F1 goes to Sky sports - Page 52

**bjohnsonsmith** · 8 Dec 2011, 19:02 (Ref:2997151)

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Originally Posted by Born Racer

Steve Rider is a witty man, something I felt watching the Autosport Awards, but he was dire on ITV I'm afraid (probably because ITV made him be the way he was). He and Mark Blundell batted back and forth inane questions about Lewis Hamilton for all of 2007 and 2008. He needs to be his own man, because he's better than that.

I didn't find Steve Rider convincing on ITV and I didn't find him convincing during the Rugby Union World Cup. He largely read from a script and in his questions to the panel he came across as someone who didn't really know the game. I here he's very good when it comes to Golf but I don't watch Golf.

**Adam43** · 8 Dec 2011, 19:33 (Ref:2997175)

Murdoch is forcing me to eat babies.

Marbot · 8 Dec 2011, 20:00 (Ref:2997196)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Murdoch is forcing me to eat babies.

He's a bad bad man.

**Born Racer** · 8 Dec 2011, 23:36 (Ref:2997307)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Murdoch is forcing me to eat babies.

Out of spite, I ate Murdoch's hamster.

**Adam43** · 8 Dec 2011, 23:38 (Ref:2997308)

Paradise City · 9 Dec 2011, 00:55 (Ref:2997338)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I didn't find Steve Rider convincing on ITV and I didn't find him convincing during the Rugby Union World Cup. He largely read from a script and in his questions to the panel he came across as someone who didn't really know the game. I here he's very good when it comes to Golf but I don't watch Golf.

Rider is old school. He's got his cue cards and his plan. His shirt and his tie. Rider looks unkept without his tie. The approach of the 80's and 90's. Jake is more of an ad lib concierge, comfortable with handling hecklers, more able to improvise, wearing one of his designer shirts and jeans. More a man of the future. It's a sea-change of difference. I do like Jake's ease although I sometimes miss the formality of the past when sport wuz serious business.

strider · 9 Dec 2011, 01:45 (Ref:2997346)

It's when you see this that you realise quite how severely Sky plundered the BBC's existing F1 team. I'm warming to all those who remain, even EJ!

Paradise City · 9 Dec 2011, 11:26 (Ref:2997496)

They'll be to cram two more into the BBC line-up at least. Edwards would make a fine addition. James Allen was mentioned as a pitlane reporter for one of the channels just keep him out of the box. I hope they resist the siren temptation of Blundell and Jardine.

strider · 9 Dec 2011, 13:18 (Ref:2997557)

I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that it will be Ben Edwards, which is great news.

James Allen has said he is not interested in returning to TV, so the urgent quest now is to find a good replacement for Ted Kravitz.

djinvicta · 9 Dec 2011, 22:05 (Ref:2997764)

Ok, admission time. Ive signed up for Sky..............

strider · 9 Dec 2011, 22:45 (Ref:2997783)

If anyone's interested, it's definitely Ben Edwards at the BBC. It was known at the Autosport Awards and now it's gone public on Twitter.

**Adam43** · 9 Dec 2011, 22:47 (Ref:2997784)

That is great news.

Paradise City · 10 Dec 2011, 00:14 (Ref:2997814)

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Originally Posted by strider

James Allen has said he is not interested in returning to TV, so the urgent quest now is to find a good replacement for Ted Kravitz.

I think Autosport magazine had Leggard and Allen in at BBC5!

Good news about Edwards.

Sodemo · 10 Dec 2011, 17:47 (Ref:2998111)

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Originally Posted by djinvicta

Ok, admission time. Ive signed up for Sky..............

Season don't start until March, you can cancel and subscribe the day before the season starts...

ECW Dan Selby · 12 Dec 2011, 13:06 (Ref:2998778)

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Originally Posted by strider

If anyone's interested, it's definitely Ben Edwards at the BBC. It was known at the Autosport Awards and now it's gone public on Twitter.

Really?!? Oh that's great for him! I'll watch the live BBC broadcasts for that then

Selby

henners88 · 12 Dec 2011, 14:05 (Ref:2998801)

If Edwards is confirmed soon then that'll be great news. My father upgraded to Sky HD last week so it looks like I'll be able to use his Sky Go id for free. Means I won't have to sign up to a package for one channel only and I can watch the Sky races live and the rest on the BBC. Not ideal, but at least its free. As he no longer watches the sport I thought it would be a shame to let his access go to waste. I still think this deal is a massive mistake for British coverage and think we'll see suggestions of this over the next year.

