BBC to show Super Bowl

[Panda]

The BBC has won the terrestrial rights to show the Super Bowl in the UK. Having been on ITV for the last 3 years and previously on Five and Channel 4, BBC will show the event for the first time next year, having signed a 2-year deal.

BBC will also show highlights of the first regular season game to staged outside North America when the Miami Dolphins play the New York Giants at Wembley on 28th October.

Good news that people who don't have Sky will still get to see the Super Bowl. The coverage can't be much worse than ITV's, though it did improve over time. My only worry is that the BBC bosses egos are so big, I think they'll want their own commentary team there (probably Jonathan Pearce or someone equally clueless. I remember hearing bits of Pearce commentating on it for Five Live a few years ago. He had no idea what he was talking about) rather than take the world feed like ITV did or the host broadcaster's coverage like Sky.

[Si.]

this should be good, they have seen that its getting exposure and will bring more people to the game, i just wonder what they will do during the brakes in play?

[Matt Aloud]

timone6 said:

this should be good, they have seen that its getting exposure and will bring more people to the game, i just wonder what they will do during the brakes in play?

cut back to a BBC studio where the presenters are clueless

anyways I'm happy after week 1 of the season. The Broncos won 15-14

[o]

Good god, just leave it alone.

[Robin]

I'd say it's called flogging a dead horse in the UK, they've been trying for years to get the British public into the sport but it'll never happen!

[Razzle Dazzle]

i was playing john madden football 92! the other day, such a good game

[Matt Aloud]

rmbod said:

I'd say it's called flogging a dead horse in the UK, they've been trying for years to get the British public into the sport but it'll never happen!

never say never I've been trying to follow it for about 10 years now. Been a revelation having Sky Sports these past 2 seasons.

Just never watch the SuperBowl before a 9am lecture. That hurts!

[-Big Dan-]

dazthehammer said:

i was playing john madden football 92! the other day, such a good game

I used to have that on Megadrive! I never had the foggiest what I was doing though, and I'd probably be none the wiser now.

[Razzle Dazzle]

subhuman said:

dazthehammer said:

i was playing john madden football 92! the other day, such a good game

I used to have that on Megadrive! I never had the foggiest what I was doing though, and I'd probably be none the wiser now.

yeah, i got mymegadrive out the atic last week and weve been playing john madden none stop. i had no idea how to play until hupin showed me, its quite simple really, you select your play, press c to get the 3 way screen up and press either a b or c to throw to the 3 selected players. ahh its when games were simple and fun, you dont even have to press anything to catch the pass just have to run into the circle where the ball is going.

anyway, its fun and im tempted to get a newer version 15 years on

[Matt Aloud]

I want Madden 08 for the Wii

[Panda]

rmbod said:

I'd say it's called flogging a dead horse in the UK, they've been trying for years to get the British public into the sport but it'll never happen!

Wrong.

After the 80s boom when a lot of people liked because it was cool to like it at the time, the sport has managed to maintain a loyal following that is on the increase again.

Sky is showing triple bills of live games every Sunday this season with Five showing live Monday night games as well.

There is both a demand and a potential market for the sport in this country. 90,000 people at Wembley next month will prove that.