Sky Sports F1

Sky Sports F1

The official Sky Sports F1 HD logo
Launched	March 2012 (2012-03)
Owned by	British Sky Broadcasting
Picture format	16:9, 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Country	United Kingdom
Sister channel(s)	Challenge, Pick TV, Sky1, Sky2, Sky 3D, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Livingit, Sky Movies, Sky Movies Box Office, Sky News, Sky Sports, Sky Sports News
Website	f1.sky.com
Availability
Satellite
Sky	Channel 408
Cable
Smallworld Cable
Internet television
Sky Go	Watch live (UK & Ireland only)

Sky Sports F1 is a forthcoming channel created especially for BSkyB's UK coverage of Formula One, with Sky having a package of UK rights from the 2012 season to the 2018 season.^[1]

In November 2011, Sky announced the new dedicated F1 channel which will launch in March 2012,^[2] and will air all F1 races with coverage of practice sessions, qualifying and the race, live and commercial free.^[3]

1 Background
2 Presenters
3 Availability
4 References
5 External links

Background

The BBC initially had exclusive UK rights from 2009 until the end of the 2013 season.^[4] But because of the licence fee freeze and resultant review of cost constraints, were expected to leave F1 after the 2011 season.

A new broadcast rights deal was announced on 29 July 2011, that Sky Sports would cover all races live, whilst BBC Sport would cover 10 live including the British Grand Prix and show highlights of the other 10.^[5]^[6] BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra will continue to broadcast live commentary of the whole season, including practice, qualifying and the races.

There was a lot of controversy about switching Formula One coverage at least in part to pay television,^[7] as the BBC brought Sky into the discussions a few days before the deal was announced.

Presenters

On 9 December 2011, Sky announced their coverage team for the 2012 season.^[8] The presentation team consists of;

Simon Lazenby – Presenter for main F1 shows of qualifying and race day
Martin Brundle – Commentator for qualifying and race day, will also provide grid-walk and punditry before race. Previously covered F1 on ITV between 1997–2008 and on the BBC from 2009–2011
Anthony Davidson – Commentator on Practice and race day pundit. Previously covered F1 on ITV for one race in 2006, and on BBC Radio 5 Live from 2008–2011
David Croft – Commentator on Practice sessions, qualifying and race day. Previously covered F1 on BBC Radio 5 Live from 2006–2011
Ted Kravitz – Pitlane reporter and will also host an F1 Magazine programme. Previously covered F1 on ITV from 2002–2008 and on the BBC from 2009–2011
Natalie Pinkham – Pitlane reporter. Previously held similar role on BBC Radio 5 Live in 2011
Steve Rider – Presenter for Legends interviews programme. Previously host of Formula One occasionally on the BBC from 1985–1996 and on ITV from 2006–2008
Georgie Thompson – Presenter for F1 Magazine show with Ted Kravitz

Availability

Sky Sports F1 HD will be provided to all Sky customers who take both Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 or the HD pack.^[9] Sky Sports subscribers without the HD pack will receive a standard definition version. The channel will also be provided through Sky Go. Smallworld Cable will offer standard definition version of the channel but have not confirmed the high definition channel.^[10] Virgin Media have announced that they are in negotiations with Sky over carriage.^[11]

References

^ "F1 coming to Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 29 July 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12434_7066182,00.html. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ "Sky Sports launches F1 channel". UK: Sky Sports. 25 November 2011. http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12040/7332332/Sky-Sports-launches-F1-channel. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ Mills, Adam (13 December 2011). "Q&A with Sky F1". BadgerGP.com (Badger GP). http://badgergp.com/2011/12/qa-with-sky-f1-a-chat-with-martin-david-and-ted/. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
^ "Formula One Administration Ltd announces new BBC Agreement". 20 March 2008. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/3/7516.html. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ Gallop, Ben (29 July 2011). "New F1 deal explained". BBC Sport (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sporteditors/2011/07/f1_coverage_to_be_shared_betwe.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ Plunkett, John (29 July 2011). "BBC and Sky to share F1 broadcast rights". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/29/bbc-sky-share-f1-broadcast-rights. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
^ Duncan, Philip (2 September 2011). "BBC/Sky F1 deal under scrutiny amid growing unrest from furious fans". Daily Mail (Daily Mail and General Trust). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2032999/BBC-Sky-F1-deal-scrutiny-amid-growing-unrest-furious-fans.html. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
^ "Sky Reveal 2012 Team". UK: Sky Sports. 9 December 2011. http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7356971/Sky-reveal-2012-team. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ "Sky Sports F1 TM HD – The Ultimate Formula 1 TM Experience". BSkyB. 25 November 2011. http://corporate.sky.com/media/press_releases/2011/sky_sports_f1.htm.
^ "We will offered ...". Twitter. 12 December 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/smallworldcable/status/146348239858315264.
^ "Sky announces new Formula 1 channel". Virgin Media. http://my.virginmedia.com/customer-news/articles/SKYF1.html. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

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