They should stream A1 on the net

C.U.Motorsport · 9 Feb 2006, 20:52 (Ref:1519120)

There are many people out there who are not willing to spend £30 on the sky sports package when you are only gauranteed a maximum of 5 hours of racing a week. I hate football and would not have access to A1 if my housemate didnt like it and pay the price.

Wouldnt an ideal solution be to stream coverage over the net. The embassy darts which went on during january did it and it worked well. I could be in my finite element analysis lecture and watch darts, brilliant

Matt · 9 Feb 2006, 23:17 (Ref:1519268)

You can. A1GP.com has them all live, and has the last round streaming still.

**Adam43** · 9 Feb 2006, 23:50 (Ref:1519287)

Are you willing to contribute to the cost of doing so?

cos · 10 Feb 2006, 00:05 (Ref:1519299)

A1Gp.com does stream the races live and on demand from their site if you're in a country where there isn't any TV coverage. (And I'm sure even you if aren't there are ways to circumvent that).

Kiwi3 · 10 Feb 2006, 02:29 (Ref:1519352)

Darts is a sport that would struggle to get TV coverage so they don't have many options.

For motorsport the revenue from having people pay with credit cards to view live steaming is probably lower than what you can get from TV rights, and the strategy is riskier as forecasting future revenue would be difficult. Banking and finance types would hate it.

Matt · 10 Feb 2006, 20:08 (Ref:1519893)

The stream on A1GP.com is free. You just fill in a survey thing, it's really quick, and BAM, the race is there. I used it to watch Durban the Tuesday after the race.

safc_fan89 · 10 Feb 2006, 20:18 (Ref:1519896)

A problem is that it is only certain countries that receive free streaming of the races. The UK doesn't unfortunately.

Hepatic · 11 Feb 2006, 00:25 (Ref:1520054)

Err, i believe this discussion has been done to death already

If you want to watch it, pay for it. A1GP and football arn't the only things on Sky, MotorsTV, Eurosport are two that come to mind...

C.U.Motorsport · 11 Feb 2006, 13:53 (Ref:1520338)

motors tv, although good just has repeats and american oval racing. Probably due to the season not starting yet though. At the end of the day, there should be a dedicated motorsport channel which you can pay for. Im not paying £30 for a weeks worth of racing a year

**Adam43** · 11 Feb 2006, 15:38 (Ref:1520385)

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Originally Posted by C.U.Motorsport

motors tv, although good just has repeats and american oval racing. Probably due to the season not starting yet though. At the end of the day, there should be a dedicated motorsport channel which you can pay for. Im not paying £30 for a weeks worth of racing a year

Would (enough) people pay for it? I suspect not.

MotorsTV coverage, when there is racing as you say, is excellent. DTM, ALMS, LMS, BTTC full meetings NASCAR Busch, and much more.

safc_fan89 · 11 Feb 2006, 17:43 (Ref:1520433)

Don't forget that some people haven't the choice of getting Sky, ie. me.

**Adam43** · 11 Feb 2006, 18:13 (Ref:1520441)

A terrestrial Motor racing station then?

C.U.Motorsport · 11 Feb 2006, 18:18 (Ref:1520444)

Maybe if the BBC decided to focus once again on motorsport, they could dedicate a freeview channel to it. And when there is no racing, they could put documentaries and top gear etc. I love documentaries, i love engineering and most of all i love motorsport. I cant wait until TV becomes customisable so you can dump all the reality tv crap and soaps and focus on what you like. Tv, I find is a waste of time mostly. I have resigned myself to using my computer for media. Its all there if you want it, when you want it. And you can watch it again and again. Obviously i download legally

maltafan · 11 Feb 2006, 18:23 (Ref:1520446)

Here, we cannot even watch races on the Net and no station shows them.

This is something that really lacks in A1Gp; coverage.

Should they have more coverage, they would be more popular .

Hepatic · 11 Feb 2006, 19:02 (Ref:1520462)

agreed - i think they should open the stream up to all countries that dont have a TV package of any kind, be it freeview or PPV. I think it used to be, but i have a feeling the stream provider has changed recently which might explain the further limiting of countries....

Dr Venom · 11 Feb 2006, 19:29 (Ref:1520476)

Pop down your local pub have a quiet word in the landlords ear and he might set one of the TV's up in a corner away from all the drunken football supporters so you can watch it in peace with a pint of stella. See you all in the "Poachers Pocket" Walderslade Rochester Kent, sunday lunch time, by the way stella is £1.99 a pint

safc_fan89 · 11 Feb 2006, 21:47 (Ref:1520537)

No chance of that happening! And would pubs open early in the morning so you can watch A1GP? It would be good if they did...

