So do people on this forum genuinely only watch F1? There would be no casual interest in cricket, darts, golf, football, tennis, Indycar, rugby, NFL, speedway, to name some of the other events that Sky Sports show?
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So do people on this forum genuinely only watch F1? There would be no casual interest in cricket, darts, golf, football, tennis, Indycar, rugby, NFL, speedway, to name some of the other events that Sky Sports show?
:mad: :rolleyes: How may people have any interest in Olympic sports other than once every 4 years? What are the audience figures for athletics coverage generally? And yet a fortune is being spent, not just by the BBC, to cover 2012.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlMetro
Rather than being a once every four years event, F1 has 20 events every year and has an audience of 1.3 billion people in more than 185 countries (link).
Well, I'm watching the test cricket at the moment. Then we have the golf and Live Super League this evening. At the moment the BBC has F1 but after that, you lot are welcome to Athletics :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Andrewmcm
I was Rugby Union and that's it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewmcm
Unsurprisingly, Bernie hasn't broken the Concorde agreement so the deal won't be changed:
Formula 1 teams accept there is no going back on Sky deal - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.comQuote:
High level sources have revealed that the wording of an Appendix in the Concorde Agreement relating to the broadcasting of the sport states: "The Commercial Rights Holder may not permit Formula 1 events to be shown only by pay television in a country with a significant audience if it would materially adversely affect audience reach in that country."
As well as Ecclestone's deal ensuring that not all the races are shown 'only' on pay television, there would be no way of challenging the move to Sky as potentially 'adversely' affecting the audience ahead of the move happening.
I'm still surprised by the teams response to this, they get an extra £1m per season from the TV rights (not a lot), and Kolles has said:
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"[Bernard] has also done fantastic for the fans because it is not only 10 races on BBC live, you also have the other 10 races on at prime time, at 6pm, on BBC - which is even better because I don't believe that someone likes to wake up at 4am to watch an F1 race."
6pm eh. That's a new detail. Is that going to be for all races?
Still, shame on the teams, they've sold their fans down the river.
While we'll still be able to see all the races, there's nothing like seeing it live with the live timing and the forum discussion page.
He just doesn't get it :mad:Quote:
"I don't believe that someone likes to wake up at 4am to watch an F1 race."
The BBC already showed 'as live' coverage later in the day for through the night races, so this is zero advantage. He doesn't have a clue.
Unsurprisingly no mention on the coverage so far.