Thread: F1 goes to Sky sports
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Old 15 Jan 2012, 15:07 (Ref:3011894)   #1455
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Originally Posted by Paradise City View Post
Some interesting remarks from Steve Rider re. the genesis of the BBC/Sky deal, BBC's treatment or lack of treatment of motorsport and that Ch4 had a comprehensive terrestrial deal on the table before it was rejected. Worth listening to the youtube.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97032
This is a fascinating, candid interview with Steve Rider and an absolute must to watch. What he's said here casts some serious questions on how the BBC handled their negotiation of F1 rights when they originally took over from ITV as well as the C4 deal that would have kept F1 on terrestrial TV.
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