BBC considering axe for F1 coverage
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i really, really hope they don't..
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i really, really hope they don't..
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What an absolute JOKE.
Wimbledon saved for what, nostalgic reasons? Off peak F1 viewing times and small audiences makes it top of the chopping board? Um, hello, most of Wimbledon is on during weekdays when the vast majority of people are at work, and even then, its hardly THAT popular. I bet they spend as much in 2 weeks on Wimbledon as they do for an entire F1 season.
Less football, Rugby, heck, get rid of the bloody Athletics, if anything. Less crappy new dancing on ice come superstar megaphone strictly talent junk too.
Oh, and stop paying the presenters too much. That way, you keep the tv shows, save money, and bring some of these 'celebs' back to earth from their high horses.
Jonathon Ross, as much a dude as he is, could take a 90% paycut, still live like a king, and we'd keep F1. If they all took a dip.
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
Wimbledon saved for what, nostalgic reasons? Off peak F1 viewing times and small audiences makes it top of the chopping board? Um, hello, most of Wimbledon is on during weekdays when the vast majority of people are at work, and even then, its hardly THAT popular. I bet they spend as much in 2 weeks on Wimbledon as they do for an entire F1 season.
Less football, Rugby, heck, get rid of the bloody Athletics, if anything. Less crappy new dancing on ice come superstar megaphone strictly talent junk too.
Oh, and stop paying the presenters too much. That way, you keep the tv shows, save money, and bring some of these 'celebs' back to earth from their high horses.
Jonathon Ross, as much a dude as he is, could take a 90% paycut, still live like a king, and we'd keep F1. If they all took a dip.
I wouldn't read too much into this - this article is from the same person that wrote another article saying the 2010 F1 season would be the most boring season ever.
I do hope not as it will end up on Sky 
Athletic's is pointless on BBC, just have it on Eurosport or not.
I can't remember if BBC still have it, but if they do, get rid of Darts. Its not even a bloody sport. Its just fat men throwing sharp objects at boards.
Also, get rid of Chris Moyles, im pretty sure hes on a hefty wage.
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I can't remember if BBC still have it, but if they do, get rid of Darts. Its not even a bloody sport. Its just fat men throwing sharp objects at boards.
Also, get rid of Chris Moyles, im pretty sure hes on a hefty wage.
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> Also, get rid of Chris Moyles, im pretty sure hes
> on a hefty wage.
He's on about half a million pounds a year, which is less than he used to get paid.
He's the kind of guy you either love or hate(As people who suffer me on Twitter will know, I'm firmly in the former category). But I think the positives about him massively outweigh the negatives, and the record-breaking radio show he's just done should be proof of that alone. The BBC would lose out by having a different DJ in his place who would probably get far fewer listeners, and would get paid nearly as much.
Regarding the BBC axing their F1 coverage - agreed with Dave, I don't think there's any danger of it happening. But even if there was any truth in it, the earliest it could happen would be 2014. So it's not like we'd need to worry about it anytime soon, whatever happens.
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> Also, get rid of Chris Moyles, im pretty sure hes
> on a hefty wage.
He's on about half a million pounds a year, which is less than he used to get paid.
He's the kind of guy you either love or hate(As people who suffer me on Twitter will know, I'm firmly in the former category). But I think the positives about him massively outweigh the negatives, and the record-breaking radio show he's just done should be proof of that alone. The BBC would lose out by having a different DJ in his place who would probably get far fewer listeners, and would get paid nearly as much.
Regarding the BBC axing their F1 coverage - agreed with Dave, I don't think there's any danger of it happening. But even if there was any truth in it, the earliest it could happen would be 2014. So it's not like we'd need to worry about it anytime soon, whatever happens.
...take out the F1 coverage for a few hours every other weekend, so it can pay for one of its lesser popular entire channels!?
Right... makes sense.. not.
Why not just get rid of the repeats on BBC2, cram the experimental crap from the BBC three and four, and everyones happy.
Less channels to organise, and you can be more picky with wasting money on new comedy that is usually junk anyway.
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
Right... makes sense.. not.
Why not just get rid of the repeats on BBC2, cram the experimental crap from the BBC three and four, and everyones happy.
Less channels to organise, and you can be more picky with wasting money on new comedy that is usually junk anyway.
It's still all just speculation right now. Until there's an official announcement I'm not really bothered - they'll need to give people some advance warning if they decide to drop it. But if they do, it'll still be easy to choose coverage we like since it'll be streamed online, probably through a number of different sources. It's not 1992 anymore.
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