F1 going to Sky

[TMorel]

Does all of Bernies "this is possible" and "that might happen" mean that none of this is actually signed and sealed yet or is he just delaying until all the required bribes have been paid?

[Robinho]

Why? Millions of people watch it, which hardly backs up your assertion.

It is very difficult to apportion blame in this instance.

So why don't the Beeb go halves with Sky and let them show Eastenders on a wednesday and Friday and the BBC keeps the other episodes. That would save a fortune.

Why is F1 any different - as a series (or season) it is meaningless to watch the odd race without knowing the whole story, which comes from access to all qually sessions, the entire race and the surrounding features.

Why don't they share Dr Who with Fox, won't don't they only show Mens Athletics and let Eurosport show the womens. Why don't they only show the bottom half of the tennis court at Wimbledon and Sky can have the top half.

Its ridiculous, either show it or don't bother. this can't be shared with different access to each platform

[ATF]

Loved Jake's intro and sign-off to the programme yesterday - "Welcome to live, uninterrupted coverage...on the BBC" and "See you after the break!"

In fact, there were a few digs from the team over the weekend - wonder if we'll all be calling them hypocrites come next March!!

[Rollo]

Channel Ten | Lachlan Murdoch Appointed Interim CEO

Lachlan Murdoch is the CEO of Channel 10 group which also owns One HD.

The fact that on SD every telecast has been broadcast at least 90 minutes late in 2011, and that One HD ha mysterious "technical faults" resulting in every quali session breaking down this year and an increase to the amount of ads on average to 22 minutes, makes me think that F1 will go to Pay TV in 2013 in Australia.

If F1 goes to Sky or Fox, then I seriously hope that the sport falls over. Bernie can go to a little island in the Pacific and stay there... AND NEVER COME BACK YOU DIRTY LITTLE TOERAG.

[Malbec]

The BBC are very unlikely to listen to the Britsh public, if they did then Eastenders would have been cancelled years ago....

Yeah of course, the BBC should have cancelled what is still the most consistently highest rating programme viewed in Britain (along with Coronation street).

http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammes?

The bizarre thing about the F1 deal is that the BBC is merely doing what many of its critics have pressured it to do for years, drop expensive minority interest items and concentrate on what most viewers want. Many of the same critics have now rounded on the BBC for cutting a compromise whereby the flagship F1 races are still on the BBC and highlights from the races not shown live are shown in the evening, still for free.

[AndyL]

The bizarre thing about the F1 deal is that the BBC is merely doing what many of its critics have pressured it to do for years, drop expensive minority interest items and concentrate on what most viewers want.

Surely one of the main purposes of publicly funded broadcasting is to cater for minority interests. The lowest-common-denominator trash that the majority want (if ratings are to be believed) will always be abundantly provided by commercial broadcasters.

[Mark]

still for free.

No no and thrice no!!

It's included in the licence fee, it is NOT free.

[Malbec]

Surely one of the main purposes of publicly funded broadcasting is to cater for minority interests. The lowest-common-denominator trash that the majority want (if ratings are to be believed) will always be abundantly provided by commercial broadcasters.

I agree with you but tell that to the likes of the Daily Mail which are hitting the BBC with any tool available.

[ArrowsFA1]

We were warned about the Tory future for the BBC:

"They'll dismantle it slowly. It'll get smaller and smaller until it just supports Radio 4 and some news."

TORIES WILL EXTERMINATE BBC IF THEY GET ELECTED - mirror.co.uk

"We are looking into whether it would be appropriate to rip up the charter in the middle of it, or whether one should wait."

BBC NEWS | UK | Tories could 'rip up' BBC charter

"But do we want the BBC to constrain its ambition beyond that core broadcasting? Absolutely."

Tories would constrain BBC to 'core broadcasting' - TV & Radio, Media - The Independent

As with the NHS the Tories would far prefer not to have a publicly funded broadcaster at all.

I don't have high hopes of the BBC retaining F1 for very long, certainly not until 2018 or whenever it is this new deal runs, and expect more programming to disappear in the coming years.

[Malbec]

We were warned about the Tory future for the BBC:

TORIES WILL EXTERMINATE BBC IF THEY GET ELECTED - mirror.co.uk


BBC NEWS | UK | Tories could 'rip up' BBC charter


Tories would constrain BBC to 'core broadcasting' - TV & Radio, Media - The Independent

As with the NHS the Tories would far prefer not to have a publicly funded broadcaster at all.

I don't have high hopes of the BBC retaining F1 for very long, certainly not until 2018 or whenever it is this new deal runs, and expect more programming to disappear in the coming years.

Come on... Please don't try to argue that Labour were any different, and lets not forget Labour's attempts to emasculate the political independence of the BBC with the 45 minute WMD affair.

Both political parties have attacked the funding of the BBC when they're in power because taxpayers want more for less as usual and bashing the BBC on spending is a populist move.