FTA coverage of Silverstone Double-header??
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Racefansdotnet reporting a very literal interpretation;
https://www.racefans.net/2020/05/30/f1-to-return-t...
..of this quote from Oliver Dowden;
"Football, tennis, horse racing, Formula One, cricket, golf, rugby, snooker and others are all set to return to our screens shortly," he says.
Motorsport broadcasting suggesting that Sky could use Pick TV to do this...which is only SD, so....
https://www.racefans.net/2020/05/30/f1-to-return-t...
..of this quote from Oliver Dowden;
"Football, tennis, horse racing, Formula One, cricket, golf, rugby, snooker and others are all set to return to our screens shortly," he says.
Motorsport broadcasting suggesting that Sky could use Pick TV to do this...which is only SD, so....
Edited by JonChalk on Saturday 30th May 17:48
JonChalk said:
Racefansdotnet reporting a very literal interpretation;
https://www.racefans.net/2020/05/30/f1-to-return-t...
..of this quote from Oliver Dowden;
"Football, tennis, horse racing, Formula One, cricket, golf, rugby, snooker and others are all set to return to our screens shortly," he says.
Motorsport broadcasting suggesting that Sky could use Pick TV to do this...which is only SD, so....
The British Grand Prix is the one race that Channel 4/Whisper Productions have a contract to be able to cover in full including pre and post-race coverage.https://www.racefans.net/2020/05/30/f1-to-return-t...
..of this quote from Oliver Dowden;
"Football, tennis, horse racing, Formula One, cricket, golf, rugby, snooker and others are all set to return to our screens shortly," he says.
Motorsport broadcasting suggesting that Sky could use Pick TV to do this...which is only SD, so....
Easiest thing would be to let them deliver it FTA rather than Quest seeing as they'd be doing one of them in full already.
I remember something in the blather about 2 races a few months back. Only one of them will be the british gp and the other will probably be called something else . I would only expect one of them to be live on c4.
Time to sign up to Sky F1 with all the free money thrown at you by Sunak.
Time to sign up to Sky F1 with all the free money thrown at you by Sunak.
Fundoreen said:
I remember something in the blather about 2 races a few months back. Only one of them will be the british gp and the other will probably be called something else . I would only expect one of them to be live on c4.
Time to sign up to Sky F1 with all the free money thrown at you by Sunak.
You make a good point. The British GP will be FTA, but only one of the races will be the British GP...Time to sign up to Sky F1 with all the free money thrown at you by Sunak.
I wonder how they'll ensure the none FTA one is the one to watch?
Fundoreen said:
I remember something in the blather about 2 races a few months back. Only one of them will be the british gp and the other will probably be called something else . I would only expect one of them to be live on c4.
Time to sign up to Sky F1 with all the free money thrown at you by Sunak.
Don't know what free money you've been getting but how about throwing some my way? I can give it to all the family members that have been made redundant...Time to sign up to Sky F1 with all the free money thrown at you by Sunak.
Given that TV money is the lifeblood of Premier League football there has been a fairly impressive effort to bring what is now around a third of the remaining games completely free to air in the UK, plus additional free highlights shows etc. An additional 4 games have been made FTA today via Amazon.
Any noise about F1/Sky offering anything yet?
Any noise about F1/Sky offering anything yet?
Does it really matter which of the 2 Silverstone races C4 show live and which they show only the highlights? Coulthard et al are not actually going to be there, they will be in a remote studio. There will not be any grid walks, face to face driver interviews, no guests standing in the paddock with them etc. so what is the point of a live show? What are they going to do to fill in the time? All they can really show is the race, and does it really matter whether they show laps where nothing significant happens?
LucyP said:
Does it really matter which of the 2 Silverstone races C4 show live and which they show only the highlights? Coulthard et al are not actually going to be there, they will be in a remote studio. There will not be any grid walks, face to face driver interviews, no guests standing in the paddock with them etc. so what is the point of a live show? What are they going to do to fill in the time? All they can really show is the race, and does it really matter whether they show laps where nothing significant happens?
You really are full of joy, aren’t you?I’m just happy to see racing back. There could be 5 races an Silverstone - or any other venue - and I’d watch them all live.
