Sky TV racing request

[denill]

Just sent this email to SKY.

Hope the reply is affirmative!!!!!!!!!!

Good afternoon

Would you kindly confirm that we can look forward to receiving coverage of the 2007 FIM MotoGP and World SuperBike motorcycle racing on SKY (or Prime) TV.

Best regards
Bill

[sAsLEX]

Superbike probally
GP Unlikely

[riffer]

Well, the rights are with Prime for the MotoGP still.

So anything could happen. If we all spam Sky we may get a response.

Could somebody please post the email address?

[arj127]

good luck with those dickheads at Sky TV. Gave up my subscription a couple of years ago when they couldn't make up their mind as to wether they would televise the AMA motocross or not (for two years running).

[denill]

Well, the rights are with Prime for the MotoGP still.

So anything could happen. If we all spam Sky we may get a response.

Could somebody please post the email address?

sky@skytv.co.nz

And yes, spam the shit out of them. Better now than AFTER they have shut the door!!!

[Mumbles]

Just sent this email to SKY.

Hope the reply is affirmative!!!!!!!!!!

Good afternoon

Would you kindly confirm that we can look forward to receiving coverage of the 2007 FIM MotoGP and World SuperBike motorcycle racing on SKY (or Prime) TV.


Wish I had...:crybaby:
SKY ~ not in a public drinking place :crybaby:
Prime ~ with out the snow :crybaby:

[denill]

Their response received today from SKY.

Thank you for your email and please accept my apology for the late reply.

Sky TV will have the World Superbike with the first race on Saturday 24th February from Qatar with both races Live, we will also have coverage of Supersport. At present Moto GP is yet to be confirmed if will show on Sky TV for 2007.

Kind regards,

Ronely Langi
Programming Liaison Officer

So if you want to see MotoGP in 2007 - spam <a href=mailto:skytv@mailap.custhelp.com>SKY TV:</A> now!

[Cleve]

Did mine now.

Dear Sky TV.
I am hoping that you will show both the World Superbikes and MotoGP races this year.
It is great that you have had Superbikes the last couple of years and it was wonderful that Prime had MotoGP. As SKY TV now owns Prime I sincerely hope that this fantastic and enormously popular event continues either on Prime or one of your other Sports channels.
Yours
Cleve Brown

[Toaster]

Bring it on baby. Forgotten what its like to go fast since I sold my Gixxer.

[denill]

The chances of SKY bringing MotoGP to us are pretty slim and if you haven't grovelled, begged, implored, pleaded <a href=mailto:skytv@mailap.custhelp.com>SKY TV:</A> you can't complain when it is announced officially that nothing is what you will get.

After the decision is made it is VERY unlikely that a change of mind will occur - so do it NOW before it is too late!:2guns:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Just sent this email to SKY.

Hope the reply is affirmative!!!!!!!!!!

Good afternoon

Would you kindly confirm that we can look forward to receiving coverage of the 2007 FIM MotoGP and World SuperBike motorcycle racing on SKY (or Prime) TV.

Best regards
Bill

Good thinking Bill....sent off my email 5 mins ago!

Would be great to get Moto GP live instead of the silly delayed coverage they showed us on Prime last season....I spose at least they showed it....

[riffer]

received from Sky:

Response (Lucilla King) - 15/01/2007 11.04 AM
Dear Simon Gotlieb,

Thank you for your email.

Sky will have Superbikes for 2007 with our first coverage next month with both races Live from Qatar and other races Live where possible. The Moto GP is yet to be confirmed who will have rights for 2007 and at present cannot confirm if Sky TV will have broadcasting rights as well.

Kind regards,

Ronely Langi
Programming Liaison Officer

Please be aware that all schedules are subject to change without notification

[imdying]

Would be great to get Moto GP live instead of the silly delayed coverage they showed us on Prime last season....I spose at least they showed it....A mix would be good... delayed so that it's on at a consistent time... but not delayed till 1 in the morning, if you know what I mean.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'm with ya mate!

[Cleve]

and got my reply as well

Response (Lucilla King) 15/01/2007 09.48 AM
Dear Cleve Brown,

Thank you for your email.

