F1 back on free to air tv till 2020

[tight fart]

But only if you can get RTL.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-extends-free...

[8V085]

RTL does one of the cringiest F1 coverages.

[Doink]

The only thing worth watching on RTL is Tutti - Frutti

[HorneyMX5]

RTL + Radio 5 should sort it.

[GuitarTech]

The abysmal RTL F1 coverage is the reason why I'm prepared to pay for Sky: you miss more laps than you actually get to see due to constant commercial breaks, and as the icing on the cake, the embarrassing buffoon called Kai Ebel, who asks such inane questions even my cat does a face palm. And the tasteless shirts he wears, no, just no....
When I'm king of Germany, he will be one of the first peoplle I'll have shot

[CoolHands]

Forgive my ignorance will F1 still be in ch4 next year?

[HighwayStar]

CoolHands said:

Forgive my ignorance will F1 still be in ch4 next year?

Yes... from 2019, no.

[threespires]

Fingers crossed Ch4 do the same..

[CraigyMc]

threespires said:

Fingers crossed Ch4 do the same..

The exclusivity deal with Sky is already done.

[MitchT]

I can only hope that the current C4 team will remain to do the time-delayed coverage or I'll struggle to remain interested once the live coverage vanishes behind the paywall.

[HighwayStar]

MitchT said:

I can only hope that the current C4 team will remain to do the time-delayed coverage or I'll struggle to remain interested once the live coverage vanishes behind the paywall.

You can hope but sadly it’s done....
https://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/354775/f1-uk-pay...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/21/f1-u...

I did read somewhere that Sky may do a free to aid highlights package... here we go. We might get the British GP but it’s all speculation.

https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2017/09/free-to-air...

[DKL]

So how do you get RTL? Is it just a IE browser option or can I find proper TV res through freeview or similar?

[CoolHands]

HighwayStar said:

CoolHands said:

Forgive my ignorance will F1 still be in ch4 next year?

Yes... from 2019, no.

Then I wouldn’t worry about it until then. By the time the next year rolls around, another deal will have been sorted. My prediction is it will continue to be on terrestrial tv in upcoming years.

[Vaud]

CoolHands said:

Then I wouldn’t worry about it until then. By the time the next year rolls around, another deal will have been sorted. My prediction is it will continue to be on terrestrial tv in upcoming years.

Or accessible via F1s own streaming service. You might need a proxy to make it work, but they will have their own service by 2019 IIRC.

[CraigyMc]

Vaud said:

CoolHands said:

Then I wouldn’t worry about it until then. By the time the next year rolls around, another deal will have been sorted. My prediction is it will continue to be on terrestrial tv in upcoming years.

Or accessible via F1s own streaming service. You might need a proxy to make it work, but they will have their own service by 2019 IIRC.

With respect, you are both ignoring what "exclusive" means. FOM don't own the rights to broadcast F1 in the UK from 2019+. They sold the rights to Sky.

If there's to be any free-to-air or internet broadcast of F1 races, it'll be Sky selling those rights, not "F1 itself".

[Vaud]

CraigyMc said:

Vaud said:

CoolHands said:

Then I wouldn’t worry about it until then. By the time the next year rolls around, another deal will have been sorted. My prediction is it will continue to be on terrestrial tv in upcoming years.

Or accessible via F1s own streaming service. You might need a proxy to make it work, but they will have their own service by 2019 IIRC.

With respect, you are both ignoring what "exclusive" means. FOM don't own the rights to broadcast F1 in the UK from 2019+. They sold the rights to Sky.

If there's to be any free-to-air or internet broadcast of F1 races, it'll be Sky selling those rights, not "F1 itself".

With respect you didn't read my post. I didn't say UK, and I said you would need a proxy.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132542/f1-plans-...

They will likely GEO-IP block UK users to respect their deal with SKY, but they will have a service that you could probably watch with some work arounds.

[37chevy]

Vaud said:

With respect you didn't read my post. I didn't say UK, and I said you would need a proxy.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132542/f1-plans-...

They will likely GEO-IP block UK users to respect their deal with SKY, but they will have a service that you could probably watch with some work arounds.

VPN is your friend

[Vaud]

37chevy said:

VPN is your friend

Oh I know. They may use other tricks, vpn isn’t fool proof and I think Sky have been trialing some systems for defeating vpns.


Needing an in country billing address may be another.

[markcoznottz]

HighwayStar said:

CoolHands said:

Forgive my ignorance will F1 still be in ch4 next year?

Yes... from 2019, no.

Old news but ludicrous imho. For a sport that relys on casual viewing for its popularity it will be the start of the end.

[Vaud]

markcoznottz said:

Old news but ludicrous imho. For a sport that relys on casual viewing for its popularity it will be the start of the end.

UK is a small market though in the scheme of things.