F1 goes to Sky sports - Page 85

Mr V · 5 Apr 2012, 23:23 (Ref:3054292)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

The only thing wrong with skypad is the name.

Just watching The Master's on Sky Sports 1HD, great coverage and yes, they too have a Skypad, so it seem's that Skypad is generic across all sports. Great for showing Tigers bad swing i might add!

**Adam43** · 5 Apr 2012, 23:50 (Ref:3054298)

They have it on the rugby too. Nowt wrong with it apart from the name.

Mr V · 6 Apr 2012, 08:56 (Ref:3054389)

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Originally Posted by Flavio Galtieri

It is about market share, complete domination of live sport in the UK and screwing the BBC for political reasons.

Murdoch doesn't give a toss for motor sport, or any sport, all he cares about is power.

As it's The Masters weekend, today, Sky have "Masters breakfast (live)" 3 hours of talk and highlight coverage from yesterday (day 1), then this afternoon, for 3 hours 15 minutes they have Red Button interactive coverage from Amen corner, holes 15 & 16 and following featured groups before, starting at 7pm, 6 hours of live coverage from (today's) day 2 action and do you know what the Beeb have? 1 hours highlights program from yesterdays action. Murdoch may not give a toss about sport and only care about power, but i know which coverage, as a Golf lover, i'd rather watch.

**Adam43** · 6 Apr 2012, 09:35 (Ref:3054406)

Without them I would hardly get to see any rugby either. Now there are at least two games a weekend (eight this weekend!) and a weekly magazine programme. Although the coverage has suffered recently with the loss of Simon!

wolfhound · 6 Apr 2012, 09:37 (Ref:3054407)

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Originally Posted by Mr V

As it's The Masters weekend, today, Sky have "Masters breakfast (live)" 3 hours of talk and highlight coverage from yesterday (day 1), then this afternoon, for 3 hours 15 minutes they have Red Button interactive coverage from Amen corner, holes 15 & 16 and following featured groups before, starting at 7pm, 6 hours of live coverage from (today's) day 2 action and do you know what the Beeb have? 1 hours highlights program from yesterdays action. Murdoch may not give a toss about sport and only care about power, but i know which coverage, as a Golf lover, i'd rather watch.

If you primarily watch motorracing why pay for sky?

**Adam43** · 6 Apr 2012, 09:42 (Ref:3054409)

For F1, Indycar and NASCAR highlights in lovely HD? If that isn't enough for you, and eveyone is different, then there is no need to.

I'm not sure if you mean this, but there is MotorsTV and Eurosport. MotorsTV is othe sky platform (and others) and the Frenchie quality drives me insane. They spent the first half an hour trying to get the ratio right in the ALMS coverage. Even when sorted it was only YouTube quality.

Paradise City · 6 Apr 2012, 12:34 (Ref:3054454)

3 hours of pre-action chit-chat would drive me off the wall whatever the sport. I like tuning 15/30 minutes before the action. If there is a point I'm confused about, I take the pleasure of researching it either via a trade magazine, specialist book or these days on the internet. An overdose of punditry bugs me about modern sport, they just wind up repeating the obvious.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 6 Apr 2012, 16:45 (Ref:3054534)

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Originally Posted by Paradise City

An overdose of punditry bugs me about modern sport, they just wind up repeating the obvious.

JeremySmith · 6 Apr 2012, 22:29 (Ref:3054657)

Do yourselves a favour and listen to this...

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1...h-ben-edwards/

Mr V · 7 Apr 2012, 08:23 (Ref:3054723)

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Originally Posted by wolfhound

If you primarily watch motorracing why pay for sky?

Because the motorracing i primarily watch is on Sky ?

As it happens, i paid for Sky anyway, before i got F1 thrown in for the same price, but, believe it or not, there's a lot more on Sky than just F1.

**Adam43** · 7 Apr 2012, 12:20 (Ref:3054799)

OT: the Boat race is back on Beeb. Hurrah! And I've just seen a Damon Hill cap in the crowd

**Adam43** · 7 Apr 2012, 13:36 (Ref:3054836)

We have Jonathan Legard, but we need Stephen Green in his swimming trunks.

Mr V · 7 Apr 2012, 23:26 (Ref:3055099)

Obviously not the Beeb's fault, but that Boat Race was farcical.

**Adam43** · 9 Apr 2012, 16:34 (Ref:3055878)

I blame sky.

**Peter Mallett** · 9 Apr 2012, 16:54 (Ref:3055888)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

We have Jonathan Legard, but we need Stephen Green in his swimming trunks.

Do you think Stephen would like to be in Legard's swimming trunks?

Rennen · 10 Apr 2012, 15:22 (Ref:3056526)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

OT: the Boat race is back on Beeb. Hurrah! And I've just seen a Damon Hill cap in the crowd

For those that don't know it...that's the 'London Rowing Club' Livery, that Graham Hill adopted as his personal Helmet Colours...and that Damon carried as family tradition.

**Adam43** · 10 Apr 2012, 19:12 (Ref:3056675)

I thought it was odd that there were no sponsorship logos on it. This Graham chap, any good?

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 Apr 2012, 19:28 (Ref:3056695)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

I thought it was odd that there were no sponsorship logos on it. This Graham chap, any good?

At rowing?

**Adam43** · 10 Apr 2012, 19:37 (Ref:3056704)

What else, it's not like he was going to be a F1 world champion like his son is it?

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 Apr 2012, 19:49 (Ref:3056714)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

What else, it's not like he was going to be a F1 world champion like his son is it?

I suppose not; not even twice.

Peat · 13 Apr 2012, 18:46 (Ref:3058533)

Sky is worth every penny for moments like this:

**chunterer** · 13 Apr 2012, 20:44 (Ref:3058584)

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Originally Posted by Peat

Sky is worth every penny for moments like this:

Its wel phat innit blood.

Raspberry · 13 Apr 2012, 21:37 (Ref:3058619)

Does anyone know how much more the ~~smug~~ media-friendly Horner earns from Sky, compared to his BBC Contract? I assume he's on a tidy wedge, seeing as we see almost as much of him as anyone else on the Sky team (Just as we did on the BBC).

And just a few points regarding the unacceptable unavoidable face of capitalism :

i) Do Santander give all their products an individual sponsorship budget to do with as they please? I'm curious as to why the '1-2-3 Account' decided to sponsor F1, and what, if anything, the other Santander products are sponsoring (OK, I admit it, it's just a(nother) pet hate...ITV Drama sponsored by the Renault 5 Clio* etc)

ii) If the Ford C-Max really does have a 'self-closing tailgate', why don't they also brag about the self-opening-and-closing windows? Self-changing gears? etc

* I might have made that one up

Marbot · 13 Apr 2012, 22:56 (Ref:3058654)

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Originally Posted by Raspberry

* I might have made that one up

There were Renault 5s, which then morphed into Renault Clio's over a long period of time (evolution).

Anyway, I'm still happy with the bright orange Kia Sportage that I've just bought, but I can't remember why!

Raspberry · 13 Apr 2012, 22:58 (Ref:3058655)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

Anyway, I'm still happy with the bright orange Kia Sportage that I've just bought, but I can't remember why!

Only ONE? I have a fleet of the bu**ers

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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