| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free 09:15 - May 24 with 1120 views | Mark |
Why should TNT hold this power? UEFA are letting fans down again by giving TNT a contract which allows them to charge for the final. The government should add it to the list of games which must be shown for free, along with the World Cup, England matches and FA Cup final.
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 09:31 - May 24 with 1064 views | Pinewoodblue |
A Gooner soon to be a goner. |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 10:50 - May 24 with 957 views | blueoutlook |
Think they had the chance to add it to the list,but didn’t. I’m with BT(EE), so get HBO. Watched the Villa game the other night. Will watch Palace and the champions league final as it’s in my deal. Apart from that HBO is well over rated. Nothing on there that interests me that Im desperate to watch. |  | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 11:26 - May 24 with 896 views | Mullet |
It’s great Starmer is doing that, but what a shambles football is in. No wonder kids aren’t into it when they don’t have the access to it as they grow up. We’ve seen it with so many sports like boxing etc once it goes off mainstream it’s hard to grow it in the next generation.
Part of the conditions for the rights to all major competitions should be having to air the final for free. |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:38 - May 24 with 790 views | Trequartista |
I think the fact they announced it so late and that an English team is involved has caught the government out, they can easily add it to the list for next season. |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:42 - May 24 with 758 views | Zx1988 |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:38 - May 24 by Trequartista |
I think the fact they announced it so late and that an English team is involved has caught the government out, they can easily add it to the list for next season. |
Would it be that easy to do mid-contract?
If the Government tries to force TNT to make the European finals free-to-air next season, TNT will no doubt complain that they wouldn't have paid so much for the contract if they'd have known that they couldn't rinse fans for the finals. |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:43 - May 24 with 751 views | JimmyJazz |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 11:26 - May 24 by Mullet |
It’s great Starmer is doing that, but what a shambles football is in. No wonder kids aren’t into it when they don’t have the access to it as they grow up. We’ve seen it with so many sports like boxing etc once it goes off mainstream it’s hard to grow it in the next generation.
Part of the conditions for the rights to all major competitions should be having to air the final for free. |
Any young kids with access to just terrestrial television will grow up thinking football is primarily a female sport |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:49 - May 24 with 731 views | Trequartista |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:42 - May 24 by Zx1988 |
Would it be that easy to do mid-contract?
If the Government tries to force TNT to make the European finals free-to-air next season, TNT will no doubt complain that they wouldn't have paid so much for the contract if they'd have known that they couldn't rinse fans for the finals. |
Not easy, it would kick off big time, but i think they would gain some political credit in doing it. | |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:52 - May 24 with 719 views | Zx1988 |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 12:49 - May 24 by Trequartista |
Not easy, it would kick off big time, but i think they would gain some political credit in doing it. |
It's certainly the sort of thing that an ailing Starmer, or a fresh Burnham could do to earn some vital political capital.
I'd be all for it. | |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 13:09 - May 24 with 641 views | stonojnr |
Why ? if the government want to show it, let them pay for it, which knowing this lot theyd probably think was a grand idea, maybe they could get all the kids bussed to watch it in cinemas with a breakfast.
go down the pub and watch it, support your local economy. or do what most people do just ignore it. | | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 13:19 - May 24 with 615 views | J2BLUE |
Because they paid for the rights. Starmer has no right to demand they air it for free although clearly that should be a condition of all future contracts. |  | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 14:02 - May 24 with 547 views | lurcher |
TNT paid for the rights to screen the game. You can't be expected to give something away for free when you paid for it. Are all England games free, many have been on SKY over the years. |  | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 18:56 - May 24 with 377 views | Mark |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 14:02 - May 24 by lurcher |
TNT paid for the rights to screen the game. You can't be expected to give something away for free when you paid for it. Are all England games free, many have been on SKY over the years. |
What were UEFA thinking by agreeing a contract with TNT which stopped fans watching the final without paying? How can that be in the interests of the sport? It should be a requirement that the final is shared with a free to air channel such as ITV.
