Re: Another Darts Thread : Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:23 pm  

saint billy wrote:

Possibly, but i think they are better players than Adams, just my opinion. Like i said, it'd be nice to see what happened if he went across, unfortunatley, he isn't going to.

I wonder if Hearn is really 100% up for the merger now he is running snooker.

Seems funny that the BDO said nothing for months and perhaps they have wind that the PDC are not as keen as they were to fully merge and are calling their bluff.

[Matt_Horton]

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:53 am  

The PDC have said they would honour all existing BDO TV Contracts.

And PDC Darts is not shown exclusively on non-terrestrial channels. The Grand Slam is available on free-to-air channels.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:20 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

The PDC have said they would honour all existing BDO TV Contracts.

And PDC Darts is not shown exclusively on non-terrestrial channels. The Grand Slam is available on free-to-air channels.

The Players Championship later this month is on ITV4 too.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:48 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

The PDC have said they would honour all existing BDO TV Contracts.

I'd be interested to know what is written in the contract between the BDO and the BBC. If the Beeb have a contract to cover the World Championships and the event then ceases to exist, does that make the contract null and void meaning there is no contract for Hearn to honour?

Or could the directors of the BDO potentially find themselves in a legal tangle for breach of contract?

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:07 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

I'd be interested to know what is written in the contract between the BDO and the BBC. If the Beeb have a contract to cover the World Championships and the event then ceases to exist, does that make the contract null and void meaning there is no contract for Hearn to honour?

Or could the directors of the BDO potentially find themselves in a legal tangle for breach of contract?

The BBC have the BDO World Championships till 2013. The contract was to finish after this years tournament, but the BBC extended it last September.

Not too sure what the contract is for the Winmau World Masters.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:28 pm  

http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1930808,00.html Adrian Lewis gets the second Wildcard for the Premier League Full line-up is now confirmed as - Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Ronnie Baxter Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis Countdown till the 11 March @ MEN Arena can start now (first night is 11 Feb)

http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1930808,00.html Adrian Lewis gets the second Wildcard for the Premier League Full line-up is now confirmed as - Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Ronnie Baxter Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis Countdown till the 11 March @ MEN Arena can start now (first night is 11 Feb)

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:54 pm  

WireFanatic II wrote:

The BBC have the BDO World Championships till 2013. The contract was to finish after this years tournament, but the BBC extended it last September.

Not too sure what the contract is for the Winmau World Masters.

if the BDO no longer existed - then the BDO World Championships wouldnt be occuring, so there is nothing for the BBC to broadcast.

I would guess that they will come to some agreement whereby the BBC get highlights of the combined World Championships, and maybe a couple of Live sessions - for the duration of the BDO contract.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:00 pm  

The Boy TC wrote: http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1930808,00.html Adrian Lewis gets the second Wildcard for the Premier League Full line-up is now confirmed as - Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Ronnie Baxter Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis Countdown till the 11 March @ MEN Arena can start now (first night is 11 Feb) Feel sorry for Baxter, looks like he could be the whipping boy in the competition this year.

The Boy TC wrote: http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1930808,00.html Adrian Lewis gets the second Wildcard for the Premier League Full line-up is now confirmed as - Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Ronnie Baxter Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis Countdown till the 11 March @ MEN Arena can start now (first night is 11 Feb) Feel sorry for Baxter, looks like he could be the whipping boy in the competition this year.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:20 pm  

The Boy TC wrote: http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1930808,00.html Adrian Lewis gets the second Wildcard for the Premier League Full line-up is now confirmed as - Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Ronnie Baxter Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis Countdown till the 11 March @ MEN Arena can start now (first night is 11 Feb) Right decision I would say though I thought Gary Anderson would get the gig.

The Boy TC wrote: http://www.pdc.tv/page/PremierLeagueDetail/0,,10180~1930808,00.html Adrian Lewis gets the second Wildcard for the Premier League Full line-up is now confirmed as - Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld James Wade Mervyn King Terry Jenkins Ronnie Baxter Simon Whitlock Adrian Lewis Countdown till the 11 March @ MEN Arena can start now (first night is 11 Feb) Right decision I would say though I thought Gary Anderson would get the gig.

Re: Another Darts Thread : Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:23 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

if the BDO no longer existed - then the BDO World Championships wouldnt be occuring, so there is nothing for the BBC to broadcast.

I would guess that they will come to some agreement whereby the BBC get highlights of the combined World Championships, and maybe a couple of Live sessions - for the duration of the BDO contract.

How is that honoring existing contracts????


As has been stated back in November the PDC said they would honor existing contracts so you would think the BDO World Championships will run until at least 2013 (In what form is anyones guess).