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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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29 Jul 2011, 12:34 (Ref:2932601) | #131 | ||
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Its progress going backwards i wonder how many gp fans dont have sky tv ? A sad day in my view.
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The comments by Adam Parr and Martin Whitmarsh tend to suggest they are not overly concerned, so looks unlikey that FOTA will object I'm afraid. Some have mentioned the beeb maybe looking at the new WEC, I cannot see this myself due to the length of the races. It would take up too much air time and the casual spectator won't sit there for that long. I suspect they'll concentrate on MotoGp.
There does appear to be a bit of a gap for somebody to fill now, certainly in the UK. I'm surprised another racing series hasn't tried to push their product harder with the drift of F1 out of Europe and the increasingly turgid show. Instead most seem to bury their coverage on ESPN, which you have to pay more for on top of Sky Sports. From a UK point of view the BTCC must be rubbing their hands together with glee and urgently seeking a meeting with ITV to see how they are going to further improve the already extensive coverage. There are a number of race series out there that with improved access to TV coverage could really nick some of the presently very disalusioned F1 fans. |
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What will be interesting is seeing whose coverage the fans prefer, the BBC's or Sky's.
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29 Jul 2011, 12:40 (Ref:2932608) | #134 | |
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Well we have full Sky in our house so I guess I'll still watch it, however, other than Top Gear F1 is the only programme we watch on BBC. Don't see why I should pay for licence now, Beeb has nothing to offer me as I can do without TG.
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29 Jul 2011, 12:43 (Ref:2932613) | #136 | |
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What I wouldn't mind would be a PPV service like in 2002. Charge a tenner a race or £150 a year.
You get all the special cameras and interaction same as we did that year. You don't have to pay for channels you don't want. To me that is the only acceptable alternative to free to air, although I know many would hate that also. |
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29 Jul 2011, 12:48 (Ref:2932619) | #137 | ||
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This is about Bernie making money for himself. With the BBC and Sky he's now got two sources of income.
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29 Jul 2011, 12:48 (Ref:2932620) | #138 | |
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The Monaco and British Grands Prix and the season finale are among the races that the BBC will continue to show.
See: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93447 |
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Sky are to show all races live with the BCC doing half live in UK.
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It was a vastly superior service to what we had on FTA at the time though and could have worked if used properly. But then again, the sport has changed. Back then you had more practice, a warm-up, proper qualifying, people ran constantly as they didn't have to save engines. So I suppose now there is less value there. It's the same reasons I stopped attending races and went to testing instead (which was promptly dispensed with also!). |
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29 Jul 2011, 12:59 (Ref:2932627) | #143 | ||
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Hooray, hopefully no more steady Eddie talking drivel.
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29 Jul 2011, 12:59 (Ref:2932628) | #144 | ||
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It's not said which half BBC will be showing live. My guess is the half that happen on our time zone.
I rarely watch F1 now, that's not going to change with Sky even though I have Sky Sports, just a shame I'm now paying for it directly, but I suppose with the licence fee I was doing that anyone. If this frees up the Beeb for making more of the TV I do watch it's no bad thing in my book. Would be wonderful to see them giving coverage to a lot of other motorsport instead. |
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Lots of lovely Sky advertising hoardings at tracks now too.
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29 Jul 2011, 13:06 (Ref:2932640) | #148 | ||
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I don't think we can blame Sky, the BBC made a deal and wanted out and clearly no other terrestrial broadcaster wanted it either. I've no dobut the BBC will still send staff halfway around the world to cover the races and produce the highlist programme, a misnomer if ever there was one. |
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This really annoys me, i just checked how much it would cost to get a sky box and dish. with the minimum package to watch F1.
£40 + £10 for it in HD. sod that andwhats the betting this will be Aired on Sky Sports 4? my reason for saying this: on Freeview, BT Vision and Xbox360, you can pay for Sky content for a subsription cost. this is ONLY for Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3 Standard Deffinition (HD not included) On Virgin you can only get Sky Sports 4 if you pay for the total Sky Sports package, only Sky Sports 1 and 2 are offered as individual subscriptions Freesat are looking into getting Sky Sports 1 and 2 ONLY on subscription as well and online Sky Player you do get sky Sports 4, but again you have to have the full sky Sports pack. Fetch Box £205 to buy the box, and you get Sky Player for a subscription, but i could see if Sky Sport 4 was on there or you pay for Sky Dish and Box i think i have covered all the ways we can receive TV legally. I'm sorry, But Adam Parr has no fooking clue about anything http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93455 Quote:
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if i could buy JUST the F1 races, practice and qualifying, with no extra costs at all, then i would, but i have to pay for ALL the other crap content i will not want to watch. TBH Adam Parr is winding me up more than the Sky deal /Rant |
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It will make sod all difference to race attendances I would imagine.
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