Tuesday, March 17, 2015

This is not solely a case of existing fans choosing not to pay for subscriptions. F1 will inevitably

Fans reveal the cost of watching F1 in 2015 - F1 Fanatic
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The growth of subscription services has risen partly in place of former free-to-air packages, sometimes as an alternative to them, and sometimes as a part-replacement for them. This is the case in the UK and Italy, where free-to-air broadcasters screen half of the calendar live . This year the Czech Republic is among the countries which has lost its free-to-air F1 coverage.
The annual price rates for new subscriptions vary enormously as broadcasting structures vary between countries. In the UK the price of Sky’s F1 subscription service has risen from 363 at its introduction three years ago to 562 today. A high-definition subscription costs 763.
While the rise of new viewing opportunities on tablet devices and online undoubtedly accounts for some of F1’s worrying decline in viewing figures , it is very likely the increased cost of watching F1 in many regions is often contributing.
This is not solely a case of existing fans choosing not to pay for subscriptions. F1 will inevitably have greater difficulty in attracting new fans when it can no longer be easily discovered on a free-to-air channel. The sport has barely begun to scratch the surface of the potential offered wrc by the internet and new media to promote itself.
Inevitably, the popularity of F1 will often be affected by the performance of local talent. Poland is a striking example. F1 enjoyed a growing profile wrc there following Robert Kubica’s arrival in 2006, but his accident in 2011 halted that growth and at the time of writing its F1 coverage plans fore 2015 are yet to be announced.
You can compare the cost of watching F1 from Namibia to New Zealand wrc – and beyond – using the table below. If your country is not listed, wrc see below for details on how to share information. Country Channel Races Qualifying Practice Annual cost Online coverage Notes Argentina Fox Sports Latin America All All Some 1500 n/a HD pack. Cheaper SD pack available. Australia Ten All All Australia only Nil Ten Play Austria wrc ORF Eins All All Some Nil ORF TV Thek Belgium La Une/La Deux All All Belgium only Nil Non-live catch-up internet coverage. Replays also available on some games consoles wrc and smart TVs. Belgium Telenet All All No 197.4 24-hour channel access available for 9.95 Brazil TV Globo All All No Nil n/a Brazil Sport1/2/3 Delayed Delayed All R$600 n/a Canada TSN All All FP2 only C$720 n/a Occasional races are shown delayed. NBC Sports Network coverage is blocked. Chile Fox Sports wrc All All All 84 Fox Play Same package is available for free in neighbouring countries. China Shanghai Sports 12 7 No Nil n/a Local Shanghai channel Czech Republic Sport TV All All Most 346 Free-to-air coverage on Nova Sport ended last year Denmark TV3+ All All All 356 Cinemas screen some races live for 10. Estonia Viasat Sport Baltic All All All 911.52 n/a Also need to pay for cable or satallite subscription. Occasional practice sessions are not shown. Estonia Viasat TV6 Some live, rest delayed No No 24 n/a Races always shown at 9pm, will be live if that’s when the race start time is. Finland MTV Max All All All 239.4 MTV F1 Online-only F1 package available for 89.95. France Canal+ All All All 300 My Canal Germany RTL All All No Nil Germany Sky Deutschland All All Yes 562.8 Additional charges for HD subscription Germany Sport 1 Delayed Delayed wrc Delayed Nil Greece OTE TV All All All 260 n/a Greece Alpha TV Some live, rest delayed No No Nil n/a SD only, with ads Hong Kong Fox Sports Plus All All HD only US$360 n/a Hungary Duna TV All All Hungary only Nil Telesport Will move to M4 Sport in July India Star Sports 4 All All All Nil Star Sports Year’s subscription for online coverage costs 5.01. Standard definition only. Indonesia Star Sport All All No US$80 n/a Italy Sky All All All 358.8 Additional charges for HD subscription wrc and on-demand viewing. Italy RAI Ten live, rest delayed wrc As races As races Nil RAI TV World Latvia Viasat Sport Baltic All All All 178 n/a Lithuania Viasat wrc Sport

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