I am not surprised at all, I must say. Viewing figures for football on Sky, for example, are pretty tiny, and in a wider sense take-up for pay-per-view or subscription TV services is still low.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
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I am not surprised at all, I must say. Viewing figures for football on Sky, for example, are pretty tiny, and in a wider sense take-up for pay-per-view or subscription TV services is still low.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Sky don't actually care how many people actually watch, more how many people have signed up as a result.
According to the figures I have just googled, Sky TV has 10.5m subscribers, and 4.05m watched the Manchester derby, and a peak of just over 1.0m watched the Spanish GP on Sky compared to 4.6m on BBC as they both broadcast the race live.
As I mentioned above, I will watch the race live on BBC if they are broadcasting it, but record Sky for watching later, but watch the post-race coverage on Sky. Maybe Suzi can convince me to stay with the BBC......
I do now watch a lot more sport on Sky, but will still see how things go in 2013 when my half-price deal runs out
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FOTA advocated the deal even Adam Parr was a huge advocate so in that sense I get the feeling are comfortable at sellimg this sort TV package to aevertisers as this TV package has become prevalent worldwide.
Regards to the EPL a lot of advertising around the grounds are aimed at East Asianot to mention that the coverage is also subscription based.
Regards to viewing numbers do they take into account of pubs showing football matches?
Us Europeans sadly have to face the fact that we're no longer the be-all and end-all of F1. Remember when it was basically a European series with the occasional foray to Australia, Japan and Brazil at the extreme ends of the season? That seems like only a few years ago - now it's aimed more at Middle- and Far-Eastern markets. As the global economy has shifted, so has the focus of F1, and I don't think we should get too worked up about what a few UK sponsors think.Quote:
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With regard to the BBC, unless there's a drastic cultural shift along with a return to pre-Coalition funding levels, I expect them to drop F1 like a hot potato the moment their contract is up. This almost certainly means Sky showing all the races, and in turn that almost certainly means putting them behind a paywall. It may not be great for the viewers, but it's good for Sky's bank balance and it's good for CVC, so unfortunately that's all that matters.
And the end result of all of this is, surely, a massive decline in the popularity of the sport in the UK. I can see the same happening to snooker when, as is surely (and very sadly) inevitable, the World Championship moves to China and thus is only shown, probably on a pay channel, at an inhospitable time of day.Quote:
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There's an FTA clause for 'key markets' in the Concorde Agreement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
It would most probably mean Channel 4 or ITV if BBC dropped F1. But I think the BBC wants to keep F1 and their FTA card in their pocket as they wouldn't have directly negotiated with Sky otherwise negotations would be against a rival FTA channel ie. Ch4.
Indeed F1 shouldn't assume it's popularity is ensured, arrogance will kill you in the end. Look at how the interest in BTCC has dropped off a cliff since the highlights on the main channels stopped. Yes it has full live coverage on ITV4, but it's not convenient for most and a position well down the EPG is a problem.
Well if F1 does disappear from TV, at least I've still got the WRC to watch...
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