Looks Official - F1 channel added to Sports.
Well it looks like Sky Sports F1 is officially being added to the sports pack after all. Its been long predicted of course. Its good news for those already on the deal as it looks like they can't take the channel off you but those who haven't upgraded to HD or like me who haven't subscribed to Sky, it's suddenly become a whole lot more expensive.
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Another change for new subscribers is that Sky F1 HD is now only available with a full Sky Sports subscription and HD booster.
Existing subscribers to the £10.25/month HD boost will still get Sky F1 HD without Sky Sports, and Sky said there are no plans to change that in future seasons.
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Sky obviously made the F1 channel available through HD only in reaction to the uproar when the deal was first announced. It was a tempting way to get F1 fans to subscribe without having to pay the massive sum for the full sports package. Unfortunately for Sky nowhere near as many fans as they expected signed up for what they thought was a tempting offer. Adding it to the sports package makes little difference and now they can boost their ratings claims by saying '8 million viewers watch Sky Sports' rather than 'less than a million are watching our F1 channel'. I'm glad they have done this because it makes any future decisions for me a little more clear cut. :)