More Crap NBC Non-Coverage of F1

If you have an Apple TV box or a Smart TV you should be fine. You can pull up their coverage there. Presumably they are still recording live as always, the broadcast is just being delayed.


If somehow that is not the case then we are all screwed but I wouldn't put anything past NBCS.

 

It sucks, but F1 Qualifying is going to draw paltry ratings.

I sympathize man, but it's the way it is.

 

How much longer will F1 (and other mainstream sports) rely on cable networks to broadcast their events? In this era of smart TVs and lightning fast internet speeds, why continue to use the networks? These days you can go directly to the consumer, for a fee, and control all the advertising.

 

agreed

 

It is not about the customer experience; it is about who will pay the most for the broadcast rights. I am sure if a company would pay more than a cable or network television broadcaster, Bernie would consider it.

 

This would be awesome but I think we are a ways away. The broadcasting companies guarantee a large some. Person to person fee would be so unstable and up and down that the risk is very high. Interesting concept though. It would certainly make watching proper racing in the USA way easier.

 

Awe crap! you mean the summer break is over for F1 and we have to start watching races again? pfttt!

 

Looks to me like quali is on CNBC (live streamed on Watch Live Sports Events: Olympics, NFL, Premier League and More | NBC Sports Live Extra | NBC Sports ) at 8:00 AM EDT, 8/27. P3 is live streamed at 5:00 AM EDT.

P1(live streaming) and P2(NBCSN) can also be seen on Friday, here Watch Live Sports Events: Olympics, NFL, Premier League and More | NBC Sports Live Extra | NBC Sports

 

Awesome!!




They're NOT showing the race, not gonna be bored!!

Hahahaha

 

I wish there was a way to get the Sky Sports in the US. I used the web for awhile but that has become an issue. The coverage and commentators are top notch!

 

Comcast/Universal/NBC is the worst. Unfortunately, they're as close as there is to a monopoly of both content and channels, so they can get away with it.

I wonder what they're showing at 8 Saturday morning that might draw more viewers....but I don't even care enough to check.

 

Wouldn't there be more money in it for the FIA if they went directly to the consumer though their own app? The FIA could charge a subscription fee to consumers, sell advertising, and have almost total control of their media.

 

I started watching on Sky through some online outlets a few months ago and haven't looked back. Their coverage really is good.

 

You guys are all spoiled rotten. From the time I began following F1 in 1967 until sometime in the 1980s, there was NO F1 coverage of any kind on TV, not even when Mario Andretti was going for the championship in '78.

(There were times that I couldn't even find out who had WON a Grand Prix until I got my issue of "Road & Track" that covered the race - 3 months later!)

So the current coverage isn't the greatest? To me, ANY coverage on TV today is just fine!

 

My wife and I were in England attending the annual Concours d'Elegance of the Ferrari Owners Club of Great Britain the Sunday of the British G.P. Finally I got to watch a truly professional telecast. What a difference from NBC! P.S. I asked why they had scheduled their Concours against the G.P. they said that they had had to make the hotel commitment and Bernie had delayed finalizing the 2016 schedule until after their deadline.

 

this so true... and with all the options to see practice/qualifying much less the race itself now, and things like almost all 24hrs of Le Mans or virtually any other racing series, its a golden age of racing coverage!

 

I agree, but it could be so much better

 

+1 in the 1970's the best source was Pete Lyon's race reports for Autoweek--sometimes 2 weeks after the race, sometimes longer. NY Times would post occasional race results. CBS had sporadic coverage in the late 1970's.

 

Chris,
Could you let me know here or in a PM of what online outlets you use? After a good year or so, the sites I used started giving me weird pop ups asking to upgrade my flash player and if I got around that request, the video stream would freeze up. So I thought this had to be some kind of Adware, Malware or virus.

Thanks,
Mike

 

Potentially and that level of uncertainty is what will slow the progression. Right now they get a HUGE amount of money per year and contracted out for how ever many years. To go to the other option you'd be susceptible to waiting for the adoption, people may do monthly's and skip segments of the season they don't care about, etc. The other thing to remember is Networks can give HUGE amounts of money because they need content to fill their inventory. They spread that cost out over many channels and shows. So the cost per person may be rather high just to match that price. Some may find that price prohibitive and they lose out.

I bet they are starting to research this with the App they offer but it'll be a few yet.


I love the idea though. The WEC app for the 24 Hours is absolutely awesome!

 

Qualifying is being televised live Saturday morning on Univision - channel 600 for Comcast/Xfinity, starting 7.55am

 

My experience dates back to yours as well, but I think the point is, at least to me, not how current U.S. coverage compares with what it used to be, but how it compares with what it could and should be today.

 

I agree. Diffey and Buxton are awful, and quite frankly, Hobbs and Matchett, as likeable as they may be, are wearing a little thin. Another thing that frosts me is that after NBC's interminable commercials they insist on running those annoying bumpers instead of returning directly to track action. I am convinced that their producers and directors know nothing about F1 and care even less.