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Post by LTFan on Nov 11, 2020 11:10:52 GMT
@ltfan. Thank you. No I wasn't aware of that. Have you seen the production by Solent Kestrels in the L Lynch Trophy? More than one camera. They did a really good job and it was all done by students at the university. Yes, I did. Considering it was done by university students with next to no budget it was really impressive. Unfortunately though it simply wasn't of the quality that would be required to be broadcast by the likes of the BBC or Sky. For that you really need a professional company producing the coverage, like how the BBL use Televideo (www.televideo.co.uk/credits), and that comes at considerable cost. |
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Post by LTFan on Nov 11, 2020 11:13:24 GMT
As long as Suzanne Dando is back even better Ok Grandad.  |
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Post by stevetino on Nov 11, 2020 12:36:56 GMT
As long as Suzanne Dando is back even better Ok Grandad. ?? |
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Post by LTFan on Nov 11, 2020 12:55:24 GMT
Ok Grandad. ?? Just winding you up at how long you must have been following British basketball. I include myself in that too though... I go back as far as the BBC Grandstand days of British basketball, not as far as the Channel 4 days though. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2020 17:44:51 GMT
@ltfan. Thank you. No I wasn't aware of that. Have you seen the production by Solent Kestrels in the L Lynch Trophy? More than one camera. They did a really good job and it was all done by students at the university. Yes, I did. Considering it was done by university students with next to no budget it was really impressive. Unfortunately though it simply wasn't of the quality that would be required to be broadcast by the likes of the BBC or Sky. For that you really need a professional company producing the coverage, like how the BBL use Televideo (www.televideo.co.uk/credits), and that comes at considerable cost. Not much is done on " next to no budget" at Solent.
The guy who did the Oaklands' group of the Lynch Trophy had multiple cameras and did all the production on his own. It was very impressive. Obviously he had a brilliant colour commentator for the middle set of games 
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Post by connors on Nov 11, 2020 18:54:49 GMT
LTFan my memory must be a bit hazy (or considering my roots Hayesey) as my recollection is the Grandstand days predated C4 coverage.
However what I would add to this debate is the BBC has bugger all sport on. The BBL would sell its product for a small price. The BBC should have a mandate to support minority sports. Basketball feels like a minority sport in UK......shouldn’t it be a no brainer?
I would add though the days of the Sky coverage have always felt like the golden age of the BBL.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2020 19:50:53 GMT
Pretty sure the BBL's coverage of the National Cup final spanned the time C4 covered the top flight, they certainly overlapped. According to this, it started in 1979. I'm not sure of the exact dates C4 had their Monday night slot. |
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Post by milehigh on Nov 11, 2020 21:16:19 GMT
C4 coverage started when the channel was launched in 1982.
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Post by LTFan on Nov 12, 2020 11:50:18 GMT
Yes, I did. Considering it was done by university students with next to no budget it was really impressive. Unfortunately though it simply wasn't of the quality that would be required to be broadcast by the likes of the BBC or Sky. For that you really need a professional company producing the coverage, like how the BBL use Televideo (www.televideo.co.uk/credits), and that comes at considerable cost. Not much is done on " next to no budget" at Solent.
The guy who did the Oaklands' group of the Lynch Trophy had multiple cameras and did all the production on his own. It was very impressive. Obviously he had a brilliant colour commentator for the middle set of games
The coverage of the Lynch Trophy on the NBL YouTube channel was very good - full credit to all those involved. But having said that unfortunately it still wasn't of the quality required to interest the likes of the BBC or Sky for broadcast on their channels. |
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Post by LTFan on Nov 12, 2020 11:53:22 GMT
LTFan my memory must be a bit hazy (or considering my roots Hayesey) as my recollection is the Grandstand days predated C4 coverage. However what I would add to this debate is the BBC has bugger all sport on. The BBL would sell its product for a small price. The BBC should have a mandate to support minority sports. Basketball feels like a minority sport in UK......shouldn’t it be a no brainer? I would add though the days of the Sky coverage have always felt like the golden age of the BBL. Maybe I'm incorrectly referring to all BBC coverage as Grandstand. What I was getting at is that British basketball has been on the BBC since the Channel 4 years (not counting the most recent BBC coverage). I'm sure I saw some British basketball games on the BBC in the late 90s - just finals, not weekly games. EDIT: I've posted this before, but here's a history of basketball on the BBC, dating back to the 1940s - genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=basketball&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#searchAnd this evidences that British basketball was on the BBC until the early 2000s (as recent as 2004) - when it was still branded as Sunday Grandstand on BBC Two. genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2fdc6e8c069844ce8c5fd2d5d838be0f |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2020 8:45:16 GMT
Sky sports deal announced
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Nov 13, 2020 8:52:52 GMT
Sky sports deal announced Big news |
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Post by casualhook on Nov 13, 2020 8:58:42 GMT
30 games a year for 2 years, that’s pretty good going I’d say
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Post by lexumcomp on Nov 13, 2020 9:02:35 GMT
Great news. 30 live games not tape delayed or highlights.
I wonder what the slots will be.
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Post by chesterdonnelly on Nov 13, 2020 9:06:37 GMT
That is the best news. Does anyone have a link to the announcement please?
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Post by jumbo on Nov 13, 2020 9:10:02 GMT
Great news. 30 live games not tape delayed or highlights. I wonder what the slots will be. Friday nights I think. Haven't seen any official announcement but that's what I'd heard was going to happen. |
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Post by skeg on Nov 13, 2020 9:24:58 GMT
Sky sports deal announced Finally |
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Post by youngrocks on Nov 13, 2020 9:53:31 GMT
But but but british basketball is a poor product. Nobody would want to do that. 🤔
Absolutely brilliant news. Hopefully the big games and not an attempt to cover all teams.
Well done bbl
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Post by docker on Nov 13, 2020 10:26:34 GMT
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Post by PointlessMonkey on Nov 13, 2020 10:26:42 GMT
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Post by saintpat on Nov 13, 2020 10:42:56 GMT
Excellent news!!
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Post by drivethebody on Nov 13, 2020 10:43:51 GMT
Amazing news- if this doesn’t get crowds rushing back nothing will!
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Post by saintpat on Nov 13, 2020 10:47:02 GMT
Of course they won't be showing Lions games whilst Liggins is in the team!!😂
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Post by Solly on Nov 13, 2020 10:51:15 GMT
Outstanding work! I've just twirled Mrs S around the living room!  |
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Post by borthwick on Nov 13, 2020 11:01:33 GMT
Very good news. I wonder if this will generate more corporate sponsorship of the league and trophy like it was in the 90s. And of course increased exposure for clubs. BBL has to keep its product at a good level and hence the cover all clubs or best games debate begins. Personally I would have a BBL premier and BBL 2 with the best EBL clubs.
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