Formula 1, Sky and the BBC.

Annoyed Grunt · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:53 am

Only half the races to be shown on the Beeb from next year. Sky will,however, show all of them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 550930.stm

Lofthouse Lower · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:01 am

Good.

Love Sky and what they did for cricket coverage.

Lord Kangana · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:04 am

Channel 4 were miles better at it. Sky didn't want to know when we were shit.

Annoyed Grunt · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:05 am

Lord Kangana wrote:

Channel 4 were miles better at it. Sky didn't want to know when we were shit.

Channel 4 had F1?

Lord Kangana · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:08 am

Cricket.

thebish · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:08 am

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Only half the races to be shown on the Beeb from next year. Sky will,however, show all of them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 550930.stm

is that the first half of each race - or the second?

Annoyed Grunt · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:16 am

Lord Kangana wrote:

Cricket.

Ah.

thebish wrote:

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Only half the races to be shown on the Beeb from next year. Sky will,however, show all of them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 550930.stm

is that the first half of each race - or the second?

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:20 am

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Lord Kangana wrote:

Cricket.

Ah.

thebish wrote:

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Only half the races to be shown on the Beeb from next year. Sky will,however, show all of them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 550930.stm

is that the first half of each race - or the second?

With the BBC's negotiating team, it's probably alternate laps.

Here's to more investment in shite Saturday night programming. :pissed:

bobo the clown · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:10 am

It's a shame. Certainly their closed system meant cricket for the masses diminished. Then the need for a quick fix brought the fckg huge glut oif short-over cricket which I'm sure has it's moments, but is a far cry from cricket.

Expect the half & half to move to all Sky in due course then a new format of 10 lap free for alls, 5 per circuit in about 5 years time.

thebish · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:12 am

bobo the clown wrote:

It's a shame. Certainly their closed system meant cricket for the masses diminished. Then the need for a quick fix brought the fckg huge glut oif short-over cricket which I'm sure has it's moments, but is a far cry from cricket.

Expect the half & half to move to all Sky in due course then a new format of 10 lap free for alls, 5 per circuit in about 5 years time.

the proposal for next year is to have 8-lap races - and when a klaxon goes they have to stop and swap cars - except one car is removed, so a driver always misses out.. they do all this whilst wearing a massive pair of fake breasts and an amusing hat.

Lofthouse Lower · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:20 am

thebish wrote:

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Only half the races to be shown on the Beeb from next year. Sky will,however, show all of them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 550930.stm

is that the first half of each race - or the second?

You really are an idiot :doh:

Annoyed Grunt · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:43 am

Lofthouse Lower wrote:

thebish wrote:

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Only half the races to be shown on the Beeb from next year. Sky will,however, show all of them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 550930.stm

is that the first half of each race - or the second?

You really are an idiot :doh:

Surely, he was :fishing:

?

Lofthouse Lower · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:46 am

Exactly

thebish · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:58 am

Annoyed Grunt wrote:

Surely, he was :fishing:

?

not really fishing - just a little joke...

(perhaps - for clarity's sake - for anyone reading the thread in a gym in gullibletitceistershire - I should add that there isn't really a proposal for next year is to have 8-lap races - and when a klaxon goes they have to stop and swap cars - except one car is removed, so a driver always misses out.. they do all this whilst wearing a massive pair of fake breasts and an amusing hat.)

Lofthouse Lower · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:04 pm

What a complete goon.

hisroyalgingerness · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:07 pm

Mixed feelings because I do enjoy the current coverage and as a Sky subscriber I'm not going to miss out. They've ramped it up this year (probably because it was the last year of the contract) and I like the line up of Jake Humphries, Eddie Jordan though the other two I can take or leave.

Sky have eventually caught up with decent cricket coverage, and the golf coverage is decent too, bar the adverts and breaks from international broadcasters

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:08 pm

It's like listening to 6 year olds in a playground. Give it a fooking rest.

Lofthouse Lower · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:08 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:

Mixed feelings because I do enjoy the current coverage and as a Sky subscriber I'm not going to miss out. They've ramped it up this year (probably because it was the last year of the contract) and I like the line up of Jake Humphries, Eddie Jordan though the other two I can take or leave.

Sky have eventually caught up with decent cricket coverage, and the golf coverage is decent too, bar the adverts and breaks from international broadcasters

Is he the guy from CBBC?

CrazyHorse · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:18 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:

Mixed feelings because I do enjoy the current coverage and as a Sky subscriber I'm not going to miss out. They've ramped it up this year (probably because it was the last year of the contract) and I like the line up of Jake Humphries, Eddie Jordan though the other two I can take or leave.

Sky have eventually caught up with decent cricket coverage, and the golf coverage is decent too, bar the adverts and breaks from international broadcasters

See, that's the thing that'll spoil it. The adverts.
Mid fecking race they'll nip off to an ad break and no doubt miss some shithot overtaking operation or a multi car pile up.

Worthy4England · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:20 pm

CrazyHorse wrote:

hisroyalgingerness wrote:

Mixed feelings because I do enjoy the current coverage and as a Sky subscriber I'm not going to miss out. They've ramped it up this year (probably because it was the last year of the contract) and I like the line up of Jake Humphries, Eddie Jordan though the other two I can take or leave.

Sky have eventually caught up with decent cricket coverage, and the golf coverage is decent too, bar the adverts and breaks from international broadcasters

See, that's the thing that'll spoil it. The adverts.
Mid fecking race they'll nip off to an ad break and no doubt miss some shithot overtaking operation or a multi car pile up.

Didn't ITV do that a couple of years back on the final corner, just as the race lead changed?

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