tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post2322136892835417880..comments2023-11-01T10:45:23.708+00:00Comments on Virgin Media TV: F1 to become a Sky Sports exclusive from 2019Niallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11917083363610144290noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-13292462862920401932016-04-12T03:42:18.005+01:002016-04-12T03:42:18.005+01:00Guess i'll be resorting to illegal streams!Guess i'll be resorting to illegal streams!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-38786655066648750312016-03-28T08:57:22.342+01:002016-03-28T08:57:22.342+01:00It’s all getting very, very expensive and you have...It’s all getting very, very expensive and you have to ask yourself how the Sky/BT sports fisticuffs is in anyway benefiting customers." I completely agree. I loathe formula one but I watch a lot of football, rugby and cricket. The so called competition is pushing up prices and making viewers take out a number of subscriptions or services to see complete coverage. The great myth that those in a market like competition is just that, a myth. Firms tend to monopoly. Naturally. Then they can become price makers. Exclusivity is what they crave. <br /><br />There is one way that I'd be happy to see at least an oligopoly. Free to air broadcast paid for through the licence fee and advertising (if you must). But I'm an antediluvian who believes that comprehensive contributory insurance systems for services like health and comprehensive contributory systems like the licence fee are both more economically efficient and take us away from the dangerously dominant ideology that everything can be reduced to 'serving' customers and consumers. Of course, the cost base for elite sport has now been pushed through the roof by mainlining 20 years worth of over inflated TV income. So absent another flood we just have to live with being exploited in the name of supposed competition.Kevin Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719209795621877664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644371100807363751.post-13473990418116049632016-03-24T17:42:19.640+00:002016-03-24T17:42:19.640+00:00Personally this is good news because the Sky cover...Personally this is good news because the Sky coverage is very good despite me not being their biggest fan generally. It's also good because it will cut F1's audience and force the sport to make changes to get people back.<br /><br />But really, if you want to watch good racing, Forumla-e is far better. Hopefully it'll push more casual racing fans in that direction.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249558385272294428noreply@blogger.com