Marbot · 12 Dec 2011, 15:38 (Ref:2998820)

Ben Edwards confirmed at BBC.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/2...mmentary-team/

Mr V · 12 Dec 2011, 15:52 (Ref:2998823)

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Originally Posted by henners88

If Edwards is confirmed soon then that'll be great news. My father upgraded to Sky HD last week so it looks like I'll be able to use his Sky Go id for free. Means I won't have to sign up to a package for one channel only and I can watch the Sky races live and the rest on the BBC. Not ideal, but at least its free. As he no longer watches the sport I thought it would be a shame to let his access go to waste. I still think this deal is a massive mistake for British coverage and think we'll see suggestions of this over the next year.

So it's ok to fratanize with the evil empire aslong as your not footing the bill???

wolfhound · 12 Dec 2011, 17:38 (Ref:2998856)

I have noticed that sky have the rights to the Heineken Rugby Cup this year. If you don't want to pay the Murdocks for it then you only get highlights on one of the minority language channels, S4C or BBC Wales come to mind.

Wonder if that will be the next move for F1 fans.

Sodemo · 12 Dec 2011, 19:39 (Ref:2998887)

Ben Edwards is without doubt my favorite commentator now Murray has (long) retired. Its a coup for BBC and the fans of F1 as a series. A very very good commentator. Great news.

henners88 · 12 Dec 2011, 20:17 (Ref:2998908)

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Originally Posted by Mr V

So it's ok to fratanize with the evil empire aslong as your not footing the bill???

Would you rather I streamed it illegally then? That was what I would have done had I not been able to use someone else's Sky login. I don't agree with the deal one bit, but if I could afford Sky I would buy it because I am an F1 fan and I love the sport. I've said this many times, but I also think they charge far too much for a package that just isn't worth it. It doesn't not make sense to pay £30p/m for a single channel and a Channel that is only showing 10 of the races the BBC aren't.

Do you now understand where I am coming from? I've lost count the amount of times I have explained this now.

**Adam43** · 12 Dec 2011, 21:00 (Ref:2998916)

Mr V, to clarify, henners88 would have been forced to illegally stream it.

However re-reading the post it seems Mr V got your point, so much so that he actually summed it up perfectly and succinctly in only one line.

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Originally Posted by Mr V

So it's ok to fratanize with the evil empire aslong as your not footing the bill???

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Originally Posted by henners88

Would you rather I streamed it illegally then? That was what I would have done had I not been able to use someone else's Sky login. I don't agree with the deal one bit, but if I could afford Sky I would buy it because I am an F1 fan and I love the sport. I've said this many times, but I also think they charge far too much for a package that just isn't worth it. It doesn't not make sense to pay £30p/m for a single channel and a Channel that is only showing 10 of the races the BBC aren't.

Mr V · 13 Dec 2011, 06:54 (Ref:2999047)

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Originally Posted by henners88

Do you now understand where I am coming from?

For sure, i'm regularly forced to do illegal stuff, which reminds me, where's my shooter? I need to make a cash withdrawal

henners88 · 13 Dec 2011, 07:49 (Ref:2999059)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Mr V, to clarify, henners88 would have been forced to illegally stream it.

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Originally Posted by Mr V

For sure, i'm regularly forced to do illegal stuff, which reminds me, where's my shooter?

Are you both tabloid journalists by any chance? You appear to have tried to sensationalize my post by suggesting I would be forced to do something illegal. Nobody would have forced me to do any such thing and I did not say that. How you both interpreted that, I do not know. If I had not had the opportunity to watch it through a legit method then yes like many thousands of other fans across the UK I would have looked into ways of streaming it. Its only like foreign fans who either don't have coverage or prefer the British version so have streamed it for many years. I have no problem with that.

For two members who have evidently contributed alot here and been here a while, I think that was a poor attempt at trying to get a rise to be honest. I was under the impression Adam43 was a mod too. Hey ho.

Flavio Galtieri · 13 Dec 2011, 09:49 (Ref:2999093)

Just as an aside.

I have never, ever heard or read of an individual being prosecuted for watching sport via a live video stream? Have you?

I'm not even sure what law is being broken by the viewer, unless child porn is involved then it might be deemed as "making a picture".

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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