Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck no. Why can’t we just have global F1 TV.
Region rights shit me so much since what I have access to is no where near the level of F1TV
Just don’t let Tim “wave” the flag again.
When I have a bad day, I rewatch that to laugh
“We think you’re gonna love it”
as a happy F1TV subscriber that would be my cue to hoist the jolly roger
That would be a good way to get me to never watch F1 again.
If I may ask, why did you tag OP¿? Is it some requirement of cross platform federation¿?
Maybe they’re on Mastodon?
Oh god please no. Apple fucking sucks
I understand if you don’t like them as a company for some of their practices, but man, have you ever actually used Apple TV on a modern device? It’s genuinely the best streaming service out there (technically wise, not the library). As long as it’s priced okay I’m all for this, gimme that sweet sweet 4k50 Dolby vision F1 streams!
“Modern Device” aka Apple TV, AndroidTV, iOS or MacOS. No app for Android phones.
I do not trust apple to deliver at all. I also refuse to pay apple a cent till the day I die. Genuinely an awful company that I despise
I’m not a fan of Apple, but what makes you say they are “genuinely awful”?
Just curious.
Probably because of their anti-consumer practices, anti-repair, how they design products, cables, accessories, and service to maximize profit to the extreme, and their walled garden ecosystem designed to ward off competition.
Most comments so far are negative but not really saying why. What would be different compared to now in your country? Or is it just a dislike of the company Apple?
Officially, I’d have to pay 28€ per month for some pay tv subscription to watch it. The amount of races I can watch (time zones; other appointments) during the season is probably 15 out of the 22 in the calendar. So with 336€ for 12 months and 15 races, I’d have to pay 22.40€ for each race I’m watching. That is totally ridiculous, so I’m watching random free streams I can find somewhere on the internet. Or I’m simply not watching at all, if there is no free stream available.
I don’t really see this getting worse with any other company or Apple. It could stay just as bad and I’m not paying anyone - or maybe get better.
Most comments so far are negative but not really saying why.
I currently pay ~5 € per month for F1TV (65€ per year). It’s unlikely that it stays that cheap with AppleTV.
Same for me, I love F1TV content and rather not have third parties involved. Especially a company whose products I avoid (mostly because my mindset is incompatible with their UX design).
I’d totally pay 65€ per year to watch the races! Unfortunately, the F1TV product is not available for me due to exclusive broadcasting rights by Sky. And they don’t have a F1 subscription, but only multi-sport-bundle at 28€ per month.
Why is it unlikely to stay the same price? Apple could possibly sell it at less profit to incentivize people to switch to AppleTV or other Apple products. Since F1TV has no other services they have to get the full cost out of the subscription and ads.
Also, 3 euro per race is pretty expensive already.
Giving Tim Profit-is-everything Cook exclusive rights to stream F1 is plain wrong in every single level. I’m saying this as an old time Apple fan who’s watched Tim’s business decisions betray users so many times.
Well for one F1TV is much cheaper than sky so the apple service might not be cheaper for us.
Secondly apple might bundle F1 streaming to apple TV and use that to push people towards adopting their ecosystem. This may result in a worse experience for Android and windows users(not to mention linux which I assume will have no official support at all)
Price and trapping F1 in Apple ecosystem (Apple TV works okay on Android, but that doesn’t mean the same would apply to F1).
Currently, streaming the races is an option that the TV broadcasters hold in my country. Which is completely free TV and I dont have to pay for it. If Apple gets a global streaming license, I cant stream the races via my TV broadcaster anymore.
Also, oligarchy sucks. There is no need for F1 streaming to be held by a big streaming provider of which there are only a handful who buy more and more content.
Well if that happens I am out. I have plenty of other racing and sports to watch.
I’m just going to continue torrenting.
I don’t care about F1 sports, really.
However, this is yet another “force people to use our shit products” scheme, it should be illegal, period.
I guess I’ll throw away my Fire TV, my Android phone, and my PC, so I can spend a small fortune to watch F1… or fuck that.
I seriously hope this doesn’t go through because F1TV is brilliant and I don’t want it to change (although I still wouldn’t mind an Android tv client. I know there was one, but from my playstore location I can’t install it, so not sure if there still is a client. Also, I tried sideloading some apps, but those never worked. I just cast it from my homeserver now, which is fine).
I sideload F1TV on Andorid on Bravia TV with an apk from apkmirror and it works completely fine. I still don’t understand why they restrict it on some versions of Android TV.
I might have to do this. Chromecast is working for now but having the app on the TV itself would be better.
They must NEVER get this otherwise no one except iSheep will be able to watch F1.
Tim can f right off!
Would be great to see Sky’s monopoly dismantled
Sky does not have global streaming rights. This would create an actual monopoly for Apple with a dedicated subscription and not even part of Apple TV+. How is that better?
From what i see on this thread, the English people are so traumatised by sky and their pricing that they aren’t able to think straight when they see something that could be an alternative to sky
Lol, that’s exactly my point. Alternatives should be available in the UK from F1TV or Apple, more competition reduces prices.
Plus Sky make you pay for football, and I hate contributing to overpaid footballers.
But if apple is the exclusive provider, then just like sky, they will have no competition and hence price it at whatever they want(exactly what sky does now). That is what everybody is pointing out to you and the other British folk
The company is reportedly considering an offer worth about $2 billion per year, which would eventually make Apple the exclusive streaming rights holder of Formula 1 racing.
The article makes that claim, that doesn’t make it true. Why would Liberty do that? It would mean even fewer people having access
make Apple the exclusive streaming rights holder
That’s what apple are considering offering. That doesn’t mean Liberty would bin F1TV.
Advertisers want more eyeballs on their branding, not fewer
Bernie always wanted it on free to view for that exact reason.
UK Sky is a bargain compared to some other countries but if Apple copies the exact same model of add-on subscriptions as Sky does, I see zero benefit. I’d rather see non-exclusive rights and F1TV available everywhere.
Would this mean an iDevice will be needed to see f1?
Afaik you can get an Apple TV app and subscription on Android, Android TV, and from your browser. Never tried the service myself though.
Current Apple TV app works normally on Android TV. The issues are mostly QOL like you can’t rent movie from the UI etc.
No lol you just make an account with any email and pay for the sub like any other streaming service.
MLS works pretty well, honestly. The interface for the app is kinda shit but they have worked out the kinks of sports streaming really quickly.
