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Post by cooperphil156 on Jul 20, 2018 11:07:05 GMT
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Post by mattscold on Jul 20, 2018 11:09:46 GMT
Good news, especially since as of Saturday it'll be on Virgin too.
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Post by Bagheera on Jul 20, 2018 11:10:05 GMT
Very good news. Now all we need is for FreeSports to launch in HD(I dont think it has yet has it). I'll take hockey on tv any way it comes but any sport in standard definition is pretty poor to watch. |
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Post by Gilly on Jul 20, 2018 11:13:39 GMT
Excellent news to have a live game every 2 weeks along with a highlights show every other week.
Even better is that it's free as well!
Added to that its now available on virgin too - what's not to like (apart from Aaron Murphy continuing with his OTT commentary...)
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Post by mrbear86 on Jul 20, 2018 11:16:23 GMT
Fantastic news! It'll be nice to watch Panthers away games that I can't make and also games between other teams that I wouldn't normally consider going to see. Top marks
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Post by Caesar on Jul 20, 2018 11:46:21 GMT
I seem to remember Freesports saying they would be broadcasting in HD from this summer. They never gave a specific date though
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jul 20, 2018 11:59:50 GMT
Best news of the year so far and LONG overdue. Hopefully this is the last nail in the coffin of the stupid "Panthers Radio" idea too.
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Post by ted logan on Jul 20, 2018 12:04:55 GMT
Really good news and about time too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 13:26:16 GMT
Good news, hopefully only the start of this though. Long term we have to be looking at a bigger channel.
Will most definitely be putting it on mute, though. Aaron Murphy seems to be a nice chap but his voice on commentary just cuts straight through me. Just personal preference though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 14:04:47 GMT
Great news. Just as long as a certain Brummie doesn't get anywhere near it.
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Post by ted logan on Jul 20, 2018 15:29:39 GMT
Great news. Just as long as a certain Brummie doesn't get anywhere near it. To be fair I always thought his commentary/presenting was ok as he had to (try to) be impartial. Also who can forget his dulcet Brummie tones in the Play-off final "Big Hit Lepine" and "He doesn't know if it's Christmas or Breakfast" |
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Post by DonClaneone on Jul 20, 2018 16:07:52 GMT
I liked the commentary he did for the Scrap at the SkyDome when you guys played Coventry in that infamous game.
As for the deal I can't wait to see how it turns out. I run my TV through my Xbox and get FreeSports but had to retune a few times to get it.
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Post by cjones on Jul 20, 2018 17:10:09 GMT
Best news of the year so far and LONG overdue. Hopefully this is the last nail in the coffin of the stupid "Panthers Radio" idea too. Can we all have a party when the live game (not POFW) from Nottingham is aired? 👍🏾 |
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Post by BigLad on Jul 20, 2018 17:21:11 GMT
Be ace to have all the cross-promotional opportunities too with IIHF hockey, SHL, NHL and of course Cardiff in the CHL.
This is a deal that should've happened 3-4 seasons ago.
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Post by spik on Jul 20, 2018 19:56:14 GMT
Best news of the year so far and LONG overdue. Hopefully this is the last nail in the coffin of the stupid "Panthers Radio" idea too. Hopefully let the BBC see that it's taking off somewhere else.That they are lagging behind with attention to the sport. |
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Post by marksteeler on Jul 20, 2018 20:59:49 GMT
HD should be here next week!
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Post by Shaggy on Jul 20, 2018 21:50:10 GMT
Great news. Just as long as a certain Brummie doesn't get anywhere near it. To be fair I always thought his commentary/presenting was ok as he had to (try to) be impartial. Agreed. I utterly despise the man, but have to admit - that was the closest he ever came to actually doing something decent. Does he get his stock phrases from the same discount store as Aaron Murphy?  |
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Post by iginla on Jul 20, 2018 22:05:54 GMT
It’s good news there’s at least some hockey on tv.
But realistically how many Panthers games are we going to see....about 3 over the whole season ?
Not really that great is it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 7:10:25 GMT
Only way this will work well is if they set up cameras around the rinks/arena not just the one camera else if will just look like you're watching on YouTube especially the Scottish rinks! .
I'm hoping they are spending good money on this else like the ones before it will die a death .
I'm a bit cynical tbh and don't expect Panthers to be on much
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Post by wannabe2 on Jul 21, 2018 7:33:52 GMT
It’s good news there’s at least some hockey on tv. But realistically how many Panthers games are we going to see....about 3 over the whole season ? Not really that great is it. If the season is roughly 32 weeks, and a live game is every other week that’s 16 games between 11 teams, much better than nothing, but how many times a certain team will be on there, will be a lottery. |
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Post by iginla on Jul 21, 2018 9:10:10 GMT
It’s good news there’s at least some hockey on tv. But realistically how many Panthers games are we going to see....about 3 over the whole season ? Not really that great is it. If the season is roughly 32 weeks, and a live game is every other week that’s 16 games between 11 teams, much better than nothing, but how many times a certain team will be on there, will be a lottery. That’s what I said. If the teams are on equally it will be 3 games per team. Wonder how many of those 3 Panthers games will be at home from the NIC. My guess is.....0 |
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Post by sevcik on Jul 21, 2018 10:54:29 GMT
Good to see the EIHL back live on TV.
I think 2 live games a month (along with highlights when there's no live game) is about the best we were going to get at this time.
When Gary Moran spoke to Panthers website a couple of weeks back he said the (then potential) TV deal would most likely involve games being played on a Wednesday. It so happens that boxing day is a Wednesday this year so the Nottm v Sheffield that day may get shown.
I just hope Freeports don't use the 24/7 production company again.
Aaron Murphy is not everyone's favourite commentator but there aren't many alternatives. At least he has passion for the game....
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Post by Shaggy on Jul 21, 2018 11:02:42 GMT
Quite frankly, I'm less concerned about a possibly small number of Panthers games being shown than I am happy that there's actually going to be some EIHL hockey on TV!
If it helps to bring in any more fans, then that's a win as far as I'm concerned. And whilst I know a lot of people disagree with me, any hockey - regardless of team - is better than no hockey.
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Post by boeser on Jul 21, 2018 11:06:15 GMT
Half a dozen posts before it got negative, impressive, even for the cage.
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Post by pantherlee on Jul 21, 2018 11:27:01 GMT
If the season is roughly 32 weeks, and a live game is every other week that’s 16 games between 11 teams, much better than nothing, but how many times a certain team will be on there, will be a lottery. That’s what I said. If the teams are on equally it will be 3 games per team. Wonder how many of those 3 Panthers games will be at home from the NIC. My guess is.....0 From a completely selfish point of view i don't want any matches shown from the NIC as i'll be at the games anyway so the more Panthers away games are shown the better |
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