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4th October 2017, 18:41 #1
ESPN acquires US television rights for Formula 1 from 2018
ESPN acquires US television rights for Formula 1
I don't know what the chances are that NBCSN's broadcast team will jump over to ESPN, but if the guys don't, then this will be a day that will live in infamy.
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4th October 2017, 20:47 #2
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There is a good chance that they will move to ESPN. Just makes too much sense
As to the move itself...On race day, probably a good move with less commercials etc.
But i need to see how they manage FP1,2,3 and Qualy as well as the online content etc., before blessing this moveyou can't argue with results.
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4th October 2017, 22:56 #3
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Knowing ESPN's past history I expect less coverage, more commercials, and odd show times. This is definitely NOT an upgrade.
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9th October 2017, 18:46 #4
Back in the CART days, I well remember having to keep a piece of cardboard beside my TV when the races were shown tape delayed. Why? Do you remember how ESPN2 would run the results of the race WHILE you were watching the race?! I would tape the cardboard to the bottom of my TV set to block any results that the doofuses would scroll across during the race. I well remember CART races being joined late, preempted by little league baseball and girl's high school soccer. I remember the coverage ending as soon as the winner crossed the finish line. I have nightmares of the ESPeeN F1 team being Scott "Snoozy" Goodyear (taking Diffey's place), Eddie "Backmarker" Cheever (taking Hobbs' place as the F1 driving "expert") and Danica "The Brand" Patrick (taking Matchett's place as the technical analyst - I think she knows what a steering wheel is... since I doubt she'll be real busy next year). Bad memories mean very low expectations for the future under the gang at Disney. Of all the outlets, ABC/ESPN is my least favorite for motorsports. Other than bouncing channels during broadcasts, I think that Fox does well. I'm OK with CBS for the most part. But from NHRA to NASCAR to everything else I've watched, I have a long, deep hatred for the motorsports coverage on ABC/ESPN. IMO, they put the "S" in suck.
I dislike the myriad of commercials on NBCSN too. Even their app has unavoidable and VERY long commercials on it. But other than Speedvision/Speed Channel, NBCSN has been my favorite F1 outlet over the years.
If the Mouse House does give us the Sky coverage, from what people say about it, I guess that would be the best hope that we have. And I will certainly sign up for whatever Liberty offers, assuming the price isn't crazy. My main thing is I need to be able to watch by way of a DVR or on-demand. I've been unable to watch live races for years.Last edited by Jag_Warrior; 9th October 2017 at 18:49.
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4th October 2017, 23:16 #5
This is the critical line:
NBC Sports Group had the F1 rights since 2013, but said it “chose not to enter into a new agreement in which the rights holder itself competes with us and our distribution partners.”
I know not everybody will like this, but hopefully a free to air version will persist.
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10th October 2017, 03:07 #6
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Being OTA here, it looks like I will only see U.S. and Mexico. NBC carried those as well as Canada and Monaco.
This is my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, that is, if I'm not joking
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5th October 2017, 01:11 #7
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It's probably a good thing because NBC's coverage already has way too many commercials. Sometimes they run a group of commercials after every three laps of the race, as if trying to make up for a certain number of commercial breaks per show.
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5th October 2017, 04:22 #8
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Yes, NBCSN's commercials are so bad I usually watch the Univision broadcast!
I think this is a crap move because ESPN loves to do more talking than showing sports." Lady - I'm in an awful dilemma.
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5th October 2017, 13:19 #9
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Ditto. Even if Dismal Disney (because that's ESPN) actually did start off well, there is no way it would operate without non-stop nonsense of commerciaism. Especially since it is a sinking ship anyways with regards to other sports. I fail to see where it would be any different with any form of motor racing whatsoever.
I may only understand 1/10th of what's being said but that's fine since I am tuned in to watch the races, instead of the listening to the babble that most reporters offer these days.FIDO - Forget It, Drive On
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And why would you say this before the rally is over? Seems like mind games to me.
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