Help - F1 free coverage on Hotbird in East Med

[tubbystu]

I am holidaying in Rhodes and need some help with seeing Sunday's GP. We have access to Hotbird 4/5 (or maybe 13) and need some direction as where we might be able to view the race on a free-to-air basis.

We can obviously get commentary off Radio 5 via web so commentary language not important.

Any ideas ?

C'mon fellas help me out.

[5potTurbo]

If you have web access, why don't you use your PC (?) and hook up to BBC iPlayer online and watch live on BBC1 via a UK Proxy?

PM sent

[cjs]

I think Italian TV, RAI 1 , shows it free to air, or German, RTA. Both should be on Hotbird but it maybe worth checking. I'm sure you will find a bar that is showing it live.


ETA, I very much doubt if the online commentary will sync with the satellite pictures.

Edited by cjs on Friday 27th August 18:33

[tubbystu]

Good old PH

cjs said:

I think Italian TV, RAI 1 , shows it free to air, or German, RTA. Both should be on Hotbird but it maybe worth checking. I'm sure you will find a bar that is showing it live.

Thanks to you both.

Will try both options during qualifying to see what works best.

cjs said:

ETA, I very much doubt if the online commentary will sync with the satellite pictures.

There should be a similiar delay on both elements and if commentary was a second or two behind the pictures it wouldn't be the end of the world. If the pictures are behind the audio that might be less watchable

Cheers

[5potTurbo]

Failing the proxy service access I emailed you with, you can try,

TF1 = French
RTBF2 = French (Belgian)
RTL2 = German
RTL7 = Dutch

I think, think, there may also be coverage on DSF (German)

[5potTurbo]

What did you do in the end Stu?