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The Ginge Reaper wrote:Posted the whole post in the JC Blog thread but this bit is worthy of discussion. Tommy Thompson on the British Internationals:

Lastly, lots of people thought the coverage was good, perhaps the signal in the far flung outposts of our previous colony, wasn’t that great hence the criticism, however a spokesmen from the Men players told me that the players don’t want TV, so I am sure both us and the BDO will be better suited, save us negotiating time and money, more money in our coffers, no need to hassle sponsors into parting with their companies assets, because the players don’t want it, perhaps I should let Barry Hearn know, this is how the new breed of dart players think. Happy Days all round.

Really?!?!

tbh, that shit comes as no surprise. been plenty of lads over the years that just don't fancy it on a big stage/on camera. fucking horrific attitude.

the game needs new talent, not more 40 something floor players.

Lister of Smeg wrote:I assume that since none of the players want to be on TV they will be telling uncle Barry to fuck off when he offers them a massive payday to play in the televised GSoD.

Or better still, Barry should honour their wishes and not invite the miserable cunts in the first place.

mark mcgeeney vs ian white will be AMAZING....ly fucking dull. no one wants to see that shit.

Jobber wrote:

Lister of Smeg wrote:I assume that since none of the players want to be on TV they will be telling uncle Barry to fuck off when he offers them a massive payday to play in the televised GSoD.

Or better still, Barry should honour their wishes and not invite the miserable cunts in the first place.

mark mcgeeney vs ian white will be AMAZING....ly fucking dull. no one wants to see that shit.

Wanna bet ?
There will be no shortage....of dwarfs..excuse the pun who will spout that old bollox of the PDC is all hype and McGeeney is a proper player, the bread and butter of county darts.
Scott Mitchells working class hero against the glory fanboy of white and the pdc hype machine.

Do keep up jobber

Justin Credible wrote:

Jobber wrote:

Lister of Smeg wrote:I assume that since none of the players want to be on TV they will be telling uncle Barry to fuck off when he offers them a massive payday to play in the televised GSoD.

Or better still, Barry should honour their wishes and not invite the miserable cunts in the first place.

mark mcgeeney vs ian white will be AMAZING....ly fucking dull. no one wants to see that shit.

Wanna bet ?
There will be no shortage....of dwarfs..excuse the pun who will spout that old bollox of the PDC is all hype and McGeeney is a proper player, the bread and butter of county darts.
Scott Mitchells working class hero against the glory fanboy of white and the pdc hype machine.

Do keep up jobber

surely even they must stop short at watching trash like mcgeeney vs white. I cant see even the biggest bdo fans stopping their lives for that match....oh, wait

Let's nto forget the youthful up and comming Dennis "makes small pox victims look freshed faced" Harbour

Well the viewing figures prove the bdo fans do not care.

I firmly and genuinely believe there was never that many bdo fans that watch bdo shit on tv.
The viewing figures for bbc was because bbc will get huge numbers regardless what they show.

The bdo numbers on dave tv were shit
They were shit on ESPN
They were worse on BT
And deplorable of Frontrunner.

They can blame each and every channel but the reality is no one wants to watch that shit.
They had a global audience of less than 300 for the FUCKING ENTIRE PLANET OF OVER 7 BILLION PEOPLE

Justin Credible wrote:Well the viewing figures prove the bdo fans do not care.

I firmly and genuinely believe there was never that many bdo fans that watch bdo shit on tv.
The viewing figures for bbc was because bbc will get huge numbers regardless what they show.

The bdo numbers on dave tv were shit
They were shit on ESPN
They were worse on BT
And deplorable of Frontrunner.

They can blame each and every channel but the reality is no one wants to watch that shit.
They had a global audience of less than 300 for the FUCKING ENTIRE PLANET OF OVER 7 BILLION PEOPLE

No no no, the mushrooms will claim that this is progress and they'll be licking Auntie Sue's gash in a show of worship and admiration.

You are also forgetting the over 30% cut in Lakeside final viewing figures in the UK between 2016 and 2017.... oh and it wasnt available legally on TV outside of the UK and Ireland for the first time in decades.

Get with the program guys.
Viewing figures do not matter. The players do not want to be on TV. Everyone had a great time. BDO family. Loyalty. Ranking points. Golliwogs. Proper Darts.

