BUNCE CAMPAIGN - NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW TO EMAIL CHANNEL 5

[Captain Hook]

THE demise of Setanta has ignited a campaign to rescue the channel's premier pugilistic programme - Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour.
In less than 24 hours, over 500 fans have already joined a Facebook group designed to bring the show back to our screens - which can be found at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=93634979290 - and forum members across the UK and beyond are clamouring to sign petitions calling for Bunce to be snapped-up immediately by a rival broadcasting network.
A website has also been created - http://www.bringbackbunce.net - which is already making waves and garnering support for 'Big Daddy' Bunce and presenter Andy Kerr.
Steve has met with Channel Five chiefs to discuss a possible deal with them, but nothing is concrete and no decisions have been made.
Have your say, join the thousands of fight fans and the many boxers who want Bunce back on our screens, before it's too late.

[Poncey]

Hook, I'm hijaking this. Send an email to the following e-mail addres NOW if you want to see Buncey's show on TV.

[email protected]

[Poncey]

iF YOU'RE unable to formulate you're own response to them, use this;

From: Me
Sent: 23 June 2009 14:53
To:
Subject: register of interest

Although I would like to register my interest in the proposed ESPN offering, my real interest is in the boxing output currently/previously broadcast by Setanta Sports. I and many of my boxing fan peers are hoping that as entrants to the UK market, ESPN will look at and if possible replicate / hire Setanta’s output and talent.

Setanta’s boxing coverage has been consistently excellent for the last 2 to 3 years. They have had partnerships in place with a number of top promoters both overseas and in the UK. These included links with Top Rank (Bob Arum’s stable including Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquai) and Hayemaker (David Haye).

A key element of the experience for UK boxing fans has been the presentational output led by Steve Bunce and his ‘Bunce’s boxing Hour’, which was recently nominated for a ‘broadcast digital’ award (http://www.broadcastdigitalawards.co.uk/shortlist.htm). It would be a great shame if this format and team is lost. The main sport and in particular boxing fan internet forums in the UK (spam, boxrec.com) regularly highlight what an excellent job they do

Features which make boxing broadcasting attractive:

1. Targets young male demographic key to advertisers
2. Complements audience of other sports
3. US shows can be purchased for secondary UK market as one off payment without the production costs involved in filming/ site fees etc. Commentary is included in the international market sale by the host promoter so incremental costs are limited to local studio. Setanta have followed this model very effectively with the team of Steve Bunce and Andy Kerr.

I hope you will consider taking on some or all of Setanta’s existing boxing team and output.

I’d be happy to give any other feedback if it would be of any use

Yours sincerely

[DG.]

iF YOU'RE unable to formulate you're own response to them, use this;

From: Me
Sent: 23 June 2009 14:53
To:
Subject: register of interest

Although I would like to register my interest in the proposed ESPN offering, my real interest is in the boxing output currently/previously broadcast by Setanta Sports. I and many of my boxing fan peers are hoping that as entrants to the UK market, ESPN will look at and if possible replicate / hire Setanta’s output and talent.

Setanta’s boxing coverage has been consistently excellent for the last 2 to 3 years. They have had partnerships in place with a number of top promoters both overseas and in the UK. These included links with Top Rank (Bob Arum’s stable including Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquai) and Hayemaker (David Haye).

A key element of the experience for UK boxing fans has been the presentational output led by Steve Bunce and his ‘Bunce’s boxing Hour’, which was recently nominated for a ‘broadcast digital’ award (http://www.broadcastdigitalawards.co.uk/shortlist.htm). It would be a great shame if this format and team is lost. The main sport and in particular boxing fan internet forums in the UK (spam, boxrec.com) regularly highlight what an excellent job they do

Features which make boxing broadcasting attractive:

1. Targets young male demographic key to advertisers
2. Complements audience of other sports
3. US shows can be purchased for secondary UK market as one off payment without the production costs involved in filming/ site fees etc. Commentary is included in the international market sale by the host promoter so incremental costs are limited to local studio. Setanta have followed this model very effectively with the team of Steve Bunce and Andy Kerr.

I hope you will consider taking on some or all of Setanta’s existing boxing team and output.

I’d be happy to give any other feedback if it would be of any use

Yours sincerely

Gwannnnn, Poncey one!

[stujones]

I will be emailing them.

Although would love to see a similar response to the actual boxing that has been lost. Lets bombared the offices to get TR, Saurland, Hayemaker and the Amateurs back on our screens.

[King Tubby]

Done Emerson.

[charlieb]

iF YOU'RE unable to formulate you're own response to them, use this;

From: Me
Sent: 23 June 2009 14:53
To:
Subject: register of interest

Although I would like to register my interest in the proposed ESPN offering, my real interest is in the boxing output currently/previously broadcast by Setanta Sports. I and many of my boxing fan peers are hoping that as entrants to the UK market, ESPN will look at and if possible replicate / hire Setanta’s output and talent.

Setanta’s boxing coverage has been consistently excellent for the last 2 to 3 years. They have had partnerships in place with a number of top promoters both overseas and in the UK. These included links with Top Rank (Bob Arum’s stable including Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquai) and Hayemaker (David Haye).

A key element of the experience for UK boxing fans has been the presentational output led by Steve Bunce and his ‘Bunce’s boxing Hour’, which was recently nominated for a ‘broadcast digital’ award (http://www.broadcastdigitalawards.co.uk/shortlist.htm). It would be a great shame if this format and team is lost. The main sport and in particular boxing fan internet forums in the UK (spam, boxrec.com) regularly highlight what an excellent job they do

Features which make boxing broadcasting attractive:

1. Targets young male demographic key to advertisers
2. Complements audience of other sports
3. US shows can be purchased for secondary UK market as one off payment without the production costs involved in filming/ site fees etc. Commentary is included in the international market sale by the host promoter so incremental costs are limited to local studio. Setanta have followed this model very effectively with the team of Steve Bunce and Andy Kerr.

