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Would anyone mind linking me to the Blog of the bbc person that has over 5k comments I would like to add my comment to it
Just seen an interesting comment on James Allen site, think it needs investigating.
Apparently Bernie Ecclestone has been quoted several times saying "It wasn't my decision"
FOM accepted the proviso for Channel 4 bid, but C4 could not start till 2013 and the BBC wanted out now. FOTA (Adam Parr in particular) wanted more money and so FOTA put the BBC and SKY together.
So if true, it seems FOTA are more to blame than anyone and those idiots at that once great team Williams
I hate Bernie!! The little money grabbing midget!! Whose gonna pay £48 a race.
How would this work. Put a satelite dish on your house, point it at a foreign station(France or Germany). then listen to the 5 live commentary.. What do you think? is it possible? I know it wont be as good as BBC but it would be live and it would save paying sky anything.
I hate Bernie!! The little money grabbing midget!! Whose gonna pay £48 a race.
How would this work. Put a satelite dish on your house, point it at a foreign station(France or Germany). then listen to the 5 live commentary.. What do you think? is it possible? I know it wont be as good as BBC but it would be live and it would save paying sky anything.
racechick, will a Slingbox work SKY broadcasts of F1 races in the UK. Split the cost of Slingbox with a friend and they set you up a guest account. That's how I'm watching race tomorrow, it's legal and you will not have to pay Bernie and Rupert.
me likes! Thanks for the tip.Faced with a freeze on the license fee, the BBC has been forced to make cuts and it was suggested that nothing was too sacred to be dropped even its coverage of the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament. Despite its high viewing figures, it wasn't tough for the BBC to conclude that F1 had to be cut in some way in order to save its crown jewel of Wimbledon.
This created a dilemma for Ecclestone who said last month that "I will do my best to keep F1 on the BBC." He added that "the BBC have done a great job for us and we like their shows and the people obviously like it because so many are watching." It left the BBC with a decision: either break its contract by dropping F1 completely, a move which would have saddled it with a huge financial penalty, or find some way of reducing its annual fee. The most logical way of reducing its fee is to reduce the amount of coverage it gets and this is exactly what it did.
It wasn't that simple though. Reducing its coverage by half required finding a partner to broadcast the other 50% of races. There is good reason why the BBC turned to BSkyB.
Bernie Ecclestone: "The BBC brought Sky to us with the idea of a joint contract"
Both ITV and Channel 4 were in negotiations with Ecclestone about taking over the F1 rights and the F1 boss said that, if necessary, he would have asked Channel 5 if it wanted to make a bid. However, all of these stations are direct terrestrial rivals to the BBC whereas BSkyB is the main player in the pay-per-view arena. It explains why, according to Ecclestone, "the BBC brought Sky to us with the idea of a joint contract." Likewise, when asked whether he felt it was a shame that a terrestrial broadcaster would no longer be showing every race live he said "it was not us who made that decision."
Nevertheless, it certainly hasn't left Ecclestone out of pocket with F1 getting around £15m from the BBC under the new deal, which runs until 2018, with BSkyB paying an estimated £25m. Its premium is thought to be due to the fact that switching to pay-per-view could reduce F1's viewing figures and in turn dent the teams' sponsorship revenues which depend on wide exposure.
Ok. Guys in Germany. Do you know if RTL will still have it next year?? Or is sky scuppering them too. If they are then you can point a dish at the astra satelite and pick up RTL then turn on five live commentary.
Wont be as good but there's NO WAY im getting Sky.
BBC is so good with David Jake Eddie and Martin
ESPN article:Faced with a freeze on the license fee, the BBC has been forced to make cuts and it was suggested that nothing was too sacred to be dropped even its coverage of the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament. Despite its high viewing figures, it wasn't tough for the BBC to conclude that F1 had to be cut in some way in order to save its crown jewel of Wimbledon.
This created a dilemma for Ecclestone who said last month that "I will do my best to keep F1 on the BBC." He added that "the BBC have done a great job for us and we like their shows and the people obviously like it because so many are watching." It left the BBC with a decision: either break its contract by dropping F1 completely, a move which would have saddled it with a huge financial penalty, or find some way of reducing its annual fee. The most logical way of reducing its fee is to reduce the amount of coverage it gets and this is exactly what it did.
It wasn't that simple though. Reducing its coverage by half required finding a partner to broadcast the other 50% of races. There is good reason why the BBC turned to BSkyB.
Bernie Ecclestone: "The BBC brought Sky to us with the idea of a joint contract"
Both ITV and Channel 4 were in negotiations with Ecclestone about taking over the F1 rights and the F1 boss said that, if necessary, he would have asked Channel 5 if it wanted to make a bid. However, all of these stations are direct terrestrial rivals to the BBC whereas BSkyB is the main player in the pay-per-view arena. It explains why, according to Ecclestone, "the BBC brought Sky to us with the idea of a joint contract." Likewise, when asked whether he felt it was a shame that a terrestrial broadcaster would no longer be showing every race live he said "it was not us who made that decision."
Nevertheless, it certainly hasn't left Ecclestone out of pocket with F1 getting around £15m from the BBC under the new deal, which runs until 2018, with BSkyB paying an estimated £25m. Its premium is thought to be due to the fact that switching to pay-per-view could reduce F1's viewing figures and in turn dent the teams' sponsorship revenues which depend on wide exposure.
Full article here:
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/55698.html
Their idea, give you half the races next year and the year after one or two and then its gone to sky forever.
Very unhappy
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