F1 going to Sky

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

Well Bernie, you've just sold a huge chunk of the UK fanbase in search of a quick buck, absolutely disgraceful

Bernie's reaction i think also smacks of a big middle finger to the fans, the vast majority of F1 fans in the UK (including me) cant afford the extortionate prices charged for the Sky Sports package. The quality of the Beeb's coverage to me is worth the licence fee alone whereas I can only see Sky's coverage going the same way as their pitiful attempt to cover A1GP during its 3 year stint

Bernie can pretty much say goodbye to most of the UK viewers (the largest F1 fanbase in the world) but he probably wont give a damn as long as he keeps raking the money in

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While Bernie had a hand in negotiations I wonder if he had much say in what happened?

The BBC were looking to offload F1 quickly and pull out of its contract to cut costs. No other terrestial channel was willing to pay decent money to host F1.

Doing a deal with Sky allows both the BBC and Bernie to save face. The BBC will still produce its quality coverage to supply to other English speaking countries which is good for F1. The BBC benefits by getting to keep the flagship races like Silverstone and Monaco and cutting costs massively. Sky gets to test whether there is a future for buying up the rights to F1 without paying full whack.

It is a compromise born out of desperation and really I suspect Bernie himself didn't have much say in the matter, the alternative could have been that the BBC stopped coverage this year and noone else would step up to show it, or Sky could have taken over full broadcasting rights.

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Originally Posted by Dylan H

While Bernie had a hand in negotiations I wonder if he had much say in what happened?

The BBC were looking to offload F1 quickly and pull out of its contract to cut costs. No other terrestial channel was willing to pay decent money to host F1.

Doing a deal with Sky allows both the BBC and Bernie to save face. The BBC will still produce its quality coverage to supply to other English speaking countries which is good for F1. The BBC benefits by getting to keep the flagship races like Silverstone and Monaco and cutting costs massively. Sky gets to test whether there is a future for buying up the rights to F1 without paying full whack.

It is a compromise born out of desperation and really I suspect Bernie himself didn't have much say in the matter, the alternative could have been that the BBC stopped coverage this year and noone else would step up to show it, or Sky could have taken over full broadcasting rights.

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I dont know, I've always had thoughts that Sky have long coveted the F1 rights and wanted it for years but the concorde agreement's FTA telly guarantee stopped them bidding for the rights in the UK. Now im thinking its not Bernie thats been getting desperate but rather Sky simply lost patience. And I could have seen Sky taking Bernie and the FOM to court for anti-competition reasons if the Beeb regained the full rights.

In the end I think the only winner is Bernie whose bank balance will be even bigger, the fans are peeved off, the BBC will lose a large chunk of their viewers and Sky didnt get the exclusivity deal they would have wanted

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

In the end I think the only winner is Bernie whose bank balance will be even bigger, the fans are peeved off, the BBC will lose a large chunk of their viewers and Sky didnt get the exclusivity deal they would have wanted

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I'm actually not even convinced that Bernie will get to see any extra money. I think Sky will pay the BBC directly and Bernie benefits only by not being left in the lurch by the BBC washing its hands of F1 mid-contract.

Bernie needs a check up from the neck up!!!
Who would pay £480 for something they can watch later?? Well not many people especially when the races are fixed and will be fixed even more if ratings drop!!! Well Bernie ratings will drop if people have to pay that kind of money!!!! You may not be making any financial gain but you have the say in what happens!!!! You may think that fans wont pay for it initially but believe me I wouldn't pay a penny more than I pay for my TV license to watch the fixed races that Formula1 have shown over the last few years!!!!!
Bernie ecclestone and your cronnies you really are in one very big dream world and need to spend a couple of weeks living in the world of a real life human being~!!!!

Hey guys, look on the bright side, at least we can see where some of the savings are being spent

London 2012 Olympics: BBC to cover EVERY MILE of 70-day torch relay | Mail Online

The BBC plans to cover every single mile of the Olympic torch relay live, securing it a first for next year’s Games.
The Olympic flame’s journey around Britain starts on May 19 and ends at the Olympic Stadium in London on July 27.


Read more: London 2012 Olympics: BBC to cover EVERY MILE of 70-day torch relay | Mail Online

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Originally Posted by Stuartf12007

Watch Brundle and Coulthard jump ship to Sky.

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I was wondering about this. I presume something like that will happen, which will be a shame. Martin Brundle will be sadly missed here if he disappears to Sky. If so, I hope we don't get James Allen as a replacement.

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Originally Posted by CarlMetro

Hey guys, look on the bright side, at least we can see where some of the savings are being spent

London 2012 Olympics: BBC to cover EVERY MILE of 70-day torch relay | Mail Online

The BBC plans to cover every single mile of the Olympic torch relay live, securing it a first for next year’s Games.
The Olympic flame’s journey around Britain starts on May 19 and ends at the Olympic Stadium in London on July 27.


Read more: London 2012 Olympics: BBC to cover EVERY MILE of 70-day torch relay | Mail Online

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A relay of people carrying a torch to mark an event that already a majority of britons (if you believe this weeks news) dont give a damn about, nice way to spend what little money you have BBC http://www.footballbanter247.co.uk/f...efault/doh.gif

Infact i've been reading through one blog post by a man named Ben Gallop, the Beeb's head of F1 coverage,this response has got over 2100 replies, 99.9% of those replies publically slating him, surely that is a sign of something to the Beeb that they are making a fatal error, as if the record viewer figures were not enough of an indication

BBC - Sport Editors: New F1 deal explained

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

A relay of people carrying a torch to mark an event that already a majority of britons (if you believe this weeks news) dont give a damn about, nice way to spend what little money you have BBC http://www.footballbanter247.co.uk/f...efault/doh.gif

Infact i've been reading through one blog post by a man named Ben Gallop, the Beeb's head of F1 coverage,this response has got over 2100 replies, 99.9% of those replies publically slating him, surely that is a sign of something to the Beeb that they are making a fatal error, as if the record viewer figures were not enough of an indication

BBC - Sport Editors: New F1 deal explained

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I feel sorry for anyone having to take that sort of abuse from people they don't know, to be honest. There is often a lack of civility in such comments.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

I feel sorry for anyone having to take that sort of abuse from people they don't know, to be honest. There is often a lack of civility in such comments.

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I do too, I dont envy anyone that hast t take the flak on behalf of more reponsible people who haven't got the courage to speak out in public. But in a way, you can understand their anger

F1 is now dead for me, I outright refuse to give a penny to Rupert Murdoch and his scheming \ manipulative News Corp empire.