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Sky Sports to be the EXCLUSIVE home of F1 from 2019

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JV
James Vertigan Founding member
BREAKING NEWS: Sky Sports is to become the exclusive home of Formula 1 from 2019 - https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-sports-to-become-exclusive-home-of-f1
DV
dvboy
Looks like the British GP and highlights of all other qualifying and races will be on Pick TV come 2019.
MA
Markymark
James Vertigan posted:
BREAKING NEWS: Sky Sports is to become the exclusive home of Formula 1 from 2019 - https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-sports-to-become-exclusive-home-of-f1


Well, that's pissed on C4's bonfire !
MA
Markymark
dvboy posted:
Looks like the British GP and highlights of all other qualifying and races will be on Pick TV come 2019.


But not on a PSB mux, so not 'universally' available
VM
VMPhil
Markymark posted:
James Vertigan posted:
BREAKING NEWS: Sky Sports is to become the exclusive home of Formula 1 from 2019 - https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-sports-to-become-exclusive-home-of-f1


Well, that's pissed on C4's bonfire !

Channel 4 give up horse racing to show F1, and then are given three years notice after showing one qualifying race. (That's not exactly how it went down but it's one way to look at it!)


ITV's racing contract runs until the end of 2020, so Channel 4 presumably will still have two years without either F1 or racing
NW
nwtv2003
Markymark posted:
dvboy posted:
Looks like the British GP and highlights of all other qualifying and races will be on Pick TV come 2019.


But not on a PSB mux, so not 'universally' available


That hasn't stopped BT with Showcase...

I'd be surprised (bar the British GP) if any races would be on Pick at all. If anything they're more likely to end up on Sky Sports Mix or Sky 1.
DV
dvboy
nwtv2003 posted:
Markymark posted:
dvboy posted:
Looks like the British GP and highlights of all other qualifying and races will be on Pick TV come 2019.


But not on a PSB mux, so not 'universally' available


That hasn't stopped BT with Showcase...

I'd be surprised (bar the British GP) if any races would be on Pick at all. If anything they're more likely to end up on Sky Sports Mix or Sky 1.


Quote:
•Free to air: The FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, together with highlights of all other races and Qualifying sessions, will be shown on a ‘free-to-air’ basis.
TM
TMD_24
https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-sports-to-become-exclusive-home-of-f1

20 races now behind a paywall Shocked
DO
dosxuk
dvboy posted:
nwtv2003 posted:
Markymark posted:

But not on a PSB mux, so not 'universally' available


That hasn't stopped BT with Showcase...

I'd be surprised (bar the British GP) if any races would be on Pick at all. If anything they're more likely to end up on Sky Sports Mix or Sky 1.


Quote:
•Free to air: The FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, together with highlights of all other races and Qualifying sessions, will be shown on a ‘free-to-air’ basis.


Free-to-air doesn't mean universally available.
WA
watchingtv
Didnt expect this so soon, disappointing for Channel 4. Sad
DV
dvboy
dosxuk posted:
dvboy posted:
nwtv2003 posted:

That hasn't stopped BT with Showcase...

I'd be surprised (bar the British GP) if any races would be on Pick at all. If anything they're more likely to end up on Sky Sports Mix or Sky 1.


Quote:
•Free to air: The FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, together with highlights of all other races and Qualifying sessions, will be shown on a ‘free-to-air’ basis.


Free-to-air doesn't mean universally available.


No but it does rule out Sky One and Sky Sports Mix as you need a subscription package for those. Considering Sky's only FTA channels are universally available, that basically points to Pick.
:-(
A former member
At least Ch4 has three years, here is something interesting:

Quote:
Free to air: The FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, together with highlights of all other races and Qualifying sessions, will be shown on a ‘free-to-air’ basis.


So does that mean Pick get the honer?

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