ESPN Star Sports Cricket Sometimes Live
Submitted by Martin on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 18:20
Just emailed Now TV, in Hong Kong:
I have the cricket channel - called espn star sports cricket live
"live" means action as it happens, right?
There's an international match being played right now - England vs Sri Lanka; yet the "live" tv is repeat of England vs India game from the English summer.
Why not call the channel Star Sports Cricket Sometimes Live But Often Repeats?
- or, better still, show live matches when possible.
Comments
ESPN Star Sports Cricket schedule for 2008 to mid 2009
Sent Now TV another stroppy missive re their crappy "live" cricket channel, where it seems live tv has vanished lately.
Had reply, inc this schedule for forthcoming matches that will be shown.
May 2008
ICC Asia Cup
June 2008
England v South Africa Test
(4 Tests, 1 Twenty20 and 5 One-Day Internationals)
July - September 2008
Australia v Bangladesh
(2 Tests, and 3 One-Day Internationals)
August – September 2008
ICC Champion’s trophy
Sept 2008
Australia v New Zealand
(2 Test, 5 One-Day Internationals, 1 Twenty20)
November 2008
Australia v South Africa
(3 Tests, 5 One-Day Internationals)
December 2008 – January 2009
ICC World Cup Qualifier
April 2009
England v Zimbabwe
(2 Tests, 3 One-Day Internationals)
May – June 2009
Twenty20 World Cup
May 2009
Emailed back, saying:
Well, this looks better.
But still hardly inspired.
I'm interested in the England - NZ/S Africa matches over the summer. Not too excited by schedule for coming winter.
Seems there are no cricket fans working at the channel.
ESPN Star Sports Cricket live at times
I emailed Now TV with comment rather as above; reply here:
For your information, the Tri-Nation series in Australia and also the
"ICC Under-19 Cricket World cup" are available on now TV.
ESPN Star Sports Cricket remains major disappointment
My main int team is England; recently played series in Sri Lanka, now in New Zealand - yet none of the matches aired on the rather crappy ESPN Star Sports Cricket "Live" (haha) channel. Just turned on lest today's 20-20 match shown - but no, was yet another repeat.
This month, get some international matches from Australia, plus bunch of domestic matches from Australia (kind of ok if nothing of higher level to show, but that's not the case), and under 19 "world cup" (inc Papua New Guinea team).
Might be ok if a cheap channel - but get charged a premium price; premium price should merit premium content.
Re:ESPN Star Sports Cricket Sometimes Live
Reply from Now TV:
With regards to your message, we are sorry to learn of your
disappointment to our Cricket Channel. Please be adivsed that your
valuable feedback has already been channeled back to the relevant
department for further review . Rest assured we would use it as
reference to future improvement, and make necessary enhancement to
ensure such quality standard is met.