Superbikes will definitely be on Sky Sports with both races LIve from Qatar in February and other races Live where possible. The Moto GP is yet to be confirmed who will have rights to broadcast for 2007 but hopefully this can be confirmed as soon as possible.
Kind regards,

Ronely Langi
Programming Liaison Officer

[denill]

received from Sky:

Response (Lucilla King) - 15/01/2007 11.04 AM
Dear Simon Gotlieb,

Thank you for your email.

Sky will have Superbikes for 2007 with our first coverage next month with both races Live from Qatar and other races Live where possible. The Moto GP is yet to be confirmed who will have rights for 2007 and at present cannot confirm if Sky TV will have broadcasting rights as well.

Kind regards,

Ronely Langi
Programming Liaison Officer

Please be aware that all schedules are subject to change without notification



Yeah, I got a carbon copy. Ronely Langi (or is that - 'Lonely Rangi'? wrote: "The Moto GP is yet to be confirmed who will have rights for 2007 and at present cannot confirm if Sky TV will have broadcasting rights as well."

It sounds like a bit of a cop out and implying that SKY may not be able to get MotoGP - rather than SKY not wanting to get MotoGP? They get Poker Ok though..........

Great by those who have put a bit of pressure on SKY!!

[mynameis]

Yeah the bastards just sitting there sending template e mails out, more like what I do at work dooooh:gob: lolz.

Any nerds here who know how e mail bombs work and can generate like 5 e mails a day all with different address but from the same inbox and automatically send it to SKY for the next month everyday?

I know how it's done manually and how it works but there must be a automated programme which does that shit man !!

[arj127]

of when i was complaining about the lack of AMA mx on Sky. They replied to me that they have only had 200 emails, and considered it a small audience. But what does 200 times sixty something dollars per month bring them? Cant understand there way of thinking. They would prefer to show the Nascar that doesn't even have a single Kiwi motorsports person in it! Hence i ditched Sky. I download all my World MX now, and am hoping the yanks will catch on to this service

[denill]

of when i was complaining about the lack of AMA mx on Sky. They replied to me that they have only had 200 emails, and considered it a small audience.

Wow, 200 is a lot - as you would have to mutiply that by something like 100! For every one person who wrote, there would be 99 who would watch but couldn't get be bothered to get off their arse to do something about it.

Doubt if they would have 200 of us writing to them and whingeing about, no MotoGP on SKY.

[Unit]

So if MotoGP isnt aired what am I going to eat my pop-corn over? And what reason can I come up with to stay up till 4am? And what reason can DMNTD come up with for another night on the couch? (self appointed I might add).:yawn: :whistle: ;)

[mynameis]

So if MotoGP isnt aired what am I going to eat my pop-corn over? And what reason can I come up with to stay up till 4am? And what reason can DMNTD come up with for another night on the couch? (self appointed I might add).:yawn: :whistle: ;)

Um over documentary channel on 49 I guess! lol ..

[denill]

As it's pretty bloody likely that we will NOT get live or delayed MotoGP coverage - can any one tell me how to get it live from the MotoGP Website http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_live_coverage.htm?menu=live_coverage

My last efforts were crap.

[Skunk]

I'm quite happy getting MotoGP on Prime. That way I don't have to pay for three Sky channels of Rugby just to see two hours of real sport.

[Lucy]

I'm quite happy getting MotoGP on Prime. That way I don't have to pay for three Sky channels of Rugby just to see two hours of real sport.


Yeah but Sky owns Prime now, so if Sky don't have the rights, they won't be showing it on Prime. And if somehow MotoGP got really popular, then they wouldnt show it on Prime anyway, but put it on one of the pay channels.

We ditched Sky just over a year ago, (found out we were paying for an unasked for Arts Channel). Haven't missed it at all.

[nickchilli]

while your at it can you spam the world super bike website http://www.worldsbk.com/ its got to be the most pathetic website there is, with no photos/videos/ info and if you want live coverage good luck..... at least the moto gp website lets you watch it live and keeps you up to date ..

[denill]

I'm quite happy getting MotoGP on Prime. That way I don't have to pay for three Sky channels of Rugby just to see two hours of real sport.


I wish that you just may be right BUT I don't think you'll be getting MotoGP on Prime. Since Prime was bought out by the MIGHTY SKY that went down the gurgler. Poker yeah - but no MotoGP???

