“Our” BBC? Really?

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.

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

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.

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

Agree Badamaman

First world problem.

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?

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.

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

Is there such a thing as “Gransplaining” ?

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

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.

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 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

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.😄

RosieandherMaw

And I thought this was such an innocuous topic, safe even.
GN is not the friendly environment it once was- stimulating ,plenty of lively discussion but not patronising, sneering or openly confrontational.
This is NOT aimed at any particular poster (especially not whoever immediately precedes my post) but when you have to take a deep breath and put your big girl pants on before opening your mouth... well its no longer for me.

In that case I wish I had joined earlier than a couple of years ago🤔
There do seem to be many cross patches around.
I can’t comment about tennis as I never watch it but the Beeb isn’t as it used to be that’s for sure.

And I thought this was such an innocuous topic, safe even.
GN is not the friendly environment it once was- stimulating ,plenty of lively discussion but not patronising, sneering or openly confrontational.
This is NOT aimed at any particular poster (especially not whoever immediately precedes my post) but when you have to take a deep breath and put your big girl pants on before opening your mouth... well its no longer for me.

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

I found that my news programme on a Sunday morning on BBC 1 had been moved to BBC2 for Match of the Day going over matches from the previous day.
Surely current news should be more important than yesterday's football.
Why can't that go on BBC2.
Bah humbug!

This was in Metro:

metro.co.uk/2025/06/10/andrew-castle-urges-bbc-keep-wimbledon-tv-rights-tnt-sports-23375735/

Andrew Castle has urged the BBC to keep their Wimbledon TV rights.

The BBC have been showing Wimbledon in the UK since 1937 but TNT Sports have become the secondary broadcaster for 2025.

(TNT was formerly BT Sports and can be watched though BT, Sky and Virgin).

TNT Sports have taken over the daily 90-minute highlights show, aired at the end of each day’s play, and will also be showing the singles finals along with the BBC, with viewers able to watch those matches on either channel.

As things stand, Wimbledon singles finals are a Category A event under Ofcom, meaning that live coverage must be made available on free-to-air channels like the BBC.

TNT Sports have not signalled interest in being the main broadcaster.

Wimbledon reportedly costs the BBC around £60m a year and a deal is currently in place to keep them as the principal broadcaster until 2027.

TNT Sports meanwhile, have the UK rights to show the Australian Open and French Open. The US Open rights are owned by Sky Sports in the UK.

BlueBelle

I wish they d have a darned sports channel for all the various sport lovers and leave the rest of us to watch our drivel

I'm in the club. Regular viewers are sidelined every time. I've nothing against people watching sport, but don't think it should always be prioritised. As I say, on commercial channels it is the regulars who bring in the advertising revenue that pays for the programmes, including sport.

I don't actually watch much live TV as I prefer to binge back to back when I watch; but it's maddening when I sit down to see something only to find that it's been moved.

The BBC doesn’t have enough rights to sporting events to fill a channel.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_broadcasting_contracts_in_the_United_Kingdom#cite_note-25

BlueBelle - can we start a club for people who think like we do?? I am sick to death of constant sport, fed up to the back teeth of my favourite soaps etc being moved to suit the powers that be. They don’t give a toss about the viewers, and never will.
My tv broke down recently and I had no tv for a week. I hate watching on my iPad, so I didn’t bother. To my surprise, I found I didn’t miss it at all.
I think that is why I, and a lot of others are giving up on tv and finding other things to do instead.

I wish they d have a darned sports channel for all the various sport lovers and leave the rest of us to watch our drivel

Well that’s all right then.
Your understanding is noted.

no need to be so dismissive

I was not. I was stating fact. You asked:

Is this part of a brave new world future where the only tv is streamed I wonder.

I merely pointed out that all TV is streamed and has been since 2012. It isn’t the future nor is it dystopian.

From next Monday between BBC1 and BBC there is non stop Wimbledon coverage from ten thirty in the morning until ten at night and then more just one hour later.

Unless some rivetting live play is still going on at ten in the evening, the coverage up to that time is likely to include highlights from the day’s play anyway.

It really is enough to give a third of the combined BBC1 and BBC2 schedules for two weeks to an event that doesn’t interest everybody and, moreover, inconveniences those who see their favourite regular programmes moved.

What about those people who may not have access to on-demand services?

Hopefully, anyone desperate to watch the highlights who cannot or does not want to stay up that late and doesn’t have access to on-demand services will have some kind of recording device e.g. a Humax box they can set.