[mike peever]

hi noticed this as i always travel and watch f1 this is one way you may not know of sport24 which is shown on cruise ships and planes
1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)
world wide on cruise ship’ and airlines
2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
this is on sport 24
3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)
All the races are live but will depend on other sports.
4. Do they also show qualifying live?
Yes.
5. Do they also show practice sessions live?
no
6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)?
It is a free to air channel on ships.
7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s
no only programs http://www.sport24-tv.com/Home

8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options

[knightameer]

Just a bit off topic.. I visited my cousin in london recently. He has the sky f1 package. It seems really expensive to justify. Another bad thing i noticed in my visit was that my cousin’s friends were streaming f1 illegaly. These expensive packages are a bad thing for the long term, aren’t they?

[W-K]

Is this the cheapest, legal, way to watch F1. You require the M+ TV package with TIVO box (£13/month) and phone line (£15.99/month). If new customer reduced for 1st 6 months. Bundles that include mobile and/or broadband are also available, subject to area coverage. The Big Kahuna bundle then costs £150

up front

for 10 months.

That I make out would be £28.99 * 12 = £347.88,
+ £150 = £497.88

[Keith Collantine]

@w-k Thanks for the tip. Is this for the UK?

What does it cost without the introductory discounts?

Also, can you actually subscribe for just 10 months? Ordinarily there’s a minimum 12-month requirement.

[W-K]

This is for the UK, link is https://my.virginmedia.com/customer-news/articles/sports-season-ticket.html

The price I gave is the full price after any introductory discount. Discount price for new customers is £6.50 for the M+ pack plus the line rental of £15.99
The offer is described as a 10 month season ticket, for the football season, obviously.

I am a long term Virgin subscriber as I cannot receive any satellite signals, and therefore in my negotiations I managed to get a £5/month loyalty discount as well. The bundle not only includes the 6 channels from Sky sports but adds in the Eurosports and BT sports channels. These are usually only available in Virgins XL package (£23/month, i.e. £10/month more) which is a couple of steps above the M+ package required as minimum.

[Keith Collantine]

Thanks again for your contributions everyone. I intend to update the table during the August break so do add, amend or update any details for your country using the usual details:

Please complete one set of questions for each channel/network which broadcasts F1 in your country

1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)

2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
No need to include details for broadcasters from other countries whose transmissions you can receive

3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)

4. Do they also show qualifying live? (if so, how many?)

5. Do they also show practice sessions live? (if so, how many?)

6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)?
Imagine you’ve just bought a TV and paid any taxes or licenses necessary to operate it. What is the minimum you then have to pay per year in order to watch F1?

7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s

8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
E.g. Apps

Here’s the current table:

How to watch F1 around the world

[spoutnik]

I’d like to add some information (point 8) about Belgium F1 broadcasting on “La Une / La Deux” (I work there):

8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
Coverages, qualifications and races are also available for replay on Playstation 3 & 4, Xbox (in the coming weeks), Samsung & Sony Smart TVs.

Cheers
Spoutnik

[Anonymous]

I am in the UK and have Sky Variety pack + HD at £33.75/month = £405/year. That gives me SkyF1 HD and Sky Go.

That gets me all the sessions live, GP2/3, reruns and a constant stream of old races. Sound is 5.1 surround sound. It also has the Sky Race Control with driver tracker (very laggy and flaky).

I have the FOM Live Timing app on my phone (£7.50), which I use on an adjustable arm next to my laptop with the TV in front.

If anyone knows a better Driver Tracker I’d be grateful to know.

[knightameer]

1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)
Pakistan

2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
Star Sports

3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)
All of the races

4. Do they also show qualifying live? (if so, how many?)
All of the qualifying sessions

5. Do they also show practice sessions live? (if so, how many?)
No

6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)?
Imagine you’ve just bought a TV and paid any taxes or licenses necessary to operate it. What is the minimum you then have to pay per year in order to watch F1?
It’s not a subscription channel, it’s a part of my full package

7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s
No

8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
N/A

[Fer no.65]

1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)
Argentina

2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
Fox Sports (Latin America)

3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)
All of them

4. Do they also show qualifying live?
Yes (and it depends – see question 6)

5. Do they also show practice sessions live?
Depends (see question 6)

6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)?
It’s not free, you’ve got to pay for the provider. Depending on what pack you’ve got (standard vs digital+HD), you get all the races and qualy live and some practice sessions live too (depends what other sporting event is taking place which might be more important).

HD pack costs around 1600 pesos a year (roughtly 1500 euros).
The standard, non HD shows every race live, and a couple of repeats during Sunday most of the time and it’s considerably cheaper…

7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s
Nope.

8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
I have the HD pack, so I watch the race on the telly and listen to SkyF1 coverage from illegal online streams on my laptop. There’s a bit of a gap between what’s happening on both broadcasts but it works just fine!

[Keith Collantine]

A quick update to the UK viewing price data:

8. Online channel access can be bought from Now TV for £10.99 per week/£9.99 per day: http://www.nowtv.com/sports

More here: http://community.nowtv.com/t5/Sports-blog/The-Sky-Sports-Week-Pass-is-here/ba-p/236579

[Bullfrog]

Looks like the US and Brazilian GPs happen within a week of each other…interesting!

[Ludwig]

For the Belgian GP only, F1 will get from behind the pay-wall in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. Qualy will be shown on “Een” (first net of the public broadcast) and the race on “Canvas” (second net of the public broadcast).

[William]

1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)
Australia, WA
2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
Network Ten
3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)
All Races live. One or Ten. Ten shows Australia, Asian/European races for rounds that start at 9.30pm only for AEST and Abu Dhabi except WA and SA and One shows others
4. Do they also show qualifying live? (if so, how many?)
All. One or Ten. One/Ten shows qualifying for Australian GP. One shows all qualifying except for American rounds and Ten replays or shows qualifying live for American rounds
5. Do they also show practice sessions live? (if so, how many?)
Australian GP only
6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)? Nil
7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s
Yes http://tenplay.com.au/sport/formula-1/live-streaming
8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
Ten Play app

[Keith Collantine]

Has your local F1 broadcaster changed their prices ahead of the 2015 season? Post updated information for your region using the usual format:

Please complete one set of questions for each channel/network which broadcasts F1 in your country

1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)

2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
No need to include details for broadcasters from other countries whose transmissions you can receive

3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)

4. Do they also show qualifying live? (if so, how many?)

5. Do they also show practice sessions live? (if so, how many?)

6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)?
Imagine you’ve just bought a TV and paid any taxes or licenses necessary to operate it. What is the minimum you then have to pay per year in order to watch F1?

7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s

8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
E.g. Apps

Here’s the current table:

How to watch F1 around the world

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