Sky to broadcast F1 from next year
07-29-2011, 04:05 AM
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Just read an interesting article. The BBC were paying £50m/yr for all live coverage. Now they're paying £33m/yr for half of that coverage and a much reduced audience.
That doesn't seem like a great deal for them to me.
Sounds to me like they were desperate to drop the sport altogther and Bernie hasn't let them.
Good news is that they are considering using the same production teams for both broadcasts. So we could still have the same coverage on Sky, albeit at a cost.
That doesn't seem like a great deal for them to me.
Sounds to me like they were desperate to drop the sport altogther and Bernie hasn't let them.
Good news is that they are considering using the same production teams for both broadcasts. So we could still have the same coverage on Sky, albeit at a cost.
Much depends on which races they are going to broadcast live. I guess only the non-time friendly races in far eastern climes will be those to replaced with the extended highlights.
07-29-2011, 04:41 AM
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07-29-2011, 04:43 AM
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With the move to night races there are not so many that start in the early hours of Sunday Morning.
What worries me is that the beeb will cut the quality of the events that they do cover and lose some of the production team.
I may get sky sports in the future but as with many others I watch a lot of the coverage after the event so if the highlights are good then it's not going to make a huge deal of difference. Are we going to see a match of the day style highlights show presented from a studio in Manchester with selected commentary from the radio 5 team.
Is the sky coverage going to be a home for the F1 refugees, commentary from James Allen and Jonathan Legard, pundits Mark Blundell and Simon Taylor and pit lane correspondant Louise whats her tits...
What worries me is that the beeb will cut the quality of the events that they do cover and lose some of the production team.
I may get sky sports in the future but as with many others I watch a lot of the coverage after the event so if the highlights are good then it's not going to make a huge deal of difference. Are we going to see a match of the day style highlights show presented from a studio in Manchester with selected commentary from the radio 5 team.
Is the sky coverage going to be a home for the F1 refugees, commentary from James Allen and Jonathan Legard, pundits Mark Blundell and Simon Taylor and pit lane correspondant Louise whats her tits...
07-29-2011, 04:50 AM
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A1GP had some bimbo in the studio, Tony Jardine as a pundit, plus bloody John Watson doing interviews.
07-29-2011, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassoctopus' timestamp='1311939947' post='20827218
Just read an interesting article. The BBC were paying £50m/yr for all live coverage. Now they're paying £33m/yr for half of that coverage and a much reduced audience.
The casual punter will stay with BBC.
07-29-2011, 05:44 AM
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Sky has confirmed that it will not run adverts during its broadcast coverage of Formula 1 races next year, and will instead limit them to the pre and post-race show.
07-29-2011, 06:11 AM
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I'm gutted at this decision. BBC coverage is fantastic in my view.
And, how long before Pay Per View starts up for the big races (British GP, Monaco, last race of the season etc). I bet in a few years, that may start to happen.
And, how long before Pay Per View starts up for the big races (British GP, Monaco, last race of the season etc). I bet in a few years, that may start to happen.
07-29-2011, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by gbduo' timestamp='1311935589' post='20827127
Maybe we should start paying half of the TV Licence? I am not really sure what I get for my £140 anymore.
A friend of mine asked a similar question when he got caught without a TV licence. He said that he never watched any BBC broadcasts, and only watched Sky (which he paid for), so he didnt feel the need to pay for a licence.
The courts said that the TV licence may pay for the BBC, but you need a licence by law just for the "privilege" of using a TV!!!
Recently Five has had much better programming than the BBC has had and that is ridiculous.
I only watch the following on BBC:-
F1
Top Gear
Silent Witness
Spooks
Silk
News (followed by Ch.4 news for an impartial review)
Why on earth do I have to pay £140 for the privilege of watching 6 programmes that are worth watching. The rest of the BBC is full of bumpf and crap.
So get rid of the licence fee and make the BBC a subscription channel that you can choose to pay for if you wish. That will see the BBC make some proper cuts quick rather than these silly cuts like F1. They have to go deeper than that. Increase quality programming and they will get more people subscribing.