F1 TV coverage

[ATL11]

If I were a business looking to sponsor a team in a sport, methinks I wouldn't bother with F1. Why would I want to pay good money to have my logos on a car that is guaranteed to only reach a rapidly declining audience? Not only that, why would I want to continue an association with a sport that is continually pissing off its audience?

With a very good chance you're logo may never be seen....

 

[Galahad]

Reducing the amount of money teams can raise in sponsorship makes them more dependent on broadcast and circuit fee income from FOM, which in turn makes them less likely to rock the boat when Bernie/CVC behave shamefully, and acts to preserve the status quo in the power battle over F1.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Does anyone use a kodi box to watch F1 on sky? Does it work?

Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test - BBC News

 

[KekeTheKing]

Greenlantern101 - Yes, you can quite easily watch F1 through several different channels with the Kodi app. But the streams are rarely of a super high quality.

I installed it on my Amazon FireTV stick a couple months ago for other stuff, but I have used it on occasion to watch SkyF1, including last Sunday morning because commercials at 4AM (on NBCsports) are unbearable.

I see that article notes that only the "Fully-loaded" boxes are under scrutiny, which is good because it's becoming easier and easier to load the stuff yourself.

Without question there are many millions of people watching F1 who are not counted by the official viewing figures. I wouldn't be surprised if XMBC/Kodi is one of the biggest methods they're using.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Thanks Keke my mate has started watching Sky F1 channel through Kodi and it costs him nothing. I'm now wondering why I'm paying £44 a month for sky.

 

[KekeTheKing]

I may be shit out of luck this weekend though as the electricity promises to be down for a day or two after Hurricane Matthew swipes by tomorrow.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Hope a short power outage is the worst that happens to you mate. So long as you are all safe.

 

[KekeTheKing]

Thank you sir

 

[Greenlantern101]

Put your heaviest boots on. Good luck.

 

[Olivier]

Good luck KekeTheKing , Matthews is wreaking havoc along its way

 

[Titch]

Lets hope Hurricane Mathew is sweeping by and you don't take a head on hit KekeTheKing . Hope your somewhere safe right now.

 

[KekeTheKing]

Thanks a lot guys! Power was down from Friday early AM through Saturday AM so I got to see the race live. Big time cleanup around the yard but no major dramas.

 

[Andyoak]

It's coming up to winter KtK.
It can wait until the spring...

 

[KekeTheKing]

We don't really do Winter in Florida.

 

[Andyoak]

Nonsense; we only get rain in the winter on this side of the water; just that your rain is warmer

 

[FB]

Sky will be broadcasting F1 in UHD next year. Having seen some of the Premier League games in UHD compared ordinary HD I'm struggling to tell the difference. It's not quite the same leap as SD to HD was. That said, I've watched a few movies in UHD and the image is incredibly crisp, maybe it's football matches are too green to be able to see anything sensible.

 

[cider_and_toast]

I expect the addition of the U is directly proportional to the addition of £ to subscription packages, new TV's etc.

 

[Titch]

What does the U stand for ? Is it Ultra ?

I'm very suspicious of Ultra things.

 

[FB]

Yeah Ultra HD or 4K by another name. When you see it at shows it look great, when you actually use it in reality it's not all that.

 

[Greenlantern101]

I feel a bit sick after reading this. Free to air TV for F1 sounds dead and buried. I wonder how far they can push this before I stop watching.

What is the future for Formula 1 on television under Liberty Media?