F1 on TV this year?

F1 on TV this year?

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Eric Mc

122,195 posts

267 months

Tuesday 4th March 2014
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That sounds like it might be fun. Expect a bit of banter between Webber and Coulthard.

TITWONK

530 posts

169 months

Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Without storage hunters and shipping wars my life wouldn't be complete biggrin

HTP99

22,684 posts

142 months

Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Has a post been deleted about a link to a site for free streaming?

I'm sure I quoted and responded to it too or was it somewhere else?

viggyp

1,917 posts

137 months

Tuesday 4th March 2014
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HTP99 said:
Has a post been deleted about a link to a site for free streaming?

I'm sure I quoted and responded to it too or was it somewhere else?
I'm sure it was the first post on this page. I'm sure the post about Webber wasn't at the top of this page. Thought I hit the wrong thread smile

wiggy001

6,545 posts

273 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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HTP99 said:
Has a post been deleted about a link to a site for free streaming?

I'm sure I quoted and responded to it too or was it somewhere else?
I'm sure Haymarket don't want to be seen to be condoning sites that clearly breach the law by streaming paid-for content for free.

RealSquirrels

11,327 posts

194 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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linking to something, just like quoting something, doesn't imply approval.

Eric Mc

122,195 posts

267 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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When the Sky coverage started in 2012 there were quite a few posts about "alternative" ways and means of watching live F1 in the UK - including the linking to other web sites.

All of those links were closed by the mods - and they have good reasons to do so.

Haymarket are a big player in the world of motorsport journalism in the UK and enjoy the usual F1 access that media outlets get as part of their coverage of the sport. They would be in serious financial trouble if the powers that be at F1 decided that one of their websites was providing access to "unapproved" ways of viewing F1 and consequently decided to "punnish" Haymarket.

zooooom

1,310 posts

262 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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Yes I posted the link to free live streaming of all F1 Grand Prix.
Email me if you want the link.

RealSquirrels

11,327 posts

194 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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Eric Mc said:
When the Sky coverage started in 2012 there were quite a few posts about "alternative" ways and means of watching live F1 in the UK - including the linking to other web sites.

All of those links were closed by the mods - and they have good reasons to do so.

Haymarket are a big player in the world of motorsport journalism in the UK and enjoy the usual F1 access that media outlets get as part of their coverage of the sport. They would be in serious financial trouble if the powers that be at F1 decided that one of their websites was providing access to "unapproved" ways of viewing F1 and consequently decided to "punnish" Haymarket.
your internet provider provides access, a link is just a signpost. a link to an illegal website is as illegal as signpost to a bank, or telling someone where you could steal mars bars from.

Vic_S

218 posts

243 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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eps said:
You're not wrong, but there are free passes given away with packs of Carling, etc.. throughout the year, so you could reduce this a little.
You don't even have to buy the beer. There is a ready supply of these passes on eBay for ~£2.50 a go!

ukaskew

10,642 posts

223 months

Wednesday 5th March 2014
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Eric Mc said:
The BBC are probably pulling in almost as many viewers as they did BEFORE they pulled out of live coverage of all the GPs. So - from a pure economic sense, they've actually pulled a stroke of genius.

Decent TV audiences for minimal outlay.

I wonder how well the investment is paying off for Sky?
The highlights package on the BBC is pulling in big figures, so financially it's been a pretty sound decision. In fact the highlights alone are pretty much making up the shortfall when there are Sky-only live races.

Sky figures are only going one way now they've built in the Sky Sports package requirement in my opinion.

In terms of investment, impossible to tell really. The rights cost alone is about £1m per race for Sky (compared to £6m per Premiership football match!), just under a million people normally watch an F1 race live on Sky, amazingly (given the cost) the average for Premiership football isn't that much higher, but obviously that's traditionally been a huge draw in terms of getting people signed up to Sky packages.




Edited by ukaskew on Wednesday 5th March 21:41

Eric Mc

122,195 posts

267 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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RealSquirrels said:
Eric Mc said:
When the Sky coverage started in 2012 there were quite a few posts about "alternative" ways and means of watching live F1 in the UK - including the linking to other web sites.

All of those links were closed by the mods - and they have good reasons to do so.

Haymarket are a big player in the world of motorsport journalism in the UK and enjoy the usual F1 access that media outlets get as part of their coverage of the sport. They would be in serious financial trouble if the powers that be at F1 decided that one of their websites was providing access to "unapproved" ways of viewing F1 and consequently decided to "punnish" Haymarket.
your internet provider provides access, a link is just a signpost. a link to an illegal website is as illegal as signpost to a bank, or telling someone where you could steal mars bars from.
It's nothing to do with the law. It has everything to do with commerce and the fact that the F1 rights holders have the power to punish a company like Haymarket in a way that would hit them in their pocket.

gwm

2,390 posts

146 months

Thursday 6th March 2014
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Nice looking ad, bit silly still touting the ol "can go upside down line" and who's the bird?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNsJtyr2qCU

RicksAlfas

13,432 posts

246 months

Friday 7th March 2014
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gwm said:
who's the bird?
I think it's Nico Rosberg.

RicksAlfas

13,432 posts

246 months

Friday 7th March 2014
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Isn't the driver a female person?
41 seconds in certainly looks like it - on my phone.

If not, send the whoosh parrots.

RicksAlfas

13,432 posts

246 months

Friday 7th March 2014
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F1 Show starts again tonight by the way.