BBC Badminton Schedule-Commonwealth Games 2006

[jamesd20]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/schedule/4662600.stm


adjust the day by day schedule on the right, and it gives the times and channel for each sport.

Looks like some good coverage albeit at some unsociable hours (For European Viewers). I am booking my time off work now!

[david14700]

Looking at the schedule, there are some slots which are 8 hours long!

Wonder how they're going to fill that much airtime? Hope it won't be like the last Olympics where when there was no match on, the camera men and commentators just went for coffee and left the camera running, pointing at an empty court for half an hour.

[Neil Nicholls]

Looks like some good coverage...
On SKY maybe. It doesn't look so good on Freeview.

[david14700]

Surely the BBC and Sky will use the same feeds, and just have their own commentators?

The TV coverage during the Sydney Olympics was excellent, miles better than the Athens games (but still not as good as the AE), and don't get me started on the last World Championships in Anaheim!

Let's hope that the Commonwealth Games use the same production company.

[Neil Nicholls]

BBC have 5 interactive channels on Sky digital, but only 3 on terrestrial digital.

e.g. March 16th
12 hours on Sky
5 hours on terrestrial

It won't be different commentators. It's a BBC channel available from satellite as opposed to a BBC channel available on terrestrial.

[jamesd20]

On SKY maybe. It doesn't look so good on Freeview.


How can you get the non-freeview BBC streams?

There is still more than usual I think, although most is on the non-freeview. We can only hope we do well, so more comes on the mainstream channels.

[Neil Nicholls]

How can you get the non-freeview BBC streams?
by being a SKY digital subscriber.
maybe also on cable - dunno.

P.S.
in their schedules
Freeview 1 is BBC1 on freeview
Freeview 2 is 301 or 701 on freeview
Freeview 3 is 302 or 702 on freeview

[david14700]

Ah, I see. Looking over the entire week's schedule, it looks like most of the later rounds are only available on the interactive channels.

Hope they do some kind of highlights show on the freeview channels.

At least the coverage is of decent quality.

Saw the South Africa v Singapore match last night. Good camera angles and dark background, easy to see the rallies. Match was really one-sided, though I guess that should be expected. The South Africans were part-timers, compared to the full professional Singaporeans, some of whom were ex-Chinese nationals.

[robfitsy]

If you don't have SKY, you can get the Interactive streams online here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/video_and_audio/default.stm

Click on Live: Commonwealth Games BBC TV coverage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm)and choose the appropriate stream. Quality is on par with ASF videos seen here for download.
Note: Only available to UK internet users.

[FEND.]

Do the BBC team do commentary? I'm thinkin of going up to them and asking them for the post. :P

[Neil Nicholls]

I've only seen 1 of the matches, and it was the usual suspects.
Gillian Clark and a man (probably Simon Archer, maybe Darren Hall, can't remember)

[Neil Nicholls]

or David Mercer

[jamesd20]

David mercer or Barry Davies.

I agree the coverage is very poor, both televised and reports of results generally. BBC radio and TV are not reporting results at all.

Is it not within their Licence agreement that the coverage is free?

[fast3r]

David mercer or Barry Davies.

I agree the coverage is very poor, both televised and reports of results generally. BBC radio and TV are not reporting results at all.

Is it not within their Licence agreement that the coverage is free?

Its David Mercer. Except now for some matches they have some Australian commentators who no nothing about badminton and have nothing better to say than 'Oh, thats a good shot...' or 'He's levelled the score at 11-all now...'.

i think they mentioned that televised coverage is provided by a Chinese station, i acually think its pretty good, if at a slightly awkward time.

[jamesd20]

i think they mentioned that televised coverage is provided by a Chinese station, i acually think its pretty good, if at a slightly awkward time.

I think this goes for all IBF tournaments.
The time can't be helped, they are the other side of the world.