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Pay TV not just about money, says Formula 1

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  1. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Pay TV not just about money, says Formula 1

    https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/tv-watching-fitures-paytv-2019/4667869/

    The Formula 1 organisation says that the quality of its pay TV audience is as important as the overall numbers, as it released its 2019 viewing figures.



    Interesting article where Liberty defends its policy and claims that figures justify it.
    By "quality of its pay TV audience", probably Liberty means that they are not interested in F1 fans who can't/won't pay for the privilege of watching it.
    Strange commercial tactic in my book; a bit like saying you can't enter my showroom, only if you depart with your cash upfront.
     
  2. Jack-the-lad

    Jack-the-lad Six Time F1 World Champ
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    When anybody says, “It isn’t about the money”, it’s about the money.
     
  3. A348W

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    What an absolute load of bullsh***!

    “touch point in Facebook is up”. Yeah all the people complaining about the cost of viewing live coverage etc.

    If the technical rules don’t kill this; these marketing tools will!

    Liberty can take a flying leap as far as I’m concerned!
     
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  4. Sunracer

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    way to kill the future of the audience
     
  5. tomc

    tomc Two Time F1 World Champ

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    No greater truism in sport...T
     
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  6. Sharknose

    Sharknose Formula Junior

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    Not just in sport...
     
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  7. trumpet77

    trumpet77 Formula 3

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    agree with all the above! It sounds like Bernie's opinion that he didn't care about the cost of tickets, F1 being aimed at the rich!
     

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