F1 goes to Sky sports - Page 71

**bella** · 16 Mar 2012, 09:44 (Ref:3042098)

i think sky are targeting the wrong demographics.

in this week's issue of heat (containing women specific gossip, 'fashion' and journalism masterpieces such as 'celeb diets gone too far' and 'rodrigo: i want to be a woman') there was a leaflet for the aforementioned f1 deal at £10.50.

the only link between heat magazine and f1 is charles pic's lovely hair and strong cheekbones. oh and maybe lewis' hanger on 'popstar' girlfriend. neither were used as a marketing point...

**bjohnsonsmith** · 16 Mar 2012, 10:59 (Ref:3042146)

I'm quite happy not to subscribe to Sky; sometimes I miss races and catch up on highlights, so it's not worth the extra expense.

Either way looking forward to the new season.

**Adam43** · 16 Mar 2012, 11:25 (Ref:3042153)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

I am not subscribed to Sky movies, but I have the F1 channel. I think that you only need to have the 'Entertainment package' plus HD or Sky sports 1 & 2 (or both) in order to get the F1 channel.

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Originally Posted by Rennen

Ask for their 'F1 HD Deal' it's their Special Offer package!
It only costs £10.50 and includes some Sky Sports channels too.

No, still not getting it. Do I need to have a cheese sandwich to get skyf1?

Flavio Galtieri · 16 Mar 2012, 11:49 (Ref:3042161)

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Originally Posted by safc_fan89

So in other words...the same as last season when we didn't have to pay?

Ha Ha Ha! Couldn't have put it better myself.

Tragic.

expaddockrunner · 16 Mar 2012, 13:22 (Ref:3042198)

just woke up, after working the nightshift!

playback from the sky box, session one recorded ok, WHY oh WHY, was the second session in two parts, which means i missed the actual track action

also i noticed adverts, during the track action, i hope this is not going to happen during the race

Hamness · 16 Mar 2012, 13:26 (Ref:3042199)

I thought Sky did a pretty good job all round this morning. The quieter moments of FP 1 & 2 were filled in with lots of live interviews which did not happen on the Beeb practice sessions. Now really looking forward to Sat sessions for some dry running hopefully.

We are never going to get away from the "rights and wrongs" or the "pros and cons" of the present televised situation that we have, but it seems that a lot of personal mud slinging has been in this thread. Where people choose to spend their money is entirely that. I was already paying for a package that now includes F1 and can also watch it on Sky Go so at the moment it has not meant any further outlay. I say "at the moment" cos it still could end up on pay per view in the forthcoming years. Now there is another "discussion" for another day..............

Suffice to say I was impressed by the sessions so far. Not even gone into the interactive stuff yet.

Hamness · 16 Mar 2012, 13:34 (Ref:3042200)

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Originally Posted by expaddockrunner

just woke up, after working the nightshift!

playback from the sky box, session one recorded ok, WHY oh WHY, was the second session in two parts, which means i missed the actual track action

also i noticed adverts, during the track action, i hope this is not going to happen during the race

No adverts during the live race and remember to check the programme schedules to see if you need to record more than 1 session for the same continuing programme. I always record the next scheduled programme for any live motor racing like Wtcc, just in case there are lengthy delays. I agree it can be very frustrating if End of Programme appears on screen when the action was still going on.

***MagnetON*** · 16 Mar 2012, 13:36 (Ref:3042201)

You may also find that depending on positive / constructive feedback from viewers that Sky may change how items are listed in the planner. For example, I seem to recall that for race coverage the build-up show is listed separately on the planner from the actual race, I think this is a good idea, people that don't want the build-up don't have to record it.

**Born Racer** · 16 Mar 2012, 13:39 (Ref:3042202)

I've been happy with the non-condescending level of the coverage. I might have expected tabloidy (News of the World or ITV) style, and I'll reserve judgement until I've seen a few full race weekends, but it seems aimed at both the F1 fan (let's compare Button and Hamilton's respective disk brakes) and the sports fan who may get into F1 (some explanations of F1 rules). This makes sense I suppose, given that it is Sky Sports.

**Adam43** · 16 Mar 2012, 14:03 (Ref:3042208)

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Originally Posted by expaddockrunner

just woke up, after working the nightshift!

playback from the sky box, session one recorded ok, WHY oh WHY, was the second session in two parts, which means i missed the actual track action :

I recorded both, but series link might have helped? It is repeated several times too.

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also i noticed adverts, during the track action, i hope this is not going to happen during the race

If only we knew this. I'm off to buy a cheese sandwich just in case it is needed for uninterrupted race action.

Yep, coverage was pretty good. Interesting features, more interviews, ideal for practice. And I've bought a KIA sportarge, just in case you need that to watch skyf1hd.

***MagnetON*** · 16 Mar 2012, 14:20 (Ref:3042215)

From experience of most race classes I'd have to say that during free-practise adverts would be more interesting than the majority of the on-track action.

csirl · 16 Mar 2012, 14:24 (Ref:3042216)

Setanta is showing all the races and qualifying live on free to air.....using the BBC live feed. Not sure if those of you in the UK can obtain it, even with a subscription.

Seems strange that people outside the UK can watch the BBC coverage live for all races whereas those in the UK cant.

**bella** · 16 Mar 2012, 14:36 (Ref:3042219)

has anyone used sky go to watch the f1? on a normal broadband connection shared between a couple of people do you find that it buffers much, or is it pretty consistent?

