Author Topic: Sky to introduce new channel [Sky1 & Sky2] (Read 311565 times)

gratlog · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:45 PM **Reply #25** »

I for one enjoyed the racing back in the "good old days" more than I do today .

That is why it is just a bit of fun these days for me with minimum bets.

To each their own but I wouldn't pay more to watch it at home.

Sporty · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:49 PM **Reply #26** »

It won't worry me...i just heard kindy fees are going up...so that will be another $1500 a year ..

...but what i'll do is pull my young fella out ..and i'll be sweet...

...he can stay home and watch the races...

OldLarsy · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:50 PM **Reply #27** »

Quote from: Sporty on 2009-Aug-17, 04:49 PM

It won't worry me...i just heard kindy fees are going up...so that will be another $1500 a year .. ...but what i'll is pull my young fella out ..and i'll be sweet... ...he can stay home and watch the races...

Surely $1500 is chicken feed compared to what you win from the mailman's tips

gratlog · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:53 PM **Reply #28** »

If all the Mailman's tips would have got up for me , I could buy Cubby Station and use it to grow vegies

Da Judge · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:54 PM **Reply #29** »

Quote from: dragons on 2009-Aug-17, 04:31 PM

That would be a wonderful way of doing the form, listening on the radio

Sporty · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:55 PM **Reply #30** »

Quote from: OldLarsy on 2009-Aug-17, 04:50 PM

Surely $1500 is chicken feed compared to what you win from the mailman's tips

mate..i already pay..nearlly $10k a year as it is.... just for the one child at kindy...so yeh the mailman will have to get his finger out..

Sporty · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:58 PM **Reply #31** »

But seriously though...cause i'd pay for another channel as i got all channels now as it is...$120 month i think we pay...sorry can be more to at times...when i watch abit of porn...

OldLarsy · « 2009-Aug-17, 04:58 PM **Reply #32** »

Quote from: Sporty on 2009-Aug-17, 04:55 PM

mate..i already pay..nearlly $10k a year as it is....

for the mailman's tips?

specialweek · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:00 PM **Reply #33** »

Quote from: Da Judge on 2009-Aug-17, 02:44 PM

now there are 2,you have just joined OL SW,and if anyone would care to have a wager on it,i will be only to happy to oblige

My sources query the start date mentioned in the article and question DAJ's informed opinion that one channel will still show all. How would that ease the logjam other than having man on track comments only shown on Sky 1. I will wait till better info becomes available but no need to worry about fee changes, if any for awhile.

Sporty · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:01 PM **Reply #34** »

Quote from: OldLarsy on 2009-Aug-17, 04:58 PM

for the mailman's tips?

Sporty · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:04 PM **Reply #35** »

Quote from: gratlog on 2009-Aug-17, 04:53 PM

If all the Mailman's tips would have got up for me , I could buy Cubby Station and use it to grow vegies

Yeh grats we have seen your vegies....have you smoked that last batch yet...

Da Judge · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:13 PM **Reply #36** »

Quote from: specialweek on 2009-Aug-17, 05:00 PM

My sources query the start date mentioned in the article and question DAJ's informed opinion that one channel will still show all. How would that ease the logjam other than having man on track comments only shown on Sky 1. I will wait till better info becomes available but no need to worry about fee changes, if any for awhile.

the reason sky2 will still show all,is because the majority of tab punters,bet all over the place,and the reason sky are starting another channel,is because they made an offer to tvn to purchase a share of that channel,at this stage tvn have declined the offer

specialweek · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:18 PM **Reply #37** »

If memory serves me correctly wasn't the operation of Sky before showing everything to pubs and main metro races on home channel only......?

Da Judge · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:26 PM **Reply #38** »

Quote from: specialweek on 2009-Aug-17, 05:18 PM

If memory serves me correctly wasn't the operation of Sky before showing everything to pubs and main metro races on home channel only......?

yes,originally only the tabs/clubs/pubs got the whole coverage

gratlog · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:29 PM **Reply #39** »

Is there room for this new Sky and TVN ?

