uk f1 tv coverage - sky, bbc and ch4 - Page 107

Tourer · 16 Mar 2022, 21:46 (Ref:4102824)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Talking of cost, do you know how much it costs me to watch D2S? Absolutely nothing.

Enjoyed the first couple of seasons, even though they were pretty cheesy at times - all the weird sound effects, making mountains out of molehills & of course the ever smarmy Will Buxton stating the obvious or drawing "controversial" conclusions.

Not bothering anymore, has jumped the shark from my point of view. Let's not forget though that D2S gave us "fockslam" - and other similar inventiveness from Mr Steiner - made it worth watching just for all that in the early seasons.

**chunterer** · 16 Mar 2022, 23:07 (Ref:4102831)

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Originally Posted by Tourer

Enjoyed the first couple of seasons, even though they were pretty cheesy at times - all the weird sound effects, making mountains out of molehills & of course the ever smarmy Will Buxton stating the obvious or drawing "controversial" conclusions.

Not bothering anymore, has jumped the shark from my point of view. Let's not forget though that D2S gave us "fockslam" - and other similar inventiveness from Mr Steiner - made it worth watching just for all that in the early seasons.

Couldn't have put it better myself!!I block recorded the 3 seasons to date but after watching the 1st year I deleted all of it!

billy bleach · 19 Mar 2022, 13:02 (Ref:4103255)

So I tune in to Radio 5 to catch qualfing- I know its later - and hear the final laps of FP3 The children are talking about cheese.....

**chunterer** · 20 Mar 2022, 09:29 (Ref:4103437)

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

So I tune in to Radio 5 to catch qualfing- I know its later - and hear the final laps of FP3 The children are talking about cheese.....

What a joy!! ?

**Aysedasi** · 20 Mar 2022, 10:17 (Ref:4103445)

Steve Jones really needs to buckle down now and sit his SAT exams so that he can move on from primary school. I've never minded him that much in the past, but he really is becoming more and more childish....

Derwent · 20 Mar 2022, 11:47 (Ref:4103454)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Steve Jones really needs to buckle down now and sit his SAT exams so that he can move on from primary school. I've never minded him that much in the past, but he really is becoming more and more childish....

I've never understood why on all motoring and motorsport programmes there is a need to have someone who is a "minor personality " rather than someone from the sport. It's the same with Formula E and programmes like Car SOS. it doesn't seem to happen with other sports.

crmalcolm · 20 Mar 2022, 11:55 (Ref:4103455)

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Originally Posted by Derwent

I've never understood why on all motoring and motorsport programmes there is a need to have someone who is a "minor personality " rather than someone from the sport. It's the same with Formula E and programmes like Car SOS. it doesn't seem to happen with other sports.

It happens in most sports, and has happened in F1 for years.

Steve Rider, Des Lynam, Jake Humphrey etc all had a media background that they brought to F1 coverage.
Steve Jones is a presenter, the show needs to be presented...

**Aysedasi** · 20 Mar 2022, 13:14 (Ref:4103460)

I get that crm, but his style is becoming ever more 'gushing with childlike excitement' as if he's waiting for his next go on the climbing frame and ball pool at McDonalds.....

**Peter Mallett** · 20 Mar 2022, 13:49 (Ref:4103465)

Um, how do you know about the climbing frame and ball pool at Ronald's?

NaBUru38 · 20 Mar 2022, 21:54 (Ref:4103583)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

I find it interesting and also enraging what others pay in other parts of the world. One of my Belgian colleagues said that his Sky bill is under half what we pay in the UK and he gets all the movies all the sports channels etc. We had to kill off a number of services on our bill as it was over £100 a month which is just ridiculous to be frank.

Here in Latin America, Disney has two streaming services: Disney+, which features cartoons plus Marvel and Star Wars stuff; and Star+, which includes 20th century films, The Simpsons, and lots of ESPN content that was removed from the linear cable TV channels channels and the TV Everywhere streaming service ESPN Play.

Now Star+ added the Uruguayan First Division football matches here in Uruguay, so the service now costs US$ 25 per month. That's the equivalent of 12 hours of minimum wage.

Technically I can afford it, but I refuse to.

