Auto Racing Discussion F1, IRL, Champ Car, Nascar, WRC, BTCC, etc. Discuss recent races, results.

Speed TV continues Blackout

Thread Tools
 
Old May 12, 2009 | 04:20 AM
  #1  
s2ksimon's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 12,843
Likes: 1
From: Toronto & FnF ssauga
Default Speed TV continues Blackout

I'm in the Greater Toronto Area using Bell Express Vu.

I miss having Speed TV broadcast F1 races live.

Does anyone know if SpeedTV is going to show another live F1 race or live qualifying ?

We do get the BBC's coverage "shortened" coverage on TSN, and I find the new guy on BBC and absolute bore. I wonder what James Allen must be thinking these days..


Reply
Old May 12, 2009 | 05:32 AM
  #2  
matrix's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 22,863
Likes: 0
From: Toronto
Default

I hope this does not continue - I hate the BBC feed.
Reply
Old May 12, 2009 | 06:31 AM
  #3  
Wildncrazy's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,771
Likes: 2
Default

When Fox airs the race in the states they also black out the Speed coverage.
Reply
Old May 13, 2009 | 06:08 AM
  #4  
GateCrasher's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 11,078
Likes: 1
From: Here
Default

I have Time Warner Cable here in Texas, and I have watched all of Races live (practices+quali+Race) with no problems on SPEEDTV.

If your paying for SPEED then you should be watching F1 on Speed!
Reply
Old May 13, 2009 | 06:28 AM
  #5  
GPMike's Avatar
Banned
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 10,513
Likes: 0
From: USSA
Default

Did someone forget to pay Bernie?
Reply
Old May 13, 2009 | 07:48 AM
  #6  
03_AP1's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,951
Likes: 0
From: Pembroke
Default

I actually like the ITV feed....BUT....

You need to watch the TSN feed LIVE. If you watch the repeat later on in the day, the race is edited and butchered to fit into alotted time, its an embarrasement.

I do miss SPEED's Peter Windsor pre-race show on the grid.

I was in Germany last year and watched a broadcast on a german station. Now THAT is coverage. The pre-race show was about 2 hrs, and post race even longer, full of analysis, interviews and commentary. I wish we had that here
Reply
Old May 13, 2009 | 07:55 AM
  #7  
mikegarrison's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 22,888
Likes: 3
From: Covington WA, USA
Default

Originally Posted by Wildncrazy,May 12 2009, 07:31 AM
When Fox airs the race in the states they also black out the Speed coverage.
No, that's a different matter. Fox owns Speed. It's not the two networks have conflicting rights.
Reply

Trending Topics

Old May 13, 2009 | 08:13 AM
  #8  
Penforhire's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 8,601
Likes: 1
From: La Habra
Default

I have a problem with how Speed posts F1 data on-screen. In Quali I can't see most of the timer at the top nor the #1 qualifier name on the left.
Reply
Old May 13, 2009 | 01:10 PM
  #9  
Wildncrazy's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,771
Likes: 2
Default

Originally Posted by mikegarrison,May 13 2009, 09:55 AM
No, that's a different matter. Fox owns Speed. It's not the two networks have conflicting rights.
I was just saying that Speed doesn't carry all the races here in the states either.
Reply
Old May 14, 2009 | 05:21 PM
  #10  
S2KMark's Avatar
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 322
Likes: 4
From: Swift Current
Default

ITV does not carry F1 any longer. It is now BBC ....... again. I think they do a better job than Speed since their announcers are actually at the track unlike the Speed announcers with the exception of Peter Windsor. I really like his Grid interviews but beyond that, the BBC guys have Speed beat.

Mark
Reply



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:50 AM.