[Cleve]

As it's pretty bloody likely that we will NOT get live or delayed MotoGP coverage -

This SHOULD BE an outrage.
Is it worth a motorcycle demo down the main streets of New Zealand on a certain day if this is indeed confirmed?
1000's of bikes/bikers on the news in cities and towns around NZ saying "SKY show MotoGP"

or should we all just get really interested in Poker...?

[denill]

This SHOULD BE an outrage.
Is it worth a motorcycle demo down the main streets of New Zealand on a certain day if this is indeed confirmed?
1000's of bikes/bikers on the news in cities and towns around NZ saying "SKY show MotoGP"

Nah Cleve, bikers will just take your easier option - quoted below.


or should we all just get really interested in Poker...?

[Ivan]

haha
I might go get into poker playing I wonder if they have small poker cards for the smaller classes eg the equivilent to a 125?

[Verity]

We can stop moaning, here's the email I received from Sky this morning and it's a little different to the ones you guys have posted -

SKY Sports has secured the rights to the MotoGP, the coverage will be starting in March however as a schedule is yet to be confirmed please see the Skywatch magazine or our website closer to the time as schedule details will be available once confirmed.

Kind Regards
Lucilla King

[denill]

We can stop moaning, here's the email I received from Sky this morning and it's a little different to the ones you guys have posted -

SKY Sports has secured the rights to the MotoGP, the coverage will be starting in March however as a schedule is yet to be confirmed please see the Skywatch magazine or our website closer to the time as schedule details will be available once confirmed.

Kind Regards
Lucilla King

Fan-bloody-tastic Verity!!!!!!!!!!!

What is the email addy?? So that anyone here who gives a rat's arse can send their lifelong gratitude.

[Verity]

The address the sky email was generated from -
SkyTV [skytv@mailap.custhelp.com]

I

[Cleve]

YAY!! Lets all think that the huge numbers of emails from KB'ers and others made them see the light.

[Bykmad]

Whether it be free to air or on pay TV, at least we have it. Watch it at a mates, warch it at the Pub, have a mate record it, just watch it, and then save the pennies and go to Phillip Island. There is no better race track (Isle of Man is Roads not a race track) in the world. See it, smell it ,live it. Moto GP is the ultimate!!!!!

[L.L. Cool M]

Watch it at a pub? My friend and I were just talking about this, does anyone know any pub in Auckland that shows the Moto GP? I don't think there are any.

[Mort]

I heard it mentioned on a radio advert..... I aint got sky sport by now I'm signing up.

YEEHAH !!!!!

[gav]

Did you know that Sky has 6 hours of live coverage of Phillip Island on this Sunday for the World Superbikes? Starting 1 o'clock thru to 7! Thats like watching Bathurst for bikes, you beauty!!
And can confirm that latest Skywatch has live coverage of MotoGP on Saturday 10th March from Qater from 10.00PM until 2.00AM. Round two from Spain is on Sunday the 25th, live 9.00PM, so hopefully we'll be seeing the 125's and 250's live too, not that bullshit that Prime used to pull....

[Kornholio]

Did you know that Sky has 6 hours of live coverage of Phillip Island on this Sunday for the World Superbikes? Starting 1 o'clock thru to 7! Thats like watching Bathurst for bikes, you beauty!!
And can confirm that latest Skywatch has live coverage of MotoGP on Saturday 10th March from Qater from 10.00PM until 2.00AM. Round two from Spain is on Sunday the 25th, live 9.00PM, so hopefully we'll be seeing the 125's and 250's live too, not that bullshit that Prime used to pull....

Thats affirmative... Yee fucking har ....Live WSBK and MotoGP FINALLY :D

[Cleve]

FANbloodyTASTIC! I can't wait!

[Kornholio]

Actually I cant remember if they F1 on Sky last year but they have this year too.... Sky have swept the lot of them :D
Makes it almost worth paying 60 or so dollars a month for it :|

[digsaw]

Hope they put it on Prime,then i can record it an watch at a time of my choice, as for sky,only one thing to say, FUCKUM...:whocares:

[quattrocchi]

The chances of SKY bringing MotoGP to us are pretty slim and if you haven't grovelled, begged, implored, pleaded <a href=mailto:skytv@mailap.custhelp.com>SKY TV:</A>

Sent mine off now.

What about this:
If anyone here can get Sky Sports 2 and has a DVD-R will you agree to make copies and we who are interetsed pay agree to pay $10 per race for a copy?

I'd pledge that.

Brian
West Auckland

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