Breaking news: From next year BBC to show Formula 1

[anti-net]

Originally Posted by vegasrebel29

Presumably Bernie wanted ITV to bend over and say "Ahhh".
Whereas ITV has a real, honest-to-god budget,
the BBC is like socialism for who chanted "better red than dead."
Result.

I suppose it's a good use of taxpayer money in this case, depending on how much they actually spent.

That is my concern that the lential-eating-lesbians at the BBC will get in a pissy about it, plus if a race is at an odd-time (e.g. Oz, Malaysia) will they run it live and do a re-run like ITV currently do, or just live or just re-run

They could also shift it onto one of the digital channels like BBC Three or BBC Four, which would result in a tiny tiny budget. Hopefully It'll get put on BBC One with the big budgets.

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally Posted by vegasrebel29

Presumably Bernie wanted ITV to bend over and say "Ahhh".
Whereas ITV has a real, honest-to-god budget,
the BBC is like socialism for who chanted "better red than dead."
Result.

I suppose it's a good use of taxpayer money in this case, depending on how much they actually spent.

its not really tax payer money as such, though im not sure if they do get money off the government. its license fee money, the tv license.... i suppose it is a tax really, but in a way not. people complain about the gov spending in the wrong places but the beeb seem to be able to spend it where ever so long as good tv is being made.

im and F1 fan so im glad my license fee gets spent on TG and now bringing F1 back where it belongs.... in the capable hands of aunty beeb

[upyourego]

But yes you probably will be able to see F1 in the Netherlands on BBC One because of the way it's allowed to broadcast there.

Interestingly (or not) I don't think it would be allowed to be broadcast over satellite I think the law only allows for cable broadcasts.

[upyourego]

Originally Posted by anti-net

That is my concern that the lential-eating-lesbians at the BBC will get in a pissy about it, plus if a race is at an odd-time (e.g. Oz, Malaysia) will they run it live and do a re-run like ITV currently do, or just live or just re-run

They could also shift it onto one of the digital channels like BBC Three or BBC Four, which would result in a tiny tiny budget. Hopefully It'll get put on BBC One with the big budgets.

There are different rules within the BBC when it comes to sports broadcasts - all sport is managed and produced by BBC Sport which is cross channel and platform - so if the race needs to be on BBC THREE chances are it will be the same team doing it (at least in terms of production) that would have done it for BBC One - although I expect it will be on BBC One/BBCi and BBC HD.

Also - it's more likely that the BBC will show the race live regardless of time zone and then have highlights later on.

[Cobol74]

^ Bloody well hope so.

This is great news, now we need the next Murray Walker (who ever that may be) and BRING BACK THE CHAIN.

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[upyourego]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7306123.stm

This from BBC News:

The contract covers all platforms and will see F1 broadcast on the BBC Sport website, as well as on TV and radio.

[Gibby]

Best news I have heard all day!

Apparently according to BBC News:

"Within ITV, what they are saying is that even though Lewis Hamilton is great, even though the Brazilian Grand Prix [at the end of last year] got a huge viewing figures, that actually over the course of a year viewing figures are not that impressive, they're not that great.

"A lot of races are happening at night, they're not happening at peak time. That it is not particularly good value for money.

"The other side of that is the BBC is saying, Lewis Hamilton and the ripple effect of that is wonderful, millions of people tune in and the Brazilian GP was the most-watched sports event of last year.

"You might say ITV would rather bad-mouth it because they've just lost the rights but on the one hand they're saying straightforward commercial decision.

"But on the other plenty of people are saying that having spent a decade broadcasting when a German, a Finn and a Spaniard were winning world titles, it seems a bit curious [for ITV] to pull out when a Brit is on the verge of winning it."

I think ITV was pushed out, but i don't care BBC Sports coverage is always amazing.

God I love the BBC!

Gib

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally Posted by upyourego

There are different rules within the BBC when it comes to sports broadcasts - all sport is managed and produced by BBC Sport which is cross channel and platform - so if the race needs to be on BBC THREE chances are it will be the same team doing it (at least in terms of production) that would have done it for BBC One - although I expect it will be on BBC One/BBCi and BBC HD.

Also - it's more likely that the BBC will show the race live regardless of time zone and then have highlights later on.

OMG
F1 in HD FUCK YES!

[THE REAL STIG]

I think there's a fat chance we'll see the TG guys commentating on one race...

[anti-net]

Originally Posted by THE REAL STIG

I think there's a fat chance we'll see the TG guys commentating on one race...

I would atleast expect to see Clarkson as a guest commentator - May and Hammond don't seem to like F1 that much.

[hype]

Originally Posted by anti-net

I would atleast expect to see Clarkson as a guest commentator - May and Hammond don't seem to like F1 that much.

i dont think clarkson is much of a fan, from what he said in his sun colum the other week

[Electric-Mayhem]

Originally Posted by hype

i dont think clarkson is much of a fan, from what he said in his sun colum the other week

Have a link for that? He talks about F1 quite a bit on the show, and has seemed like a fan on many occasions. Maybe he is loosing interest or not paying attention out of principal over something. For me, this is promising to be quite a season, what with more teams able to compete at the top and such.

