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29th July 2011, 09:57
Sonic

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Maybe on the history of TV sports coverage?

Genius!
29th July 2011, 09:58
Mark

2011 the year we finally got excellent F1 coverage after all the years of crap, and it's going to be taken away again. Dark days for F1 and the death of it in the UK.

Formula 1 1950-2011 Rest in Peace
29th July 2011, 10:00
MAX_THRUST

Black Friday, this is gutting. I aint paying for sky. Bernie you muppet. Next to go British GP.
29th July 2011, 10:08
Ranger

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Originally Posted by Bezza

Still think this is the best we could hope for. At least ITV hasn't got it !

This is a stupid statement.

£450 for ~40 hours of TV is better than free ITV coverage with 'dreaded' ad breaks? Really??
29th July 2011, 10:12
vhatever

How does this change coverage in the UK? Do you guys have to pay specifically for the sky channel or is it like an expanded cable package that includes more than just sky?

In the US, in order to see 90% of the F! races, you need expanded cable that includes SPEED tv, though occassionally they show tape delayed races on the "free" normal broadcast channels.
29th July 2011, 10:14
Bezza

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Originally Posted by Mark

2011 the year we finally got excellent F1 coverage after all the years of crap, and it's going to be taken away again. Dark days for F1 and the death of it in the UK.

Formula 1 1950-2011 Rest in Peace

Dear God, it is not suicide time, Mark, cheer up.

F1 will continue in the same way the Premier League has carried on since it moved to Sky.

I would rather it be on the BBC and nobody else. Simply due to adverts and quality of coverage. Sky's football coverage is virtually faultless, if the same is applied to F1 then this is good. HOWEVER, who they employ as commentator is crucial. If they employ James Allen, I will actively cancel my Sky Sports subscription in protest. Having watched some old races on BBC red button with Allen commentating, I remember now why he was so bad.

There is plenty more news to break on this story yet so I am going to wait and see what happens. However as it stands - I will watch every minute of the 10 races the BBC has, and will decide whether to watch the Sky races live or just wait for the highlights on BBC.

What I am interested to know is whether Sky have got round the Concorde Agreement issue by making the 10 races they have exclusively free-to-air? A new channel - Sky F1 - available on Freeview?
29th July 2011, 10:16
SGWilko

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Originally Posted by vhatever

How does this change coverage in the UK? Do you guys have to pay specifically for the sky channel or is it like an expanded cable package that includes more than just sky?

In the US, in order to see 90% of the F! races, you need expanded cable that includes SPEED tv, though occassionally they show tape delayed races on the "free" normal broadcast channels.

You would need to have a means of receiving the Sky Sports feed, so that rules out Freeview (current free to air method of broadcasting here in blighty) - so that means either Sky, at a minimum of £20/month, or cable TV (Virgin, which is also not free). And then you have to fork out whatever Sky decide to charge for the relevant sports package......
29th July 2011, 10:16
Bezza

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Originally Posted by Matthew

This is a stupid statement.

£450 for ~40 hours of TV is better than free ITV coverage with 'dreaded' ad breaks? Really??

If you already have Sky for Entertainment / Documentaries etc which a lot of people have, then it isn't that much of a jump up if you are an F1 fan. It is only circa £200/annum.

And, yes, anything is better than ITV. Their attempts at showing any type of sport are embarrassing - with adverts the focus.
29th July 2011, 10:20
SGWilko

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Originally Posted by Bezza

If you already have Sky for Entertainment / Documentaries etc which a lot of people have, then it isn't that much of a jump up if you are an F1 fan. It is only circa £200/annum.

And, yes, anything is better than ITV. Their attempts at showing any type of sport are embarrassing - with adverts the focus.

Well, back in the analogue days, Sky was a viable alternative. With Freeview now, the digital changeover has resulted in a much broader range of FTA channels. I personally dumped Sky once the basic charges started creeping up, and was happy with Freeview.
29th July 2011, 10:24
Mark

You may be able to shell out effectively £20 per race, the rest of us don't have that much money to throw around.

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