LucyP said:
Does it really matter which of the 2 Silverstone races C4 show live and which they show only the highlights? Coulthard et al are not actually going to be there, they will be in a remote studio. There will not be any grid walks, face to face driver interviews, no guests standing in the paddock with them etc. so what is the point of a live show? What are they going to do to fill in the time? All they can really show is the race, and does it really matter whether they show laps where nothing significant happens?
Personally I mainly watch for the race, not the pre/post race coverage, though I do also enjoy that. So for me, watching it love is far better than a highlights show later where I get really confused because we’ve jumped forwards 6 laps and the midfield seems to be in a completely different order.LucyP said:
Does it really matter which of the 2 Silverstone races C4 show live and which they show only the highlights? Coulthard et al are not actually going to be there, they will be in a remote studio. There will not be any grid walks, face to face driver interviews, no guests standing in the paddock with them etc. so what is the point of a live show? What are they going to do to fill in the time? All they can really show is the race, and does it really matter whether they show laps where nothing significant happens?
How do you know how Whisper are going to cover the race?LucyP said:
Does it really matter which of the 2 Silverstone races C4 show live and which they show only the highlights? Coulthard et al are not actually going to be there, they will be in a remote studio. There will not be any grid walks, face to face driver interviews, no guests standing in the paddock with them etc. so what is the point of a live show? What are they going to do to fill in the time? All they can really show is the race, and does it really matter whether they show laps where nothing significant happens?
Matters to me. I am happy to miss the rest of the padding in the broadcast. A live race is so much more exciting than a repeat (and the latter likely spoilt by hearing the result before the race is watched/broadcast). Gazzab said:
Matters to me. I am happy to miss the rest of the padding in the broadcast. A live race is so much more exciting than a repeat (and the latter likely spoilt by hearing the result before the race is watched/broadcast).
I was going to post previously that the ideal would be just to show the 2 races live and exclude all the padding, which they cannot really do under the unique circumstances, but I didn't, because it won't be possible under the terms of the Sky deal.LucyP said:
I was going to post previously that the ideal would be just to show the 2 races live and exclude all the padding, which they cannot really do under the unique circumstances, but I didn't, because it won't be possible under the terms of the Sky deal.
As a sky subscriber and F1 🏎 I’m looking forward to all/any of the pre amble practice pit walks etc. I don’t always watch it in fact not that often but this time I will for sure
LucyP said:
Do you mean are or are not?
There is a contract to cover it with C4, but they will not be allowed to be there, on the ground, in person.
How do you know this? The protocols for running & covering the race haven't been announced or even finalised yet. Interviews can be done using a dead cat on a pole, just as many are done now. Coulthard & Edwards don't have to be in the same comm box (they have lots of them you know).There is a contract to cover it with C4, but they will not be allowed to be there, on the ground, in person.
You're spouting views as facts which you have no basis for. Yes the coverage will be difficult & it will be different but you can't say what it will look like, because no-one knows yet.
I read in a comment elsewhere that because the half the double-header races will have different names from the events normally held at those locations then technically under rights contracts they are new races so a renegotiation of who gets to show what in each territory may be needed!
So don't assume anything yet....
So don't assume anything yet....
Mr Pointy said:
How do you know this? The protocols for running & covering the race haven't been announced or even finalised yet. Interviews can be done using a dead cat on a pole, just as many are done now. Coulthard & Edwards don't have to be in the same comm box (they have lots of them you know).
You're spouting views as facts which you have no basis for. Yes the coverage will be difficult & it will be different but you can't say what it will look like, because no-one knows yet.
Because I know the basis! And the basis is to keep the numbers of people attending the circuit as low as possible to lessen the risk of Corona. The teams can only have minimum numbers of essential personnel, no individual catering units. Officials have to commit to doing all 6 days. The numbers to produce the FOM media feed are large enough as it is. External broadcasters and photographers from around the world are not going to be permitted.You're spouting views as facts which you have no basis for. Yes the coverage will be difficult & it will be different but you can't say what it will look like, because no-one knows yet.
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