**Aysedasi** · 20 Mar 2022, 22:22 (Ref:4103594)

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Um, how do you know about the climbing frame and ball pool at Ronald's?

I have children Peter..... Mind you, they are now 37 and 32....

JamesH · 21 Mar 2022, 11:04 (Ref:4103648)

I thought the commentary during the race on CH4 highlights was pretty bad - too much shouting, massively over excited. Someone needs to take a chill pill.

**Peter Mallett** · 21 Mar 2022, 11:15 (Ref:4103651)

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Originally Posted by JamesH

I thought the commentary during the race on CH4 highlights was pretty bad - too much shouting, massively over excited. Someone needs to take a chill pill.

Yup.

S griffin · 21 Mar 2022, 13:30 (Ref:4103672)

Channel 4 did a great job, very good analysis and knowing when to get excited. Best part was Mark Webber describing the replay of Checo's spin

**Peter Mallett** · 21 Mar 2022, 13:42 (Ref:4103676)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

Channel 4 did a great job, very good analysis and knowing when to get excited. Best part was Mark Webber describing the replay of Checo's spin

But Jaques spends his time over-emphasising the action. Its as if every overtaking move is going to be an accident. Tedious in the extreme.

Lancsbreaker · 21 Mar 2022, 13:55 (Ref:4103685)

Impressed by Naomi Schiff on the Sky interviews....

billy bleach · 21 Mar 2022, 14:01 (Ref:4103690)

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Impressed by Naomi Schiff on the Sky interviews....

Clearly knows the subject could give the kindergarten ON BBC radio 5 a few lessons

VIVA GT · 21 Mar 2022, 14:11 (Ref:4103693)

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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

But Jaques spends his time over-emphasising the action. Its as if every overtaking move is going to be an accident. Tedious in the extreme.

I agree Peter, he was like this at the start of last year but seemed to calm down (or I got more used to him) as the year went on. Hopefully DC will find his volume switch and trim it down a bit?

chillibowl · 21 Mar 2022, 14:31 (Ref:4103698)

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Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

Impressed by Naomi Schiff on the Sky interviews....

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

Clearly knows the subject could give the kindergarten ON BBC radio 5 a few lessons

indeed! did really well!

**chunterer** · 22 Mar 2022, 06:28 (Ref:4103792)

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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

But Jaques spends his time over-emphasising the action. Its as if every overtaking move is going to be an accident. Tedious in the extreme.

He sounds like a cheesy hospital radio DJ. A less self absorbed version of Croft. Eurghh.

Derwent · 22 Mar 2022, 09:51 (Ref:4103801)

I've watched some of the ITV4 coverage of Moto GP. They pack three races into an hour. no band of "experts" analysing every move. Simple commentary and some brief interviews. No woffle or padding,

EastonNeston · 22 Mar 2022, 14:23 (Ref:4103843)

Different sport, and almost certainly, different contractual conditions about the amount of action they can show.

S griffin · 22 Mar 2022, 16:06 (Ref:4103866)

I don’t know how much of the C4 coverage people actually watched. If anything Jacques was quieter than last year, only raising his tone when the situation required and letting DC and Webber getting their fair share of talking time. Considering Ben Edwards is a hard act to follow, he’s doing well IMHO

VIVA GT · 22 Mar 2022, 16:30 (Ref:4103870)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

I don’t know how much of the C4 coverage people actually watched. If anything Jacques was quieter than last year, only raising his tone when the situation required and letting DC and Webber getting their fair share of talking time. Considering Ben Edwards is a hard act to follow, he’s doing well IMHO

I watched the whole (race coverage part of) the C4 highlights programme & found him to be loud and overpowering. However, as I mentioned in my comment earlier in the thread instead of him actually improving last year, I may have just gotten used to him (and therefore found him loud & overpowering after having a break away from him for a while).
(Another factor that may have made me more conscious of the noise is that I watched the programme as a recording starting at around 4:45 in the morning before going to work. As everyone else in the house was still asleep in bed I didn't want to disturb them).

LC2guy · 23 Mar 2022, 16:11 (Ref:4104003)

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Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

Impressed by Naomi Schiff on the Sky interviews....

Massively impressed, what a great addition to the team. She gelled with everyone she was teamed with all weekend. She has a great future i'm sure

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