Comments on: Autosport to launch video service http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/ F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don Speekingleesh http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-2/#comment-66349 Don Speekingleesh Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:55:34 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-66349 Well it's there now. And it works - the demo version never worked for me. Well it’s there now. And it works – the demo version never worked for me.

]]> By: Keith Collantine http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-2/#comment-66019 Keith Collantine Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:22:18 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-66019 Yeah I had a look for it at lunch time... they're teasing us! Yeah I had a look for it at lunch time… they’re teasing us!

]]> By: sidepodcast.com http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-2/#comment-66009 sidepodcast.com Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:09:38 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-66009 it was the 20th August *2007* wasn't it? it was the 20th August *2007* wasn’t it?

]]> By: Alianora La Canta http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-2/#comment-63616 Alianora La Canta Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:54:36 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63616 27 + 18 hours = 45 hours $51m / 45h = $1.13m per hour $1.13m / 60 = $18,888.89 per minute. Sometimes I wonder if the ITV people ever do the maths for these things? 27 + 18 hours = 45 hours
$51m / 45h = $1.13m per hour
$1.13m / 60 = $18,888.89 per minute.

Sometimes I wonder if the ITV people ever do the maths for these things?

]]> By: Robert Mckay http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-2/#comment-63525 Robert Mckay Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:34:37 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63525 Presumably the $51m also includes the rights to broadcast qualifying, so you could take that into account too, probably works out at something like $20,000 per minute. Still, hefty. Presumably the $51m also includes the rights to broadcast qualifying, so you could take that into account too, probably works out at something like $20,000 per minute. Still, hefty.

]]> By: sidepodcast.com http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-2/#comment-63466 sidepodcast.com Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:11:35 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63466 wow wow

]]> By: Alianora La Canta http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-63446 Alianora La Canta Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:52:06 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63446 According to F1 Racing (April 2006 edition), ITV paid $51m for the priviledge of broadcasting the 18-race 2006 season. At a rough average of 90 minutes per race, that is 27 hours, or $31,481.48 per minute. If the figure is accurate, and the $1000-per-minute for Autosport's highlights video is also accurate, then Autosport had an absolute bargain. And just in case you thought ITV was paying through the nose, German station RTL paid more ($102m for 2006). According to F1 Racing (April 2006 edition), ITV paid $51m for the priviledge of broadcasting the 18-race 2006 season. At a rough average of 90 minutes per race, that is 27 hours, or $31,481.48 per minute.

If the figure is accurate, and the $1000-per-minute for Autosport’s highlights video is also accurate, then Autosport had an absolute bargain. And just in case you thought ITV was paying through the nose, German station RTL paid more ($102m for 2006).

]]> By: sidepodcast.com http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-63319 sidepodcast.com Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:12:04 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63319 btw: i don't want to give the impression that ITV pays as much as that. i imagine the official broadcasters get a much better deal. just so no-one thinks that ITV's incessant advertisements are in anyway justifiable. i should also add that the price mentioned above probably only covered UK broadcast rights, so you even if you paid that price you still couldn't stick your newly purchased footage on YouTube. i used to think the music industry had a pathetic attitude towards content! btw: i don’t want to give the impression that ITV pays as much as that. i imagine the official broadcasters get a much better deal.

just so no-one thinks that ITV’s incessant advertisements are in anyway justifiable.

i should also add that the price mentioned above probably only covered UK broadcast rights, so you even if you paid that price you still couldn’t stick your newly purchased footage on YouTube.

i used to think the music industry had a pathetic attitude towards content!

]]> By: Clive http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-63311 Clive Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:10:19 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63311 Just one. Some guy named Bernie Ecclestone... Just one. Some guy named Bernie Ecclestone…

]]> By: Keith Collantine http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/comment-page-1/#comment-63305 Keith Collantine Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:53:11 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/08/07/autosport-to-launch-video-service/#comment-63305 Anyone think the Hungarian Grand Prix was worth over £1,000 a second? Thought not... Anyone think the Hungarian Grand Prix was worth over £1,000 a second?

Thought not…

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