Worlds Championship on TV

[figuristka]

I think that might be teh reason they do put it on the extra station. That's 2.95 they wouldn't otherwise get.

Yeah i don't like adding an extra channel. They should have scheduled more on their main network. I wrote to say though should. Iam adding the channel just for Worlds anyway as i prefer watching it on TV when i can. Unfortunately they have hockey playoffs which seems to be the most important for the main network.

 

[islandpaddler]

Here's the thing. If you all support Universal Sports, IceNetwork and the Canadian channel that cost extra, maybe they'll be there again. At least on IceNetwork, you get to see all the skaters. Not just the last group or if we're lucky a few skaters from the next to last group. We can all sit here and say they should do this or they shouldn't charge, but figure skating these days just isn't a hot button item so if we have to pay a little to get it, do it so perhaps they'll all do it again next year.

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

^ Da Vinci? Maybe not.

But doesn't it make you smile a little, even so? Like when the paper mache dragon comes out in a Wagner opera?

No smiles; hate kids. And worse I may miss Ladies SP because I will be seeing Wagners Die Walkyrie on the same day which will last four to five hours on end

 

[Tonichelle]

Yeah i don't like adding an extra channel. They should have scheduled more on their main network. I wrote to say though should. Iam adding the channel just for Worlds anyway as i prefer watching it on TV when i can. Unfortunately they have hockey playoffs which seems to be the most important for the main network.

probably makes more $$ for the station than skating. Bigger market = bigger ratings = more money. hate to break it to all of the skating fans, but the world doesn't revolve around us and the networks aren't just being mean to us. They have to make money. Right now skating's taking a backseat in North America, we just have to deal with it. Emailing the networks is great, but we're such a small demographic that it's a waste of time.

 

[Violet Bliss]

CBC has put the entire 3 hour WC Special aired on March 26 on line.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Sports/Full_Shows/1659795921/ID=1858920081

Kurt's visit to CS and Patrick's training starts at 2:24:30, which has not been put up online before.

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

CBC has put the entire 3 hour WC Special aired on March 26 on line.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Sports/Full_Shows/1659795921/ID=1858920081

Kurt's visit to CS and Patrick's training starts at 2:24:30, which has not been put up online before.

Is that a State Run channel? If not, let us hear how well it is sponsored. I'm interested because USA channels are not government run and require sponsoring.

 

[silver.blades]

CBC is government funded

 

[Violet Bliss]

^^^^
..........and commercially funded, so it's not ad free like PBS. OTOH, it doesn't run those marathon pledges either.

 

[BigJohn]

CBC is government funded

^^^^
..........and commercially funded, so it's not ad free like PBS. OTOH, it doesn't run those marathon pledges either.

Thank God for the CBC. Great sports coverage on the weekends on TV, many live coverage feeds on events on the website, plus the CBC airs a top notch evening newscast.

 

[Violet Bliss]

Thank God for the CBC. Great sports coverage on the weekends on TV, many live coverage feeds on events on the website, plus the CBC airs a top notch evening newscast.

Not to mention top quality shows like the long running Nature Of Things. David Suzuki deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his dedicated life long environmentalism, long before it became a hot topic. :thumbsup:

 

[Short circuit]

Here is the CBC/Bold World's broadcast schedule. The are also putting on the World Synchro.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/story/2010/10/21/spf-cbc-figureskating-schedule.html

 

[silver.blades]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this yet, but it seems like some countries might be able to get live feed from the ISU.
http://video.digotel.com/eurovisionbest/isu/testvideoplayer/index.html

 

[sequinsgalore]

I'm not sure if anyone posted this yet, but it seems like some countries might be able to get live feed from the ISU.
http://video.digotel.com/eurovisionbest/isu/testvideoplayer/index.html

Too bad, it's not avaible in Denmark...

 

[Olympia]

Gaak! Has it started? What's going on? I know I'll barely get YouTube access; hope our greedy networks don't make a YouTube blackout the way NBC did with the Olympics.

 

[beep_beep]

It's available here in Brazil (we *never* get anything) and I'll probably fork those $10.
The on demand streaming will be particularly useful (all assuming it'll work as intended...)

 

[Violet Bliss]

I am not into synchro skating but am curious why there has been no mention when it has started yesterday. Anybody watching? Available?

 

[Lilli]

I am not into synchro skating but am curious why there has been no mention when it has started yesterday. Anybody watching? Available?

I believe they were held early in April. Finland won gold and silver and the U.S won bronze.

 

[genki]

Any other live feed, anyone?

 

[Violet Bliss]

China CNTV：http://sports.cntv.cn/
Russia NTV：http://tvali.ge/gadget.php?channel=70954
Eurosports（Figure Skating）：http://www.fromsportcom.com/
Italy RaiSport：http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/Page-11dfcccf-8a35-4dff-8f3b-3b338b7c2fde.html
Sweden SVT：http://svtplay.se/
icenetwork（fee$9.95，10-11Pass holder $4.95）：http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110411&content_id=17648986&vkey=ice_pressrelease
Universal Sports（fee $9.95）：http://www.universalsports.com/index.html
ISU（fee $10.00）：http://video.digotel.com/eurovisionbest/isu/buynow/index.html

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

^^^^
Good post! Which would be the best for an American to watch?