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Sunday Times claims BBC will drop F1 in 2013 19th June 2011, 10:30
The Sunday Times has claimed the BBC will drop its Formula 1 coverage after the 2013 season.
BBC and other channels to show F1 in HD in 2011 12th January 2011, 14:06
Formula One Management confirm F1 will be broadcast in high definition in 2011.
YouTube starts broadcasting live sport, but will F1 ever get on board? 20th January 2010, 19:00
YouTube has signed its first deal to broadcast sport live on the internet. Its contract with the Indian Premier League has surprised media analysts because it allows YouTube to stream live coverage in every country including those where TV deals for the IPL are already in place (apart from the USA). F1 rights holders FOA [...]
F1 in HD “not until 2011″ 7th January 2010, 16:27
Hoping to watch the 2010 F1 season in high definition? Afraid you’re set for another disappointment. BBC’s Lee McKenzie has said on Twitter that FOM will not be offering Formula 1 in HD to broadcasters until 2011. Share this with your friends: Tweet
Football goes 3D but still no HD for F1 7th December 2009, 7:00
The 2010 Football World Cup will be broadcast in 3D next year by Sony. Up to 25 matches in the 64-game series will be available in 3D. F1, meanwhile, has still not embraced the last generation of broadcasting technology: high definition. Share this with your friends: Tweet
Why the UK government must protect live F1 broadcasts on free-to-air television 14th November 2009, 7:00
F1′s return to the BBC in 2009 was a success story to rival that of Brawn GP. Formula 1 coverage in Britain has at long last emerged from the dark days of ad-ridden and suffocatingly populist ITV. What a shame, then, that the British government is about to pass up on its first opportunity in [...]
LG planning F1 HD TV advert? 1st July 2009, 20:08
An interview with LG’s vice president of corporate sponsorships Andrew Barrett has been circulated by the Motor Sport Business Forum. In it, Barrett discusses a forthcoming advert for LG’s 200hz LCD TV range, which he boasts will be the first to use actual footage from an F1 race: We’ve produced a TV commercial talking about [...]
BBC F1 is great but motor sport coverage in Britain is getting worse 10th June 2009, 7:00
BBC F1 are doing a marvellous job in their first year back as F1′s broadcasters in Britain. That much is clear on the live blogs whenever fans outside Britain get a glimpse of BBC’s work and comment on how good it is. But although it’s great to finally see some improvement in Formula 1 broadcasting, [...]
F1 may get first HD show at Abu Dhabi 5th June 2009, 21:46
F1 may finally be broadcast in true HD for the first time ever later this year. Discussions are under way about broadcasting the 2009 F1 season finale – the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – in high definition. Share this with your friends: Tweet
BBC F1 TV ratings for first two races of 2009 6th April 2009, 18:21
How is the BBC faring since taking over from ITV as Britain’s F1 broadcaster? Here’s its preliminary viewing figures for the first two races: 2009 Australian Grand Prix live: 2.1m average, 3.4m peak 2009 Australian Grand Prix repeat: 2.8m average 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix live: 4.4m average, 5.2m peak Last year ITV’s replay of the [...]
