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Hruumph. another race missed due to non existant coverage...
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No free US feed :o(
Some idiots bought the rights.. Now I dont get free streaming
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never! Load of overcharging whatsits... besides why do they need people to pay - they run ads don't they?
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The A1GP races run ad-free, as it happens
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I very much doubt I'm the only one who's getting very bored of every round someone complaining that it's unfair that Sky have got the coverage and it's not on FTA.
Personally, I think that Sky have put in a good effort towards this service, and in essence taken a gamble that the series will take off. Perhaps after a while it will become successful enough for a FTA broadcaster to take on the rights in the UK, but that's not the case at the minute. However, those people who just moan about it only being on Sky are adding nothing to this debate. Constructive discussion on the feed, directing, things like that are great. But just a moan that you can't watch it isn't. Carry on discussion the TV coverage, please. But if you're not adding anything to thread, expect your post to be removed. |
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The coverage today was good.
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I have to agree that today's (Dubai) coverage on SKY was very good. Going to Ben and John nice and early, also not cutting them off on the checkered flag for a "much needed" commercial break.
It makes a difference when the pit reporter also acknowledges the studio person, I know Lee McKenzie is world feed so it was nice to get her to do an interview exclusively for SKY...although I do question whether it was as LIVE as Sky claimed. |
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US Coverage comes on in 5 hours on the OLN (Outdoor Life Network). I have it all Tivo'ed up. Most US cable packages have OLN in their lineups; so coverage is pretty wide. Hope it is good !
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The Eastern Creek race was on US TV last night. Coverage of both races was excellent in my opinion. The picture however, was wierd..... It looked like a wide screen formated picture squashed down into a US standard TV size. Everything was 'stretched' a little,vertically. Still the coverage, in-car feed, audio, and commentary were very good . FAR better than when Betelgeuse covered Champ Car: the all time worst coverage ever. Did I recognize the voice of one of the announcers from Moto GP ? Sounded just like him. The cars seemed awfully squirrley. Many in-car shots showed drivers fighting the steering wheel constantly. Admittedly that could be a setup issue, but it seemed too widespread across several cockpits. IMO Eastern Creek seemed like a pretty dangerous place to race. The run-offs were hard and provided little deceleration to cars which went 'off'. And there were many... The tire barriers didn't seem that deep. There were exposed edges of concrete dividers which Team Japan split their car on. Maybe I'm just becoming too accustomed to F1 and Champ Car levels of track safety. Still it made me more determined than ever to get out to Laguna. This could be FUN ! |
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Luckily for me, here in South Africa we have good coverage (for free).
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