Sky Sports News pulled from Freeview

[Craig_H]

Fair play, but i would've thought that their advertising revenues from SSN werent really that significant in the bigger picture.

[Taxi]

Fair play, but i would've thought that their advertising revenues from SSN werent really that significant in the bigger picture.

Its probably not in the scheme of things, but anyway, the platform works so I think one of the two channels should give it a go. Please not Five Sports News, that would be a nightmare.

[Craig_H]

Well Setanta used to have their own sports news channel, so maybe ESPN should launch one.

[Rich]

With the BBC making cuts do we really think they should start a 24 hr sports news channel?

And please god no to an itv ****fest!!

[Pablo]

It's the whole concept that's wrong. There just isn't enough content to warrant a whole 24hrs of coverage so in their desperation they start peddling rumours etc, over analysing every insignificant sporting incident, then move onto voicing opinion as fact and it all snowballs downhill from there.

I'd just ban 24/7 sports news channels!

[Rich]

It's the whole concept that's wrong. There just isn't enough content to warrant a whole 24hrs of coverage so in their desperation they start peddling rumours etc, over analysing every insignificant sporting incident, then move onto voicing opinion as fact and it all snowballs downhill from there.

I'd just ban 24/7 sports news channels!

Agreed. There's still sky3 on freeview, perhaps they should show the alternative news show at 6pm and 10pm. Give people the option of watching that rather than normal news.

[Taxi]

It's the whole concept that's wrong. There just isn't enough content to warrant a whole 24hrs of coverage so in their desperation they start peddling rumours etc, over analysing every insignificant sporting incident, then move onto voicing opinion as fact and it all snowballs downhill from there.

I'd just ban 24/7 sports news channels!

They could do it with topless presenters

[Liverpool]

no more soccer saturday with jeff and the boys for me.

[paulg]

It's the whole concept that's wrong. There just isn't enough content to warrant a whole 24hrs of coverage so in their desperation they start peddling rumours etc, over analysing every insignificant sporting incident, then move onto voicing opinion as fact and it all snowballs downhill from there.

I'd just ban 24/7 sports news channels!

And the 24/7 non sport news. BBC copying Sky is just wretched. "And back to the bloke we interviewed ten minutes ago, as we have nothing new to report".

[Tatterdemalion]

The BBC or ITV should make a news sports channel, and make it better. Sky would lose a lot of viewers and advertising revenue.

Yeh but the BBC would still fill it with stories about bee farming in Norfolk.

[paulg]

They'd have a "wacky" interview with the bee farmer in all his gear, too.

[Matt]

It's the whole concept that's wrong. There just isn't enough content to warrant a whole 24hrs of coverage so in their desperation they start peddling rumours etc, over analysing every insignificant sporting incident, then move onto voicing opinion as fact and it all snowballs downhill from there.

I'd just ban 24/7 sports news channels!

"BREAKING NEWS!!! - Ken Smedley ruled out of Liverpool's Carling Cup trip to Vauxhall Motors"

[Leyton388]

**** sky just go buy a chipped box!

[johnly]

**** sky just go buy a chipped box!

chipped box?

[Kenneth]

Sounds painful.