inglorious02 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah I saw this announcement this morning. I am absolutely disgusted by it. I was recently bemoaning to my mates how I'd have to fork out for a TV license when there has been absolutely nothing on TV worth watching for the last few months. F1 was about the only thing I could watch. I love F1 but I can't afford SKY. Only 50% of races on the BBC is just not good enough. There is hardly any decent mainstream sport left on terrestrial TV. Murdoch has ruined football with SKY TV, now he's setting about ruining all sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsdubs Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Already sent my tweets of disgust to Jake Humphries on twitter, not heard a single person say anything positive about it. Bernie Ecclestone lied to us all saying it had to stay free to air. Going to lose a lot of fans through this. Taking national sports from terrestrial TV kills the inspiration of youngsters in this country. Money is killing sport in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Suppose the adverts will add some interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 i am not a fan of formula 1, however i really want sky to be destroyed, it is quite ridiculous what is happening, murdoch is taking everything sport wise from the terrestrial channels, he has frankly virtually destroyed the football coverage on terrestrial television, the premiership and championship is all but gone and all we have are highlights and a game every few months from the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious02 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 We had adverts previously when it went to ITV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious02 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 i am not a fan of formula 1, however i really want sky to be destroyed, it is quite ridiculous what is happening, murdoch is taking everything sport wise from the terrestrial channels, he has frankly virtually destroyed the football coverage on terrestrial television, the premiership and championship is all but gone and all we have are highlights and a game every few months from the championship. It will be the Wimbledon Tennis and Open Golf next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 We had adverts previously when it went to ITV yeah and it was a welcome break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 People get a choice whether or not to pay for Sky though, you have to pay for the BBC whether you want to watch it or not. I imagine Sky will have the non-european grand prixs so the beeb can cut down on costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious02 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 People get a choice whether or not to pay for Sky though, you have to pay for the BBC whether you want to watch it or not. I imagine Sky will have the non-european grand prixs so the beeb can cut down on costs? Some people can't afford to pay for Sky though so they miss the sport they love. That's the main point I think; that regular, hard working fans are being priced out of the market. Sky get all the races. The BBC simultaneously broadcasts half of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcdavecov Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The BBC deal was until 2013, now they are only showing half the races next year??? Something tells me that BBC got paid alot of money. Why else would they renegotiate a deal like this? Murdoch can suck my balls if he think's i'm paying. Lived without it for years, only watched this one season properly (like about 6 million others) , i can live without it again. So will 6 million others i reckon. Where's his A1 ********. That fool makes me mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The BBC deal was until 2013, now they are only showing half the races next year??? Something tells me that BBC got paid alot of money. Why else would they renegotiate a deal like this? Murdoch can suck my balls if he think's i'm paying. Lived without it for years, only watched this one season properly (like about 6 million others) , i can live without it again. So will 6 million others i reckon. Where's his A1 ********. That fool makes me mad. I'm the same, never bothered with sky. The pub shows all the things worth watching anyway. Sky can obviously offer more money because of the money they rake in from adverts and subscriptions. Judging by the ammount of ***** channels sky have, they probably spend more on sports than the rest put together. Isn't there a law about certain sporting events whihc must be available to everyone with a tv (like the world cup, FA cup final, wimbledon ect.) Something to do with public's best interest. F1 probably doesn't fit into this catergory and let's be honest the highlights are usually more interesting than the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Don't think is down to BBC getting paid off by Sky. More likely down to cost cutting at the BBC and not being able to afford to screen all the races live, so Negotiate a lesser deal with Bernie and Bernie then sells the rest to Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 yeah and it was a welcome break. Yeah, F1 was boring back in those days, but it's much more than cars going round a track this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Looks like the non-live races will be shown in full tape-delayed. