Some hope for F1 Fans - Sky
27 November 2011, 10:08 PM
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27 November 2011, 10:29 PM
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I was never charged any extra when I didn't have a phone line. Nor was I told it should be plugged in. Never mind.
Waiting for the full VM announcement. I get the HD channels, but not Sky sports (free ESPN but I don't watch it anyway). If they want an extra £10 they can do one.
Waiting for the full VM announcement. I get the HD channels, but not Sky sports (free ESPN but I don't watch it anyway). If they want an extra £10 they can do one.
28 November 2011, 12:36 AM
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Martin Brundle confirm move to SKY and more sources confirm David Croft moving too to the SKY
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/175205/..._sky_move.html
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http://www.crash.net/f1/news/175205/..._sky_move.html
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28 November 2011, 07:45 AM
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Bbc couldn't afford to run f1 so not sure where this bully sky thing is coming from. Bbc have to cut their budgets and f1 costs so much that was one of the main things to go.
Sky will do coverage well if you are into football you will see that every week with their football coverage which is outstanding. Only thing I hope is they can pull in the top pundits. So brundell is going to sky, any others?
Sky will do coverage well if you are into football you will see that every week with their football coverage which is outstanding. Only thing I hope is they can pull in the top pundits. So brundell is going to sky, any others?
It is basically putting money in to Bernie's pocket for a what is a marketing exercise aimed at the young male demographic.
Why get the BBC to do this when ITV or Sky are able to obtain revenue from it?
Personally, I like watching F1 on BBC for free with no adverts etc, but this seems a bit of an anachronistic throwback.
If you want to give money to Bernie - give him your own money is my message.
28 November 2011, 08:26 AM
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£10 a month is bad enough, but Steve Ryder - please, personally I feel that since it went back to the beeb after the ITV years its had a new fresh injection of youth and overally increased in delivering as a package - will be surprised if its anything near the beeb product.
28 November 2011, 11:51 AM
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I am not too sure as to whether the average License payer should be paying for F1.
It is basically putting money in to Bernie's pocket for a what is a marketing exercise aimed at the young male demographic.
Why get the BBC to do this when ITV or Sky are able to obtain revenue from it?
Personally, I like watching F1 on BBC for free with no adverts etc, but this seems a bit of an anachronistic throwback.
If you want to give money to Bernie - give him your own money is my message.
It is basically putting money in to Bernie's pocket for a what is a marketing exercise aimed at the young male demographic.
Why get the BBC to do this when ITV or Sky are able to obtain revenue from it?
Personally, I like watching F1 on BBC for free with no adverts etc, but this seems a bit of an anachronistic throwback.
If you want to give money to Bernie - give him your own money is my message.
We shall have to see how it pans out of course.
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28 November 2011, 05:39 PM
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Sky doing great things with the new product eh? 
Poached BBC's commentator and ITV 'motor-sports' front man.
What next, Murray as co-commentator?
Poached BBC's commentator and ITV 'motor-sports' front man.
What next, Murray as co-commentator?
28 November 2011, 08:51 PM
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Guys, I'm a Specialist engineer for Sky and been with the company for 6 years now. Any Sky related questions, please PM me because 90% of what people has stated on this thread is wrong! Just to clear one thing up, the channel is available 7 days a week, *24/7! They will show races from a massive archive, have documentaries and interviews from different race teams and show all practice and qualifiers as well as live races!
