“Our” BBC? Really?

Anniebach

I confess, I am so cross when football is shown at a time I usually watch tv, but tennis ? yes please

I have a friend who won’t even answer her mobile during Wimbledon fortnight.😄

I have checked the times of BBC broadcasting already,, for many years it has been ‘not going anywhere not doing anything’ for weeks, Queens, Eastbourne , Wimbledon

Silverbrooks, thank you for explaining 'streaming'!!!

TNT calls for an extra subscription unless watched via BT.

Bluebelle, I agree that the BBC should have a dedicated Sports Channel - is it not, theoretically, a public service broadcaster?

I would rather watch test cricket - which seems to have been cut entirely in favour of short forms.

If we want real cricket I believe we have to go to Sky where it's obviously behind a paywall.

On a helpful note - have you tried switching over to Standard Definition?
This requires less bandwidth.

Silverbrooks, thank you for explaining 'streaming'!!!
(Do aerials still feature and “non smart” tv’s)

Is there such a thing as “Gransplaining” ?

Ha ha.
Not dismissing anyone here.
We all like what we like!

No change in that!
I find the tennis uninteresting so I don't watch it.
My mother-in-law loves it.
She even had a call about something happening on the court from a friend (also glued to it) that I answered it because she was "too busy".

We always complain when a change doesn't suit us - but it probably suits someone else.

Totally agree
The french open
The farewell ceremony for Rafa Nadal only shown in subscription tv!
Yet on 3/4/5 all had football? Now it’s cricket?
Before that Cheltenham & Ascot races
Not forgetting F1?
Why are us tennis fans so let down? And don’t get me started on the poor quality tennis reporting!
Andrew Castle & John Lloyd supposedly commentating at Queens but actually waffling on about Lloyds cousin? Awful absolutely awful
Sorry for my rant
Looking forward to next week but will miss Federer and Nadal - Will we see the veterans on tv?

First world problem.

Agree Badamaman

mabon1

First world problem.

We live in the first world, mabon. We can care about things in the rest of the world and moan about our lives toom

As a cricket fan, and a permanent deserter from Wimbledon’s grunting, I look back to the happy days when I’d grab my protesting children after school, and race home to I could watch the test match on tv, sound off, and the wonderful radio commentary from Jonners, Richie Benaud, etc.

As someone who can’t stand tennis I object to it taking over the BBC to such an extent.

tattygran14

As a cricket fan, and a permanent deserter from Wimbledon’s grunting, I look back to the happy days when I’d grab my protesting children after school, and race home to I could watch the test match on tv, sound off, and the wonderful radio commentary from Jonners, Richie Benaud, etc.

Me too. I listen to TMS at work now.

Happy to watch the Tennis finals, not bothered beforehand, avidly watch football, some cricket and MrJ the golf.
But there are other programmes if we’re not out or reading, so for a couple of weeks I don’t mind.

I don't know why, but I have lost interest in sport over the last few years. At one time I was glued to the box watching football and tennis in particular. I used to get so excited shouting out various comments but now, and I don't know why, I'm not the least interested in the matches.

Nope it sure isn’t Oreo. Got rid of our license, much happier for it.

I don’t follow sport but for my whole life I have accepted that there are times when it’s a big football contest cricket season Wimbledon olympics etc and it disrupts usual timings. I don’t really follow sport but it’s traditional in my world and nice to have seasonal events that people follow and enjoy. Streamed or not I like it the way it was and I’m sorry about the disruption but somehow I like it too it makes a change.

Andrew Castle is awful! He was a third rate tennis player but speaks as if he’s as expert! Just my humble opinion.Sorry.

I can’t stand tennis, or cricket, or football, but I can forgive Wimbledon as it only lasts a fortnight. As for the other two,
plus Formula One, my other half watches them all year round from somewhere in the world!
The only sports I like to watch are ice hockey, because it’s so fast, and cycling tours (more for the scenery than the racing!). They’re only to be found on the more obscure channels. It’s a pity that the BBC can’t offer a separate dedicated sports channel, maybe including some of the less mainstream action.

tattygran14

As a cricket fan, and a permanent deserter from Wimbledon’s grunting, I look back to the happy days when I’d grab my protesting children after school, and race home to I could watch the test match on tv, sound off, and the wonderful radio commentary from Jonners, Richie Benaud, etc.

🥰
Happy days!

Castle was no 1 seed GB but never reached a final , agree he wasn’t a good player

Dottydots

I don't know why, but I have lost interest in sport over the last few years. At one time I was glued to the box watching football and tennis in particular. I used to get so excited shouting out various comments but now, and I don't know why, I'm not the least interested in the matches.

I still like watching tennis but have totally lost interest in football. The England team play so boringly and other games don’t inspire.I think it’s bad for any sport when it’s no longer on terrestrial tv.

In looking through the news coverage about the TV scheduling change, I did find this in the The Mirror:

The BBC have defended their decision and stated that matches often go on until the evening and they wouldn't want their live coverage (which goes on until 10:00pm) to clash with their own highlights show. They also added that the Today at Wimbledon show is "currently set for 8pm from Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th July, when earlier finishes are expected.

In other words, the shift is only for the first week or so of the tournament when there are a lot of early round matches to get through.

What's happened about the BBC coverage of Neil Young at Glastonbury [which I was really looking forward to]? Is it down to Neil Young or the BBC? Either way the only people who will suffer are music fans like me who can no longer go to see live bands.