I hope you will consider taking on some or all of Setanta’s existing boxing team and output.

I’d be happy to give any other feedback if it would be of any use

Yours sincerely

Done and done.

[Quixall]

Good stuff

Hopefully it will reap some rewards for all your efforts.....

Well done guys.

[Captain Hook]

Hook, I'm hijaking this. Send an email to the following e-mail addres NOW if you want to see Buncey's show on TV.

[email protected]

no worries mate, know been few threads but wasn't sure had all details - ta

[DavidPayne]

done

[stujones]

Got to get my Arthur Abraham/Valuev fix also!

[alexpaterson]

Got my email in hopoe some station pick up Steve he is great

[Fatsam]

Sent, would be great to see buncey on channel 5

[Spud]

THE demise of Setanta has ignited a campaign to rescue the channel's premier pugilistic programme - Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour.
In less than 24 hours, over 500 fans have already joined a Facebook group designed to bring the show back to our screens - which can be found at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=93634979290 - and forum members across the UK and beyond are clamouring to sign petitions calling for Bunce to be snapped-up immediately by a rival broadcasting network.
A website has also been created - http://www.bringbackbunce.net - which is already making waves and garnering support for 'Big Daddy' Bunce and presenter Andy Kerr.
Steve has met with Channel Five chiefs to discuss a possible deal with them, but nothing is concrete and no decisions have been made.
Have your say, join the thousands of fight fans and the many boxers who want Bunce back on our screens, before it's too late.

ESPN is for me the favourite to get boxing and more importantly "BRITISH" boxing back on our screens - they will have various slots to fill - boxing is ideal!!!

[Finch]

Dear XXXXX

Thank you for your email.

Given the economic climate, ITV must ensure that its programming is commercially viable. At the moment, boxing on free-to-air commercial television is not economically sustainable and as a result ITV has no plans to broadcast boxing after 2009. We keep all programming under review and if in the future the commercial facts change then we’ll be happy to consider broadcasting boxing again

Sorry to disappoint.

ITV Viewer Services - kb

Was the reply i just got.

[alexpaterson]

Dear XXXXX

Thank you for your email.

Given the economic climate, ITV must ensure that its programming is commercially viable. At the moment, boxing on free-to-air commercial television is not economically sustainable and as a result ITV has no plans to broadcast boxing after 2009. We keep all programming under review and if in the future the commercial facts change then we’ll be happy to consider broadcasting boxing again

Sorry to disappoint.

ITV Viewer Services - kb

Was the reply i just got.

Bad news ITV put on good bills I hope either SKY or ESPN pick up the presenters and commentray team as I think they talk sense

[Poncey]

Danny has agreed to put something in BN and the website.

[MPG]

iF YOU'RE unable to formulate you're own response to them, use this;

From: Me
Sent: 23 June 2009 14:53
To:
Subject: register of interest

Although I would like to register my interest in the proposed ESPN offering, my real interest is in the boxing output currently/previously broadcast by Setanta Sports. I and many of my boxing fan peers are hoping that as entrants to the UK market, ESPN will look at and if possible replicate / hire Setanta’s output and talent.

Setanta’s boxing coverage has been consistently excellent for the last 2 to 3 years. They have had partnerships in place with a number of top promoters both overseas and in the UK. These included links with Top Rank (Bob Arum’s stable including Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquai) and Hayemaker (David Haye).

A key element of the experience for UK boxing fans has been the presentational output led by Steve Bunce and his ‘Bunce’s boxing Hour’, which was recently nominated for a ‘broadcast digital’ award (http://www.broadcastdigitalawards.co.uk/shortlist.htm). It would be a great shame if this format and team is lost. The main sport and in particular boxing fan internet forums in the UK (spam, boxrec.com) regularly highlight what an excellent job they do

Features which make boxing broadcasting attractive:

1. Targets young male demographic key to advertisers
2. Complements audience of other sports
3. US shows can be purchased for secondary UK market as one off payment without the production costs involved in filming/ site fees etc. Commentary is included in the international market sale by the host promoter so incremental costs are limited to local studio. Setanta have followed this model very effectively with the team of Steve Bunce and Andy Kerr.

I hope you will consider taking on some or all of Setanta’s existing boxing team and output.

I’d be happy to give any other feedback if it would be of any use

Yours sincerely

Sent

[Poncey]

I have a GBP contact if someone wants to tap up Hopkins.

[Finch]

I've let Craig McEwen (been on the show before) know to try and get some high profile backers from the Wildcard gym.

[Poncey]

If you can get Pacman, Khan and/or Roach, I will dance in my pants.

The number we have for Amir is not working.

Quotes from Froch and Rhodes will be up soon.

[doug.ie]

the facebook group has gone over 1,000....i thought i may have got laughed at, setting it up..i never thought THIS would happen..
thanks everyone for the support you are giving it...

and remember...the main portal for the whole campiagn {the work of longcount from esb} is www.bringbackbunce.net

any ideas or thoughts, we are all ears.


also, big thumbs up to emerson from here who has been a big help to the campaign.




facebook group here -

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9 ... 290&ref=nf

[Spud]

I am willing to bet Channel 5 wont happen!!!

Telling you now - ESPN is the best bet!!!

[saad muhammad]

Sent my mail, lets keep our fingers crossed.!

[EddieShredder]

Emmanuel Augustus has joined the campaign.... legend 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6z2UE0hdT8