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[LRW]

I think it is ridiculous No way am i paying over £30 a month to sky just so i can watch the races daylight robbery. We always watch the races and now we have nothing to watch...why get us all to pay this silly amount of money, to watch one programme, that's OK if you want all the football etc...but i cant stand football....everyone is needing to boycott them, they will soon get the message.

I aint boycotting s***, boy.

And it isnt just 'one programme'. Its a whole frickin' (part-time) station. {oh and all the other sky channels that actually produce some damn fine drama / comedy / documentary programs}

PLUS - "and now we have nothing to watch" - er last time I checked BBC were still covering every race....?

Oh hang on. Yep. Ive been had. You are a frinkin' ........

[racechick]

Theres no need to get abusive about it. The sky/BBC fiasco has aroused all sorts of opinions and everyone is entitled to express their own

[LewEngBridewell]

I think it is ridiculous No way am i paying over £30 a month to sky just so i can watch the races daylight robbery. We always watch the races and now we have nothing to watch...why get us all to pay this silly amount of money, to watch one programme, that's OK if you want all the football etc...but i cant stand football....everyone is needing to boycott them, they will soon get the message.

It's not really a case of having "nothing" to watch, really. You'll still get most of the coverage on the BBC at the end of the day. Don't get put off by the term "highlights". 90 minutes / 2 hours is still a decent slot.

[rob91]

F1 only happens for maximum 60 days of the year i.e. about 2 months (1/6th of a year), so what exactly will they be broadcasting in between races? F1 doesn't merit it's own channel because of that but i guess everyone is too stupid to see this.

[LewEngBridewell]

F1 only happens for maximum 60 days of the year i.e. about 2 months (1/6th of a year), so what exactly will they be broadcasting in between races? F1 doesn't merit it's own channel because of that but i guess everyone is too stupid to see this.

Curious and intrigued by the prospect, I should say. Not stupid.

[bud]

We have FOX Footy channel here which is a sole channel for Australian Football League games, they just rebroadcast old games in the off season. Id assume F1 channel would be the same. I don't know why you'd complain about a 24/7 F1 channel?

[calvins48]

30 quid a month is a bargain!

It's a completely dedicated channel to the sport. Just a second ago, I scheduled to record about 6 or 7 different programs on the F1 channel that I'll miss. They have old season reviews, 2012 car unveilings, interviews with legends of the sport, previews for Australia, The F1 Show and so much more. Oh yeah, they also have coverage of the 2012 Australian Grand Prix.

The channel is the best thing to happen to the sport (TV-wise) and without experiencing it for yourself, you wouldn't understand. It's catered to those who can never get enough of Formula 1. It's a 24/7 dedicated channel. It covers every inch of the sport right now and from the past.
If I had the time, I could solely watch just that one channel with the massive amount of content they have. That's why I'm recording those 6/7 programs - I don't have time to watch them today. But tomorrow, I will - the thing is, there will be new programmes broadcast tomorrow that I'll have to record again! It's overwhelming how much F1 stuff you get.

The amount of F1 content Sky is giving its customers, plus HD, plus 5.1 channel Dolby Surround Sound, plus all of the other channels you get with Sky more than justifies the £30 per month price tag.

[andrew]

30 quid a month is a bargain!

It's a completely dedicated channel to the sport. Just a second ago, I scheduled to record about 6 or 7 different programs on the F1 channel that I'll miss. They have old season reviews, 2012 car unveilings, interviews with legends of the sport, previews for Australia, The F1 Show and so much more. Oh yeah, they also have coverage of the 2012 Australian Grand Prix.

The channel is the best thing to happen to the sport (TV-wise) and without experiencing it for yourself, you wouldn't understand. It's catered to those who can never get enough of Formula 1. It's a 24/7 dedicated channel. It covers every inch of the sport right now and from the past.
If I had the time, I could solely watch just that one channel with the massive amount of content they have. That's why I'm recording those 6/7 programs - I don't have time to watch them today. But tomorrow, I will - the thing is, there will be new programmes broadcast tomorrow that I'll have to record again! It's overwhelming how much F1 stuff you get.

The amount of F1 content Sky is giving its customers, plus HD, plus 5.1 channel Dolby Surround Sound, plus all of the other channels you get with Sky more than justifies the £30 per month price tag.

