F1 2020 on NowTV. What do we want?

[Anonymous User]

What do we want to see from NowTV F1 in 2020 ?

I'd want a stand alone HD app with live and catch up at a maximum of £10 per month. 

[gavs82008]

@Anonymous User 

Considering Sports passes still do not have any catch up content, I wouldn't hold my breath!

Although Sky Go/TV from Sky on PS4 has catch up sports it certainly wouldn't be difficult to bring that aspect over to Now TV. 

[Enapace]

I would like F1 Sky Sports Channel upgraded to 50FPS on NowTV like the Main channel is now with boost I think that is definitely possible. Catchup for Qualifying would be very nice specially for races held in early morning but not sure how likely that is to happen.  

[Anonymous User]

To be honest, the F1 deal they've done before at £119 for the full season makes it £13.22 a month... for 24-hour access to all the Sky Sports Channels - It's great value. And whilst the quality it's stunning I still get a very respectable picture, even stretched on a 79" TV!

If anyone from Sky/NowTV is reading, I think that the above is a justifiable price for those of us that just want to F1 - Committing £34/month to watch 1 channel for 2-3 hours every fortnight won't do it for me

[GrumpyDonkey]

£119? When was that, cost me £195 last year.

Hopefully they do a season pass for 2020, just not with a stupid price hike as before.

[Anonymous User]

Ah yes, you're right! Last year it was £195 -

I just googled and 2018 it was £150, here's hoping no more price rises as I think I'll find another way to watch it if it's over £200

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone remember roughly when the pass comes out, I seem to remember beginning of march??

[Anonymous User]

Last year it went on sale on Tuesday 5th March, with the first race on Sunday 17th March.

[Anonymous User]

£119!? We have always paid £195 I think. Its bound to go up again too. Still good value for 9 months of viewing I guess.

[Anonymous User]

We have always paid £195 I think. Its bound to go up again too. Still good value for 9 months of viewing I guess.

You have less than a hour to get three months passes with sticks for £50.  Just £150 that way.

[Anonymous User]

surely u mean £190 for the season.

[Gizmo]

F1 lost 8.6 millions UK TV viewers last season due to this Sky exclusive deal. F1 are very displeased at this to say the least.

I'm sure Sky are under-pressue to address this for 2020. Sky has been lumping F1 in with other sports, both for Sky Sports subscriptions and for the NOW TV F1 season pass. I just don't think the F1 viewer demographic is an avid sports fan. I would like to see Sky/NOW TV split F1 out as a separate subscription and substantially reduce the cost to the viewer.

So I would like see Sky Sport F1 sold as a non-contracted single sport package and at a reasonable affordable price - say £100 for the season.

Certainly Sky/NOW TV need to think outside the box, take a risk and try something different!

[Anonymous User]

I so agree.  I just want F1 for the season, really don’t care about the rest of sport.  As an extra it’s £10 per month, so please let us have it on it’s own for the same amount.

[starman73]

I just want F1 for the season, really don’t care about the rest of sport.  As an extra it’s £10 per month, so please let us have it on it’s own for the same amount.

As long as those who don't care about F1 get the same treatment.  I only watch football and without all the football subscribers, the cost per F1  sbscriber would be more. So you should pay £10/month extra.

[starman73]

Full race re-run on Sky ONE Sun 15 Mar 8am 

How good is that?  You only have to have an entertainment pass which was £1 for two months a couple of days ago.

[GrumpyDonkey]

They are cutting it fine to announce it and get a decent uptake with just over a week to go.

[Anonymous User]

I've saved £30 of Tesco Clubcard vouchers which I can convert to £90 credit for NowTV. Should make for a good saving when the pass goes on sale.

[Anonymous User]

Hopefully they bring back the cheaper pass that was available last year. I can't bring myself to pay £34 for 2 races every month. 

[Anonymous User]

Just give me just the F1 channel please.

Had the 9 month pass for the last two years (£150,£190 - 26% increase!!!!), but can probably count on the fingers of one hand I watched any of the other channels. If it hits £200 this year then I'll have to find some other way of watching. Alternatively if it was say £100 for just the F1 channel, I'd quite happily pay that for the 9 months. 

[starman73]

You do just get the F1 channel.  You pay £190 for it for 9 months. And it is a devoted channel that  is on 24/7. You could watch it all day and night.  Even better a few of the races are on Sky One.  

I don't watch F1 so I want a reduction in what I pay.  I don't watch Golf either. Nor darts, nor rugby league. nor rugby union. Nor animals running around a track. Nor American sports. Nor fighting. Nor netball. Nor ping pong. 

[Anonymous User]

You don't just get the F1 channel - You essentially get 11 Sky Sports channels for 9 months for £190.

I totally agree with the previous statements, F1 is really the only sport I care about - £190 for the season was really the limit for me. If it's over £200 this time around I'll seriously consider finding other ways to watch it.

The cost of watching the sport at £150 (£16.66/month for 9 months) was fairly good value - That crept up to £21.11/month last year. Considering I watch 5-6 hours a month (quali and race) it starts to look poor value when I use Netflix for about 20+ hours a month and it costs £10/month with a much bigger selection.