Sky signs a new 7-year deal with the PDC

[Skewball]

ah no, it was this - OLly Croft!!!

BDO RESPONSE: The World Masters is a victim of the 20% budget cuts at the BBC. The decision is strictly financial. The BBC have not fallen out of love with BDO darts but like snooker and bowls, certain events have had to be cut from the current budget.....exactly in the same way as we are seeing cuts everywhere at the moment. The BDO have been in discussion with ESPN since January 2010 and when the World Masters became available it was offered to them immediately and following the submission of proposals and subsequent meetings, 3 days of coverage (mostly live darts) and over 18 hours of BDO darts has been secured, with IMG Sports Media (who have produced the Masters and World Pro for BBC) doing the production. This guarantees the best darts coverage and the bonus of Ray Stubbs returning as presenter of World Darts. It has to be recognised that ESPN (part of the massive Disney Corporation) is one of the biggest broadcasting organisations in the world and the World Masters represents an ‘investment’ by them in BDO darts of a six-figure sum. It is their first venture into darts and we should all be delighted that they are supporting BDO darts. Their future liaison with the BDO and our darts is down to the success of the 2011 World Masters. Every effort has been poured into making this happen, but it has not been easy with a new venue and dates that have only allowed a run-in period of just over 2 months. It should also be noted that ESPN executives, just like BBC and other broadcasting organisations, keep a watch on darts forums, and some of the postings do BDO darts and their supporters no favours at all. The BDO, including its Board of Directors and county officials, should make a conscious decision not to post (or respond to posts) on darts/sports forums. They are counterproductive, as are the people who post on them.

[nikkiboy]

Ah yes, was it something like this.....



Re: World Masters on ESPN
Postby nikkiboy » Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:40 pm
I think a lot of people are just missing how good this MIGHT be for the BDO and darts, ESPN as has been said before are owned by Disney and are, I believe the largest sports netowrk in the USA, if this masters goes well there is potentially a vast market and plethera of sponsors across the pond who will be seeing darts on their screens via ESPN USA, now imagine if the masters or a new event caught their imagination? Yes it might have to be played in the US but what the hell. Potentially if they can get the production right and the players perform for the cameras this could be the best step forward for non PDC darts in years.

Im sure he used the term "blow the PDC out of the water" somewhere

So why did you type blow PDC out of the water in your post?

[Ginge]

Ah yes, was it something like this.....



Re: World Masters on ESPN
Postby nikkiboy » Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:40 pm
I think a lot of people are just missing how good this MIGHT be for the BDO and darts, ESPN as has been said before are owned by Disney and are, I believe the largest sports netowrk in the USA, if this masters goes well there is potentially a vast market and plethera of sponsors across the pond who will be seeing darts on their screens via ESPN USA, now imagine if the masters or a new event caught their imagination? Yes it might have to be played in the US but what the hell. Potentially if they can get the production right and the players perform for the cameras this could be the best step forward for non PDC darts in years.

Im sure he used the term "blow the PDC out of the water" somewhere

So why did you type blow PDC out of the water in your post?

Because im a div. But we got the chomp from you in the end

[Skewball]

Was it Col then......................



Postby Booji Boy » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:52 pm

ESPN is owned by Disney, I am curios as to why you think there is a reason why they wont survive.

If they wanted to buy the PL football they could, actually they could blow sky out the water. Comparing ESPN to Setanta is like comparing the BDO to the PDC, with the BDO being setanta of course.

[Ginge]

Hmm. My memory hazy. In any case, it never came to pass, BT Sport came and did it instead!!

[Zeyes]

Well, Disney has got there in the end, they've got a big-time pay tv presence in the UK now. Alas, somehow BDO darts didn't end up profiting along the way.

[craigmc]

Bad news all round.....should be on a terrestrial channel....money has ruined darts and our opertunities to watch it.

Friverlous Procks

[Paddy McGinty]

Bad news all round.....should be on a terrestrial channel....money has ruined darts and our opertunities to watch it.

Friverlous Procks

How can you say that when people are forced to steal the stream....get real.

[devosteve]

Not sure darts on the radio works but hey more cash for the coffers.

More cash nd also lifts the profile of the pdc even more.

I as am a '5 live' man. Mate listens to talk sport a lot. Guys like him will be 'exposed' to darts on a greater level. Especially with the updates.

great news on top of recent TV news.

[craigmc]

Bad news all round.....should be on a terrestrial channel....money has ruined darts and our opertunities to watch it.

Friverlous Procks

How can you say that when people are forced to steal the stream....get real.

Steal? It is a worry isn't it?

[Wubbalubbadubdub]

Yeah Disney are a set of gimboids, the PDC will be known for proper "Pantomime" darts now

Ah yes, Sky is now 39% owned by Disney, so they will now be blowing the PDC out of the water....oh.....

I do remember that phrase, but I can't place it. Has to be a mad BDO "fanboy" out there.

Though Murdoch's still kept the American side of sport, will that have any implications?

[ifm]

Dear lord, dragging up years old posts to score a point in a good news thread, sad.

[mapleleafdarts]

Congratulations to those of you that can watch it live on TV over there. I notice that BBC America will be broadcasting it as part of the new deal. Nothing on BBC Canada, I guess. Once again, we get screwed in Canada. But not to worry - we'll let you know how it goes in about seven months time when Rogers Sportsnet broadcasts the one-hour condensed version over a bunch of weeks.

[oche balboa]

BDO worlds will be available to all via an official stream

Excellent reach

[Murphio]

BDO worlds will be available to all via an official stream

Excellent reach

Eh?

[oche balboa]

Youtube fella.

[Shar]

im pretty sure www.live-darts.com are still able to stream it! so for those who cant watch on sky sports maybe this is a platform you could use instead?

[slymaster]

More Chizzy on t.v is always good. Fabulous.

You are relentless!

[Little Lonely Garry]

All Hail Uncle Barry - The King of Darts.

So much for that bubble bursting eh ?

[ifm]

Who actually first said the bubble was bursting?