TVG buys HRTV

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

great the toolbags from tvg who have given us a reason to get hrtv now run the whole show..rtn..could be the only way out..if they keep shrupp and corrothers and **** can anyone from hrtv..its a criminal act..wonder how the people at xpress bet slept last night?

Matty, you need to invest in a remote control with a mute button. They are fairly cheap these days. I could care less who is talking between races, the sound is only on when they go in the gate at my house, for both channels.

Despite all the consternation over who will be on the air, the best news associated with this deal is that the bigger tracks will be shown on the channel with the better picture. There is no comparison in the video quality on my cable system when they are both showing the same race, so if Gulfstream is showing up on TVG already, that is nothing but a good thing. I applaud their effort to try to push horse racing into the HD world and I thank the tracks that have already made the investment in their in house video equipment to facilitate this move out of the SD world.

[SlewsMyHero]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Matty, you need to invest in a remote control with a mute button. They are fairly cheap these days. I could care less who is talking between races, the sound is only on when they go in the gate at my house, for both channels.

Despite all the consternation over who will be on the air, the best news associated with this deal is that the bigger tracks will be shown on the channel with the better picture. There is no comparison in the video quality on my cable system when they are both showing the same race, so if Gulfstream is showing up on TVG already, that is nothing but a good thing. I applaud their effort to try to push horse racing into the HD world and I thank the tracks that have already made the investment in their in house video equipment to facilitate this move out of the SD world.

I understand TVG has invested in HD equipment. However, are there any cable or satellite providers actually giving TVG HD space? What's the point in all the HD talk if the channel is only offered in SD on cable? By getting TVG on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, they could get the HD picture out to any subscriber that has an HD TV and a broadband connection. You can get a Roku device for $50 or less. Why they aren't doing this is beyond me. They can also make the channels available to those potential viewers that can't currently get one or both networks.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Matty, you need to invest in a remote control with a mute button. They are fairly cheap these days. I could care less who is talking between races, the sound is only on when they go in the gate at my house, for both channels.

Despite all the consternation over who will be on the air, the best news associated with this deal is that the bigger tracks will be shown on the channel with the better picture. There is no comparison in the video quality on my cable system when they are both showing the same race, so if Gulfstream is showing up on TVG already, that is nothing but a good thing. I applaud their effort to try to push horse racing into the HD world and I thank the tracks that have already made the investment in their in house video equipment to facilitate this move out of the SD world.

i hear you..hd would be nice .but im not sure on dish what channel is better..bein sports has the best hd ive seen in racing ..

[geeker2]

and then ....

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by geeker2

and then ....

iiiOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Just heard on TVG that Brittney Eurton will run a segment that will highlight her best TV shows for the week. Between that and thier inexplicable segment that showcases thier NBA fantasy lineup tells me TVG will end up being a variety channel that will show horse racing as only part of the programming. The rest of the time will be tap dancing and unicyclers.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Just heard on TVG that Brittney Eurton will run a segment that will highlight her best TV shows for the week. Between that and thier inexplicable segment that showcases thier NBA fantasy lineup tells me TVG will end up being a variety channel that will show horse racing as only part of the programming. The rest of the time will be tap dancing and unicyclers.

Oh okay, no change.

[jms62]

I may be in the minority. Putting on content targeting the millions of Daily fantasy sports players in hopes of converting some of them to betting on your racing content doesnt seem lke a bad idea at all.

[Pants II]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Jake would have no interest.

Can't say I blame him.

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Just heard on TVG that Brittney Eurton will run a segment that will highlight her best TV shows for the week. Between that and thier inexplicable segment that showcases thier NBA fantasy lineup tells me TVG will end up being a variety channel that will show horse racing as only part of the programming. The rest of the time will be tap dancing and unicyclers.

Out of all of the on-air talent that TVG has Britney is one of the most presentable for the screen. Plus she knows her stuff about tv shows and movies.

It's not that big of a deal to have a time wasting segment. Especially mid-week when there is very little live racing.

The good news for Britney's detractors is that she probably won't be there for long. Young, beautiful women who don't come off as robots are rare in the entertainment business.