Neo Sports : When will we get Decent Coverage?

[CG]

This is really sad ,broadcasters can pay millions of dollars for rights but the broadcasting standards are years behind countries like england,newzealand,australia,cannot thye afford a hotspot,tracker, acurate speedguns,better ovcerlays,commentry and innovations surely nimbus,tensports,starcricket can do a lot better if they foccused .

[Sachinism]

Agree, useless BCCI can't even bother paying for UDRS while all the 'poorer' boards seem to be able to pay for it without a problem

[Lord]

Agree' date=' useless BCCI can't even bother paying for UDRS while all the 'poorer' boards seem to be able to pay for it without a problem[/quote'] i dont think the borads pay for it.the broad casters get it on thier own.i may be wrong though

[urbestfriend]

It can't happen because broadcasters had to pay astronomical sum to BCCI for acquiring the contract. It doesn't work out for broadcasters to invest on technology. BCCI couldn't care less , otherwise they can enforce the use of technology in the contract itself so that broadcasters can consider the cost of the technology during the bidding itself.

[saneindian]

BCCI saying no to UDRS has got more to do with our Indian players not liking the system much after their bitter experience in SL. Don't think Shashank manohar and co. will say NO to UDRS if SRT, RD, VVS, Viru and MSD said please get it on, we are suffering without it. But yes on the coverage part, neo's broadcast sucks. Still using primitive cameras and technology. They say they aren't making any money out of the broadcast deal with BCCI. Then wonder why they bid so high everytime. Did't they get the deal for the next 4 years as well paying some 600 millions?

[Lord]

BCCI saying no to UDRS has got more to do with our Indian players not liking the system much agfter their bitter experience in SL. Don't think Shashank manohar and co. will say to UDRS if SRT' date=' RD , VVS, Viru and MSD said please get it on, we are suffering without it.[/quote'] exactly

[Ram]

The precedent was set by the pathetic Doordarshan, who made it seem as though cricket matches are something that is meant to be seen b/w ads. The general audience in the west are discerning and are quick in their rejection of mediocre quality, but our 'chalta hai' attitude means the broadcasters take us for the granted and shove some hideous nonsense in the name of cricket coverage.

[Lord]

The precedent was set by the pathetic Doordarshan, who made it seem as though cricket matches are something that is meant to be seen b/w ads. The general audience in the west are discerning and are quick in their rejection of mediocre quality, but our 'chalta hai' attitude means the broadcasters take us for the granted and shove some hideous nonsense in the name of cricket coverage.

we have no option.we cant stop watching matches.we love the game so much:((

[Ram]

we have no option.we cant stop watching matches.we love the game so much:((

True, this abuse our love for the game no end for their own selfish means.

[Desi Cartman]

It started with pathetic commentary and bad camera.. then came the time when they tried to squeeze in as many ads as possible then there was watermark on the bottom to advertise Lollypops and now they have become so shameless that they squeeze the screen to 60% to show an Idea tree and dantmanjan on the 40% of the screen. As for the coverage quality, its a monopoly and there is no competition. Zee sports was coming up in big way but I guess some babu who makes Rs1 a year from BCCI made sure that Zee, ESPN StAR etc were pushed out of the race so someone from Neo can get all contracts for the next gazaallion years

[achilles]

Neo has bad coverage and even worse commentators. Sometimes when the pompous Sri Lankan commentators are torturing the viewers, I prefer watching the match on DD. The Hindi commentators are atleast competent and don't have a ridiculous accent and pompous attitude :((

[Lord]

Neo has bad coverage and even worse commentators. Sometimes when the pompous Sri Lankan commentators are torturing the viewers' date=' I prefer watching the match on DD. The Hindi commentators are atleast competent and don't have a ridiculous accent and pompous attitude :(([/quote'] the Lankan commentators r bad but still they r no match for DD's Hindi commies.they r good fun to watch,provide comic relief.

[saneindian]

TBH I can't quite remember when was the last time I watched an entie match with the commentary on Neo.

[Gunner_Mania]

The general audience in the west are discerning and are quick in their rejection of mediocre quality, but our 'chalta hai' attitude means the broadcasters take us for the granted and shove some hideous nonsense in the name of cricket coverage.

Apart from the other aspects of the coverage such as camera and commentators, one of the biggest thing that I like about the coverage here is the lack of ads in between overs. They are so sparse - generally when a wicket falls or during the break, but then again you can't blame the ad nonsense just on the broadcasters. They have paid insane money to the BCCI and they need to recover it. It is more like they are doing us a favour by showing cricket in between ads.

[achilles]

the Lankan commentators r bad but still they r no match for DD's Hindi commies.they r good fun to watch' date='provide comic relief.[/quote'] DD commentators are fantastic. Even when it is a high-pressure situation, they never let you feel it :winky:

[Lord]

DD commentators are fantastic. Even when it is a high-pressure situation' date=' they never let you feel it :winky:[/quote'] yes,u can burst out laughing in a tense game,they r so capable

[achilles]

yes' date='u can burst out laughing in a tense game,they r so capable[/quote'] Yes. Unlike the Pakistani commentators who keep talking about "aaaaaaa-verage", while all of Ranjith Fernando's statements go- "One must understand one's true role coz one game and one bad shot can ruin the one chance you have of making one good impression" :hysterical::hysterical:

[panesarv]

Yes. Unlike the Pakistani commentators who keep talking about "aaaaaaa-verage"' date=' while all of Ranjith Fernando's statements go- "[b']One must understand one's true role coz one game and one bad shot can ruin the one chance you have of making one good impression" :hysterical::hysterical:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

It is more like they are doing us a favour by showing cricket in between ads.

SO true!!!!!!! :cantstop:

[thevortex]

The precedent was set by the pathetic Doordarshan, who made it seem as though cricket matches are something that is meant to be seen b/w ads. The general audience in the west are discerning and are quick in their rejection of mediocre quality, but our 'chalta hai' attitude means the broadcasters take us for the granted and shove some hideous nonsense in the name of cricket coverage.

Marris - please dont judge the discerning powers of the West and the East. It is all a question of choice. This is like the umpteen number of people who derisively claim that people in the West are more courteous when they stop at a four lane crossing for the other car to go as opposed to India. I say, put all those Americans in a space as jam packed as we are in India and watch what happens. It is a function of numbers. Pure and simple. So, if we had the choice to pick and choose from channels we too would be discerning. We are learning and growing though. Unfortunately down the line we are learning a few bad (arguably) things as well. Like a fondness for reality TV for example :).

[achilles]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

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