CM
Yes, it's true. Not happening, however, for an (indeterminate) number of years, depending upon what happens in the areas of digital take-up, and broadband popularity. But it will happen.
It's not, however, a sign of reduced sport output - just the repackaging of the sport that the BBC has.
It's not, however, a sign of reduced sport output - just the repackaging of the sport that the BBC has.
GE
has it? how?
Well . . .
As Luke said, since August 2001
Football Focus
and
Final Score
were removed from within Grandstand and established as separate programmes.
Just this year, the
Grandstand
brand was dropped from Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games coverage.
Since August 2001, there has been little effort to establish a regular, week-in-week-out presenter, a Rider, Lynam or Coleman-like fugure.
Grandstand used to be a great compendium of sports coverage - perhaps three or four sports featured every week (with the exception of one-event-dominated occasions such as the Grand National, FA Cup Final). Nowadays, it is more and more common for the ENTIRE programme to be devoted to one sport, presented by the presenter associated with
that
sport. (Saturday 22nd April 2006 being an example - three-and-a-half hours of World Snooker, and nothing else).
Even if there is more than one sport featured (and usually its a maximum of two), the programme seems to be distinctly split up. For example, 1pm-2.30pm Racing with Clare Balding, 2.30pm-4.30pm Rugby with John Inverdale.
Although it pains me to say it, the only valid reason I could give for retaining a Saturday Grandstand would be the inclusion of football half-times. But in a digital society, the viewer can simply press the red button.
Nevertheless, Grandstand is/was undoubtedly a sporting institution and will be sorely missed.
Hymagumba posted:
bbcsport posted:
Yup. 
Inevitable really. Its been on the cards for a while I suppose.
Inevitable really. Its been on the cards for a while I suppose.
has it? how?
Well . . .
As Luke said, since August 2001
Football Focus
and
Final Score
were removed from within Grandstand and established as separate programmes.
Just this year, the
Grandstand
brand was dropped from Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games coverage.
Since August 2001, there has been little effort to establish a regular, week-in-week-out presenter, a Rider, Lynam or Coleman-like fugure.
Grandstand used to be a great compendium of sports coverage - perhaps three or four sports featured every week (with the exception of one-event-dominated occasions such as the Grand National, FA Cup Final). Nowadays, it is more and more common for the ENTIRE programme to be devoted to one sport, presented by the presenter associated with
that
sport. (Saturday 22nd April 2006 being an example - three-and-a-half hours of World Snooker, and nothing else).
Even if there is more than one sport featured (and usually its a maximum of two), the programme seems to be distinctly split up. For example, 1pm-2.30pm Racing with Clare Balding, 2.30pm-4.30pm Rugby with John Inverdale.
Although it pains me to say it, the only valid reason I could give for retaining a Saturday Grandstand would be the inclusion of football half-times. But in a digital society, the viewer can simply press the red button.
Nevertheless, Grandstand is/was undoubtedly a sporting institution and will be sorely missed.
MU
That's unlucky.
It reminds me of the end of Swap Shop / Sat Superstore / whatever I was watching, and then dinner, then dragged around the shops or to my Gran's for tea and watching her old B&W set warm up to the football results ready for the cartoon and Jim'll Fix It. Therefore I'd completely miss the whole thing, bar the fantastic theme and the results at the end.
james2001 posted:
Grandstand reminds me of Saturdays at my dad's house being forced to watch football, rugby & other assosiated tripe, bored out of my skull.
That's unlucky.
It reminds me of the end of Swap Shop / Sat Superstore / whatever I was watching, and then dinner, then dragged around the shops or to my Gran's for tea and watching her old B&W set warm up to the football results ready for the cartoon and Jim'll Fix It. Therefore I'd completely miss the whole thing, bar the fantastic theme and the results at the end.