suzuka 2006, not my favourite moment...

Tuesday 24th February 2009

Guys and gals. I suggest you insert this date into your diary, and try to make some spare time for the date.

This very thread, on that date could implode. That is the date... all will be revealed! Their will be a BBC press conference on that date regarding the Formula One coverage for 2009.

18 days from now.... this thread may very well be shocked... stunned... excited, or dismayed. Let's see what the press conference brings!!

look forward to it!!

Yes, the ITV FA Cup problem made me realise why F1 HAD to come back to the BBC.

From listening to you, you'd think things like that were a common occurance.

But bringing F1 back to the BBC means that these occurrences will not happen - not once not ten times not twenty times.

When they covered F1, it was. Hell the '98 championship was decided while ITV were on an ad break. And it's not as if F1 fans ever got 45 consecutive minutes of uninterrupted coverage - unlike football viewers.

A bit of news regarding Grand Prix Night, there is a possibility it could move nights, and/or be watered down.

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Awwww

Have the BBC given any explanation for this?

They havent officially announced anything yet so they don't need to explain.

I'd rather have ad breaks and Eurosport Moto GP coverage than uninterupted coverage and BBC Moto GP coverage.

I guess ad breaks don't really bother me as i think there are things far more important.

Eh?


So you're saying that, despite the BBC not covering an F1 race as yet, you just *know* that their coverage is going to be rubbish?


How bizarre.

I'd take uninterrupted MotoGP coverage over Eurosport. The BBC does a good job with it.

But i'd take ad breaks and tony moody over charlie cox anyday.

Ditto. Toby Moody, Julian Ryder and Randy Mamola are the best commentary team I've heard for a long time.

I was never really into bikes that much until I watched a Eurosport MotoGP.

Ive always liked Charlie Cox, but he cant compare to the Eurosport lineup and chemistry.

Even when I didnt follow bikes I used to listen to the Friday practice coverage because the announcing was so good and they got into so much more rumour and gossip during Friday whereas raceday is all business.

I'm a big fan of Charlie and Steve, so I'm fine with no ad breaks

Charlie Cox is not a biker though, he is eager and enjoys it but he didn't grow up with it. The Eurosport team was fantastic. I shall miss them.

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/73260

Davidson joins the 5 live team full time

Brilliant news from a listener's perspective. He was interesting to listen to last year - especially his tirade against Massa at Silverstone!

Surprised he hasn't got a drive somewhere lined up though, even in something like LMS or similar.

Press Release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressrele...ary/13/f1.shtml

Charlie 'you can measure that gap with a calendar' Cox is not part of the BBC GP line up now is he?

MotoGP


As for Davidson, that's excellent news, he's been fantastic whenever employed as a commentator.

It is excellent news about Anthony, he really adds an extra dimension to the coverage!

So anybody know if it will be possible to watch BBCs web stream abroad? proxy? Can it be hacked like last years ITV stream?

It's possible, but the BBC will be much harder to hack.


Of course I for one would prefer people not to, unless they wnat to reimburse part of my license fee

pay the licence fee,then you can watch it,simple as that,otherwise watch some other countries feed if you're that desperate (regardless of the quality of the feed,just be glad you could watch it)

See a couple of pages back!!!

Yes, it surprises me that Davidson is commiting full time to commentary. I suppose his contract will allow him to take up any racing opportunities which may arise.

Not a bump as such, but this time next week, we should know the confirmed full plans for BBC's coverage, including Red Button stuff, support races, HD/SD (HD is unlikely, but you never know) and website plans. There's probably other stuff as well.

as if we don't pay enough buying all sorts of old good theater tv shows from bbc.
hope your bbc tv feed fail at gp week ends - specially you that paid more than enough - swallow it all.

WTF? do you have any idea about the licence fee? How much it costs? How tied to it we are? How that's the BBC's main source of income?