It's a shame that in the UK one of the terrestrial channels could have got the coverage rights, but never mind.

safc_fan89 · 26 Feb 2006, 21:45 (Ref:1532082)

The streaming isn't really worth paying that much for, I don't think. I wouldn't pay for it anyway.

Having free live streaming EVERYWHERE would be good, because then the popularity would increase (well, I would watch it so that's one more viewer

), and people aren't going to watch something on the internet rather than from their TV screen, so no-one loses out in any way.

Can't see that happening though

okeefe · 27 Feb 2006, 18:15 (Ref:1532644)

Quote:

Originally Posted by safc_fan89

The streaming isn't really worth paying that much for, I don't think. I wouldn't pay for it anyway.

Having free live streaming EVERYWHERE would be good, because then the popularity would increase (well, I would watch it so that's one more viewer

), and people aren't going to watch something on the internet rather than from their TV screen, so no-one loses out in any way.

Can't see that happening though

I agree. Remember the days when we could watch races - no computer required? Looking all around, it kinda looks like being a fan of some of these series means being computer dependent. I really really wanted to see Carpentier race in this past A1GP - and I tried again through the computer. No luck. Again. I've not seen one of these races - and I find myself becoming disinterested in the series that have their events broadcast through the computer only. Come to think of it - how on earth did we ever talk about racing before computer chat boards too.............

Mosport67 · 1 Mar 2006, 00:47 (Ref:1533603)

Quote:

Originally Posted by okeefe

I agree. Remember the days when we could watch races - no computer required? Looking all around, it kinda looks like being a fan of some of these series means being computer dependent. I really really wanted to see Carpentier race in this past A1GP - and I tried again through the computer. No luck. Again. I've not seen one of these races - and I find myself becoming disinterested in the series that have their events broadcast through the computer only. Come to think of it - how on earth did we ever talk about racing before computer chat boards too.............

I am not sure why you couldn't get it live. I was able to althought it took me some time to sort it out on the website.

I only saw the second race which did not go well for Pat with a long pitstop and a penalty for speeding.

I do believe that free streaming will help market the series but that is a problem where they have sold the rights.

waz29 · 28 Feb 2006, 23:36 (Ref:1533562)

I Agree with a Free to Air hi-lights show in the UK as lets face it EVERY lap of EVERY race is a hi-light what with that mad concept of 'overtaking' 'racing' 'crashes' 'spin outs' & 'rolling starts' LOL long live A1 GP F1 GP is dead.
But if your still one of the few who put faith in (roundy roundy) F1 GP watch this little video clip from South Africa A1GP and prepare to be converted.
http://media.putfile.com/A1GP-South-Africa-Jan2006-mix
LONG LIVE A1 , F1 is dead (and very boring)

okeefe · 1 Mar 2006, 17:58 (Ref:1534084)

I don't know what happened - but some friends of mine in Quebec were unable to "log in" to it too. I really wanted to see Carpentier race (I never have before!). What was his "speeding" - too fast into pits?

okeefe · 2 Mar 2006, 13:11 (Ref:1534655)

I've come to realize I think I'm stubborn.......I guess if I wanted to see these races bad enough I'd do just that. I know alot of boxing is pay per view; and my 12 year old daughter is a WWF fan so I see alot of that is pay per view also. I hope that racing doesn't go much more pay per view - it's something that my two youngest daughters and I enjoy and can watch for free! I'd buy a dvd set of the whole first series though if it becomes available for sale. It'd be quite the delayed viewing I know but I like to watch racing on tv better than on the computer - I think because I'm at a computer all day for work.

C.U.Motorsport · 5 Mar 2006, 13:48 (Ref:1536658)

Can anyone here put a direct link to where the a1GP live coverage is hosted. In England we are unable to get it but it might just mean that they wont let us have the link and that, if we had the link, it would work.

So can any representatives from any of the live streaming countries post the link?

Matthew

Hepatic · 5 Mar 2006, 13:53 (Ref:1536660)

Quote:

Originally Posted by C.U.Motorsport

Can anyone here put a direct link to where the a1GP live coverage is hosted. In England we are unable to get it but it might just mean that they wont let us have the link and that, if we had the link, it would work.

So can any representatives from any of the live streaming countries post the link?

Matthew

NO.

It's illegal to watch A1GP in the UK via the internet, as any method of doing so is contravening the broadcasting rights Sky have bought. Doesn't matter how you find the link, it's breaking the law. Anyone posting the link will be at least given a warning by the mods and the post will be deleted, at worst you'll be banned....

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