Wimbledon final

[Dedworth]

I've no interest in it whatsoever - it annoys me that such a minority sport has always had this blanket, taxpayer funded, 2 week BBC coverage.

[SimonH]

I've no interest in it whatsoever - it annoys me that such a minority sport has always had this blanket, taxpayer funded, 2 week BBC coverage.

I don't think the tax payers' funded BBC do too badly out of it

http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/about...574376496.html


nearly 380 million viewers worldwide

over 17 million UK viewers for last years final, not bad for a minority sport

[raynaputi]

I've no interest in it whatsoever - it annoys me that such a minority sport has always had this blanket, taxpayer funded, 2 week BBC coverage.

Football is not the only sport that has the right to be shown on TV. Get a grip.

[Dedworth]

Football is not the only sport that has the right to be shown on TV. Get a grip.

If there was anything significant to be made out of showing tennis Sky, BT Sport, Fox etc would have muscled in on it. We've never been any good at it and the current crop of Murray, Robson & company join a long list of British/Scottish failures.

Your average town may have one tennis club and a few public courts - compare that to the number of football clubs and pitches

[SimonH]

If there was anything significant to be made out of showing tennis Sky, BT Sport, Fox etc would have muscled in on it. We've never been any good at it and the current crop of Murray, Robson & company join a long list of British/Scottish failures.

Your average town may have one tennis club and a few public courts - compare that to the number of football clubs and pitches

Or motor racing circuits, cycle velodromes, rowing lakes

[Dedworth]

Or motor racing circuits, cycle velodromes, rowing lakes

I'll have to check the TV schedules for when the 2 week blanket coverage is

[SimonH]

I'll have to check the TV schedules for when the 2 week blanket coverage is

Is that similar to duvet racing

[KeithD]

If there was anything significant to be made out of showing tennis Sky, BT Sport, Fox etc would have muscled in on it.

It is written into law that certain sporting events HAVE TO BE ON TERRESTRIAL TV. They include Wimbledon, The Derby, Grand National, etc

[Dedworth]

It is written into law that certain sporting events HAVE TO BE ON TERRESTRIAL TV. They include Wimbledon, The Derby, Grand National, etc

Well that's great - Derby, National over and done in next to no time - Wimbledon 2 weeks. About time the law was rescinded