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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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Indeed. There seems to be some suggestion that F1 is on an even more slippery slope to oblivion than it was already (it's been doing that for a few years now, apparently), now that the BBC will only be broadcasting half of the races to people who were watching them all for nothing. People in countries that have always paid for the privilege of watching F1, will be wondering what all of the fuss is about.
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I've followed F1 since 1988, and have watched pretty much every race transmitted live (can't remember when all races started going out live), and am hugely annoyed by this deal.
Three things bother me most, a) Cost - an obvious comment, but £14.50 per month (Virgin) may be impossible to justify, given that I have no interest in other sports shown. You can also bet thet offerings will be split across Sky Sports 1, 2 etc. b) Lack of continuity from race to race - different presentations, content and personnel may make championship disjointed to follow. c) Commentary teams - this could make or break Skys success, not only with its own broadcasts but also tempting people 'in' from BBC. The BBC commentary / anchor team is (IMO) currently excellent, from Crofty on a Friday, through Brundles informed race commentary, to Eddie Jordans post race vortex of confusion, so I believe that both companies would be well advised to share this team. I will wait and see how plans pan out before commiting my hard earned cash. |
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Could you explain the 14.50 per month with Virgin please?
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7 Aug 2011, 17:30 (Ref:2936917) | #608 | ||
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I will have a closer look at my ATT U-Verse account and tell you what I pay in American $ each month and how it breaks down...
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If you guys go to the link you can see how much NASCAR Speed TV airs..
http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm |
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I don't know if this is allowed, but I'm watching Indycar on sky!
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I'm watching the golf on Sky!
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This is the danger that F1 faces. People might actually start watching something else instead.
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Although in a way it could be a moot point: according to the wording the tv license is actually a tax on 'television receiving equipment'. The fact that the BBC receives an annual budget roughly the same as the income from this tax is apparently coincidence. |
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So the traditional 'heartland' countries of F1 viewing mostly pay for a TV licence of some sort. |
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I'm not sure of the difference between F1 going to Sky, and other mediums. For instance, Autosport have had a lot to say on this matter, but to read what they say, you have to pay for the internet to view their "free" site & read titbits, but if you want a more in depth report about it, subscribe to their site, or pay for their magazine ( like paying for Sky ). Nothing in life is free, its a shame its leaving BBC, but if sky do for F1 what they've done for other sports, it may just be a good thing in the long run for everyone. At the end of the day, we all prioritise our own lives. If i think a month of sky is better than a night out ( cost about the same ), then i'll go for it, and stay in that 1 night. All in my opinion of course, others are entitled to theirs.
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I think you are right on the money here. I used to watch a lot of cricket, then half the matches went off to pay TV and I did not follow. The result is that I began to miss a lot of the discussion and commentary that took place around the pay matches and I no longer new the nuances of what was going on around the national side. The action then somehow began to feel incomplete, as I was missing half the matches, and now I no longer watch any cricket at all! It is not something I have done deliberately, but it has represented the end of my involvement with a sport I both played as a kid and loved to idle away some time watching and listening to on TV, usually on in the background while I was doing something else, watch wickets fall etc. Now I just really can't be bothered, I miss it, but it is just not the same! |
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So I pay for TV $79.91 per month for TV U-Verse 100 package which includes the Speed Channel..
For internet I pay $46.80 per month. For my mobile with AT&T I pay $100.00 per month.. |
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Well your TV package works out about roughly £50, not bad, i pay £72 (although that is Sky multiroom and HD), thats on top of the annual TV licence. (£145.50 per year) I have you on the internet, you pay £29, i pay £8, although i have to pay my phone line rental (£12 per month i think???) I also have you on mobile, you pay £61.50, i pay £10, although, admittedly, i have no internet access on that. |
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