TheAntithesis
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I never said they can't afford sports
Said they can't afford to keep them all
But they can afford to keep football costing £200m a year (in reality more, that's just the rights) when they need to save £35m a year?
BBC Cancels F1 Contract
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But they can afford to keep football costing £200m a year (in reality more, that's just the rights) when they need to save £35m a year?
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It's a popular program for them and unfortunately it's costs a lot of money
If they got rid then the complaints would be a damn sight more than the complaints for losing golf and F1
For a lot of people it's their only time to watch Prem football
Tashyboy
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Just been watching the BBC morning news and they interviewed Murray Walker, in essence he echoed what you just said. Not good at all. Don't get me started on the Tories and cut backs.
MegaSteve
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With the cost [£600M] of providing free TV licences to over 75s being shifted away from the DWP onto the Beeb it should be no surprise they are having to seek cutbacks in their program provision...
Rooter
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Let's be honest though, is it a great loss? F1 has been getting less and less entertaining for years. Hopefully they get some new sports content, lower league footy, rugby, boxing, hockey, cycling etc.
Crazyface
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IMO the BBC should have dropped the football and held on to F1. I don't watch either BTW.
Rooter
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I rarely watch either, but I would wager football is more popular than F1, so I don't understand your thinking. F1 is a minority sport, footy is arguably the nations favourite..
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
That's the way it seems to be
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
But you are not comparing like with like. If you put a live England football game on against against a live 6 nations rugby match then I suspect the ratings would be at the very least equal, probably greater for the football. Or if you showed a highlights program of league rugby at 10 30 at night then the ratings would be a lot lower than the 6 nations.
Bunkermagnet
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I don't blame the BBC for dropping F1. Unfortunately political dogma is trying to destroy the BBC as it is, and by reducing it's funding reductions have to be made for it to survive. However on the other hand, F1 is continueing it's slide to boring beyond belief. I have always followed and watched F1, but there is no doubt the constant tinckering, changing of rules and lunacy idea's of Ecclestone (and Moseley) are striving to make F1 irrelevant in the modern World. I can see a time in the not too distant future when I give up on F1 (and other sports on Sky ), as apart from anything else the costs to view them are getting stupid in a value to money sense.
For those that rely on terrestrial coverage to see any F1 live, its good to see C4 are looking to take this on, uninterrupted for the duration of the race. Think with golf going early followed by F1 it is only a matter of time before more and more sports go
MegaSteve
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Although unhappy at what this government are doing to our national broadcaster I am a lot more worried at to what they are doing to our other public services..
Tongo
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And all we'll be left with is the most expensive hour of non live television ever. But its good value for money apparently.
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There is still a good deal amount of sport on the BBC
Football
Athletics
Horse Racing
Tennis
Darts
Olympics
Commonwealth
Cycling
Rugby - both codes
Skiing
Winter Olympics/Sports
Hockey
Snooker
Boxing
Equestrian
Cricket
Swimming
Major summer tournaments and games
Really?
How much live football is there. How much live cricket is there on BBC TV. What live horse racing do they still have? They have limited rugby (both codes) and to be honest after that you are talking minority sports at best.
Pin-seeker
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Come on Phil,the Darts they show is pants,so is the Boxing.
Skiing,Hockey,Equestian....amazing.
Do you work for the BBC?
Bunkermagnet
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Don't forget the BBC also covers yacht racing.......
Smiffy
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Talk about scraping the barrel Phil.....
Ditch F1 but keep football because it is more popular and then try to justify it further by posting that pile of junk?
Skiing? Winter Olympics? Darts????? Swimming???? What swimming do we see on the BBC apart from when the Olympics come round?
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Sorry are they not sports then ? Or are they "junk" because you're not a fan ? - I think F1 is a pile of boring junk and glad they got ridTalk about scraping the barrel Phil.....
Ditch F1 but keep football because it is more popular and then try to justify it further by posting that pile of junk?
Skiing? Winter Olympics? Darts????? Swimming???? What swimming do we see on the BBC apart from when the Olympics come round?
They had the World Champs and Short Course and Euro's in Swimming ?
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
They are "sports" Phil, I'm not arguing that (well I would do darts, but I'm not going there). But I don't know how you can justify keeping football going because the viewing figures are higher than F1 but then follow it up with a list that shows sports that come round every 4 years. And Skiing? How often is that on?
You may find F1 boring, and if I'm honest I find it a bit that way now.
But we have a world champion in Lewis Hamilton (like it or not) and this year he is bidding to go into the record books.