28 November 2011, 09:06 PM
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After leaving the Marines I did a 8 week in-house course with Sky which made me a digital accredited engineer and got a city and guilds digital comunications and another in H&S, also I'm industrial Roped/Rope access trained by IRATA and just finished a uni course in AV and networking, I suspect a hint of sarcasm, save that for our sub contractors!*
28 November 2011, 10:13 PM
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After leaving the Marines I did a 8 week in-house course with Sky which made me a digital accredited engineer and got a city and guilds digital comunications and another in H&S, also I'm industrial Roped/Rope access trained by IRATA and just finished a uni course in AV and networking, I suspect a hint of sarcasm, save that for our sub contractors!*
28 November 2011, 10:23 PM
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AVC by any chance? 
i did work for das but they're ***** to work for. I was a commercial installer doing SMATV and FSD Installs and Sat Broadband, FibreOptic installs, video over cat5
So you could say some subbies have a lot of more knowledge then some of the sky lads because they know how to point it to 28.2*
*Not aimed at you
i did work for das but they're ***** to work for. I was a commercial installer doing SMATV and FSD Installs and Sat Broadband, FibreOptic installs, video over cat5So you could say some subbies have a lot of more knowledge then some of the sky lads because they know how to point it to 28.2*
*Not aimed at you
28 November 2011, 10:41 PM
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AVC by any chance? i did work for das but they're ***** to work for. I was a commercial installer doing SMATV and FSD Installs and Sat Broadband, FibreOptic installs, video over cat5
So you could say some subbies have a lot of more knowledge then some of the sky lads because they know how to point it to 28.2*
*Not aimed at you
i did work for das but they're ***** to work for. I was a commercial installer doing SMATV and FSD Installs and Sat Broadband, FibreOptic installs, video over cat5So you could say some subbies have a lot of more knowledge then some of the sky lads because they know how to point it to 28.2*
*Not aimed at you
29 November 2011, 09:49 AM
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So, what is the minimum needed to get the F1 channel? Sky HD or or Sky Sports? I only ask as even Sky themselves seem a bit confused on this one!
29 November 2011, 12:28 PM
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Actually I think they could do a lot worse. I have fond memories of Murray Walker commentating.
I am sorry that Jake, who has become a very good presenter, and EJ and DC will not be there. Thank goodness Martin Brundle will still be there though.
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29 November 2011, 02:05 PM
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Funny you should say that!
Actually I think they could do a lot worse. I have fond memories of Murray Walker commentating.
I am sorry that Jake, who has become a very good presenter, and EJ and DC will not be there. Thank goodness Martin Brundle will still be there though.
Les
Actually I think they could do a lot worse. I have fond memories of Murray Walker commentating.
I am sorry that Jake, who has become a very good presenter, and EJ and DC will not be there. Thank goodness Martin Brundle will still be there though.
Les
29 November 2011, 04:18 PM
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29 November 2011, 04:19 PM
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01 December 2011, 01:38 PM
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02 December 2011, 02:33 PM
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I know that most of the Qs raised have already been correctly answered on here, but just to put any residual confusion to bed, this is from Sky's weekly newsletter email:-
In March 2012, we're launching Sky Sports F1™ to bring you all the action like never before. We will take you under the skin of the sport with a depth of coverage previously unseen. And best of all, as a Sky HD or Sky Sports 1&2 customer, you'll receive this new, dedicated channel for free. You'll be able to enjoy:
- All next season's races live, uninterrupted and available in HD
- Every practise session live
- Behind the scenes news and coverage
- Expert Formula 1™ presentation team led by Martin Brundle
And so you don't miss any of the action, Sky Sports F1™ will also be available to watch on your laptop, mobile and iPad with Sky Go.
In March 2012, we're launching Sky Sports F1™ to bring you all the action like never before. We will take you under the skin of the sport with a depth of coverage previously unseen. And best of all, as a Sky HD or Sky Sports 1&2 customer, you'll receive this new, dedicated channel for free. You'll be able to enjoy:
- All next season's races live, uninterrupted and available in HD
- Every practise session live
- Behind the scenes news and coverage
- Expert Formula 1™ presentation team led by Martin Brundle
And so you don't miss any of the action, Sky Sports F1™ will also be available to watch on your laptop, mobile and iPad with Sky Go.
02 December 2011, 03:45 PM
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They also say that they will put a great deal more into the programme cover a lot more than was ever done before and that there will be no interruptions.
It will be interesting to see how it all turns out anyway.
Still, you can always cobble up a few more insinuations if you work at it.
Les
