BBC Coverage

[AndyL]

So if you're Sky, which 3 would you pick after the BBC have taken Monaco, GB and Brazil? Maybe Germany, Belgium and Italy?

[wedge]

I thought I had read somewhere that BBC chooses the first three races followed by Sky picking three for exclsuive coverage. They then alternate picking one race at a time to divide up the remainder.

Monaco GP, British GP and last race are shown on BBC by default.

[Knock-on]

I would take Monaco, Spa and GB if I were BBC.

[inimitablestoo]

Interesting to read in today's Autosport, meanwhile, that even for the races where the BBC will be showing "highlights only" the red button may well show a full race re-run.

[Mark]

Sounds just like speculation without facts right now.

[IceWizard]

Sounds just like speculation without facts right now.

Not really speculation - it says in the Autosport article that the non BBC races will be shown in full on the red button approximately three hours after they've finished.

[SGWilko]

BBC to face questioning from MPs over switch to shared F1 coverage - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

[Malbec]

One thing is for certain is how much Bernie, the BBC and Sky underestimated the backlash from fans in the UK and other countries that benefit from the BBC's race coverage. Its clear each party has a different version of events and one is clearly lying. Considering Bernie has gone back on two previous statements made since the beginning of June, I think he will be in the spotlight. It does make you wonder how Sky are planning to make their money out of this? Its obvious they are not going to get anywhere near the same amount of viewers as the BBC coverage unless they were expecting fans to start buying subscriptions in their hundreds of thousands? At the moment Sky are paying £45m to show 10 races a season to around a million viewers. Doesn't seem very cost effective to me and the publicity and weight behind the backlash can't be helping them.

I guess it only starts making sense if you assume that after the current contract runs out SKY will have exclusive coverage...

As for the full race reruns on the red button, presumably these will not be available on iPlayer? Can red button programmes be recorded?

[SGWilko]

I guess it only starts making sense if you assume that after the current contract runs out SKY will have exclusive coverage...

I doubt it - the only way it was allowed was on the basis that all the races would be shown (not necessarily live) on FTA TV

As for the full race reruns on the red button, presumably these will not be available on iPlayer? Can red button programmes be recorded?

Freeview PVR's can record the BBC red button, as this is broadcast on channel 301/2/3.

[Malbec]

Freeview PVR's can record the BBC red button, as this is broadcast on channel 301/2/3.

Fantastic. Didn't know that, my wife will be pleased