
Help needed: F1 channels on ASTRA or HOTBIRD satellites
#1
Posted 25 February 2004 - 18:27
I have a problem - I have lost my access to Premiere F1 coverage so can you tell me what other channels are broadcasting F1 (preferrably advertizing-free)
Thanks in advance
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#2
Posted 25 February 2004 - 18:36
Astra - Austrian TV, RTL5 (Dutch), RTL (Germany)
Hotbird - TSR1 or 2 (Swiss French) as well as the the Italian and German versions of these channels; RAI (I forget whether it is Uno, Duo, or Trei) but for this you definitely need a subscription.
I always preferred the Swiss French channel, since I do not speak Dutch, Italian or German well enough - and actually, from memory I do believe that there is no advertising on this channel.
Good luck!
#3
Posted 25 February 2004 - 18:37
#4
Posted 25 February 2004 - 18:38
n-tv Germany news channel have a tie-in, with RTL and between them they`ll cover most of the F1 weekends
Friday 1 & 2 on n-tv live
Sat morning highlights (delayed by a couple of hrs) on RTL
Sat qual live on RTL
Sun morn prog as usual on RTL feat D-parade
Race....RTL naturally
TELE 5 Germany (also on astra 1) will show an F1 talk show, and a full length race replay same-day delayed in the evenings
SBS6 Holland will service the Dutch viewers (card) with sat qual and race coverage live in both cases
At this stage i`m unsure about Franch Eurosport (card), but last year they had Friday 1 & 2, plus saturday morning practices all live.
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Hotbird....
Sky sports Italia (card once again) will cover the full weekend live, minus sun morning show
Don`t you know anyone in Germany?

#5
Posted 26 February 2004 - 14:56
#6
Posted 26 February 2004 - 15:29
Originally posted by nigel red5
SBS6 Holland will service the Dutch viewers (card) with sat qual and race coverage live in both cases
And: No ad breaks during a race !

#7
Posted 26 February 2004 - 15:35
A3, do you know who will be commentating on SBS6? Any chance that it will be two guys who did commentary on Canal+ until 2003?
#8
Posted 26 February 2004 - 15:43
Olav Mol is moving from RTL5 to SBS6. He says thing won't change much, except it's now on a different channel. Oh, and Bernie told him he can't curse anymore, that's a bit of a bummer. :
#9
Posted 26 February 2004 - 15:47


#10
Posted 26 February 2004 - 15:49
He says thing won't change much, except it's now on a different channel.
I'm just glad that we've finally gotten rid of Ruud ter Weijden.
#11
Posted 26 February 2004 - 15:59
(for example that "Digital Coverage" used to show engine RPM sometimes)
#12
Posted 26 February 2004 - 16:06
French Kiosk channels, German Premiere, English Sky broadcasted full F1 DTV pack (6 channels)
But this service was shut down by Bernie at the end of 2002, so there's no similar coverage available now
#13
Posted 26 February 2004 - 16:17
Originally posted by LeD
Nothing is advertising free these days, alas.
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Good luck!
On Austrian ORF1 races are not interupted by adverts, they are only before and after the race

#14
Posted 13 June 2004 - 15:43
Im looking for a free channel on ASTRA that shows the race live. I have RTL but they have some adverts, which Im not really used to.


#15
Posted 13 June 2004 - 19:08
Originally posted by Sir Frank
Can somebody help please?
Im looking for a free channel on ASTRA that shows the race live. I have RTL but they have some adverts, which Im not really used to.Hungarian broadcaster is only airing the race later this evening and my cable company decided to ditch ORF from its portfolio just yesterday. So Im extremely happy right now
. Any channels on ASTRA? Perhaps a Dutch channel or Czech, Polish?
RTL is the only channel showing the races live on Astra from what I know.
#16
Posted 13 June 2004 - 19:43
Originally posted by flyer72
RTL is the only channel showing the races live on Astra from what I know.
Thank you, I was rushing between the TV and my computer all throughout the race. My friend just called me and said that the Hungarian channel decided to broadcast the race live afterall so I wouldnt have missed anything if I tried to switch channels... I didnt
