ITVs reason for pulling the plug

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and yet they had 2 commentators, 2 separate analysts and a presentor, even HBO only have 3 guys doing it all.

[Carnage]

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and yet they had 2 commentators, 2 separate analysts and a presentor, even HBO only have only 3 guys doing it all.
Fuck em!

[Losfer_Words]

Sign of the times, mate. It's happening everywhere and TV isn't free from the bite of the recession; especially channels like ITV who heavily rely on advertising revenue.

[El Cepillo]

There goes the only reason to watch ITV.

[Welsh Dragon]

A load of balls. They could startup an itv box office channel or something. Atm on itv they have stupidly fast cars whizzing round a track going so quick no fucker can see em, and the brits at the back, no fuckers interested!

[noonan]

A load of balls. They could startup an itv box office channel or something. Atm on itv they have stupidly fast cars whizzing round a track going so quick no fucker can see em, and the brits at the back, no fuckers interested!

i think F1 gets alot more viewers than ITVs boxing, hence the reason there boxing is on ITV4 ,

[noonan]

and F1 is now on beeb!!!!!!!!!

[robpalmer135]

We just gotta hope sky or ESPN up there game. Our hopes do rely on ESPN!

[kosaros]

i think F1 gets alot more viewers than ITVs boxing, hence the reason there boxing is on ITV4 ,

Yeah but the F1 is not on a prime time slot.

[fatcity]

God forbid that boxing promoters actually promote fights instead of selling their garbage to tv and collecting both on both ends(tv and live gate).

[noonan]

Yeah but the F1 is not on a prime time slot.


Which emphasises my point more-so its not in a prime time slot and still gets higher ratings than most boxing matches!

The point shown when nobody picked up the live broadcast of froch vs taylor, Britains only world champ and it wasnt televised, very poor state, there arent many other mainstream sports where a british champion wouldnt be televised some way or another ie terstrial or sky etc

[Chud]

i think F1 gets alot more viewers than ITVs boxing, hence the reason there boxing is on ITV4 ,

and F1 is now on beeb!!!!!!!!!

think he was refering to that touring car racing or whatever it is, that they still show on ITV4.

[LDJB81]

so does this mean that there will be no more shows on itv4? was looking forward to cleverly's next fight

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so does this mean that there will be no more shows on itv4? was looking forward to cleverly's next fight

they're pulling the plug at the end of the year before the 2 year contract with henny is complete.

any shows put on before the end of the year will be shown including the cleverly card

[slip&counter]

how much would they have saved if they just had rowling commentating and presenting with duke and barry co-commentating and barry doing post analysis, and got rid of that roving reporter and 2 or 3 others

what i don't get aswell is why television companies continue to sign long contracts with promoters instead of getting it on a fight by fight bases, long contracts give promoters the license to take the piss with poor match-ups and undercards.

[kosaros]

Which emphasises my point more-so its not in a prime time slot and still gets higher ratings than most boxing matches!

The point shown when nobody picked up the live broadcast of froch vs taylor, Britains only world champ and it wasnt televised, very poor state, there arent many other mainstream sports where a british champion wouldnt be televised some way or another ie terstrial or sky etc

Higher than most on ITV4, not the rare shows that are shown on ITV1 like Froch or Khan in the past.

[Vantage_West]

There goes the only reason to watch ITV.
coronation street omnibus here we come:happy







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