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F1 Coverage - The Verdict: 2016 Season
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stevvy1986
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“BBC used to do the same with cut aways. It's the same team leading the coverage so it really shouldn't be a surprise.”

That may be so, but it doesn't make it right.......if cars are on track, I want to see that. If I can't see it fully, I want to see it as fully as possible (eg for me, interviews should be audio only, as should general chat from Karun, with the only exceptions being if they're showing us a new front wing or some work going on on a car for example).
scardis
01-04-2016
To be fair, when the time board shows all cars in the pits, good time to take a break.
stevvy1986
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by FOM Fan:
“They're also having a lot more ad breaks during the FP sessions than Sky do. Sky usually just do 3 per session.”

Maybe that's their way of helping to 'subsidise' the ad free live races. It's only practice so it's no major issue I guess, though if in the space of the 90min session they had 6 or 7 3-4min ad breaks then I'd maybe feel differently.
FOM Fan
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by stevvy1986:
“Maybe that's their way of helping to 'subsidise' the ad free live races. It's only practice so it's no major issue I guess, though if in the space of the 90min session they had 6 or 7 3-4min ad breaks then I'd maybe feel differently.”

Well it looks like that's what they're doing though...
scardis
01-04-2016
What will be interesting to keep an eye on is how Channel 4 will manage replays should a Red Flag accident happens while they're on a break, do they have the FOM replay wipe like the BBC used to?
Mr Newshound
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by DEmberton:
“Yes third one in 45 minutes. Fair enough I suppose.

I'm watching on 4OD on my PC now. Having to subscribe and disable ad blocking was a bit annoying, and now I'm getting a "Programme will continue shortly" message - I guess it's waiting for something on the live channel. And obviously not HD.”

Presumably the same as the ITV stream where you get ads targeted to you and not the ads going out on TV.

The "programme will continue shortly" appears while you're waiting for the TV adverts to end and programming to resume.
hockeyman58
01-04-2016
disappointed with chan 4 coverage of practice 1 10 COMMERCIAL BREAKS more like a programme about commercials with breaks showing f1 practice. Will not bother with practice 2.
hockeyman58
01-04-2016
meant to say that they have been having commercial breaks every 10 minutes
bobnick
01-04-2016
Can't believe Sky gave a shout-out to one of F1's biggest pirates!
FOM Fan
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by bobnick:
“Can't believe Sky gave a shout-out to one of F1's biggest pirates!”

Huh? How dyu mean?
dzfootball
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by hockeyman58:
“meant to say that they have been having commercial breaks every 10 minutes”

Seems a bit pointless showing it if all those breaks, personally practice isn't a priority for me, don't have the time or interest to watch the full sessions. The highlights videos the BBC did on the website or during Inside F1 were decent.

Channel 4 could do an Inside F1 show on More4/Online
hendero
01-04-2016
I'm trying to think of another sport where the TV coverage includes practice and fans actually watch.
stefmeister
01-04-2016
Graphics on the OnBoard-Mix went into some sort of test mode during FP1. The Rev-Counter started scrolling through all the gears with the DRS indicator going on/off constantly as was the throttle/brake displays & the drivers names all started scrolling through with it saying they all drive for FOM:
http://i.imgur.com/TLTifAB.jpg


Also don't like that the driver name/timing display on the world-feed has been moved over to the right:
http://i.imgur.com/ulA7c1N.jpg
They were closer to the F1 logo last year & at Melbourne 2 weeks ago:
http://i.imgur.com/HyUTCFG.jpg


OnBoards were a lot better today, Still a bit of break-up but nowhere near as bad as it was through the Melbourne weekend & I wouldn't say it was any worse than we have become used to over the past decade or so.
scardis
01-04-2016
It looks like the side board is widescreen but the timing displays are 4:3 safe for whatever reason.
Echti
01-04-2016
I believe they moved the name display a bit to the right because when all 22 names are diplayed on the timing tower it would actually overlay the edge of the name & timing insert.
BenFranklin
01-04-2016
Originally Posted by hendero:
“I'm trying to think of another sport where the TV coverage includes practice and fans actually watch.”

If PL teams broadcast their training sessions there would be an audience for that.
mlt11
01-04-2016
I guess the issue for Practice 2 (4pm to 5.30pm) is how does the audience compare to what C4 would get for "normal" programming at that time?

I don't know but would have thought there's a fair chance it may well rate lower - although the demographics would probably be better.
scardis
01-04-2016
So we're into Yellows and then VSC but the timer in the top left isn't showing this.
stefmeister
01-04-2016
Have to say that I agree with something Croft said during FP1, I really miss hearing the team radio that we used to get before the new restrictions came in for this year. I used to enjoy having that extra bit of insight & its something that I'm really missing this year.
BenFranklin
01-04-2016
Am happy for there to be radio restrictions for the race, I think it will improve the action, but pointless cutting back on them during practice.
Hacker Harrier
01-04-2016
Ad breaks every 10 minutes. Sounds like US-style motorsport coverage. Watched IMSA sportscar coverage last year. On the international feed the FOX Sports commentators didn't talk during the breaks, so there was just silence. Every 10 minutes. For virtually the entire duration of each race. It's little wonder US motorsport (excluding NASCAR) has really poor TV ratings.
hyperstarsponge
01-04-2016
Sky shouldn't be taking breaks through as you pay extra for it.
solarflare
01-04-2016
Some interesting/"interesting" comments from Bernie as per Autosport article:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...qualifying-fix

Quote:
“"We've lost a television audience, like all sports have, including football.

"So while we've lost an audience one way, actually more people are viewing F1 now than ever before on their phones and tablets.

"So there is more interest than there was before, which is what we have to take advantage of, and which is what we are doing."”

Is he saying a net gain of viewers? Can't get my head round if that makes any sense or not (and indeed if it's plausible or not from that method).

Quote:
“Only recently Ecclestone signed a new six-year deal with Sky Sports to run from 2019 through to 2024, and understood to be worth around £1billion.

While many have bemoaned the loss of free-to-air F1, Ecclestone has defended the decision.

"They're going to get to more people than you would believe. They're going to get to 25 million people with the type of broadcast they are planning," said Ecclestone.”

25 million...what? 25 million viewers a season? A theoretical reach of 25 million per race if everyone who could potentially view it actually viewed it even if the actual number of people who viewed it was a fraction of that? A massive spike of 25 million viewers for the one race that everyone can see without paying for it? No idea.

Quote:
“"Honestly, it was nothing to do with the money, it was to do with the fact this is the way we have to move forward."”

This is the way we have to move forward because that's where the money is. How can it otherwise be?
Hacker Harrier
01-04-2016
I was referring to hockeyman58's complaint (#1958) about Channel 4 having frequent ad breaks during free practice.
Hacker Harrier
01-04-2016
Yes Bernie - more people than ever before can watch 10 second clips of shunts and pictures of Lewis Hamilton's latest baseball cap on their smartphones and tablets.
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