Why couldn’t they show Leeds V Hudds tonight?

[Dallas Mead]

The wire game was called off by lunchtime. Is it beyond the wit of man and a multi billion pounds sports broadcast company to move the game 1.5 hours up the road with many hours notice?

Minuscule sport to Sky, as we know.

[Dave T]

These are quite big operations, I don't think you just unplug the camera, throw it in the back of the car and drive over the Pennines and plug it back in. 

[LeeF]

2 minutes ago, Dave T said:

These are quite big operations, I don't think you just unplug the camera, throw it in the back of the car and drive over the Pennines and plug it back in. 

Exactly. It’s why there are no football or cricket matches played at a ground the day before where the game is to be televised 

[Dallas Mead]

Agreed, but with 6/7 hours notice? would they do it for the premier league for a match 55 miles away?  We all know the answer.

[LeeF]

Just now, Dallas Mead said:

Agreed, but with 6/7 hours notice? would they do it for the premier league for a match 55 miles away?  We all know the answer.

What is the answer?

Mind you Sky televise all Premier League matches just not all in the UK

[Mr Frisky]

41 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

The wire game was called off by lunchtime. Is it beyond the wit of man and a multi billion pounds sports broadcast company to move the game 1.5 hours up the road with many hours notice?

Minuscule sport to Sky, as we know.

I've worked in tv and film and it doesn't really work like that.

[Padge]

46 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

The wire game was called off by lunchtime. Is it beyond the wit of man and a multi billion pounds sports broadcast company to move the game 1.5 hours up the road with many hours notice?

Minuscule sport to Sky, as we know.

Your lack of understanding of how big an operation this would be suggests you really need to sit back and  learn from what people post in reply to your OP.

[johnh1]

The game is clearly being recorded, as it is shown on the Super League show, or whatever it is called. Couldn’t Sky plug into that as they have exclusive rights and provide commentary from the HJ stadium. Or, better still, just show the game with no commentary!

[Damien]

37 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

Agreed, but with 6/7 hours notice? would they do it for the premier league for a match 55 miles away?  We all know the answer.

You'll probably waste all of that just packing everything up and traveling.

[Padge]

This is an article about what's involved in the production of a championship soccer game. RL may be a scaled down version in terms of numbers but it will be as complicated.

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2015/04/21/behind-the-scenes-with-sky-sports-at-molineux/

Edited August 19, 2021 by Padge

[Padge]

4 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

The game is clearly being recorded, as it is shown on the Super League show, or whatever it is called. Couldn’t Sky plug into that as they have exclusive rights and provide commentary from the HJ stadium. Or, better still, just show the game with no commentary!

You may not believe this but Sky do have standards, they would not want to put something out that would appear amateurish on one of their sports channels. It could tarnish the brand.

Edited August 19, 2021 by Padge

[RigbyLuger]

3 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

The game is clearly being recorded, as it is shown on the Super League show, or whatever it is called. Couldn’t Sky plug into that as they have exclusive rights and provide commentary from the HJ stadium. Or, better still, just show the game with no commentary!

It's not being recorded to the standard of a regular Sky Sports match. 

 

They couldn't switch games at late notice. If they'd gone with a cut down set up, with less cameras for a video ref, some would have moaned about that too.

 

Every Premier League game is set up with the full works because they go worldwide. Super League obviously isn't so it's a stupid comparison.

[yipyee]

1 hour ago, Dallas Mead said:

Agreed, but with 6/7 hours notice? would they do it for the premier league for a match 55 miles away?  We all know the answer.

All PL games are filmed and presented, most are televised overseas.

 

[Eddie]

27 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

The game is clearly being recorded, as it is shown on the Super League show, or whatever it is called. Couldn’t Sky plug into that as they have exclusive rights and provide commentary from the HJ stadium. Or, better still, just show the game with no commentary!

Imagine the uproar on this forum if they showed it with no commentary

[Waynebennettswinger]

10 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Imagine the uproar on this forum if they showed it with no commentary

You’re right of course but if they could just occasionally turn off Terry O’Connor’s microphone without telling him then that would be a great start. 

[Damien]

26 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Imagine the uproar on this forum if they showed it with no commentary

With the current Sky line up that sounds like an improvement!

[ATLANTISMAN]

I have been at many stadiums helping instal temporary LED signage for a match and have witnessed the SKY team setting up and taking things down.

The amount of cabling involved alone is massive,i remember a RU game at Richmond finished at 5PM on a Sunday we left at 9PM and the SKY team were still at it.

Not too mention setting the whole thing up again.

 

Paul

[voteronniegibbs]

18 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

I have been at many stadiums helping instal temporary LED signage for a match and have witnessed the SKY team setting up and taking things down.

The amount of cabling involved alone is massive,i remember a RU game at Richmond finished at 5PM on a Sunday we left at 9PM and the SKY team were still at it.

Not too mention setting the whole thing up again.

 

Paul

I've worked many concert & sport events with road crew / sound engineers and associated staff. They would arrive 12 hours before the live event and that's after dismantling and travelling from the previous show. And that was on a planned itinery. 

[Joe Aitcheson]

1 hour ago, Waynebennettswinger said:

You’re right of course but if they could just occasionally turn off Terry O’Connor’s microphone without telling him then that would be a great start. 

Why just occasionally, ffs?

[bentleyman]

2 hours ago, Waynebennettswinger said:

You’re right of course but if they could just occasionally turn off Terry O’Connor’s microphone without telling him then that would be a great start. 

Turn Barry M off hes awful !!

[Gooleboy]

4 hours ago, Dallas Mead said:

The wire game was called off by lunchtime. Is it beyond the wit of man and a multi billion pounds sports broadcast company to move the game 1.5 hours up the road with many hours notice?

Minuscule sport to Sky, as we know.

They probably thought who wants to watch Leeds v Huddersfield.

[meast]

11 hours ago, Dallas Mead said:

Agreed, but with 6/7 hours notice? would they do it for the premier league for a match 55 miles away?  We all know the answer.

Completely different scenarios, the Premier League handle their own outside broadcasting set up and distribute the pictures to the media outlets.

They have the same set up at every game.

Rugby League doesn't.

It has one set up for the game that day.

As others have said already, it isn't just a case of unplugging a couple of cameras and off we go, it's a massive logistical operation, usually taking 5-6 hours to set up, another 2-3 hours to take down and put away etc and involves miles of cables and 2 truck loads of equipment.

[Spidey]

Next year you'd hope this won't be an issue with full production at every game

[JohnM]

8 hours ago, bentleyman said:

Turn Barry M off hes awful !!

Ah, another Linda Ronstadt fan singing the forum's anthem , sung about anything and everything done by those in control of the game, invested in the clubs, officiating at games etc etc

"Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better, 'cause I'm over you
I learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are

You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no goodetc "

Edited August 20, 2021 by JohnM

[JohnM]

On a more positive note, the naysayers could persuade LPL to run a BGT-type event to find replacements for all the commentators snd pundits Linda Ronstadt is singing about.