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93494 How long that will stay, I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_ram Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 What annoys me the most is that I've just paid my TV License a month ago, and I literally watch NOTHING on the BBC. The BBC Sport head woman whoever she is, said that the BBC is in a tough economic climate and has to save money - someone needs to tell her that all you have to do is get rid of the bureaucracy and scandalous overhead pay there, last I heard the Director-General is on 3 quarters of a million a year! I will not pay for Sky to watch F1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekkie_ram Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The uproar around this has me in stitches. Extended highlights immediately after the race are perfectly acceptable if you haven't seen the result. Sky will clearly not break coverage to show adverts, they may have ads around the screen, but it will not be like ITV's 'and here's the cool overtake you just missed'. Half the races are on at a stupid time anyway, Japan, Oz etc. So a fairly settled highlights time would be a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 The uproar around this has me in stitches. Extended highlights immediately after the race are perfectly acceptable if you haven't seen the result. Sky will clearly not break coverage to show adverts, they may have ads around the screen, but it will not be like ITV's 'and here's the cool overtake you just missed'. Half the races are on at a stupid time anyway, Japan, Oz etc. So a fairly settled highlights time would be a good thing. The main issue isn't with the highlights, how much they show and when they are on. The issue is with having to pay to watch a Formula One season from next year onwards. I trust Sky a lot more with F1 coverage than ITV, not to mention Channels 4 or 5. Their football and cricket coverage, for all the "Sky has ruined football" palaver that surrounds it, is fantastic. F1 would be no different. But paying £30 a month for it? Not on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 It will be the Wimbledon Tennis and Open Golf next. Very much doubt it. Why do you think the BBC chose to cut F1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 The real issue here is the "pay per view" bit. Once SKY has acheived global domination it will charge PPV for the big events on top of your subscription. Without competitors, (in this country, the BBC), what's the alternative? Within a few years Rupe and Jamie will be able to pay all their fines and compensation and know if your moaning about them...:eek: Eventually, Chelski v The City of Manchester Franchise United FC title decider will be on pay per view only. The deciding GP of the year will end up on PPV. With adverts. It is not fookin rocket science to predict where this is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Vettel back on pole in Hungary, Hamilton 2nd, Button 3rd on the grid at his 200th Grand Prix. Starting Grid Sunday, 31 July 2011 Conditions: Fine Position Country Driver Car number Team Qualifying time 1 Ger Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull-Renault 1:19.815 2 GB Lewis Hamilton 3 McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.978 3 GB Jenson Button 4 McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.024 4 Brz Felipe Massa 6 Ferrari 1:20.350 5 Spa Fernando Alonso 5 Ferrari 1:20.365 6 Aus Mark Webber 2 Red Bull-Renault 1:20.474 7 Ger Nico Rosberg 8 Mercedes GP 1:21.098 8 Ger Adrian Sutil 14 Force India-Mercedes 1:21.445 9 Ger Michael Schumacher 7 Mercedes GP 1:21.907 10 Mex Sergio Perez 17 Sauber 1:22.157 11 GB Paul Di Resta 15 Force India-Mercedes 1:22.256 12 Rus Vitaly Petrov 10 Renault 1:22.284 13 Jpn Kamui Kobayashi 16 Sauber 1:22.435 14 Ger Nick Heidfeld 9 Renault 1:22.470 15 Brz Rubens Barrichello 11 Williams-Cosworth 1:22.684 16 Spa Jaime Alguersuari 19 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:22.979 17 Ven Pastor Maldonado 12 Williams-Cosworth 1:23.847 18 Fin Heikki Kovalainen 20 Lotus-Renault 1:24.362 19 Ita Jarno Trulli 21 Lotus-Renault 1:24.534 20 Ger Timo Glock 24 Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.294 21 Ita Vitantonio Liuzzi 23 Hispania-Cosworth 1:26.323 22 Aus Daniel Ricciardo 22 Hispania-Cosworth 1:26.479 23 Swi Sebastien Buemi 18 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:24.070 24 Bel Jerome d'Ambrosio 25 Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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