tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post1348512213792210418..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Sky to have primary rights to #F1 races - a sad day for sport #bbcf1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-66239739059254385362011-08-01T11:43:58.985+01:002011-08-01T11:43:58.985+01:00If I only bought from companies whose principles I...If I only bought from companies whose principles I agreed with, then I would simply never buy anything. The only boycott I absolutely stick to is Nestle because it's the one I feel most strongly about.<br /><br />I'm also not the only person living in my house - we have to take decisions based on all our interests and for some of us Freeview simply wasn't enough. I had a 5 year old who understood and particpiates (and still does) in the Nestle boycott, but try explaining the evils of the Murdoch Empire to her and she'd just glaze over.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-39961617094587598812011-07-31T20:27:03.632+01:002011-07-31T20:27:03.632+01:00actually, did you ever have Freeview or have you b...actually, did you ever have Freeview or have you been loyal to Rupert throughout?<br /><br />GGraemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-335676851677970772011-07-31T18:52:48.769+01:002011-07-31T18:52:48.769+01:00Glad it was a principled decision you took then.
...Glad it was a principled decision you took then.<br /><br />Freeview is what freed up so many of us from having any dealings with the Dirty Digger.<br /><br />Was pleased to hear so many F1 fans (and other followers of everything from Rugby League to Glee) commenting it won't/didn't make them take out a Sky sub but your only concern is presumably extra outlay?<br /><br />GGraemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-29424649450889612202011-07-31T17:56:52.653+01:002011-07-31T17:56:52.653+01:00The "blame" for this can only lie with B...The "blame" for this can only lie with Bernie Ecclestone who, from many angles, is doing his job. Which is maximising the income from the rights he holds. Also, its a global business so the change in potential viewing figures in the UK will not impact greatly on global viewing figures and Sky has paid a good price. It should be noted that every sport that Sky has acquired the rights to from free-to-air channels has grown & improved. <br /><br />I dont get the idea that C4 did "the decent thing" - what makes them decent for bidding? That it would have been free-to-air? Or that it wasn't Sky? <br /><br />The BBC can only compete in certain markets and professional sports isnt one of them.<br /><br />Mind you if they stopped spending tons on Eastenders, the One Show, River City etc then they might have more money for sports rights. But I'd rather the money saved there went on things like the BBC Natural History Unit.Douglas McLellanhttp://www.douglasmclellan.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-34964440728049898482011-07-31T12:30:05.568+01:002011-07-31T12:30:05.568+01:00No, all of Sky is infernally wicked, but we can...No, all of Sky is infernally wicked, but we can't get Virgin here, so we had no other choice if we wanted to have more than the basic Freeview channels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-50224358419516909182011-07-31T11:40:20.057+01:002011-07-31T11:40:20.057+01:00The infernal wickedness being Sky Sports specifica...The infernal wickedness being Sky Sports specifically then?<br /><br />http://twitter.com/#!/caronmlindsay/status/96843132376842240<br /><br />GGraemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.com