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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

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: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

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: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

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: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]

Captain Hook wrote: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.

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

Finch wrote:

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.

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote: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