WHat's happened to the BBC coverage?

WTF has happened to the Qatar coverage on the BBC? I just checked and they aren't even showing it, and Eurosport are not showing it live but will be showing it @ 10pm. If the BBC is only showing it on the red button then how the hell is that free to air as was originally muted by Dorna for the reason of giving them exclusive rights.

Saturday 11 April

Qualifying

2000-2300, BBC Red Button/online FREEVIEW 301/302
Repeated Saturday - 2000 and 2300 and Sunday 0200, 0500, 0800, 1100 and 1400, BBC Red Button/online

Sunday 12 April

MotoGP preview
1300-1330, BBC Two/online

125 and 250cc race
1750-2005, BBC Red Button/online...FREEVIEW 301/302

Race
2045-2200, BBC Four/online this will be on freeview/sky/virgin/bt vision etc but dont look like its on main stream BBC1/BBC2

Monday 13 April

Race repeat
0100, 0230, 0400, 0530, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1130, BBC Red Button/online

Highlights
1300-1415, BBC Two/online
Highlights repeated - 1300 to 1100 Tuesday, BBC Red Button/online

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pigeon @ Apr 6 2009, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Race
2045-2200, BBC Four/online
I thought part of the reason for a Qatar night race was so the race could be seen across Europe at roughly the usual afternoon time slot. I don't remember watching it live in the evening last year, but that was a while ago!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pigeon @ Apr 6 2009, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Saturday 11 April

Qualifying

2000-2300, BBC Red Button/online FREEVIEW 301/302
Repeated Saturday - 2000 and 2300 and Sunday 0200, 0500, 0800, 1100 and 1400, BBC Red Button/online

Sunday 12 April

MotoGP preview
1300-1330, BBC Two/online

125 and 250cc race
1750-2005, BBC Red Button/online...FREEVIEW 301/302

Race
2045-2200, BBC Four/online this will be on freeview/sky/virgin/bt vision etc but dont look like its on main stream BBC1/BBC2

Monday 13 April

Race repeat
0100, 0230, 0400, 0530, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1130, BBC Red Button/online

Highlights
1300-1415, BBC Two/online
Highlights repeated - 1300 to 1100 Tuesday, BBC Red Button/online
Care to comment Goatboy?

it was a early evening race last year.now the info i posted was from the BBC site but acording to TV Guides its on BBC THREE and not BBC FOUR.so good start from the beeb.ffs
like the jerez test there was no sound for the first 15 mins or so.

update now from the beeb its BBC THREE for the race

Saturday 11 April Qualifying

2000-2300, BBC Red Button/online (From 2035 on Freeview 301)
Repeated Saturday - 2000 and 2300 and Sunday 0200, 0500, 0800, 1100 and 1400, BBC Red Button/online

Sunday 12 April MotoGP preview
1300-1330, BBC Two/online

125 and 250cc race
1750-2005, BBC Red Button (Freeview 302)/online

Race
2045-2200, BBC Three/online

Monday 13 April Race repeat
0100, 0230, 0400, 0530, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1130, BBC Red Button

Highlights
1300-1415, BBC Two
Highlights repeated - 1300 to 1100 Tuesday, BBC Red Button/online

Its just the races they are showing on Tv... i don't really care now i watch most stuff online.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Apr 7 2009, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Care to comment Goatboy? Yes, it was live & uninterupted on BBC3 last year at exactly the same time. It remains live...& uninterupted.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nomad @ Apr 6 2009, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>WTF has happened to the Qatar coverage on the BBC? I just checked and they aren't even showing it, and Eurosport are not showing it live but will be showing it @ 10pm. If the BBC is only showing it on the red button then how the hell is that free to air as was originally muted by Dorna for the reason of giving them exclusive rights.

Time to buys a digi box or new digi tv then....

Whats with the race being on BBC4

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (an4rew @ Apr 10 2009, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Whats with the race being on BBC4


BBC THREE now lol

todays Qualifying starts at 6.30pm on Eurosport 2

fook all on the beeb that i can see

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pigeon @ Apr 10 2009, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>BBC THREE now lol

todays Qualifying starts at 6.30pm on Eurosport 2

fook all on the beeb that i can see
Goatboy would be only too happy to explain it all

BBC get the exclusive rights to show MotoGP live and then for the first race of 2009 they are putting it on BBC3 at 8:45pm. So much for the BBC bringing it to the masses, unless the masses have Freeview or Sky, etc. They should have just left it on Eurosport.

For the sake of about one hour I think I'm going to skip the BBC's live coverage of this round and watch the recorded race on Eurosport with decent commentators.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mjpartyboy @ Apr 10 2009, 02:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>BBC get the exclusive rights to show MotoGP live and then for the first race of 2009 they are putting it on BBC3 at 8:45pm. So much for the BBC bringing it to the masses, unless the masses have Freeview or Sky, etc. They should have just left it on Eurosport.

For the sake of about one hour I think I'm going to skip the BBC's live coverage of this round and watch the recorded race on Eurosport with decent commentators.

Exactly. This is precisely what I said would happen, and was at pains to point out to some folks last year.

Regarding the race, we're going out for a swift pint or two after the strokers are done, and coming back to watch it on Eurosport an hour later. Actually, failing that, I have some decorating to do in the bathroom this weekend (can't tell it's a Bank Holiday there then), so I might even attack that for an hour. I would quite literally sooner watch paint dry than Parish and Cox sap the first race of the season of whatever little tension and drama still remains in this sport

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Apr 10 2009, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Exactly. This is precisely what I said would happen, and was at pains to point out to some folks last year.

Regarding the race, we're going out for a swift pint or two after the strokers are done, and coming back to watch it on Eurosport an hour later. Actually, failing that, I have some decorating to do in the bathroom this weekend (can't tell it's a Bank Holiday there then), so I might even attack that for an hour. I would quite literally sooner watch paint dry than Parish and Cox sap the first race of the season of whatever little tension and drama still remains in this sport

Hows the bathroom coming along?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (an4rew @ Apr 13 2009, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hows the bathroom coming along?


I chose the pub instead I'm afraid