News Details

What does new TV deal mean for viewers?

– On Monday, Channel 4 announced that it had acquired the terrestrial television rights to Formula 1 in the UK, following the BBC's premature exit. GPUpdate.net explains what will change for viewers.Why has the BBC pulled out of its contract prematurely?Quite simply, the BBC needed to save money due to a £150 million gap in its funding from 2016. In a comprehensive analysis of its savings, BBC Sport was asked to slash £35 million from its budget and Formula 1 bore the brunt of the cuts. Ending the contract early was no surprise; ITV's original contract ran until 2010 (it bailed in 2008) and the BBC's exclusive deal until 2013 was abandoned in 2011.What does this mean for Formula 1...
Full Story »
10y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Channel 4 replaces BBC in three-year deal

– Channel 4 has become the new terrestrial home of Formula 1...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

BBC explains reasons for dropping F1

– Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport, has moved to explain why...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

Channel 4 to broadcast 10 live F1 races in UK

Channel 4 has confirmed that it will be the new home of F1 on terrestrial...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Channel 4 takes over from BBC as terrestrial home of...

Channel 4 has announced it will take over from the BBC as the terrestrial...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Motorsport Week's Top 10 MotoGP riders of 2025

The 2025 MotoGP season had it all. With 22 rounds and 44 races, the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal fan Anne Hathaway shares cheeky 'Owen goal'...

Arsenal fan Anne Hathaway shared a social media message referencing...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'It was an unbelievable performance' - Martin Odegaard...

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard heaped praise on teammate Declan Rice...
20m ago from SportsKeeda.com

'He's maybe one we should have tried to grab' - Steven...

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard believs the club made a mistake by not...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 673 – 28.12.2025

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.