ban ITV from showing football

[alexxxxx]

first of all they missed that everton goal last season and played a tic tac advert over it.

this year we missed an ENGLAND goal because they put a Hyundai advert on ITV HD meaning hundreds of thousand of people missed Gerrard's goal. Me and a hundred or so people at the place i was watching the game were not happy at all. and of course ITV's coverage is just terrible anyway.

BBC > ESPN > SKY > FIVE > ITV.

Never again.

[CHA!NGANG]

Swap Sky with ESPN imo.

But yeah I agree. Plus, I wanted to see the handshakes, and the toss. Instead ITV played the advert. What a stupid thing to do. I get they want to make money but do it at other points.

[Jam]

ITV supposedly don't run it themselves so its not directly their fault, the coverage was otherwise to the standards of other broadcasters and I wouldn't say 'hundreds of thousands' of people missed the goal, ITV HD's share is lucky to be over 1.5% of the people watching a simulcast program.

If you have a problem with commercially funded broadcasters showing World Cup games, the BBC's coverage of England v USA is on BBC Three & HD in about 30 minutes.

[Oleh]

I didnt get any adverts on itv... But 4 minutes in and theres an advert, jeez thats just as bad as dave

[alexxxxx]

ITV supposedly don't run it themselves so its not directly their fault, the coverage was otherwise to the standards of other broadcasters and I wouldn't say 'hundreds of thousands' of people missed the goal, ITV HD's share is lucky to be over 1.5% of the people watching a simulcast program.

If you have a problem with commercially funded broadcasters showing World Cup games, the BBC's coverage of England v USA is on BBC Three & HD in about 30 minutes.

i would say there were at least 100 000 watching on ITVHD because at pubs and clubs that's what they show.

and ITV don't take the pictures or replays but they do put the adverts on.

tbh i haven't seen much of ESPN (watched a few games at the pub) but i just hate andy gray.

[Adamm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwwywcM_sdQ

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[alexxxxx]

i still tremble from this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmDJolBRSHk&feature=related

[Arron]

pow.
the pub i was in had intervals at necessary times, not 3 minutes in.

[Geraint]

i'd have been quite happy having adverts then if im honest.

[Luke]

times like this i love forgetting i actually have ITVHD :P

[AgnesIO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwwywcM_sdQ

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They only sang that though coz they Leeds were so bad that day lol

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Agreed. Also there is a really annoying blur around EVERY player when zoomed out.

******* ******s. Mind you I on't have ITVHD on Sky :P

[Adamm]

i'd have been quite happy having adverts then if im honest.
so sour

[JackBuddy]

Rubbish commentators and **** panelists and presentors. Even the opening titles are ****. Arguably less professional than channel 5.

[Becca]

I don't see that much of a difference with HD because it's only a little bit more high def.
Stupid really. ;lll

[StefanWolves]

The BBC should show all of the World Cup, full stop. They are by far the best broadcaster of Sport and have by far the best line up, they even have Mick McCarthy commentating!

[Bun]

what jokers lol

[Geraint]

so sour

i don't want to see england goals.

[-Heart]

I can't really agree with this seeing as
A) I didn't miss Everton's goal last season against Liverpool, even though many did
B) I didn't miss England's goal last night, even though many did :P.

[Bun]

I can't really agree with this seeing as
A) I didn't miss Everton's goal last season against Liverpool, even though many did
B) I didn't miss England's goal last night, even though many did :P.

i didn't even but let's be honest it's always been rubbish

i like southgate but the rest of them are full of rubbish

[Adamm]

i don't want to see england goals.
so sour, enjoy ur 4 nations tournament

[StefanWolves]

i don't want to see england goals.

well we don't need to know about it :S keep it to yourself? your constant sarcasm is becoming a bit tedious now.

[Jordy]

Rubbish commentators and **** panelists and presentors. Even the opening titles are ****. Arguably less professional than channel 5.Totally agree, Patrick Vierra can't even speak fluent English so why on earth was he on the panel (and what relevance does he have to England vs USA anyway?). Adrian Chiles knows nothing about football and the commentators were just over the top with clichés and optimism.

Then of course there's the disaster with ITV HD and I swear the TV companies get some say over how much of the atmosphere is represented in the audio? I can't blame the vuvuzelas on ITV but I believe they do have the capability to stop them drowning out the commentators etc.

[StefanWolves]

Totally agree, Patrick Vierra can't even speak fluent English so why on earth was he on the panel (and what relevance does he have to England vs USA anyway?). Adrian Chiles knows nothing about football and the commentators were just over the top with clichés and optimism.

Then of course there's the disaster with ITV HD and I swear the TV companies get some say over how much of the atmosphere is represented in the audio? I can't blame the vuvuzelas on ITV but I believe they do have the capability to stop them drowning out the commentators etc.
He's better than Adebayor :|

And don't worry, Fifa are going to ban the Vuvuzela's because broadcasters are complaining. Money talks.

[Geraint]

well we don't need to know about it :S keep it to yourself? your constant sarcasm is becoming a bit tedious now.

sarcasm? far from it. stop getting so wound up about any criticism about england. im welsh and thus would prefer to see no england goals. i'm not going to lie.

