Sky F1 Package change

[ScotsBrutesFan]

If you don't already have HD or Sky ports then you might want to upgrade NOW !!

Sports needed

If your watching SD at the moment but have an HD Box there is an offer running where you get HD at £5 for 6 months (remaining 6 months at £10.25) but must keep the HD for a new 12 month contract. This offer is only running until and of March when the above linked change comes into play.

Other changes to Sky Go and On Demand coverage apparently are coming soon too.

[Marbot]

"F1 to become Sky Sports only"

"Another change for new subscribers is that Sky F1 HD is now only available with a full Sky Sports subscription and HD booster."

OUCH!!!

"Existing subscribers to the £10.25/month HD boost will still get Sky F1 HD without Sky Sports, and Sky said there are no plans to change that in future seasons."

PHEW!!!

[MagnetON]

I nearly wet myself!!!!

Outside of the UK the BBC runs adverts on their websites!

[bella]

Originally Posted by MagnetON

I nearly wet myself!!!!

Outside of the UK the BBC runs adverts on their websites!

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brilliant! i really hope someone from the bbc reads that and spreads it

[Peter Mallett]

They've been doing so for years.

[MagnetON]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

They've been doing so for years.

Yeah, well I only just noticed it was for Sky. Normally its something less..... "competitive"

[Peter Mallett]

Lol, I realised what your point was. I was just pointing out that us overseas blokes were aware of it anyway.

[Knowlesy]

So literally nothing has changed then? Perhaps it is a sign things may creep away from the current OKish-if-not-ideal price range though?

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by MagnetON

Yeah, well I only just noticed it was for Sky. Normally its something less..... "competitive"

For advertising on broadcasting in the UK I don't believe one channel is allowed to ban advertising for another. You see ESPN sports adverts on sky sports. Perhaps this is similar?

Funny though

[Knowlesy]

Beeb have always advertised Sky.

[wolfhound]

Seems like Georgie Thompson has left sky from reports on crash.net. I don't what difference it will make to the sky watchers.

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/188364/...1_in_2013.html

[Knowlesy]

Natalie Pinkham takes over her role. So no difference at all sadly.

[Adam43]

We were wondering why Nat was co-hosting the F1 show a couple of weeks back.

[Born Racer]

I'm not really a fan of Natalie, nor Fake Jake. Georgie was actually alright even if she was the Steve Rider to Ant's Mark Blundell (I know Ant made a much bigger contribution but he was force fed the sort of 'Just how important is this?'-style lines).

[Hamness]

Much prefer Natalie to Georgie, but not in a Sky F1 presenting role.........................

[Peat]

Thompson was the only 'pro' on the team imho. She made presenting look effortless. Some sexists may think she wasn't fit for task, but i thought she did a diligent and slick job.

Moving Pinkham into a more prominent role is a mistake. She has built her entire style on being a ditzy 'woo, yeah' girl. She shouldn't front the show, either should Lazenby. He's so awkward and clunky.

[Born Racer]

I know what you mean about the 'woo yeah' thing. You've managed to articulate what I wanted to say. Chasing after Kimi down the pitlane screaming his name last year was a high/lowlight of that

[p-matt]

Remember we only know Natalie's doing the F1 Show. She's not necessarily doing everything Georgie did last year.

[Knowlesy]

Originally Posted by Peat

Thompson was the only 'pro' on the team imho. She made presenting look effortless. Some sexists may think she wasn't fit for task, but i thought she did a diligent and slick job.

Moving Pinkham into a more prominent role is a mistake. She has built her entire style on being a ditzy 'woo, yeah' girl. She shouldn't front the show, either should Lazenby. He's so awkward and clunky.

Georgie has always done a solid job but nothing special. And that whole Skypad routine with Ant was dreadful stuff.

Georgie could present any show competently without ever actually seeming quite the right choice somehow, I find.

Way better than Pinkham and Lazenby though.

[andy666]

Originally Posted by Peat

Thompson was the only 'pro' on the team imho. She made presenting look effortless. Some sexists may think she wasn't fit for task, but i thought she did a diligent and slick job.

Moving Pinkham into a more prominent role is a mistake. She has built her entire style on being a ditzy 'woo, yeah' girl. She shouldn't front the show, either should Lazenby. He's so awkward and clunky.

Must be quite a personal thing , I found Georgie a little annoying and did not warm to her at all, i much prefer Natalie . I do see what you mean by the "dizzy woo-yeah" thing though but then the wife can be like that at times ! (luckily she takes no interest in this forum !)

[wnut]

Originally Posted by Peat

Thompson was the only 'pro' on the team imho. She made presenting look effortless. Some sexists may think she wasn't fit for task, but i thought she did a diligent and slick job.

Moving Pinkham into a more prominent role is a mistake. She has built her entire style on being a ditzy 'woo, yeah' girl. She shouldn't front the show, either should Lazenby. He's so awkward and clunky.

Exactly, I agree with you.