BBC to end Formula 1 television contract early
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Soldato
It isn't just the app, 4OD on a browser is the same. It has pretty much meant I only watch 4OD on a PC and then only because of being able to run adblocker.
Is that just the end of the contract or has it been officially said by channel 4 of F1 that they will not re-new the contract for 2019 onwards?
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I fall in to that, F1 is the only sport I regularly watch so no point in getting the full sports pack. There are other means to watch it though so even less reason to pay for Sky.
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Man of Honour
F1 must bring in big money for Sky if they're putting this much devotion in it.
In the long run, this will just mean the F1 having fewer fans. Okay, the remaining fans will be willing to pay, but there will be fewer of them.
This can't be a good move whilst advertisement is so important.
What I'd like to see is the BBC pick up some other (cheaper) motorsport, maybe Formula E, or touring cars, and give it the same quality coverage they gave F1.
This can't be a good move whilst advertisement is so important.
What I'd like to see is the BBC pick up some other (cheaper) motorsport, maybe Formula E, or touring cars, and give it the same quality coverage they gave F1.
FOM and the teams are paid in $, not viewers.
F1 would be happy if only 1 person watched it, so long as they paid $1bn to do so.
They will pick up just as many new viewers from the unsaturated market in Azerbaijan as they will lose from the saturated UK market too, so sponsors won't care.
F1 would be happy if only 1 person watched it, so long as they paid $1bn to do so.
They will pick up just as many new viewers from the unsaturated market in Azerbaijan as they will lose from the saturated UK market too, so sponsors won't care.
Soldato
I've kept sky as I have the F1 through my HD sub. If I cancel and go back I'll be stuck with taking sports which I don't want. They've just sent me an email telling me my Sky sub is going up. So 45 a month. 540 for the year to watch F1.
However a 24 hour pass for Sky Sports on Now TV is 7. Paying on Sunday afternoon to watch the qually and race in the evening is probably how I'll watch. 140 for the year.
However a 24 hour pass for Sky Sports on Now TV is 7. Paying on Sunday afternoon to watch the qually and race in the evening is probably how I'll watch. 140 for the year.
Soldato
Nothing I can't get streamed online and as for F1 only qually and the race. I tend to watch both late evening Sunday once kids are in bed.
Soldato
My problem with what Sky do (I get F1 with the HD pack) is that I find the practice shows more useful, the races are pretty boring, but the analysis is very entertaining.
Andi.
Andi.
If that's the case you surely must have already been questioning why you have a Sky subscription at all?
It kind of makes me glad f1 is dying as I'm now not too bothered
I'd like C4 or whatever channel pick up something cheaper. I'm not that attached to f1 anymore so it doesn't hurt
It's hard enough to find people to talk about f1 to. This wi) the make it harder
Probably a bit of a blow to sponsors more than .
I'd like C4 or whatever channel pick up something cheaper. I'm not that attached to f1 anymore so it doesn't hurt
It's hard enough to find people to talk about f1 to. This wi) the make it harder
Probably a bit of a blow to sponsors more than .
Money comes from the team sponsors too. Less exposure surely means advertising space on the car won't be as valuable?
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Not really, there is a reason advertising space in GQ costs more than advertising in FHM/Nuts/whatever. Advertising targeting richer customers is worth more, if the majority of people who watch are those with more money who can afford subscription tv then the advertising is worth more per customer. IE if you can advertise Tag Heuer brand to 10mil people with low disposable income or 500k people with high disposable income, which advertising is would be worth more to the sponsor?
Sponsors and the teams don't give a damn about viewing figures, they care about the types of viewers and subscription tv isn't at all a problem for them.
There's plenty of teams on the grid showing that you don't need sponsors names all over your car.
Its not that easy
Its highly unlikely the Azerbaijan population will have as much spending power as a lot of the western European markets Bernie is less keen on these days
Therefore the sponsors are going to be advertising to less interested "customers" , so they WILL care (in the end)
I agree the damage won't be seen for quite a few years. The future of the sport, kids is where it will start to really hurt. Kids aren't interested already in hearing 200000 reasons why driver A is better than B. Or the most complicated set of rules and regulations, even the few that are some will be losing access to it.
Yes emerging markets will take up some slack for a while but only while it's free to air there.
Soldato
I struggle to see why Merc for example would keep piling money in if nobodies watching.