It's only a bagin if you can afford it and are going to want to watch all the other channels you are paying for. £30 for one channel is a total rip off no matter what it shows, especially when you can get most of what they are showing on-line if you dig a little.

[LRW]

The amount of F1 content Sky is giving its customers, plus HD, plus 5.1 channel Dolby Surround Sound, plus all of the other channels you get with Sky more than justifies the £30 per month price tag.

Totally agree with the above. I understand that for some people £30 a month is a lot of people; well, because it IS. And if people cant afford it, I dont blame them for not getting it. But for those saying it is a rip-off and not WORTH the £30; well they are just clearly wrong .

[myownalias]

It's not £30 just for the F1 channel, there are hundreds of other channels included, you never know, you may like them! Yes, it is a lot of money to pay out per year, especially in this time of financial troubles but it offers reasonable value, much better value than the BBC, given the cost of the licence fee, £145 (£12 pcm for just four channels). There is plenty of content that can be offered on the F1 channel, the F1 feeder series, F3 and F2 will be shown, lots of in-depth interviews and technical articles, historical seasons and much more!

[racechick]

But the ONLY thing I'd want from sky is F1. Ive more than enough on normal tele to satisfy my viewing needs. BBC and ITV have excellent programmes. Id pay for F1 only if it was a reasonable price but i dont want, or need, or have time to watch, all the other Sky things that come with it.

[myownalias]

The thing I'd say about value for money, how many people go out to a bar or a club on a Friday/Saturday night and spend £20 - £30, I know I spent well in excess of that on socialising in an average week and I wasn't exactly well off either. I would happily sacrifice a week or going out and socialising to pay for F1 on Sky. I know it's different for each person, some people really don't have the funds to pay £30 each month, having all their money accounted for by essentials.

It is annoying that the BBC sold out, and Bernie Ecclestone and team bosses changed their tune about having the coverage exclusively live on terrestrial television. But that's life, we just have to deal with it the best we can, I'm fortunate to have access to the Sky F1 channel because my father subscribes to Sky's full package! but those who are less fortunate can still watch 10 races live and extended highlights of the other 10 races, it could be much, much worse, those saying they will boycott the BBC and just punishing themselves or aren't real fans in the first place, I know I couldn't live without F1!

[What's Burning?]

This is a problem not shared by those of us stateside... our F1 problems are far worse... judging by what I got to see of the Beeb coverage of F1, I'd have paid the 30 quid just for that. Price and value are two completely different things, and we each have to make up our own minds of what we deem valuable and what price we would pay for it.

[myownalias]

Price and value are two completely different things, and we each have to make up our own minds of what we deem valuable and what price we would pay for it.

I don't agree; there is relative value, for example; the BBC offers four channels for £12 per month, that's £3 per channel, per month! Sky offers 50 channels in HD, plus many others not in HD, so if you take the HD channels alone; that's £0.60 per channel, per month! Yes, value is derived from what people are willing to pay for it, but value for money is something different altogether. Unfortunately, in the UK, you have to pay the TV Licence even if you never watch the BBC, a TV licence is even required to own a PC now because it's technically capable to receiving TV Signals!

[What's Burning?]

Price and value are two completely different things, and we each have to make up our own minds of what we deem valuable and what price we would pay for it.

I don't agree; there is relative value, for example; the BBC offers four channels for £12 per month, that's £3 per channel, per month! Sky offers 50 channels in HD, plus many others not in HD, so if you take the HD channels alone; that's £0.60 per channel, per month! Yes, value is derived from what people are willing to pay for it, but value for money is something different altogether. Unfortunately, in the UK, you have to pay the TV Licence even if you never watch the BBC, a TV licence is even required to own a PC now because it's technically capable to receiving TV Signals!

Understand that my only frame of reference is the US, and although I do see your point, to me, 200 channels of sh!t is still worthless, I spend roughly $200 dollars a month for cable through Comcast and I watch perhaps 5 stations out of 500+ channels. That's just how it is unfortunately and I'm not willing to forego an alternative such as watching TV via my computer simply to reduce the price I pay by 30% or something along those lines. There are perceived values such at on demand, and VDR capabilities and other factors and everything is lumped into the consideration of my $200 dollar a month expense.

The frustrating thing is that I am an employee of a company that offers a great alternative to cable with high speed internet and the same capabilities as Comcast for 1/3 of the price to their employees but they don't offer it where I live where my co workers in the south and Connecticut get to enjoy the sweetness of an employee discount.