BBC possibly to drop F1 coverage...

ps3ud0 · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:44

LOL what a **** - he told the team bosses it would be a full length replay, yet hes taken credit of the idea for the BBC to provide an hour long extended highlights programme instead - which is it Bernie? :mad:

**** F1

ps3ud0 :cool:

Alpherah · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:45

Zuban said:
personally think they could have kept it, why are they keeping channels like bbc3 which seem to exist solely for showing endless repeats and isnt even on all day and according to this article costs about 115million a year to run, if they cant afford to keep a global sporting event, how can they justify that.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/09/scrapping-bbc3-off-the-agenda

Its not just F1 that will suffer, supposedly they are dumbing down documentary / wild-life programming to make it appeal to a wider audience, to help justify the cost (try and increase viewers, more $$$ from advertising)

FreeStream · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:46

If what he said is true (Bernie) then the BBC can run full races later on.

I think thats the very least they can do!?

No-One · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:47

I think I'd prefer if sky put it on PPV. Say £5 for a race weekend. It would be better than paying an extra £20 odd a month to subscribe over a year just for several races a year.

Glaucus · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:47

Concorde Rules said:
If what he said is true (Bernie) then the BBC can run full races later on.

I think thats the very least they can do!?

That's not what he said.

FreeStream · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:47

AcidHell2 said:
That's not what he said.

I thought that is what he said.

What did he *actually* say? I.e. Where is the recording

Alpherah · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:48

No-One said:
I think I'd prefer if sky put it on PPV. Say £5 for a race weekend. It would be better than paying an extra £20 odd a month to subscribe over a year just for several races a year.

You might, but those of us with Sky Sports will rightly say why on earth should we pay more?

Glaucus · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:49

Concorde Rules said:
I thoughts that is what he said.

What did he *actually* say? I.e. Where is the recording

He siad it in one sentence, then back peddled one the 2minutes before and the two minutes after, and said it's highlites and he would prefer highlites. It is. Obviously in the contracts.

Glaucus · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:49

Alpherah said:
You might, but those of us with Sky Sports will rightly say why on earth should we pay more?

Obvious awnser is have it on both. But it won't happen

Glaucus · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:50

Pretty good interview with button.

FreeStream · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:52

AcidHell2 said:
He siad it in one sentence, then back peddled one the 2minutes before and the two minutes after, and said it's highlites and he would prefer highlites. It is. Obviously in the contracts.

Heh. If it is highlights then we can iPlayer the intro, download the sky coverage and then iPlayer the after bits and the forum (if they keep that of course :rolleyes:

)

So until the actual details of this contract come out we still don't know exactly what we are getting?!

ps3ud0 · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:55

I cant see them conducting a F1 forum after a highlights programme - at end of day they have to downsize the operation to afford the coverage theyve kept...

ps3ud0 :cool:

eg8076 · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:57

I've been really enjoying the BBC coverage this year, its been excellent. In the past I usually just watch the highlight, but now i record the whole practice, and race programs, and I love the pre-race build up and post race chat, and the forum give your a real feel for what its like to be there. The Monaco forum was brilliant, with everyone getting thrown into the Red Bull pool.
Even my wife is happy to watch the coverage, so it must be good.

Burned_Alive · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:59

I've managed to put off getting Sky for ages, going to pubs or mates houses for football or catching a stream online. But now if F1 is going as well, then I might just have to take the plunge..... shame though.

teknokid · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:59

eg8076 said:
I've been really enjoying the BBC coverage this year, its been excellent. In the past I usually just watch the highlight, but now i record the whole practice, and race programs, and I love the pre-race build up and post race chat, and the forum give your a real feel for what its like to be there. The Monaco forum was brilliant, with everyone getting thrown into the Red Bull pool.
Even my wife is happy to watch the coverage, so it must be good.

agreed -ant and crofty on the practice give a real technical insight which I've really enjoyed. I also enjoy all the coverage of the race, and often watch the forum on iplayer..

Damn you BBC, I was really enjoying the coverage.

Emlyn_Dewar · 29 Jul 2011 at 22:01

The BBC have got a lot of people in to watching F1 from what I've seen, a lot more friends will watch the race show now since it's been on BBC.
It's nice of them to kick every single one of the new and old fans in the face, and kick dirt on them whilst their down.

Is this all because of the olympics that they are doing this?

teknokid · 29 Jul 2011 at 22:02

Emlyn_Dewar said:
The BBC have got a lot of people in to watching F1 from what I've seen, a lot more friends will watch the race show now since it's been on BBC.
It's nice of them to kick every single one of the new and old fans in the face, and kick dirt on them whilst their down.

Is this all because of the olympics that they are doing this?

Probably... The olympics are just a joke the amount they've cost the country.. i know more people that watch the f1 than have ever watched the olympics.

FreeStream · 29 Jul 2011 at 22:03

ps3ud0 said:
I cant see them conducting a F1 forum after a highlights programme - at end of day they have to downsize the operation to afford the coverage theyve kept...

ps3ud0

I thought the all the pre-show, coverage, etc was a small % of the total F1 cost?

Sukh · 29 Jul 2011 at 22:07

BBC3 costs £115m a year?

Wtf is the beeb up to

Hxc · 29 Jul 2011 at 22:08

teknokid said:
Probably... The olympics are just a joke the amount they've cost the country.. i know more people that watch the f1 than have ever watched the olympics.

As big of an F1 fan as I am that is plain not true; the olympics will draw a HUGE audience many times what f1 brings in. It is, afterall, niche programming, in all honesty.