Sky TV motorcycle racing coverage?

**roogazza** · 20th May 2009, 12:48

Originally Posted by chrispy121

I had sky ring me today and ask me if I wanted to add the rugby channel

I then asked if they could also cancel subscriptions as well as adding the rugby channel. I then cancelled my sky sport subscription after telling them I was paying for live sport and no getting it when I can pay no money and get it off the internet live.

I was phoned about 15 minutes later asking why I cancelled my response was bring back live bike racing and I will renew my subscription

Like your style Chrispy121, even if you suffer eventually, by missing the races when they finally do show them.
I had a call selling Rialto last week, I never miss a chance to have a moan when they call me. I am also a regular pest by phone and E mail. Every little bit helps.
ps I'm talking Motogp and Wsbk here, I have no interest in our local scene. Gaz.

**Badjelly** · 20th May 2009, 14:51

I don't care if it's live as long as they have cover the entire race and they stick to the advertised time and channel.

Better that they show the lot on Monday morning, than they advertise it will be live on Sky Sport 1 and then switch to SS3 at the last minute to make way for cricket.

Just my $0.02.

**steve74** · 20th May 2009, 20:11

i WASNT HAPPY WITH MY RESPONCE SO HIT THEM WITH THIS:

Thank you for your quick reply

However, it does not answer my questions

It is my understanding that your sports coverage for Sunday night / Monday morning was as follows:

Sky sports 1 Played Live Cricket from 12:40am
Sky sports 2 played Live Cricket from 12.00am followed by another live game of cricket at 1:55am
Sky sports 3 Played Live Cricket 10:20pm through to 6:30 am.

So why play Cricket Live on 3 Channels For Cricket Fans and neither the World Superbikes or MotoGp for the Hundreds of Viewers who pay their sky subscriptions to see Live Motorcycle racing?
I Find it hard to believe that any Cricket Fan could watch 3 channels at once!!!!

Perhaps it is time for sky to have a stand alone motor sport channel which could play Live motor sport and replays, this would give more room on the 3 remaining sports channels for live cricket.

Awaiting your response

PISSING IN THE WIND IM SURE!!

**Rick 52** · 21st May 2009, 20:44

I have just told the buggers what I think again

I hope the flees of a thousand camels infest their arseholes

**Hitcher** · 21st May 2009, 20:50

Originally Posted by Rick 52

I hope the flees of a thousand camels infest their arseholes

LOLzah! You win today's Howler Award!

**mikeey01** · 21st May 2009, 21:26

Sky haven't woken up to the fact that subscribers are leaving because of many issues (much like this) and people won't put up with their crap!

Rock on Eurosport tv (not available in nz yet), but I think this is going to change in the not too distant future..

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/

Tv section is blocked for NZ

**robboh** · 22nd May 2009, 00:14

FRAK!!!!
I just got to the end of watching the WSBK I recorded on Monday morning on MySky, and Sky screwed up royally!!!

They played SBK Race 1, and then SuperSport, and chopped it right before the start of SBK Race 2.

Im seriously pissed now!!!

A thousand fleas infesting their assholes is too good for them!!

Thats the problem with MySky, its EPG based, which means if they mess up their EPG, or change the channel (as they have done with F1 in the past) that its on, then then the recording is messed.

I do remember now thinking at the time I set it up to record that it wasnt likely to have SBK1/2 & SS. Mind you, I was expecting them to drop SS.

On a better note, at least they are playing most of the F1 practise sessions this year, as well as the qualifying (which I think they started playing last year).

**101bob** · 22nd May 2009, 09:01

I have sent 2 more emails to sky nz hearld and tv guide .They just need a push maybe a kiwibikers ride outside there office with a chat to a tv station or radio ??

my latest sky e mail
I am waiting for a reply from my last e mail ? The replays of the moto gp and superbikes have been 1 am or 6 am, I had to get my 10 year old son out of bed to watch them , We watch a lot of live sport on sky with live stats. Replays don't cut it! Even the most anally retentive person is not going to watch 3 games of cricket live.Can you please tell me how sky is going to fix it or will we be returning sky after 15 years?

Bryan

**k14** · 22nd May 2009, 09:51

Originally Posted by robboh

FRAK!!!!
I just got to the end of watching the WSBK I recorded on Monday morning on MySky, and Sky screwed up royally!!!

They played SBK Race 1, and then SuperSport, and chopped it right before the start of SBK Race 2.

Im seriously pissed now!!!

A thousand fleas infesting their assholes is too good for them!!

Thats the problem with MySky, its EPG based, which means if they mess up their EPG, or change the channel (as they have done with F1 in the past) that its on, then then the recording is messed.

I do remember now thinking at the time I set it up to record that it wasnt likely to have SBK1/2 & SS. Mind you, I was expecting them to drop SS.

On a better note, at least they are playing most of the F1 practise sessions this year, as well as the qualifying (which I think they started playing last year).

Did you set mysky to take race 2? They were two seperate programs, like every other time wsbk is on. When it is live they always have race 1 and supersport followed by a break and then race 2 in a different program. I have series linked both and it automatically recorded both shows

**robboh** · 22nd May 2009, 21:06

Originally Posted by k14

Did you set mysky to take race 2? They were two seperate programs, like every other time wsbk is on. When it is live they always have race 1 and supersport followed by a break and then race 2 in a different program. I have series linked both and it automatically recorded both shows

Yup, thats how they normally do it, and because of that, I did look for a 2nd 'episode' when I set it up to record. But I didnt see any others, so I was thinking that they were just going to play the 2 main races due to lack of time (due to live cricket!!)

However, thinking back now, Im not sure if I checked the other sport channels, just the one that it was on (Sport3 IIRC).

**k14** · 23rd May 2009, 07:20

When I booked it (pretty sure on the saturday) the second show was straight after the first one and both on sky sport 3. Oh well, make sure you series link it next time! They work 50% of the time, so then you only miss every second weekend

**chrispy121** · 31st May 2009, 19:45

warning urgent change made wsbk

Sky sport this time have the super bikes live but at the last minute today they have changed the channel to sky sport 1 from sky sport 2 if you have booked this you will need to change this as you will end up with some other kid of inferior sport instead

**skypig** · 1st June 2009, 22:40

Well, typically and royally #u(k@d up again.

Skywatch (typically a work of fiction) – No race 1, no Super Sport. Race 2 LIVE 08:55-10:30 Skysport2
Internet guide (equivalent of reading tea leaves) – Race 1 and “Superbikes”SIC LIVE 05:30 Slacksport1, Race 2 LIVE 08:55-10:30 Skysport3
EPG (changes before your eyes) (@01:30, 4hrs before first race) Race 1 and “Superbikes”SIC LIVE 05:30 Slacksport1, Race 2 LIVE 08:55-10:30 Skysport1 - Seems to have been correct

It’s not like this round hasn’t been scheduled (by the organizers) months ago

I was going to ask if “MySky” can keep up with it, sounds like”NO”!