**Adam43** · 16 Mar 2012, 14:38 (Ref:3042220)

Seems strange that people outside the US can watch the BBC coverage live for all races whereas those in the US can't, doesn't it Jeremy?

***MagnetON*** · 16 Mar 2012, 14:49 (Ref:3042231)

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Originally Posted by csirl

Setanta is showing all the races and qualifying live on free to air.....using the BBC live feed.

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Seems strange that people outside the US can watch the BBC coverage live for all races whereas those in the US can't, doesn't it Jeremy?

Is it actually the "BBC" feed with the BBC commentary or is it the "Global" video feed with Setanta's commentary team?

Hamness · 16 Mar 2012, 15:16 (Ref:3042249)

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Originally Posted by bella

has anyone used sky go to watch the f1? on a normal broadband connection shared between a couple of people do you find that it buffers much, or is it pretty consistent?

Have watched it on an ipad at home when a couple of people have been sharing, watched it at work on their Wifi (shared by several hundred) and watched it in the pub with several sharing and it performed admirably throughout.

JeremySmith · 16 Mar 2012, 15:20 (Ref:3042253)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Seems strange that people outside the US can watch the BBC coverage live for all races whereas those in the US can't, doesn't it Jeremy?

Adam it does not surprise me, as there is much F1 news, including video, driver interviews that we are not able to view here...

In order to watch races here you must subscribe to Speed TV, apart from the few races that are on FOX which is still not free to air..

I agree it does seem odd that other regions can watch ?

Marbot · 16 Mar 2012, 16:00 (Ref:3042275)

Overall, it's been pretty good. Always liked the combination of Crofty and Ant doing the commentary during the practice sessions.

I too am now the owner of a bright orange Kia Sportage.

Steven Humphrey · 16 Mar 2012, 16:11 (Ref:3042279)

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Originally Posted by expaddockrunner

just woke up, after working the nightshift!

playback from the sky box, session one recorded ok, WHY oh WHY, was the second session in two parts, which means i missed the actual track action

There's a note about this on the Sky website - because the live sessions straddle the 6.00am 'cut-off' time (ie when one tv scheduling day ends & another starts), the programme has to be split. Qualifying & race day are the same so be warned!! As someone mentioned though, series link should pick up all live broadcasts.

m1fcf · 16 Mar 2012, 16:45 (Ref:3042293)

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Originally Posted by expaddockrunner

playback from the sky box, session one recorded ok, WHY oh WHY, was the second session in two parts, which means i missed the actual track action

*cough* SERIES RECORD *cough*
No problems for me this morning when I checked the Sky Planner - picked up TWO FP2 Programmes, and I only ever added the FP1 programme in the first place.

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Originally Posted by expaddockrunner

also i noticed adverts, during the track action, i hope this is not going to happen during the race

Adverts when there is no track action (and certainly no sign of track action) to avoid doing it at a time when there is an issue? No problem in my book.

Unless there is a break in Racing (like we had with Canada last season) then I really do think there will be no adverts during the racing.

My one gripe, is that the Sky F1 website extras (timing screens, live streaming, extra cameras etc) seems to block me out as a non Sky Sports User, but otherwise, no problems.

henners88 · 16 Mar 2012, 19:12 (Ref:3042352)

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Originally Posted by bella

has anyone used sky go to watch the f1? on a normal broadband connection shared between a couple of people do you find that it buffers much, or is it pretty consistent?

I watched a re-run of FP2 on Sky Go this afternoon and didn't get a single pause. Looked great on my 40" TV too. Pretty much the same as it was last year with live feed and familiar voices over the top. As I'm on Sky Go I can't get the red button features but its never been of interest for me anyway so I'm not missing out there in the slightest. So far I'd say its ok.

Mr V · 16 Mar 2012, 19:16 (Ref:3042357)

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Originally Posted by bella

has anyone used sky go to watch the f1? on a normal broadband connection shared between a couple of people do you find that it buffers much, or is it pretty consistent?

I used it last night for FP1 and it was fine, only thing that was annoying was after 10 minutes or so of inactivity the laptop screen would go blank.

henners88 · 16 Mar 2012, 19:21 (Ref:3042359)

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Originally Posted by Mr V

I used it last night for FP1 and it was fine, only thing that was annoying was after 10 minutes or so of inactivity the laptop screen would go blank.

I wouldn't have got annoyed about it, I would have just changed the screen settings on the laptop.

Mr V · 16 Mar 2012, 19:24 (Ref:3042361)

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Originally Posted by henners88

I wouldn't have got annoyed about it, I would have just changed the screen settings on the laptop.

Far too technical for a techno spaz like me !!!

brands · 16 Mar 2012, 19:29 (Ref:3042366)

One change I don't like is the lack of 'on demand' watching of free practices, qually and the whole race that you could view online with iPlayer. After a day at work or at a race circuit it was nice to return home and watch the action as live.

Sky's anytime will only offer race highlights from the Monday so the only answer would be a Sky+ box.

ps I watched their coverage of FP2 this morning and it was good, much like the BBC online service last year but with a few ad breaks.

View Poll Results: Next year I will (chose the closest most likely option)
Watch live on BBC or Sky depending which it is on.	36	32.73%
Watch only BBC live or delayed/highlights.	48	43.64%
Watch only BBC live (live or not bother).	16	14.55%
Not watch, it is over for me.	10	9.09%
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