F1 to be shown on Sky Sport from 2012

[Eric Mc]

Don't people feel like they are being kicked about a bit?

If this is the future of how sport is to be covered on TV, I think the future for sport on TV is doomed.

[Teppic]

Eric Mc said:

Don't people feel like they are being kicked about a bit?

[RichB]

Eric Mc said:

Don't people feel like they are being kicked about a bit?

[jbudgie]

" It's not about watching the races live. It's about seeing the whole race.

The BBC will not show the entire race of the races they're not showing live. "


So you think the whole of any F1 race is nail biting stuff?


I must be watching with my eyes shut.

[captainsensible]

Eric Mc said:

I notice you didn't quote my second comment. Why ditch a service I actually like and value just so I can (perhaps) watch ten live races? Indeed, I CAN watch those races on Virgin if I was prepared to pay - which I'm not.

I don't want Sky or anything to do with the organisation. If 100% of ALL the Grand Prix (live, recorded, highlights - the lot) end up exclusively on Sky then I'll just not bother with F1.

I soooo agree with this - Murdoch/Ecclestone must think we're a bunch of see you next tuesdays and that we're all morons hopelessly addicted to F1 - I am not giving a red cent to that corrupt and disgraced organisation - tbh I fell asleep during at least five of the live GP's last year - so even though their were a few good races I think I am bored of it now and my viewing is really just compulsive behaviour - I am currently with Virgin who in my view provide a blinding service - why change from a great cable operator (100mb internet speed) to a sky dish?

[Mr Sparkle]

jbudgie said:

" It's not about watching the races live. It's about seeing the whole race.

The BBC will not show the entire race of the races they're not showing live. "


So you think the whole of any F1 race is nail biting stuff?


I must be watching with my eyes shut.

Some of us can't enjoy only half a race.

[anonymous-user]

hornetrider said:

Iain

How do other Yanks watch F1?

Kind Rgds

The Moose

Speed TV sometimes show the races or highlights, although they use the FOM video feed they ditch the BBC commentary and have a couple of numbskulls talking over the top in a very NASCAR manner, with some unknown folks back in the studio or 'pit road' they cut to now and again. They have a Brundle wannabe who tries a grid walk, but given that nobody knows who the fk he is, he generally doesn't get to speak to anyone interesting. You might get the microphone shoved into the grid girl's face to ask her who she thinks might win, which is met with a dumb giggle. Plus, with it being American TV, 20% of the screen is blocked by a scrolling ticker tape of info, not strictly limited to the programme you are watching, with an additional advert for the next programme appearing in the corner of the screen every now and again. Of course, not forgetting the minute long commercials every 6 minutes.

It isn't fun.

[Chrisgr31]

Gaz. said:

It's 20 minutes max on the phone and less than an hour of your time when the engineer installs everything. If you are still tied into your 12 month contract then you can either wait it out, buy yourself out, phone up and ask if they'll waive it or wait until they change the T&C's which voids your tie in as the chappie above has.

Less than an hour of my time for the engineer? I have in the past twice attempted to have Sky installed. On both occasions the Sky engineer failed to turn up.

The reality is that at the moment I have Broadband and Freeview and cant have Virgin so Sky would be the only option. However I am not prepared to pay for it for a maximum of 10 races assuming I see them all.

[onyx39]

Just saw the BBC trailer... Hmmmm

[EddieSteadyGo]

Just to add to my post, when virgin start your service they completely disconnect your old Bt connection with the exchange. However, Sky subsidise the cost of the reconnection, so they charge £10. The work is undertaken by OpenReach and they need to visit your house.

By the way, when I phoned Sky yesterday to transfer my account, I enquired about the cost of a second, Sky + HD box. Whilst you can buy 2nd hand boxes on ebay with the 500gb hard disk for around £45, the cost of the new 500gb box was £100 from sky. However, when I pushed the sales guy a bit he 'spoke with his manager' and reduced the cost of the 1 terrabyte box to £100 which I thought was quite reasonable.

[NHK244V]

Mr Sparkle said:

Some of us can't enjoy only half a race.

Exactly! i keep track of Who's where all the race and you can't do that with highlights, i often annoy the wife by correcting martin and DC as to positions it's impossable when laps jump and people pit unseen and the position jump about
Canada last year i re watcged the full race 5 times just so i could figure out how the hell JB did it

[Peacockantony]

Mr Sparkle said:

Some of us can't enjoy only half a race.

Sorry to be pedantic but it will not be half a race, most of them will only be a few laps shorter than a full race anyway. The laps missed nothing will have happened anyway.

[Pwig]

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[oyster]

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[Skii]

So, I wonder how many Sky viewers will be flicking over to the BBC live coverage then...

[Flying Toilet]

SKY Channel 408 is on the list now I am told.

[durbster]

Skii said:

So, I wonder how many Sky viewers will be flicking over to the BBC live coverage then...

Good point. That'll be the ultimate appraisal of the Sky coverage.

[Eric Mc]

My hunch is that on the days when there is live coverage on both channels, even those who have got the option of Sky will probably watch most of the race on BBC.

[furtive]

Eric Mc said:

My hunch is that on the days when there is live coverage on both channels, even those who have got the option of Sky will probably watch most of the race on BBC.

Disagree. They'll stick with Sky to get Brundle commentating

[robmlufc]

Skii said:

So, I wonder how many Sky viewers will be flicking over to the BBC live coverage then...

Why would I do that?