BBC possibly to drop F1 coverage...
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slightly different, sky requires. A minimum package and their hardware and would still have adverts and a lot worse coverage
So why would people want to pay for it to be on sky.
Where BBC has no adverts & amazing coverage, possibly the best in the world, certainly better than any other motorsports I've seen.
A slightly squewed view there AH2. People have said they would pay JUST for F1, whereas with Sky you get the full package all the time. You would also need some sort of hardware for PPV BBC F1 on TV, something like Top Up TV. Then theres the coverage. You have no idea what Sky would offer, so you cant state it will be worse coverage. And Sky goes a full half of football without adverts (45 minutes) so could in theory go with just a single add break during an average race.
I don't want F1 to go anywhere, its great on BBC. But I don't want to pay any more than I already do for it. But jumping to conclusions about possible Sky coverage carries no value. It would annoy me simple because I don't have, and short of sticking a dish on the side of my rented ground floor flat, wont have Sky.
I don't want F1 to go anywhere, its great on BBC. But I don't want to pay any more than I already do for it. But jumping to conclusions about possible Sky coverage carries no value. It would annoy me simple because I don't have, and short of sticking a dish on the side of my rented ground floor flat, wont have Sky.
I agree, your probably right. But as yet we dont know so we cant state it as fact.
However, you do have to ask yourself why no body else shows all the coverage the BBC do? Maybe it is because its simply to expensive and not worth it.
As a fan, I love the coverage as it is, but being realistic about it, if the BBC are struggling to fund it I would want it to go somewhere that offers half decent coverage. Anything to stop F1 going the way of WRC.
However, you do have to ask yourself why no body else shows all the coverage the BBC do? Maybe it is because its simply to expensive and not worth it.
As a fan, I love the coverage as it is, but being realistic about it, if the BBC are struggling to fund it I would want it to go somewhere that offers half decent coverage. Anything to stop F1 going the way of WRC.
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When they did the PPV F1 (wasn't Sky themselves admittedly was just on their platform) they did used to show all of the practice sessions, qualifying and the Porsche Supercup.
Could see a possible 2 tier level of coverage with just the race FTA on BBC or ITV and all the other stuff (practice, quali, maybe support races) all live on Sky/PPV giving the hardcores a route to get full coverage and the BBC maybe a cheaper deal.
Could see a possible 2 tier level of coverage with just the race FTA on BBC or ITV and all the other stuff (practice, quali, maybe support races) all live on Sky/PPV giving the hardcores a route to get full coverage and the BBC maybe a cheaper deal.
Agree not enough viewers compared to other shows. I doubt it costs much at at all. They already have the license. Which is why I think only the BBC will ever show practice as they have red button and excellent web service. Which others just wouldn't bother with.
Can't see it being split. They pay for the license so it wouldn't really make it cheaper for BBC.
The other problem with sky is it would almost certainly be on sky sports, which is rediculusley expensive.
I can't see it going to sky anyway. Bernie doesn't like it as viewes would drop and hurt all his other revenue sources
Can't see it being split. They pay for the license so it wouldn't really make it cheaper for BBC.
The other problem with sky is it would almost certainly be on sky sports, which is rediculusley expensive.
I can't see it going to sky anyway. Bernie doesn't like it as viewes would drop and hurt all his other revenue sources
Would be a shame if the Beeb did lose it. When it was with ITV I used to switch on for the start of the race, now I tune in from the start of the show. Even the huge delay in Canada went by pretty quickly and was dealt with fantastically, on ITV that would have been a snooze fest!
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Oh god yeah can you imagine?! *Ad break* 5 minutes of Ryder and Blundell talking crap *Ad break* a dozen banners telling you Coronation Street will be on in 20/15/10/5/1 minutes *Ad break* Getting punted over to ITV4 so god forbid Corrie didn't get moved.
Easy to forget how good we've got it now, ITV used to treat F1 like crap. Plus they became Lewis Hamilton TV once he came on the scene and spent every pre show bumming him and forgetting everyone else.
Easy to forget how good we've got it now, ITV used to treat F1 like crap. Plus they became Lewis Hamilton TV once he came on the scene and spent every pre show bumming him and forgetting everyone else.
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Absolutely love the BBC coverage, would hate for it to go 
Get rid of BBC3 before BBC4 tbh! We've already got 3 ITV chanels and youtube, what on earth do we need BBC3 for? Ax the asian network radio chanel and 1 extra, the first one is positive discrimination and the second one is just music for chavs. Since when has the BBC cared about viewing figures ffs.
Also, the concorde agreement says it has to be aired on free to view television otherwise the teams would lose all their sponsors as it would at least halve the audience, so we will always be able to view the race, even if the features around it are rubbish. If it went to ITV, i highly doubt they wouldn't bring Brundle and choultard over. Jake probably wouldn't go to ITV as he probably has a very tight BBC contract. It would be worse though for one thing, and one thing alone...adverts.
Also, the concorde agreement says it has to be aired on free to view television otherwise the teams would lose all their sponsors as it would at least halve the audience, so we will always be able to view the race, even if the features around it are rubbish. If it went to ITV, i highly doubt they wouldn't bring Brundle and choultard over. Jake probably wouldn't go to ITV as he probably has a very tight BBC contract. It would be worse though for one thing, and one thing alone...adverts.
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So they'll gladly not renew the contract with F1, but they'll keep BBC 4 up and running which is possibly the most pointless channel ever. :/
Valentino,forget the whole 'Concorde agreement' thing. It will be on free to air unless someone offers more money, simple as.
But yes, there is a problem with the very core of this argument. BBC are looking to drop F1 to save BBC4. Seen as BBC3 and BBC4 spend half the day off air, and there are an incredible amount of repeats shown across the 4 channels even when people have iPlayer and recorder boxes, I don't see the need for both channels. Could they not cut the number of repeats, and combine BBC3 and BBC4 together into a single channel. Also, nowhere in anything I have read have I seen the viewer figures for BBC4?
However, as has been said, its nothing to do with figures, its to do with costs. F1 on BBC costs more than BBC4, so dropping F1 saves more money. Showing nothing but repeats of Top Gear would save even more money, but that doesn't mean its a good idea does it!
But yes, there is a problem with the very core of this argument. BBC are looking to drop F1 to save BBC4. Seen as BBC3 and BBC4 spend half the day off air, and there are an incredible amount of repeats shown across the 4 channels even when people have iPlayer and recorder boxes, I don't see the need for both channels. Could they not cut the number of repeats, and combine BBC3 and BBC4 together into a single channel. Also, nowhere in anything I have read have I seen the viewer figures for BBC4?
However, as has been said, its nothing to do with figures, its to do with costs. F1 on BBC costs more than BBC4, so dropping F1 saves more money. Showing nothing but repeats of Top Gear would save even more money, but that doesn't mean its a good idea does it!
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F1 is possibly the only thing I watch on the BBC which makes paying my TV license "worth it" please don't take it away
Same here. No F1, no TV license. It would be very sad to see it go from BBC, their coverage has been excellent. I would hate to see it go back to ITV
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