England matches are all on free to air TV, although I remember Sky had some a few years ago. I thought that was awful, as England are our national side! | | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 20:46 - May 24 with 304 views | darkhorse28 |
Because they paid for it.
Not ideal. But we kinda enjoyed spending £200 million of TV money in the last 18 months, so we’d be very hypocritical to criticise TV money in football.
Got to pay the piper. They don’t pay all that money for giggles. | | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 20:52 - May 24 with 300 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 09:31 - May 24 by Pinewoodblue |
A Gooner soon to be a goner. |
Harry Seacombe from the Goons would be better. Ah no, make that Spike Milligan. He’d be an awesome PM; at least PMQs would be a laugh. |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:03 - May 24 with 273 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 18:56 - May 24 by Mark |
What were UEFA thinking by agreeing a contract with TNT which stopped fans watching the final without paying? How can that be in the interests of the sport? It should be a requirement that the final is shared with a free to air channel such as ITV.
England matches are all on free to air TV, although I remember Sky had some a few years ago. I thought that was awful, as England are our national side! |
We’re well beyond the interests of fans and the sport in general, unfortunately. I agree with you, but we’re increasingly in the minority. | |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:10 - May 24 with 262 views | algy |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 18:56 - May 24 by Mark |
What were UEFA thinking by agreeing a contract with TNT which stopped fans watching the final without paying? How can that be in the interests of the sport? It should be a requirement that the final is shared with a free to air channel such as ITV.
England matches are all on free to air TV, although I remember Sky had some a few years ago. I thought that was awful, as England are our national side! |
UEFA to do things "in the interests of the sport". Nice idea but not likely.
The club and player organisations EFC and FIFPRO could stand up to UEFA for the fans but wouldn't as the tv money benefits them and UEFA will say clubs and players are the sport. Not fans. | |
| Never forget that on 7th. April 2021, for ITFC, the Game Changed. |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:11 - May 24 with 261 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 10:50 - May 24 by blueoutlook |
Think they had the chance to add it to the list,but didn’t. I’m with BT(EE), so get HBO. Watched the Villa game the other night. Will watch Palace and the champions league final as it’s in my deal. Apart from that HBO is well over rated. Nothing on there that interests me that Im desperate to watch. |
I've got the free version of HBO included in my Sky package. That had the Villa game on free to view. Do you know if the Champions League final is the same? |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:38 - May 24 with 204 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 20:46 - May 24 by darkhorse28 |
Because they paid for it.
Not ideal. But we kinda enjoyed spending £200 million of TV money in the last 18 months, so we’d be very hypocritical to criticise TV money in football.
Got to pay the piper. They don’t pay all that money for giggles. |
As you likely know, the first step to football sanity is to take the TV money out of the equation! Life is for living, not to be watched! |  |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:52 - May 24 with 183 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:11 - May 24 by GlasgowBlue |
I've got the free version of HBO included in my Sky package. That had the Villa game on free to view. Do you know if the Champions League final is the same? |
Yeah, if you could see Villa you’ll be able to see the others. All three are being shown through the HBO basics plan with Sky /Now TV Entertainment. | |
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| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:52 - May 24 with 183 views | Mark |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 20:46 - May 24 by darkhorse28 |
Because they paid for it.
Not ideal. But we kinda enjoyed spending £200 million of TV money in the last 18 months, so we’d be very hypocritical to criticise TV money in football.
Got to pay the piper. They don’t pay all that money for giggles. |
TV companies have paid for Champions' League rights for years, but this is the first time the final is not free to watch.
Most TV money goes on ever higher player wages, so we don't 'enjoy' it as such at Premier League level as other clubs have the same or more. Yes, it is to our advantage against Championship clubs of course. | | | |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:57 - May 24 with 172 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Starmer urges TNT Sports to show Champions League final for free on 21:52 - May 24 by Swansea_Blue |
Yeah, if you could see Villa you’ll be able to see the others. All three are being shown through the HBO basics plan with Sky /Now TV Entertainment. |
Good stuff. | |
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