Sky TV motorcycle racing coverage?

**chrispy121** · 17th May 2009, 19:43

is any one else dissapointed with sky TV's coverage of sbk and motogp
how come they cant show these races live instead of cricket?
very dissapointing considering how many motorcyclists there are in New Zealand and we cant even get live racing.

**Hitcher** · 17th May 2009, 19:48

Originally Posted by chrispy121

how come they cant show these races live instead of cricket?

Money. The broadcasting rights for premier motorsport is expensive and the audience appetite for it compared with other forms of competitive endeavour is small.

And cricket is the greatest sport ever invented, particularly test cricket. So there.

**Grey Beard** · 17th May 2009, 19:52

Originally Posted by chrispy121

is any one else dissapointed with sky TV's coverage of sbk and motogp
how come they cant show these races live instead of cricket?
very dissapointing considering how many motorcyclists there are in New Zealand and we cant even get live racing.

Chrispy,

Don't moan on here, contact Sky and tell them how you feel.

Anyone else, who feels the same should do the same.

The more people, who email them the more they take notice.

SKY is pay to view, if they don't listen you stop paying.

It is completely different to the free-to-air Channels

**101bob** · 17th May 2009, 19:54

Can any 1 tell why moto gp and superbikes are delayed again for cricket ??

**mynameis** · 17th May 2009, 19:55

As you posted and said, for cricket

Yaay I got a day off tomorrow

**chrispy121** · 17th May 2009, 20:01

already done so any one else reading this please ring as well

**Bikernereid** · 17th May 2009, 20:02

Originally Posted by 101bob

Can any 1 tell why moto gp and superbikes are delayed again for cricket ??

Cos bikes are scarey and middle class people love cricket darhling!!

**svr** · 17th May 2009, 20:02

I've emailed sky quite a lot bitching about this and that and always get a reasonable, detailed and personal reply. This makes me feel like a waste of time whiner, so I don't email them anymore.

**1vanvan1** · 17th May 2009, 20:03

So what time is it on?

**Sidewinder** · 17th May 2009, 20:04

because rossie and stoner quite cuz they know the mormon few will own them now!

**chrispy121** · 17th May 2009, 20:08

surely they cant ignore all of us if we all email them.

they may take notice if a couple of hundred all complain

**steve74** · 17th May 2009, 20:15

i just did!! - I was angry and half cocked when i wrote it so ive probably got my facts wrong??? but hey, why not!!

To whom it may concern

Like may other motorcycle racing fans i subscribed to sky so i could watch The MotoGP world championship and The World Superbike championship LIVE. You have been advertising all year that sky will be showing both of these events throughout the year with LIVE coverage. It astonishes me that not only last week did sky delay the showing of the Italian round of the World superbikes by more than 8 hours, but have again this week done the same to the French round of Motogp and South African Round of the World Superbikes. I understand that there is live Premier Football and international Cricket on around this time of year but i am interested to know and cant find a logical reason for why sky cannot show at least one of these motorcycle events LIVE on at least one of your 4 sports channels?

In my opinion Sky should be showing these events LIVE as promised or Should not advertise their sky packages as having these events live. The Motogp is shown delayed on TVNZ, so why am i paying for the same service with sky.

I would appreciate an answer to my query.

**chrispy121** · 17th May 2009, 20:19

mate good email I sent one in yesterday and I now have about ten other friends sending in emails of complaint.
we need to get as many as possible in to sky to try to change the schedule to live races!