JH

[THE REAL STIG]

Top Gear's Richard Hammond in pole to take over F1 coverage on BBC
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle3593917.ece

It could be “hello Richard Hammond” and “goodbye Gary Lineker” after a dramatic day during which broadcasters battled for Britain’s most popular sports rights.

Hammond, the Top Gear presenter who survived a high-speed crash, is in pole position to become the face of Formula One after the BBC reclaimed the sport in a £200 million deal.

In a surprise move, ITV dumped Formula One after 12 years, claiming that it was not commercially viable despite the emergence of Lewis Hamilton as a British contender for the world championship.

The BBC plans a “brighter, bolder, faster” presentation, screening races live via broadband and mobile phones as well as conventional television.

But last night ITV claimed victory in the sports battle after retaining rights to live midweek Champions League football, which is vital for the network’s ratings and advertisers.

The football deal means Gary Line-ker and Alan Hansen, the BBC’s top pundits, have little top-flight action to justify their £2 million three-year contracts. The BBC has also lost the FA Cup and live England matches.

ITV is believed to have offered Adrian Chiles, the popular presenter of the BBC The One Show, a £750,000-a-year position as the “face of football”, with the Champions League as a lure. There will be plenty for Lineker and Hansen to do, the BBC insisted. The BBC will screen live games from the Championship next year, offering fixtures such as Scunthorpe United versus Colchester.

The Top Gear team, however, will be let loose in the Monte Carlo pit lane and Formula One’s other glamorous locations in an attempt to extend the audience beyond “petrolheads”.

Murray Walker, the veteran commentator and never one for understatement, said he was “absolutely flabbergasted” at the sport’s return to the BBC. However, MPs questioned the corporation’s decision to spend £200 million on an event already shown on terrestrial television.

ITV activated a break clause in its contract with the motor sport’s governing body, Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Administration.

Races, which take place off-peak on Sundays and sometimes in the early hours, attract a relatively small audience compared with the six million who watch a midweek Champions League football match.

The BBC was offering a “fresh face” and a commitment to exploit Formula One fully across radio, television and digital media during the five-year deal, Mr Ecclestone said.

Coverage will be influenced by the success of the Jeremy Clarkson-fronted Top Gear when the five-year deal begins next year. Dominic Coles, BBC director of sport rights, said: “When Lewis Hamilton did a test lap on Top Gear it got more viewers than the Brazilian Grand Prix. Bernie was very impressed with the Top Gear proposition and there will be cross-fertilisation between the show and the races.”

Clarkson and James May, Hammond’s co-conspirators, will also join in the grand prix fun but insiders believe “The Hamster” has a special affinity with drivers after his crash.

Web message boards yesterday urged the BBC to revive The Chain, the Fleetwood Mac theme which accompanied race coverage.

Walker said: “I was lying in bed listening to the news this morning and I almost fell out of bed when I heard it. It’s an amazing development because I think ITV did and do a superb job.”

Andrew Mackinlay, the Labour MP, said Formula One should be shown on commercial television and the licence fee directed towards “real, competitive” sport.

The BBC promised that money would not be diverted from coverage of grassroots sports.

[vegasrebel29]

Originally Posted by otispunkmeyer

its not really tax payer money as such, though im not sure if they do get money off the government. its license fee money, the tv license.... i suppose it is a tax really, but in a way not. people complain about the gov spending in the wrong places but the beeb seem to be able to spend it where ever so long as good tv is being made.

im and F1 fan so im glad my license fee gets spent on TG and now bringing F1 back where it belongs.... in the capable hands of aunty beeb

As far as I know, the license fee is mandatory.
That, in my mind, makes it a tax.

Also, while Top Gear is nice, think of all the other crap on the BBC
(and for fucksake, stop calling it the Beeb - it's just a marketing tactic
to make people warm up to the giant omnipresent government scheme
[Just like Big Brother in 1984]).
For example, the tactfully-named Can Fat Kids Hunt?
Terrible nomenclature aside, I find this sort of programming to be inherently unethical.

I'm going to stop ranting now, lol.

[GTV V6]

Thank god, the BBC have got F1...

I hate adverts in the middle of the race and the audio levels are always so out of whack too.

You have the audio turned up a bit as the audio from the GP feed is so low, then the F***ing adverts come on (DUH... DUH... DUH) and blow the wax out of you ears.

[chitownjeff]

Hmm, my question from the States is: will it be moved over from Speed TV to BBC America?

[Necx0]

I don't think this will change much for Australian viewers. I also sincerely hope they poach Martin Brundle and Ted Kravitz.

I also don't want to see the Top Gear team anywhere near grand prix coverage. If they want to do a special on their own show fine, but stay the hell away from the actual coverage.

[Devon]

Originally Posted by Necx0

I don't think this will change much for Australian viewers. I also sincerely hope they poach Martin Brundle and Ted Kravitz.

I also don't want to see the Top Gear team anywhere near grand prix coverage. If they want to do a special on their own show fine, but stay the hell away from the actual coverage.

I have to agree keep the Top Gear team away from the actual F1 coverage, they'd be no good.

Also, does anyone know when Australia's Channel Ten contract is up for renewal? Hopefully soon and hopefully they lose to another network!