i read something about two weeks ago saying they had come up with an agreement and it should be in place withing the next two weeks. well that was two weeks ago and i havnt heard anything. does anyone know whats going on with that?? i just wanna know whether to get tvn hooked up to my foxtel or not :P

cmon whisperer. Its $12 for a year- surely thats not a problem!

HAHA yeah i know, i just didnt really know what was going on there. when u put it like that i think ill just subscribe.

thanks for making me look like a tight **** :P

i dont think the discussion is going well with tvn-sky.

my prognosis is that when it comes on it will cost $50 a month extra those on foxtel getting it for $12 a year best count their blessings as i cant see it lasting.
the game will be how much can tvn get for its product.

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laurie

did anyone else see the article a couple of weeks back about something being worked out. basically from what i remember it was something to do with mooney valley saying they couldnt afford to keep funding the channell and they would be pulling the pin on it.

What about those of us without Foxtel I mean this is friggin ridiculos the way I see it I will never see any decent vision of Sydney and Melbourne racing again I can get it on Bigpond because I have broadband but half of the time it is a waste of time even turning it on I certainly wouldn't pay a cent for the service simply because it is nothing short of total crap.

These greedy pigs need to get there crap together and get it sorted out I don't particularly care who is and who isn't missing out on there end if something isn't done soon they won't need to worry about it they will lose so many punters and fans of the sport in QLD and other areas simply because they have shown little respect or care for our needs up here.

I for one am fed up with the whole deal there has supposed to of been a solution on the table ready to go for months now and things seem no closer now to being worked out than they were the day the things were split.

Why would someone want to own a horse they cannot even see run and lets face it most people who want to own a horse regardless of where they live want to own one racing in the biggest part of the industry Sydney and Melbourne makes it awful hard to follow if you cannot see anything.

If I lived IN australia and wanted to see every metro race on Tv, pay or otherwise, which service is providing the best coverage at the moment?

Also, are there any Satellite tv options? has anyone looked right into this? Is it possible that some overseas satellite tv such as Dubai etc may be getting Australian racing coverage that could be received in Australia free to air if someone had a sat receiver? (Dubai can be received in Australasia on sat.).

With the australian tv beaming into bali etc, and other countries possibly taking feeds from Sky etc, has anyone found anything useful?
This could also apply to Australian rules matches etc.

One example is that the Grand prix can be viewed down under live via satellite free to air I'm told...

Any input gratefully appreciated

Cheers

Can you get this service via broadband?

IMO i don't think any TAB or Gov' in this country,especially the NSW Gov' , cares two hoots what you or i see or don't see as long as the BOTTOM LINE ,ie dollars coming in are maintained.
as with everything associated with Gov' control in this country,foresight is not a prerequisite for being in control of it.
i am one who refuses to pay the day light robbery charges from Foxtel so the radio will do me fine,after all,thats how i started and i can see even in this technological wonderous age that this is the way it will finish and i'm only 48yrs old so still a way to go yet,i hope.
have given up on the capitolists!!!

Ade you can get a free service from Bigpond if you are a Bigpond broadband user if not I amnot sure if you can actually pay for the service or not but my advice would be stay away from it, if the free service is anything like the pay version they would have to pay me to use it far to choppy and not very clear at all.