C4/Sky Broadcast for 2017 F1

[VladD]

Pinched from Autosport.

26 March Australia - Sky only
9 April China - Sky only
16 April Bahrain - Sky + Channel 4
30 April Russia - Sky + Channel 4
14 May Spain - Sky only
28 May Monaco - Sky + Channel 4
11 June Canada - Sky only
25 June Azerbaijan - Sky + Channel 4
9 July Austria - Sky only
16 July Great Britain - Sky + Channel 4
30 July Hungary - Sky only
27 August Belgium - Sky + Channel 4
3 September Italy - Sky only
17 September Singapore - Sky + Channel 4
1 October Malaysia - Sky + Channel 4
8 October Japan - Sky only
22 October USA - Sky + Channel 4
29 October Mexico - Sky only
12 November Brazil - Sky only
26 November Abu Dhabi - Sky + Channel 4

[ian_c_uk]

Ch4 are showing all races, just not "live".

I enjoyed some of the highlight coverage last year, and they were a decent length despite being "highlights".

E.g - Australia coverage is 2hr 40min this Sunday (2pm)

[VladD]

ian_c_uk said:

Ch4 are showing all races, just not "live".

I enjoyed some of the highlight coverage last year, and they were a decent length despite being "highlights".

E.g - Australia coverage is 2hr 40min this Sunday (2pm)

Fair point.

[Derek Smith]

I've abandoned Sky Sports.

Last season I picked and chose those races I would follow, using Ch4 - whose coverage I enjoy - and Now!.

Staying up until 2am for hours of coverage is beyond me nowadays so Ozwoz was likely to be avoided live, although I'd normally record it and watch the full race without knowing the result.

All in all it was an excellent balance. If there were just, say, a dozen races a season then I'd go for them all but 20 is a real test. If I watch a race, I like to watch the qually as well, plus the predictions, making each one an 'event'.

[Otispunkmeyer]

CH4 is normally enough for me too. Though it is tradition now to at least put the effort in and watch the opener live.

[rallycross]

Otispunkmeyer said:

CH4 is normally enough for me too. Though it is tradition now to at least put the effort in and watch the opener live.

Its a shame the opener is not live.

That's one way to kill off the interest in a sport, make it very difficult to watch, unavailable on line, and over priced for its subscription only service.

In the UK there will be less than 200,000 people watching the first race - how does that work for the teams trying to sell sponsorship packages to big brands, charging millions for an invisible sport?

Well done Bernie, you and your money grabbing greedy associates did your worst.

[skinny]

rallycross said:

Its a shame the opener is not live.

That's one way to kill off the interest in a sport, make it very difficult to watch, unavailable on line, and over priced for its subscription only service

Given its Australia is probably not too bad with not being live

[hornetrider]

Some odd live picks for C4 there. Russia but no Canada? Singapore but no Monza?

Edited by hornetrider on Tuesday 21st March 00:13

[Johnd52]

I have been happy with CH4 up to now, and have no reason, other than F1, to subscribe to Sky. I travel a fair bit and wondered if anyone can recommend a good online subscription site which I could access from any location.

[MondeoMan1981]

If anyone has agreed a discount to stay with Sky, this discount applies across the whole TV package.

I have 60% off at the moment and was offered Sky Sports for £11 a month with no tie in.

Sports back on right in time for the season :-)

[Vaud]

hornetrider said:

Some odd live picks for C4 there. Russia but no Canada? Singapore but no Monza?

Edited by hornetrider on Tuesday 21st March 00:13

I think they sacrificed some pics to get joint coverage of Monaco.

[The Moose]

rallycross said:

Otispunkmeyer said:

CH4 is normally enough for me too. Though it is tradition now to at least put the effort in and watch the opener live.

Its a shame the opener is not live.

That's one way to kill off the interest in a sport, make it very difficult to watch, unavailable on line, and over priced for its subscription only service.

In the UK there will be less than 200,000 people watching the first race - how does that work for the teams trying to sell sponsorship packages to big brands, charging millions for an invisible sport?

Well done Bernie, you and your money grabbing greedy associates did your worst.

To be fair, Now TV is pretty affordable for F1 races on Sky and would be my recommendation.

[rdjohn]

I will be driving home during Saturday and Sunday and so will miss the C4 highlight shows.

Does anyone what time they become available online?

Thanks

[funkyrobot]

The Moose said:

rallycross said:

Otispunkmeyer said:

CH4 is normally enough for me too. Though it is tradition now to at least put the effort in and watch the opener live.

Its a shame the opener is not live.

That's one way to kill off the interest in a sport, make it very difficult to watch, unavailable on line, and over priced for its subscription only service.

In the UK there will be less than 200,000 people watching the first race - how does that work for the teams trying to sell sponsorship packages to big brands, charging millions for an invisible sport?

Well done Bernie, you and your money grabbing greedy associates did your worst.

To be fair, Now TV is pretty affordable for F1 races on Sky and would be my recommendation.

It's tempting me. Ebay, cheap 1 day Sky Sports Now TV pass and you are done.

Trouble is, I would need a TV licence too.

Saying that, the All4 app on my Roku is a heap and I can't stand the way they sometimes take hours and hours to get the highlights up. I may invest this year.

Having a tv licence would also mean I could get the Eurosport player and watch some cycling too. Tempting.

[VladD]

funkyrobot said:

It's tempting me. Ebay, cheap 1 day Sky Sports Now TV pass and you are done.

Trouble is, I would need a TV licence too.

Saying that, the All4 app on my Roku is a heap and I can't stand the way they sometimes take hours and hours to get the highlights up. I may invest this year.

Having a tv licence would also mean I could get the Eurosport player and watch some cycling too. Tempting.

With the bonus that with Eurosport you also get Le Mans.

[M-SportMatt]

Theres plenty of streaming services to watch the Sky coverage on if you have Kodi or Playglass. I'll be tuning in to the Oz coverage :-)

[funkyrobot]

VladD said:

With the bonus that with Eurosport you also get Le Mans.

Good point.

Haven't been able to watch any of that for years. Could be a good bonus.

Eurosport Player is currently only £29.99 for the rest of 2017.

[M-SportMatt]

Doink said:

Or download mobdro

Why? The picture quality is absolute drivel, it hurts my eyes watching that.

Much rather use a HD stream though KODI.

[Doink]

M-SportMatt said:

Why? The picture quality is absolute drivel, it hurts my eyes watching that.

Much rather use a HD stream though KODI.

Well apparently the site I suggested is an illegal download site and against rule 10 of the forum rules so I've deleted my post

[M-SportMatt]

Doink said:

Well apparently the site I suggested is an illegal download site and against rule 10 of the forum rules so I've deleted my post

Interesting

Streaming isn't downloading and is perfectly legal, the distribution may not be legal but the act of streaming it from a publically available source isn't as you're not storing the data. Theres plenty of legal cases to support this.

Over zealous modding i'd say