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Have you seen the audiences on SKY sports for football matches, they are shocking. but there are hundreds of matches up and down the country where people can watch live week in week out. We don't have that luxury with F1. This will kill interest in the sport in the UKQuote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Even a broadcaster that's part of a company known to have engaged in repeated amoral, criminal behaviour on an industrial scale? I would far rather have F1 back on ITV, even presented by Jim Rosenthal, than go anywhere near the Murdoch media.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
I refuse to pay for Sky Sports. It will only serve to support their coverage of the English Prmier league, for which they already pay horrendous amounts. And since I won't really watch anything else on Sky, I guess this is the end of my following F1 like I have for my whole life.
Such a shame. I'll just focus even more attentions on BTCC now I guess!
Yes, they can watch them — but they don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
Presently you can watch all F1 races and qually sessions for free. No subscription, nothing. If you go digital (freeview) you can buy a box for less than £50 one off fee and then you can probably get it in HD as well. Most new telly's have freeview in built.Quote:
Originally Posted by vhatever
I personally have a cable packege (not Sky) which includes most of the Sky channels, but not the premium extra movies and Sports channels. I already pay for the privelige of this and I like the package i'm on, but it is in excess of £500 a year. to get the Sky sports i would either have to upgrade to these channels through my cable provider for something around £20 a month more, or I would have to change to Sky and get a package from them to include sports.
Sky do have a Sky 1 and Sky 2 channels which are available on the basic cable and I think the Freeview and Freesat packages, so "could" put the coverage there, but we all know that is not going to happen.
F1 has always been and has been promised to be free to air in the UK, hence it has a very good following and high interest levels. This will drop. Handfuls of people watch the individual Premier League football matches, and most of them are probably in pubs.
If I could pay "just" to watch the F1 race alone on an on demand channel or online, and it was only a few £'s then it might be acceptable too some (most?) but again, this is highly unlikely.
Meh, I pay over 100$ a month primarily for F1 as it is (in New Zealand). I assume it is the same in Australia, having to watch F1 on Sky Sports...
Asia should be fine, StarTV rules the airways as it is anyway. and is cheap as chips compared to what we pay, I can't see it affecting anyone.
I understand that. As I watch a lot of football as well as F1, along with occasionally watching golf and other sports. So for me it is not £20 per race - just £20 (actually it is £18) per month for many sports.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Most of you guys are motorsport-only focussed, so I understand the situation is different for you.
I would still watch BBC coverage over Sky though anyway, when the two are both on for the same race, it will be BBC every time.
You will still 10 races live on BBC with qualifying and practice sessions live as there are now. And the other 10 will have full race highlights. So you don't need to stop following F1, that is a blatant over reaction!Quote:
Originally Posted by AndySpeed
I think the operative words in the post to which you refer are 'like I have for my whole life', meaning through full coverage of each race on terrestrial TV rather than highlights — unless I have misinterpreted it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Yeah, I just thought to stop following F1 completely because of this seemed a bit OTT. It is not as if all the coverage has gone to Sky with NO races or highlights on terrestrial TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell