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SKY gets all races - BBC only half [Merged]

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by Bergkamp a Dutch master, Jul 29, 2011.

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Will you pay for sky sports to watch F1?

  1. No

  2. Yes

  3. Haven't decided yet...

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  1. genjigonzales

    genjigonzales Active Member

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    And this! *splutter*

    It's not Sky but it is NotW so it's the same thing, really. :emoticon-0130-devil

    If democratically-elected, freedom-loving governments like ours had more control over what Google can and can't find for you then our overriding memory of Max Mosley wouldn't be one of his leather-thonged backside being thrashed to within a mote of its budget cap.
     
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  2. Trypsin-1

    Trypsin-1 Active Member

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    Sky.

    It's just amazing how great they are and how the paying customer like moi gets great Formula 1 coverage, the 2nd greatest sport in the world, apart from Rugby, Cricket, GAA and a couple of others <ok>

    Also, does anyone else think good ol' Lewis still has a chance, on paper it doesn't look good, but he's such a nice bloke i'm sure he'll be able to pull through <ok> he has such talent anything can happen to him
     
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  3. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    <laugh>

    Wait for it.........

    I like the coverage too to be honest.
     
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  4. WestCoastBoogaloo

    WestCoastBoogaloo Well-Known Member

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    It feels a bit forced to be honest. Also, they need to get rid of Georgie Thompson as not only does she not add anything to the show, she detracts from it by asking stupid questions.

    Mind you, it's only been 2 races, it'll likely improve. I'm still sticking with the beeb for the moment though.
     
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  5. TomTom94

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  6. Trypsin-1

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    Wait, is Georgie ****ing Thompson on it?

    ****ing aye, i might actually watch the ****e for once <ok>
     
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  7. genjigonzales

    genjigonzales Active Member

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    James Murdoch is stepping down as BSkyB chairman, apparently to "pre-empt further criticism," but will remain on the board.

    When is that Ofcom report due?
     
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  8. Delete Me

    Delete Me Well-Known Member

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    Well it has been a month now since Ofcom started, so not very long I would gather if James is stepping down.
     
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  9. Bergkamp a Dutch master

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    and about time too........
     
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  10. Delete Me

    Delete Me Well-Known Member

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    F1 Only on the BBC come next season? I would really laugh hard then.
     
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  11. genjigonzales

    genjigonzales Active Member

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    I don't know how long these things take. You could be right but, whether this is because an Ofcom decision is imminent or because Jnr's name is toxic after the Panorama revelations about NDS, I suspect this is another of Murdoch Snr's sacrifices to attempt to limit the damage to his interests and maintain News Corp's position in BSkyB as controlling investor.

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    [td]News Corp subsidiary NDS accused of hacking ITV Digital and giving data to pirates[/td]
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    [td]Rupert Murdoch hits back - "easy to hit back hard, which [I am] preparing"[/td]
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    [td]James Murdoch quits as chairman to pre-empt further criticism[/td]
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    Murdoch Jnr's comments:


    The Commons Culture Media and Sport select committee hopes to produce its report into the News International scandals by the end of April.
     
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  12. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Keep running James. We all know how guilty you are!

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  13. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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    I've said this before but he's Chicken Licken and the Sky's falling in. ;)
     
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  14. ErnieBecclestone

    ErnieBecclestone Well-Known Member

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    :emoticon-0106-cryin "For a driver who has achieved so much to take out his frustrations on me just because he is having a difficult year is really sad. One does not expect a professional sportsman to be such a cry baby." - N. Karthikeyan :emoticon-0106-cryin

    Well, Vettel is only a little boy after all and we don't have to suffer those bloody one finger salutes, it's about time he had to work for a living, he's a decent driver but still just a lad.

    Oh, and nice to see Murdoch accepting some responsibility at long last.

     
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  15. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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    I'm certainly not missing 'the finger' ;) And as for Murdoch...

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/03/news-corp-shareholders-rupert-murdoch

    Now the pressure's on Dad! :laugh:

    Edit: OMG, quadrophonic crying.
     
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  16. ErnieBecclestone

    ErnieBecclestone Well-Known Member

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    Max, It's only a matter of time now, the shareholders are gunning for the old bastard.
     
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  17. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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    I wonder if he'll reprise his 'doddery old duffer' act for Leveson? <whistle>
     
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  18. ErnieBecclestone

    ErnieBecclestone Well-Known Member

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    I expect he'll take his young female Chinese minder with him.
     
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  19. Max Whiplash

    Max Whiplash Well-Known Member

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    Young?!!!! I guess that makes me young too then...

    But all things are relative, I suppose. I mean, I can't imagine myself with an 81 year-old :laugh: Never say never though, eh?

    And to think they say she's a gold-digger...
     
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  20. Bergkamp a Dutch master

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    He'll probably be taken in using a wheelchair with a rug on his lap...... ah! how sweet.
     
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