Formula 1 vs Super Bowl XLVI

[CoolHands]

WTF? The beeb can't afford Formula 1 any more, but today I heard an advert for bloody live coverage of the Super Bowl XLVI, on BBC?

How fking much have they paid for that crap? Poxy superbowl people ain't giving it away that's for sure - highest advert costs in history at half time etc

tts

on 5 February 2012

[Muntu]

I doubt if the BBC will show the adverts.

I will be watching Superbowl, along with many others I suspect

Thank for the heads-up

[LeoSayer]

F1, Match of the Day, Superbowl, Wimbledon, Australian Open tennis, Films like The Rock & Starship Troopers etc.

I really don't see why the Beeb should be competing with commercial organisations like ITV, C4, Sky etc. for this.

[Dan_1981]

Is the Superbowl live on the BBC?

I can't find the listing for it.

[anonymous-user]

Some of us actually enjoy the Superbowl more than F1 these days.

[Devilstreak]

Dan_1981 said:

Is the Superbowl live on the BBC?

I can't find the listing for it.

Late tomorrow night bud.

[Muntu]

Dan_1981 said:

Is the Superbowl live on the BBC?

I can't find the listing for it.

http://www.tvguide.co.uk/channellisting.asp?ch=74&cTime=2/5/2012 12:00:00 PM&thisTime=&thisDay=2/5/2012&sid=JKOSDBRCXFCNONUA

[davepoth]

CoolHands said:

WTF? The beeb can't afford Formula 1 any more, but today I heard an advert for bloody live coverage of the Super Bowl XLVI, on BBC?

How fking much have they paid for that crap? Poxy superbowl people ain't giving it away that's for sure - highest advert costs in history at half time etc

tts

on 5 February 2012

In this article in the Daily Mail about Gary Glitter, it's revealed the Beeb paid £600,000 for the rights.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093888/Pa...

That might sound a lot, but considering it's more than 4 hours of TV it's really rather cheap.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/how-we-work/...

-edit-

And I think that includes rights to NFL London games too.

[fathomfive]

How much F1 does £600k buy?

[davepoth]

fathomfive said:

How much F1 does £600k buy?

About .57 of a race I think, so around 1 hour, based on £20m per season of 19 races.

[FloppyRaccoon]

Muntu said:

I doubt if the BBC will show the adverts.

I will be watching Superbowl, along with many others I suspect

Thank for the heads-up

They didn't show the adverts last year, which was disappointing. The adverts are a highlight for me, and I'm sure others.

[Stu R]

Yeah, what knobs, televising one of the most watched single sporting events in the world that's loved by millions.

GTFO.

[jbudgie]

Superbowl ??

Super rubbish.

[D1ngd0ng]

They don't pay a lot for it I gather. And the NFL see it as an opportunity to promote the game further within the UK.

I'll still be watching the sky coverage though... unless Jeff Reinebold isn't there as he clearly speaks the most sense.

[Simpo Two]

davepoth said:

fathomfive said:

How much F1 does £600k buy?

About .57 of a race I think, so around 1 hour, based on £20m per season of 19 races.

I reckon you could get a year's worth of overtaking into an hour.

Super Bowl is some Americans running about with a ball and some cheerleaders isn't it? Or is it where they whack it with a stick and run round a square? About the same as showing cricket to the Americans.

[hornetrider]

davepoth said:

fathomfive said:

How much F1 does £600k buy?

About .57 of a race I think, so around 1 hour, based on £20m per season of 19 races.

And the ratings of the Superbowl v an F1 race?

[covmutley]

Il be watching the superbowl. One of the biggest sporting events in the world, who wants to watch some cars drive round and round a track? Well, me actually, but anyway.

I know quite a few people who enjoy NFL. It is really good. spend an hour or so watching videos on the nfl360 and nfluk website today to understand and appreciate the speed, tactics and rules and watch it tonight!

[Happy82]

Ooooooh....I wonder if they'll show the NHL Stanley Cup finals this year?





Yeah I doubt it

Will probably watch it As much as I joke about them having to wear all the padding, it's entertaining

[davepoth]

hornetrider said:

And the ratings of the Superbowl v an F1 race?

Bear in mind that £20m/£600k is just to buy the rights. We don't really know how much the BBC spends on making the F1 coverage, but the Superbowl is usually done by Jake Humphrey in a box in television centre so is substantially cheaper. Viewing figures for 2008, which is the first one that came to hand, were 700,000 on the BBC. Really not that bad at all for that time of night.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7227794.s...

I wouldn't be surprised if it actually works out cheaper per hour than BBC News 24, which is usually on.

[Whitefly Swatter]

Dan_1981 said:

Is the Superbowl live on the BBC?

I can't find the listing for it.

it is on red button (301)
Sunday 5 February

SUPER BOWL XLVI

2255-0400, BBC ONE/BBC RED BUTTON/BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Mark Chapman presents coverage of Super Bowl XLVI, which this year comes from Indianapolis for the first time in its history.

Commentary comes from NBC's Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, with 5live's Darren Fletcher and Greg Brady on the Red Button.