Sky launches Sky Sports F1 HD

[Mark]

I am slightly more tempted now, as I had been considering upgrading to Sky+HD anyway.

However I have a nagging suspicion that F1 is just a loss-leader to push HD uptake, and after a year or two the packages will get "re-organised" so F1 ends up in the full-price Sky Sports package.

Quite possibly but you only have to take HD for 12 months after which you can cancel so you can reassess if the situation changes

[christophulus]

Still not impressed, no matter how Sky/F1 dress it up, it's still £30+ per month (£360 per year) more than it should be to follow F1. So no thanks, might catch the highlights next year but I've really gone off the sport since this was announced.

[Dr. Krogshöj]

If I want to watch ONLY SKY F1, I'd still need to pay the licence fee and then Sky's fees, and on the basis that the BBC had an exclusive contract ya da ya da etc..........

I have to pay the licence fee to watch the drivel on commercial tv too BTW.

I didn't know, I thought the licence fee was only for the BBC.

[acescribe]

I upgraded to HD with a deal to get a Sky+ box which has now expired, I was considering what to do but seeing as I can get F1 without any MORE money to Sky I think I'm pretty happy with the status quo.

What they did not put in that annoucement is that they are going to show all, or at least most of the support races from the Grand Prix weekend which will be good too.

And if they do have David Croft and Martin Brundle as their commentary team that is obviously a very strong line up.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Australian GP SKY
Malaysian GP SKY
Chinese GP SKY & BBC
Bahrain GP SKY
Spanish GP SKY & BBC
Monaco GP SKY & BBC
Canadian GP SKY
European GP SKY & BBC
British GP SKY & BBC
German GP SKY
Hungarian GP SKY
Belgian GP SKY & BBC
Italian GP SKY
Singapore GP SKY & BBC
Japanese GP SKY
Korea GP SKY & BBC
Indian GP SKY
Abu Dhabi GP SKY & BBC
US GP SKY (if it happens)
Brazilian GP SKY & BBC

There is no point in BBC showing the early morning races like Australia, Malaysia and Japan.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I'm more interested with 'Sky Go' as my brother and my sister both subscribe to Sky Sports.

[Stuartf12007]

i wont be paying sky to watch it, ill stick with BBC live and highlights.

[AndyL]

Quite possibly but you only have to take HD for 12 months after which you can cancel so you can reassess if the situation changes

Yes true, but I think they'll be counting on most people not doing that. The marketing department know it's much harder to give up a luxury you've become accustomed to, than to forgo the same luxury when you've never had it.

[AndyL]

I didn't know, I thought the licence fee was only for the BBC.

It's a bit misleadingly named. It's really a television tax, that's then to fund public service broadcasting.

Looking it up on Wikipedia, I was surprised to find that actually most countries in Europe have a TV licence. Your own country is in the minority in not having one. I don't know why I'd always had the impression it was unique to the UK, maybe we just complain about it more Ours isn't even the most expensive: Germany, Switzerland, Austria and all the Nordic countries all pay more.

[SGWilko]

I didn't know, I thought the licence fee was only for the BBC.

Yes it is, but stupidly, even if you never watch BBC, you still legally have to have a licence if you want to watch the telly. Welcome to Grand Britagne (nil points!).