The Ginge Reaper wrote:You are also forgetting the over 30% cut in Lakeshite final viewing figures in the UK between 2016 and 2017.... oh and it wasnt available legally on TV outside of the UK and Ireland for the first time in decades.

You do know that BBC will always have higher viewing figures then C4.

The GBBO will also have lower figures

The Ginge Reaper wrote:You are also forgetting the over 30% cut in Lakeshite final viewing figures in the UK between 2016 and 2017.... oh and it wasnt available legally on TV outside of the UK and Ireland for the first time in decades.

PL coverage this year has dropped by 15%
Even ITV has dropped a little bit over the past 12 months.


The trend is hitting most things now.

trainer wrote:Get with the program guys.
Viewing figures do not matter. The players do not want to be on TV. Everyone had a great time. BDO family. Loyalty. Ranking points. Golliwogs. Proper Darts.

of course

limegas wrote:

The Ginge Reaper wrote:You are also forgetting the over 30% cut in Lakeshite final viewing figures in the UK between 2016 and 2017.... oh and it wasnt available legally on TV outside of the UK and Ireland for the first time in decades.

PL coverage this year has dropped by 15%
Even ITV has dropped a little bit over the past 12 months.


The trend is hitting most things now.

don't bother, nobody reads your posts, we just laugh at your avatar.

good point
well made

limegas wrote: PL coverage this year has dropped by 15%
Even ITV has dropped a little bit over the past 12 months.

The trend is hitting most things now.

The way we watch things is changing. F1, WWE, NFL and other sports have seen a decline in TV viewership. The PDC will adapt with the times. It has enough resources and interest to do so.

sennafan24 wrote:

limegas wrote: PL coverage this year has dropped by 15%
Even ITV has dropped a little bit over the past 12 months.

The trend is hitting most things now.

The way we watch things is changing. F1, WWE, NFL and other sports have seen a decline in TV viewership. The PDC will adapt with the times. It has enough resources and interest to do so.

Are actual viewers down or are they just watching ia streams, downloaded torrents, koid boxes etc. ?

It will be impossible to tell for the most part

Justin Credible wrote:

sennafan24 wrote:

limegas wrote: PL coverage this year has dropped by 15%
Even ITV has dropped a little bit over the past 12 months.

The trend is hitting most things now.

The way we watch things is changing. F1, WWE, NFL and other sports have seen a decline in TV viewership. The PDC will adapt with the times. It has enough resources and interest to do so.

Are actual viewers down or are they just watching ia streams, downloaded torrents, koid boxes etc. ?

It will be impossible to tell for the most part

Viewership is irrelevant. It's not a TV programme, although it's on TV. Haven't you heard?

Justin Credible wrote:

sennafan24 wrote:

limegas wrote: PL coverage this year has dropped by 15%
Even ITV has dropped a little bit over the past 12 months.

The trend is hitting most things now.

The way we watch things is changing. F1, WWE, NFL and other sports have seen a decline in TV viewership. The PDC will adapt with the times. It has enough resources and interest to do so.

Are actual viewers down or are they just watching ia streams, downloaded torrents, koid boxes etc. ?

It will be impossible to tell for the most part

Those people who have BARB boxes are just like the rest of the country. Watching less and less live TV and more and more streaming content.

Justin Credible wrote: Are actual viewers down or are they just watching ia streams, downloaded torrents, koid boxes etc. ?

It will be impossible to tell for the most part

Agreed.

TV viewership being down doesn't strictly mean that overall interest is down. I think it is with F1 and other sports, but perhaps not with PDC darts, or at least to the extent that the figures show. The P.L and Worlds are still doing well at the gate.

sennafan24 wrote:

Justin Credible wrote: Are actual viewers down or are they just watching ia streams, downloaded torrents, koid boxes etc. ?

It will be impossible to tell for the most part

Agreed.

TV viewership being down doesn't strictly mean that overall interest is down. I think it is with F1 and other sports, but perhaps not with PDC darts, or at least to the extent that the figures show. The P.L and Worlds are still doing well at the gate.

This shows that interest in darts is rising worldwide. And it's being driven by the PDC world championship.

https://trends.google.co.uk/trends/expl ... m%2F023hb6