BBC possibly to drop F1 coverage...

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AmTechFox said:
I was annoyed at the news, but it isn't surprising, and at the end of the day who doesn't have Sky/Virgin? :confused:
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Well if only ~10 million households have Sky? (Sure I read this) Then I imagine quite a lot of people don't have Sky or Virgin.

I have the bog standard Virgin package as our TV reception was all over the place with a couple of aerials here. I'll not be doubling/tripling the cost of my Virgin package to add crap Sports channels, that are useless for the majority of the year.
 
Brundle mentioning they "do it for the tv audience" then some guy shouting about Sky lol
 
Why are they claiming it will now have a wider audience? How many people have Sky Sports but can't watch BBC1? Oh that's right, no one! How many people were happily watching BBC and won't be able to watch next year as they don't have Sky?

I'm going to look in to other satellites. Anyone know a free to air channel that will show all the races live next year?
 
Doesnt look like theyll be answering any tweets/emails in the F1 Forum - it helps that a Brit won the race that they can avoid what the public really want them to discuss...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Nick1881 said:
Why are they claiming it will now have a wider audience? How many people have Sky Sports but can't watch BBC1? Oh that's right, no one! How many people were happily watching BBC and won't be able to watch next year as they don't have Sky?

I'm going to look in to other satellites. Anyone know a free to air channel that will show all the races live next year?
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There are a few german channels that show the races FTA, but you'll need a motorised dish / second dish aligned to receive them.

Oh, and you'd need to listen to R5 live over the top ;)
 
Are there many options to receive online coverage of the races from other countries?
I would happily listen to commentary in another language, just really want to see the races live. :)
 
Just a quick thought. The only way I think that any pressure could be brought to bear would be to start a campain to boycott any teams taking part in, or sponsoring, F1 in 2012.

For example not buying any Red Bull, avoding buying any Mercedes cars, avoiding Renault, refusing to buy Pirelli tyres, and doing likewise with any sponsors. They would then bring pressure to bear.

It won't happen though and in a year or two all this will be forgotten and those that can afford to do so will simply get Sky Sports.
 
How many people can't afford it? People pay £30-40 a month for broadband in some cases and it's really only £5 a week to save. I certainly can, but being free to air would save that outlay.

.. and that's my beef.. Paying for something that's been free since I can remember :/
 
ng93 said:
Probably a stupid question but if the contracts already been signed surely there's **** all the BBC can do about it, even if they see the error of their ways?
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The BBC had a contract signed that expires at the end of 2013. If they could go an change that early surely they could go and change this new contract early...
 
ps3ud0 said:
Get it right - who doesnt have Sky Sports? The vast majority of the UK TV viewing public...

ps3ud0 :cool:
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I have virgin, if I want sky sports 1 it's something like £20 a month, if want the sports package it would be something like £30.

I will be thinking hard about it, it's not so much the money, it's being taken for a ride I don't like.

But I do think F1 will suffer, F1 is a brand and you have to keep interest in the brand alive, that in itself is worth a lot of money.

As Murray Walker said, F1 will not gain viewers, it will lose viewers.
 
It's not looking good for the BBC.

First all the money wasting on 'stars'. Then the pointless relocation out of London. Then all the money wasted on BBC3, BBC4, Asian Network, Radio 6. Then going to change a contract early. And now http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/55698.html


"Both ITV and Channel 4 were in negotiations with Ecclestone about taking over the F1 rights and the F1 boss said that, if necessary, he would have asked Channel 5 if it wanted to make a bid. However, all of these stations are direct terrestrial rivals to the BBC whereas BSkyB is the main player in the pay-per-view arena. It explains why, according to Ecclestone, "the BBC brought Sky to us with the idea of a joint contract." Likewise, when asked whether he felt it was a shame that a terrestrial broadcaster would no longer be showing every race live he said "it was not us who made that decision."​



So the BBC brought Sky to the table because they're not a direct rival. They could have brought ITV, Channel 4, or Channel 5 (and that would have been great for the public as they're free)... but no the BBC didn't as they're rivals. :rolleyes:
 
EVH said:
How many people can't afford it? People pay £30-40 a month for broadband in some cases and it's really only £5 a week to save. I certainly can, but being free to air would save that outlay.

.. and that's my beef.. Paying for something that's been free since I can remember :/
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I could easily afford it, I just don't want to 'afford' £600 a year for it, especially given it's Sky. It's a lot of money, especially to someone like me who only watches a couple of hours TV a week at most.
 
Kenai said:
I could easily afford it, I just don't want to 'afford' £600 a year for it, especially given it's Sky. It's a lot of money, especially to someone like me who only watches a couple of hours TV a week at most.
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Absolutely. It's nothing to do with affordability. Very few people cannot afford sky - I could quite easily afford Sky - but why should I?

All I watch on television is Top Gear and some of the F1, or The Apprentice when its on. Thats it. I don't watch anything else and I wouldnt watch anything else if I had Sky.
 
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