Eurosport timings

GGBiker
GGBiker Posts: 450
edited May 2013 in Pro race
Anyone else disappointed by the lack of eurosport evening highlights of the Giro?

I can't watch it live as I have a job, ditto the 7am highlights. In evening prime time they are showing the tour of Norway! Ridiculous IMO.

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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    There are also highlights on Sky Sports if you have it.
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  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    I don't know the stats but do most folk these days not have a recordable box? If not, why not upgrade?
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    argyllflyer wrote:
    I don't know the stats but do most folk these days not have a recordable box? If not, why not upgrade?

    Bit of a pompous arrogant reply. some folk cant afford certain sky/virgin packages and some folk even have families and a mortgage to keep.
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    argyllflyer wrote:
    I don't know the stats but do most folk these days not have a recordable box? If not, why not upgrade?
    Bit of a pompous arrogant reply. some folk cant afford certain sky/virgin packages and some folk even have families and a mortgage to keep.
    Bit harsh, he only suggested a box I bet most people have anyway. Not that it's a solution as Eurosport's timings are so off stuff is seldom shown when it's meant to be.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    argyllflyer wrote:
    I don't know the stats but do most folk these days not have a recordable box? If not, why not upgrade?

    Bit of a pompous arrogant reply. some folk cant afford certain sky/virgin packages and some folk even have families and a mortgage to keep.

    How are you watching Eurosport without a Sky / Virgin package?
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    More worrying is does Sky have exclusive rights to show the highlights first? If so doesn't bode we'll for TDF as I'll be forced to watch ITV4.
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  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    argyllflyer wrote:
    I don't know the stats but do most folk these days not have a recordable box? If not, why not upgrade?

    Bit of a pompous arrogant reply. some folk cant afford certain sky/virgin packages and some folk even have families and a mortgage to keep.

    If you're already watching Eurosport through Sky or Virgin, upgrading to a recordable box is not a huge amount (I think it's £15 if you set it up yourself at Sky and about £50 if not).

    If you watch Eurosport through Eurosport Player, then it's unfortunate Sky seem to have the primetime highlights. Thy will be on youtube somewhere though, in possibly better quality as you won't have the buffering.

    At the end of the day, cycling is a sport that runs in worktime hours and if it wasn't for being able to record races and watch when permitted (i.e. avoiding Corrie), I'd not be seeing half what I do, as yes I go out to work to pay off my mortgage and I can't hog the tv at all hours as I have a family too...
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Eurosport themselves have said they can't broadcast Giro highlights earlier
    there are rights restrictions which mean we can't show it earlier I am afraid

    I suspect Sky can outbid Eurosport pretty much whenever they want to.

    Also
    There's no such restriction in place for Le Tour.
  • MrT
    MrT Posts: 260
    Just a note..if you have your sky+ on series record for the Giro....you may need to switch channels today as its moto GP then probably switch back again later.
  • GGBiker
    GGBiker Posts: 450
    I watch it through eurosport player on iPhone or laptop and stream it to TV via Apple TV, so no record option.

    Costs £2.99 per month, great value given just about everything cycling wise is shown.
  • pete54
    pete54 Posts: 488
    I didn't realise that Sky were showing early evening highlights. Eurosport told me that they can't show their highlights any earlier due to rights issues. Now it all makes sense.

    I am watching via the Eurosport Player too. If you use the Mac or PC version you can rewind the live channels by three hours. Depending on when you get home from work this means you can catch the last hour of two of the day's stage.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,820
    You pays your money you takes your choice.

    If you pay £2.99 a month you get all that affords, if you pay for Sky Sports with Sky+, you get that.

    Simple really. Oh, and I have a job, child and rent to pay, if that makes any difference

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