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The BBC's response
We know that Formula 1 has an extremely passionate following in the UK and that some fans will be disappointed that not all races will be available exclusively live on the BBC from next season.
We are operating in a very tough financial climate and in common with all areas of the BBC, BBC Sport is having to make significant cost savings over the next few years in order to operate within the constraints of the licence fee settlement, therefore we have to make some difficult choices.
We believe this deal represents good value for money for licence fee payers. We retain live coverage of half of the race weekends and we will have extended highlights of the remaining races so we are pleased that all of the action from Formula 1 for the next seven seasons will remain on BBC television. Online coverage of the race weekends that we broadcast will remain the same, and we will carry all the news and reports from the rest of the season. Radio coverage will not change whilst the most popular races - the British Grand Prix, the Monaco Grand Prix and the final race of the season will continue to be broadcast live on BBC One.
He told the teams that the BBc will show the whole race as highlights
How can you show the whole race as highlights? It's either the whole race or highlights.I think horner and whitmarsh have had the wool pulled over thier eyes , I just hope the team sponsers can get their heads together and start dictating who controls f1 ,
I doubt it. They are perfectly happy with this. The way I see it is they get a slice of teh free to air revenue and then another hit from the pay to view revenue.Bernie needs putting in a home in bahrain safely away from our beloved sport.
Why? MrE is a businessman. It is his business to generate a return for CVC and its investors. If he wasn't maximising the possible returns then he wouldn't be doing his job would he? F1 is not a sport for us enthusiasts, it is a business. Anyone who says that they would have done something different if they were in MrE's place to my mind is a liar and not a very good businessman/woman.
This mess has been caused by the BBC not wanting to pay a not unreasonable amount to maintain the coverage as it is at the moment. If you want someone to blame, blame the BBC. Look at how much money they waste on channels with low viewing figures and the sheer number of pundits and presentors they send to cover various sports and events. The BBC has been wasting money for years in this way and the mess with F1 is the result as they claim to not have the cash to spare.
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I just sent them my complaint
'Formula 1 fans will turn off in their millions after the BBC decide they can't afford f1 but they can waste millions on BBC 3 & 4 that no one apart from druggies up at daft o clock with the munchies watch. Or the millions they waste on wages for ridiculous presenters that people find as funny as a kick in the nutsack. Who makes these decisions? The f1 community is outraged. I love the BBC f1 coverage but next year will watch the sky coverage only in protest. I just wiped my arse with my tv licence.'
It is an unreasonable amount, just as the fee Bernie charges to host races is an unreasonable amount. He's a greedy unscrupulous man, and he gets away with it!
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Done it. But dont expect it will make a difference.
It is an unreasonable amount, just as the fee Bernie charges to host races is an unreasonable amount. He's a greedy unscrupulous man, and he gets away with it!
I would completely disagree with that. Given the amount of sheer rubbish that the BBC airs and has pleanty of funds for, it is a total disgrace that F1 is the sacrifial lamb in the BBC's waste and penny pinching.
I think that MrE is a typical successful businessman. You don't become that successful and rich by being ethical and crowd pleasing. MrE has done nothing wrong here except generating a return for CVC's investors - if he wasn't doing that he would be in the dole que.
It is the BBC who are at fault here. They have pleanty of cash for the olympics, football, show jumping, golf, period dramas, repeats, terrible "comedy" shows with far too much canned laughter, some more repeats, z-list nonentities in sequins, a few more repeats, forgettable period dramas, Family Guy repeats, news with far too many presenters, hugely ridiculous salaries for presenters, Top Gear, even more repeats, jetting reporters around the world at a drop of a hat when they could buy footage from other broadcasters and do the blue screen job or a voice over at a fraction of the cost, yet even more repeats and Dominic Littlewood (actually he's quite good, seems a nice guy - I don't begrudge my licence fee being spent on his programs as they are informative). Yes the BBC is so hard up(!)Follow the link below to sign the petition to keep full F1 coverage on the BBC
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Done it. But dont expect it will make a difference.
That's why I've not done a lengthy e-mail to them. It won't make any difference and will make me even more angry, disappointed and let down. I'll just get a generic automated reply which will annoy me even more.
Today's viewing on the BBC for me was Only Fools and Horses, lunchtime news and a DIY program in the morning and that's the usual for me through the day. 2 hours of BBC viewing and I didn't really pay too much attention to the news or the DIY program (1 hour). What great value for money the BBC is(!) Actually, a blank screen is more often than not an entertaining alternative to the crap the BBC airs!
I've just found how the BBC can save £22 million. Warning: don't read this is you have high blood pressure or are away to go to bed 'cos it'll get you mad.
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