Bubbasmith · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:36 PM **Reply #40** »

Dragons wrote to Gratlog "That would be a wonderful way of doing the form, listening on the radio". Well Dragons, as I have previously pointed out I do no form, never have and never will, but follow betting movements and have survived in the game 40 years. I have TvN etc because I like to watch my money go around. Like Gratlog I preferred "the good old days" because as you say, there were more mug punters and personally, it was much easier to win.

dubbledee · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:38 PM **Reply #41** »

IMO, the market can support just TWO channels.

1. Showing three of four of the metropolitan meetings.

2. Showing everything else.

On the point of the current Foxtel package, I wonder how many of the basic-only subscriptions are taken up purely for the Sky racing channel. I suspect a very large proportion. If that suspicion is correct, we have racing supporting non-racing with no financial benefit to the industry. Fox obviously earns income from the advertising on the other basic package channels. Many who watch the other channels would not do so if it weren't for Sky Channel.

dubbledee · « 2009-Aug-17, 05:41 PM **Reply #42** »

We ALL prefer "the good old days" - when we couldn't afford cars, when we lived in tents, when there were no illicit drugs, when we would die of heart attacks before 60, etc etc.

But ahhhh, there were bookies and punters all over the race course.

Peter Mair · « 2009-Aug-17, 07:30 PM **Reply #43** »

NO CONTEST: TVN v. PIE IN THE SKY

Any imaginings about some SKY Premium telecast competing with TVN are just pie in the sky.

For my money, SKY TV will go the same way as the Tabcorp franchise for retail betting operations -- down the chute.

However hard it has been to fight the good fight in this ring, TVN has defied the odds: I cannot imagine any 'at home' punter not having TVN. For me -- some $60 per month for access to Austar basic + TVN, means I am paying $15 per week to watch TVN on Saturdays, and nothing else (bar the odd interview on TVN -- like Nathan Tinkler).

Many people might do things differently with TVN but the broadcast team has settled into a very credible and familiar presence: Bruce Clark is outstanding in the anchor role --a truly competent racing journalist and presenter-player, always conceding the limelight to everyone he speaks to.

Along with Betfair (which broke the TAB monopoly), TVN is the best thing that has happened in Australian racing for decades -- it broke the linkage of Tabcorp to the broadcast media.

Da Judge · « 2009-Aug-17, 07:34 PM **Reply #44** »

Quote from: dubbledee on 2009-Aug-17, 05:41 PM

We ALL prefer "the good old days" - when we couldn't afford cars, when we lived in tents, when there were no illicit drugs, when we would die of heart attacks before 60, etc etc.

But ahhhh, there were bookies and punters all over the race course.

agree,the good old days are right here,right now

Authorized · « 2009-Aug-17, 08:01 PM **Reply #45** »

This is exciting stuff.

maosanta · « 2009-Aug-17, 08:36 PM **Reply #46** »

Great news.

So who decides which channel gets shown in the pub?

westie · « 2009-Aug-17, 08:55 PM **Reply #47** »

This thread is already covered he http://www.racehorsetalk.com.au/index.php/topic,6796.msg114370/topicseen.html#new Perhaps the moderators could merge.

Steve M · « 2009-Aug-17, 10:00 PM **Reply #48** »

Apologies if I've missed someone else posting it - but it's worth pointing out the new Sky have increased the online media content - http://www.skychannel.com.au/media/ some of Sky's programmes are now being put online as well - at the moment the only shame is that they seem to be a few days old - still it's a great start.

OldLarsy · « 2009-Aug-17, 10:05 PM **Reply #49** »

You posted first Steve, so I merged the other with yours

Maybe you could modify and change the title.
When I first looked I thought it was the name of a race

Author Topic: Sky to introduce new channel [Sky1 & Sky2] (Read 311565 times)

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