[CHA!NGANG]

Vieira is a legend, don't mind him being on it as he knows his stuff.

Adebayor is a *****.

[StefanWolves]

sarcasm? far from it. stop getting so wound up about any criticism about england. im welsh and thus would prefer to see no england goals. i'm not going to lie.
wound up? the only person i see wound up is you.

that's your opinion yes, but as i said earlier your repetitiveness is getting very tedious. we all know of your hatred for england so you really don't need to mention in it in every post you make. i guess all this stems from the fact that your beloved wales isn't in the world cup, arr, shame that.

[-Heart]

Vieira is a legend, don't mind him being on it as he knows his stuff.

Adebayor is a *****.
Now what do I find suspicious about this post... hmmm..

[Geraint]

wound up? the only person i see wound up is you.

that's your opinion yes, but as i said earlier you repetitiveness is getting very tedious. we all know of your hatred for england so you really don't need to mention in it in every post you make. i guess all this stems from the fact that your beloved wales isn't in the world cup, arr, shame that.

i am in no way wound up. you're the one who keeps moaning about everything.

[StefanWolves]

Moaning? where?

[Browney]

I missed the goal after running from the pub to home. I got home in time to see the replays. Grr.

On the subject of English, Adebayor and Vieira both speak better English than Capello.

[Geraint]

oh, everyone's saying england havem't got a chance, media saying we're crap, people saying heskey's crap bla bla

[StefanWolves]

lol did you just make all of that up to make yourself look correct?

i stuck up for heskey, how is that moaning?

[Bun]

alright ladies, we're all friends here

[Robbie]

The HD was in SD aswell :(

[StefanWolves]

haha, what do you expect from someone who has never felt the true passion of a world cup :P

[Geraint]

lol did you just make all of that up to make yourself look correct?

i stuck up for heskey, how is that moaning?

it's all correct. you even made a thread aimed at sky sports news about.........england, and more specifically, ledley king.

[StefanWolves]

so now you've changed the subject to a thread i made... which one is it going to be? i made that thread because as usual sky sports news are making something massive our of something small, as they always do.

that's not 'moaning', that's being honest and realistic.

go play rugby or something, i don't know, just stop being so bitter.

[Geraint]

you seem to be the one who keeps changing the subject. belittle wales or whatever all you want, i couldn't give a toss. you're just being over-emotional and moaning about any criticism england gets.

i'd rather not play rugby, as i don't like it. i'd be supporting cardiff blues rfc not cardiff city fc if i was a rugby supporter.

[CHA!NGANG]

Now what do I find suspicious about this post... hmmm..

Nothing :eusa_shif

[StefanWolves]

you seem to be the one who keeps changing the subject. belittle wales or whatever all you want, i couldn't give a toss. you're just being over-emotional and moaning about any criticism england gets.

you're telling me to not be over-emotional? sorry but try saying that when you have actually experienced a world cup. until you have experienced a world cup only then can you tell me to stop. i notice how you've now changed it from 'moaning' to 'over-emotional', so what's it going to be?!?!?! make your mind up!!

btw i'm STICKING UP for england (you'd do the same for wales), because our performance wasn't actually that bad at all, IMO there were more positives than negatives, the big negative obviously being the GK and CB.

[Geraint]

you're telling me to not be over-emotional? sorry but try saying that when you have actually experienced a world cup. until you have experienced a world cup only then can you tell me to stop. i notice how you've now changed it from 'moaning' to 'over-emotional', so what's it going to be?!?!?! make your mind up!!

btw i'm STICKING UP for england (you'd do the same for wales), because our performance wasn't actually that bad at all, IMO there were more positives than negatives, the big negative obviously being the GK and CB.

read my post. i used the word moaning in there. you're just taking it way too far. other's on here are english but they're not moaning about any criticism england gets.

[StefanWolves]

read my post. i used the word moaning in there. you're just taking it way too far. other's on here are english but they're not moaning about any criticism england gets.
you're the one carrying on the debate? just leave it. come back when wales in a world cup, pls.

[Geraint]

well, it seems like you are.

[StefanWolves]

now you're starting to make no sense whatsoever.

drop it kiddah.

[Geraint]

you're the one carrying on the debate? just leave it. come back when wales in a world cup, pls.

you're just saying that because it's an easy comeback for you.


now you're starting to make no sense whatsoever.

drop it kiddah.

you edited your post and my post was a reply to the unedited version.

[StefanWolves]

i can't remember what i put before i edited it lmao ;[

[Geraint]

neither can i.

[Black_Apalachi]

Swap Sky with ESPN imo.

Agreed. Doesn't ESPN have a really bad delay?

I keep hearing about the Everton v Liverpool incident but I don't remember seeing an advert - the pub I was in seemed to lose it's Sky signal or something because the TV just went black for a few seconds then it came back on and Everton were celebrating. Was absolutely devastating though :P

The amazing thing about the England v USA match is that it was the first WC game I didn't watch in HD!!! So far I've watched every match at home on the two HD channels but yesterday I was at someone else's and they only had Freeview so that turned out well!