...He did put a smilie...

tell me.

but bbc is still the most viewed tv channel world wide. are you paying for that?

I think the pertinent point (listen up luky ;) ) is that while, last year, people were able to hack the ITV feed, ITV remains a commercial TV company. The BBC is not. If people were watching the ITV outside of the UK the the commercials, which ITV were being paid to broadcast were reaching an audience. O.K, maybe not the target audience, but an audience nevertheless. The BBC needs licence fees for it's survival , ITV does not, and never did.
Edit: BBC shown in other countries, such as here in Holland, is paid for by terrestrial TV companies which broadcast in that country. Not directly from the viewer.

Tony.

I wonder if there wre contraventions of advertising standards when ITV was piped into non UK homes?

I wondered the same thing myself. I always assumed that ITV was never shown here because of the ads.

i never saw a itv commercial.

and friday sessions were internet feed without any comment, for a smile change.

maybe people are right and bernie just don't trust itv feed - because it's weak for piracy - and want some challenge with bbc's coverage. the result will be the same.

luky,the fact is unless you pay the licence fee (or your country's broadcaster pays for the BBC to be shown in your country) than you have NO legal right to watch the BBC-luckily i'll be able to watch everything on my tv,rather than on the net,with people like you trying to hack it and whinging just because you cant see that feed. You can see the EXACT SAME ACTION using feeds from other countries that are showing the various sessions,not just BBC. I have to say you've never come across as a very clever or sensible poster luky, and given your comments on this, i have to say my thoughts on you are being vindicated. Pay the licence fee, or ask your tv broadcaster to pay for the BBC to be shown in your country, and THEN you can watch the BBC. Then again I doubt you're really sensible enough to accept that. Maybe you'd like it if it was the other way round and people were trying to hack the feed on a channel you paid for with your own money? No, you wouldn't like it, you wouldn't accept it.

what can i say? hope sincerely that bbc's web feed will be to the world.

if you think you are entitled to view more because you pay that heavy fine from british gov than stand by it.

btw, yes i'm not clever or so. not only my posts but myself.

should you want a warranty on this and i'll get you the right certificate.

Jesus wept we still on about the license fee?

Yes, no productions would come out of television centre without the license fee. The BBC World service is mostly paid for by the British license fee payer and does not show F1 and I cannot imagine it will. The BBC feed is for licence payers, saying that you pay for any of it is amusing, if your television stations buy BBC programmes how are they funded? Do you pay a license fee to them? or is it as I expect all paid through advertising?

The BBC fee is paid for by the British public, for the British public, you will see the same picicture on any other feed.

If were so lucky that Swedish state television (equivalent to your BBC - and I pay higher license fees than you, btw) broadcasted F1 races I would dance flamenco all the way to the TV sofa and enjoy, and I wouldn't care shit if the whole world hacked any Swedish TV net feed.

Instead I have to put up a satellite disc, buy a suitable box and subscribe to a bunch of crap channels I don't want - just to be able to watch the particular channel that broadcasts F1.

Just to put things a bit in perspective. :\

it wont be,the BBC will do its absolute best to make sure of that-and yes,as i pay the licence fee,i am more entitled to watch the BBC than you are-you don't contribute to the licence fee in any way shape or form,therefore you aren't entitled to watch the BBC-personally i hope you have to put up with a terrible quality picture,a horrifically slow feed,while i sit back comfortably and watch the sessions live on my tv,knowing people like you won't be helping to lessen the quality of coverage i watch on the net,unlike when it was on ITV

i also still and will hope that my fees will not reach your pocket.
but bbc is ours. (you not included!)

Luky,no offence,but you're basically an idiot-you have no right to watch the BBC,it's not yours,its the brits,and the brits do have a right to watch the BBC as WE PAY FOR IT-pay the licence fee,or get your country to broadcast the BBC itself,then you can watch it-otherwise you can watch some other countries feed on the net. You really do amaze me with your (lack of) intellect at times.