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Sky Sports is a subscription channel, so I'd have to pay to subscribe to it - if I'm right at current prices that would mean £243 for a season of F1! :eek: . And probably with adverts on top of that. Because not everyone can pay £243 for a sports package F1 will quickly diminish in popularity in the UK, and it'll fast become a minority interest (even more than it is now). It would be the death of F1 in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
Exactly mark. Much as I love F1, I don't have a spare £250 hanging around. I would simply have to stop watching.
It's simply impossible to adequately describe how much I loathe the Murdochs. One only has to look to the current phone hacking scandal to see not only how unscrupulous they are, but also how they entangle themselves with the regulators, police, and government.
Quite. I own and run a Formula 1 forum, but even I'd struggle to justify £20 per month...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
It would. You only have to look at the UK viewing figures for English football matches on Sky to see that. Often they are dismally small.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
https://twitter.com/#!/tomcaryf1/sta...25597885460480Quote:
Bernie Ecclestone rubbishes reports that News Corp ready to bid for F1, says sport "not for sale"
Good news! Although I'm not sure what he means "not for sale". Strange thing for a commercial rights holder to say, when it effectively is always for sale.
Oh edit: That story is very different, he's not talking about Sky having coverage of F1, but News Corp actually buying F1 itself!
And Bernie has never said one thing and done another...
Interesting thoughts from Adam Cooper - https://twitter.com/adamcooperf1
Thinking more about the News Corp/F1 story and fact that the FIA has to approve a sale, perhaps Todt is already in the loop
That would go some way to explain why Bernie has been winding him up lately over the turbo rules and so on.
It's a "can't beat 'em/buy 'em" scenario. Todt hates the 100-year deal but a friendly purchaser might give the FIA a better shake
I have Freeview at the minute so to get Sky Sports I'm looking at £30 set up fee and £40 a month. F*** that!!! And as if the payment thing isn't bad enough I still end up having to watch f***ing adverts even though I'm shelling out silly money for coverage that will no doubt be less well presented than the Beeb manage.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
It's not that I don't like change, it's that I don't like having to shell out the best part of £500 every year for the privilege of F1, especially as I'll inevitably miss a few rounds due to them being at a silly time or me being busy competing.
And that's before we start talking about Murdoch himself, who is essentially a professional b****d.
And as Mr Dunnell says it would be a nail in the coffin, Sky have already trashed football and it'll be much easier for them to ruin motorsport.