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BBC and Sky Get F1 rights
Topic Started: Jul 29 2011, 07:01 AM (1,269 Views)
GordonB
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unfortunately F1 isn't one of the protected sports:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofcom_Code_on...signated_Events
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Just a thought. Don't all the teams have web sites with contact us icons? Maybe a well drafted letter and links could be used by all to send to the teams.
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If they have fax numbers, that is much more powerful than emails.
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Brave_Lee_Flea,Jul 29 2011
12:09 PM
Norbert,Jul 29 2011
09:01 AM
...  In other words, they don't want to hear from the masses.  But then, they are Tories, so the masses don't matter to them anyway.... lol

Well, the masses read the Sun, the Mirror and the Daily Mail. They watch Big Brother and X Factor and they voted Labour into office three times in a row despite the real and obvious damage they were doing to the country.

It's clear they're not intelligent enough to be worth listening to.

I'm really not joking.

Really, I'm one of 'the masses'. I voted Labour in 1997 because the Tories are Middle and Upper Class see you next Tuesdays who only believe in making the rich richer and b******s to the workers.

I do NOT read the Sun, Mirror or Mail. I do NOT watch BB or XFactor.

If you think I'm unintelligent just because I didn't vote into power a party whose member thinks rape is not a serious crime then you're the idiot, not me.
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>post originaly by immature workmates who found my laptop logged in<
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Brave_Lee_Flea,Jul 29 2011
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Norbert,Jul 29 2011
08:45 AM
Farce.  The extortion that is the TV licence should be scrapped.  What exactly does the BBC broadcast now that justifies a fee of getting on for £3 a week when you only get half a season???  Public enquiry, please.

I have lived abroad and travelled around the world and I really do believe that because of the way it is funded the BBC is both unique and probably the best broadcasting company in the world.

I love the BBC and genuinely think that the licence fee is both totally justified and not high enough.

Can't agree more. The BBC produces a much better qaulity service than the NHS or similar can manage on a fraction of the budget. (Yes I am aware the services are completley different)

The BBC is a hugely impartial fullly diverse institute that provides something of quality to EVERYONE. Wether you are into techno rave, or classical music, soccer or scottish dancing Hunagarian birdsong to Harry Potter the BBC provides incedible coverage and more.

You miserable British twots (I am one too) would be moaning like hell if for such a small amount per month it was taken away.

There is nothing comparable anywhere on the planet and it is a bastion of Britishness (not culture) except in it's construction, the absolutely only thing that we can talk about around the world with any pride.

BTW, it's been such a long time? How much is a pint of beer these days?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11484987

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The Great Britain-wide average was £2.80, a 4% rise on 2009. But this covers broad regional disparities, with the cheapest part of the country, the West Midlands, falling well short at £2.45 below the most expensive, Surrey, at £3.08.
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I am really gutted about this, despite having Sky Sports at home as well as the BBC channels. The Beeb have done such an amazing job since F1 moved there from ITV and I love the current commentary team. Well, I love Martin Brundle and the rest aren't bad! I love the red button stuff and the forum, none of which will be available on Sky. I don't suppose there's any way in the world they will be showing Practise, which has turned into one of my guilty pleasures if I don't have to work on a Friday. I have signed a couple of petitions but I don't suppose our voices will be heard.

I live in France and the TV channels here are RUBBISH. They don't televise any F1 (since Panis retired <roflmao> ) and there are protracted ad breaks every 15 minutes. The lack of ads alone is worth the BBC licence fee.
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As an American who has always paid fees for less than first rate F1 coverage, I do understand everyone's loss and their concerns. I agree that BBC does great work, and I pay a fee to get "BBC America" delivered via my pay subscription service here in the States.

BBC America costs me about $1.52 USD per week, or about £1.00 per week. I do not know what the UK tariff is for BBC, but I probably pay a comparable fee when compared to a resident in the UK. And, we get zero F1 coverage with our deal. We get nothing live, only recaps.

I pay the fee because I value the coverage. But, I have the choice to take it or leave it. You guys in the UK do not have that choice.

I guess that is what I find a bit odd. I choose to pay, but can opt out. You do not choose to pay and cannot opt out.

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flood1,Jul 30 2011
02:31 AM


I pay the fee because I value the coverage. But, I have the choice to take it or leave it. You guys in the UK do not have that choice.

Hi Flood nice to hear from you again.

We all have to pay £145 a year for the "free" terrestrial TV, or its a £1000 fine if caught without a TV licence. Then personally I pay £50 a month for SKY HD with films package.
I have never bothered with the sports package as i really do not care that much for premier football, golf or boxing or paying a fee for a single hyped popular event.

There is no way i am paying the extra for sky sports for just 10 F1 races a year even though i can afford it. I would be stuck with a package I have no time to watch and no interest in watching but for a few F1 races.

F1 teams and Bernie will get their silver pieces for now from SKY, but with audiences reduced I doubt sponsors in the future will be that willing to fund a unique sport like F1 to the levels of money they do now.

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Norbert,Jul 29 2011
03:11 PM
the Tories are Middle and Upper Class see you next Tuesdays who only believe in making the rich richer and b******s to the workers.

... and yet the gap between the richest and the poorest grew faster under New Labour than it has under any other government.

That's the other thing I don't understand about Labour's core support; they're always in denial of the facts.

And then there's the total nonsense they spout about the Tories, just as you just did; "The Tories want to keep the poor poor" "The Tories eat children"

Just keep repeating the mantra until you believe it. That *IS* unintelligent.

I am not a Tory voter; I am a floating voter. I try hard to stay objective. I read all the broadsheets in order to see balanced (or, at least, equally unbalanced) reporting.

I vote for whichever party appears to have the best policies ... which I admit is a bit flawed because they all make promises they can't deliver ... but it was obvious the damage that New Labour were doing and(although that could not have been said in 1997 it was very clear to me that Tony Blair had few policies other than promising to be all things to all men. And women. And children. And small pink furry animals.
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The last few changes of government have almost seen reverse policies because they seemed to be trying to win voters from the other side. Blair's labour took a more right stance (too much some might say) to appease the strong conservative feeling that kept the likes of Major in.

Blair was a strong leader Major was not, Thatcher (spit) was also a strong character leader, the way that Gordon Brown (never lived in the UK under him) appeared not to be, and Brown lost out because of that IMO.

Most leaders are only looking out for themselves and thier friends. Can you blame them, it's human nature again. OOPS there I go again.
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I have been thinking about this deal since yesterday. I understand that the BBC has financial constraints and I don't blame them for the decision they've had to take but not being able to view the races next season is, for me, the final nail in the F1 coffin.

I've long been fed up with the FIA's constant tinkering with the rules and the artificial way in which they have contrived to generate more overtaking to please the masses.

I won't pay money to Sky TV for a service that is fully 1/3rd advertising (I've timed it) and for which you have to pay extra to watch anything that's actually any good (PPV) so from next season I won't be able to watch all the races which means that the emotional investment that I make in F1 won't be worth it.

I've decided not to wait until next season to stop watching F1 and I guess along with that goes chatting about it on internet forums. I've enjoyed my time with you guys here on TPL but I'm finally done.

Cheers y'all. Have fun.

BLF
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BLF, I understand where you are coming from, but would rather you didn't go!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sporteditors/20...ared_betwe.html

I get the feeling Bernie put the price up
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