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RED21		#1 Posted : 21 December 2015 21:17:38(UTC)
Posts: 877 Location: New Forest		it's looking like F1 is going to be on channel 4 next year, I hope it isn't going to be like it was on ITV ads every 10 minutes.
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MikeWDY		#2 Posted : 21 December 2015 21:25:54(UTC)
Posts: 1,675 Location: At my wits end!!		Originally Posted by: RED21 it's looking like F1 is going to be on channel 4 next year, I hope it isn't going to be like it was on ITV ads every 10 minutes. Bernie has confirmed it'll be ad free during the race itself. Much the same as Sky's coverage.
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Marc_250		#3 Posted : 21 December 2015 21:46:05(UTC)
Posts: 5,118		Shame as the Suzi & Co lineup had started to work well like Jake did especially on the 'Red Button Forum'. Always watched the BBC coverage over Sky when they had the Live races. Read somewhere that DC might part own or have something to do with the production company C4 will use for F1 so I'd guess he'll be back?
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titian		#4 Posted : 22 December 2015 09:42:37(UTC)
Posts: 255		The bbc just spent £204 million to keep match of the day ! But can't spent £20 million on f1
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RED21		#5 Posted : 22 December 2015 10:19:56(UTC)
Posts: 877 Location: New Forest		This is my opinion, that the public get football shoved in their faces so much that they get brain washed in to liking it so it becomes the UK number one sport. If the BBC needs to cut expenditure they should cut back on the multitude of dab radio stations and a TV channel like BBC4 which only broadcasts for 7 hours a day.
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Buffalo Girls		#6 Posted : 22 December 2015 10:38:56(UTC)
Posts: 1,842		C4's programming is innovative in the main so this could be good news
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Georgeski		#7 Posted : 22 December 2015 11:59:50(UTC)
Posts: 4,560		Originally Posted by: RED21 This is my opinion, that the public get football shoved in their faces so much that they get brain washed in to liking it so it becomes the UK number one sport. If the BBC needs to cut expenditure they should cut back on the multitude of dab radio stations and a TV channel like BBC4 which only broadcasts for 7 hours a day. I hope not - I really like BBC 4 and the DAB channels such as Radio 6 Music. I bet they are pretty cheap too. Easiest cost saving would be to get rid of the football.
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RED21		#8 Posted : 22 December 2015 14:19:47(UTC)
Posts: 877 Location: New Forest		You imagine the uproar if football got dropped, there would be a parliamentary inquiry in to the reason why that in itself would cost £200 mil, motorsport is a disposable viewing regarding people who watch. Some will say subscribe to satellite but why pay a licence fee and then subscription, it's one or the other but not both. I do hope C4 will do it justice unlike the current half hour slots they give motorsport at present.
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eastlmark		#9 Posted : 23 December 2015 11:35:34(UTC)
Posts: 452		Originally Posted by: RED21 You imagine the uproar if football got dropped, there would be a parliamentary inquiry in to the reason why that in itself would cost £200 mil, motorsport is a disposable viewing regarding people who watch. Some will say subscribe to satellite but why pay a licence fee and then subscription, it's one or the other but not both. I do hope C4 will do it justice unlike the current half hour slots they give motorsport at present. Richard, BBC already "dropped" live premier and championship & European football years ago. All they have is highlights on match of the day.
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RED21		#10 Posted : 23 December 2015 12:19:53(UTC)
Posts: 877 Location: New Forest		That's OK then 😊 But they still pay out for something where with motorsport it is zip,zero,nothing for tv viewing. Time will tell.
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Jeremy RUK		#11 Posted : 12 January 2016 08:43:39(UTC)
Posts: 7,618		Coulthard has signed for C4 for the F1 programme
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RED21		#12 Posted : 24 March 2016 21:08:05(UTC)
Posts: 877 Location: New Forest		Well it seems at the moment terrestrial Tv has lost out from 2019. http://www.bbc.co.uk/new...ertainment-arts-35889736
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Buffalo Girls		#13 Posted : 24 March 2016 21:17:11(UTC)
Posts: 1,842		Originally Posted by: RED21 Well it seems at the moment terrestrial Tv has lost out from 2019. http://www.bbc.co.uk/new...ertainment-arts-35889736 What a great shame. F1 seems to be shooting itself in both feet with both barrels at the moment
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titian		#14 Posted : 24 March 2016 22:33:43(UTC)
Posts: 255		C4/f1 need to det rid of steve jones hopeless! Otherwise c4 doing a good job I think.Haven't got sky so think my viewing will end then if not sooner the way f1 is being run. Edited by user 24 March 2016 22:41:01(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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MikeWDY		#15 Posted : 25 March 2016 06:50:03(UTC)
Posts: 1,675 Location: At my wits end!!		Ive got sky and thinking of canning it myself. Can't agree more about shooting themselves in both feet.
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RED21		#16 Posted : 25 March 2016 07:19:42(UTC)
Posts: 877 Location: New Forest		The only thing we will have to wait and see if this "free to view" channel will appear on the next generation freeview platform or on Sky only a part of a over priced package. Unfortunately motorsport on terrestrial Tv is like a Easter egg hunt, once you find it the product is fairly good but it doesn't last long. We'll wait and see.
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Marc_250		#17 Posted : 25 March 2016 09:35:56(UTC)
Posts: 5,118		Sticking sport behind pay walls isn't just for F1. Clearly it's money driven but the loss for sponsor revenue to the teams must be substantial. Taking viewership from around 10 million (BBC/ITV days) to 1 million (SKY) just sucks, for the fans, the teams, the drivers.
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