrepresentation ..or possible infringements of Consumer Guarantees Act or Fair Trading Act for that effort. NOT impressed, Sky
RedGed2009-10-14 21:10:19

Ok, Rant over.
I'm just been watching Deaker on Sky Sport 2  and he's had a good stretch with John Adshead, Fallon senior and Ivan Vicelich re AW's v Bahrain. Good effort there, Murray Deaker.

The media should now be allover  this game, instead of the usual BS stories about NPC, Lomu and Netball.

Im beginning to think that our media is dreading the fact that The All Whites will win, and are hoping that we will lose.

Im willinging to put money on it, that in the week leading to the match, there will be some blown up news story about Lomu put out there by TVNZ or fairfax.
brettdale2009-10-15 12:31:04

Interesting. I always find football highlites of single games on sky a bit wierd. Just grab a few random 5-10 minute portions and call them highlites. When we qualify maybe it will begin to open alot of peoples eyes to football

Sky Sport must be tanking especially when FreeView is increasing in popularity. Lets petition to have football games broadcast on FreeView, just like what they do in Aussieland with FIFA games on SBS.

In any future submission made to FIFA,NZFootball, Oceania Confed, etc re: negotiating rights for football coverage in NZ that highlights package on the AW v Bahrain game should be produced ,as evidence that Sky don't know what they're doing and don't deserve the rights.
Bring it on Freeview, Tivo ,Ziln......

RedGed2009-10-16 12:49:50

Brett...

The game is a month away. Air NZ Cup is less than a day. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with the media broadcasting articles on sporting events that are a day away.

Shaun ?, CEO of SBS, Australia is a kiwi and former senior executive of TVNZ. He is keen on football and managed to secure or extend the rights to broadcast FIFA matcehs and also some Euro matches on SBS.All we need here is to have a channel on FreeView that can rebroadcast or relay the signal from SBS. This way we are spared by the at best, embarrassing commentary on Sky Sport re football matches.

True, but have the words BREAKING NEWS,  across the screen when reporting on it???

They should be more coverage of the Football, even though the game is a month away.

The same Triangle who have opened coverage of the O-League with a match being shown delayed at exactly the same time as the Phoenix ?

I think the plan needs a little more thought.

If you're a sky subscriber and want to protest against their performance, cut back on the pay for services such as the Movie channels. Hurt them where it really hurts- in the pocket. I dont bother with the movie package anymore, nor with Sky watch.