F1 and ITV (beware, spoiler if you taped it)

[powermite]

It wasnt that bad.I was unsure what to use on my garden until that very helpful Miracle Grow advert came on.
PM

[smokie]

I suggest that anyone who has a list of the advertisers...

Advertisers in the same slot can be different according to your ITV region. I receive two regions and tellys are in sync until the ads...

Not that ads usually bother me much, as with TiVo you can skip them in seconds...so I usually start watching a programme late, then skipping ads slowly brings me back into real time

[Canada Phil]

Firstly - Andy - please change your avatar, my colleagues keep accusing me of looking at gay porn.

Secondly, I'm delighted that there's potentially a bit of a cheating scandal in F1 again,.........conniving bastards' route. I think it's f**cking great!

Hi Matt Loved your post. May i add my plea for Andy to change his avatar. And it's on;ly cheating if you get caught
Canada Phil

[Fran]

Here is my penn'orth:

1. Daft blimming time for adverts - and then to top it by replaying the missing laps after the champers has flowed and trophies waved about is just plain stoopid.

2. I dont play golf but i do know the expression about a workman blaming his tools.

3. I dont want Mr Zarse to change his pic - i have actually started to find Commerman slightly attractive - lovely strong thighs. (Are the Commer pedals a bit hard to cause that kind of muscular development?).

4.  Matt Harper - you might like to ask your colleagues how they know what gay porn looks like!  

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[Kpy]

It would seem that the upset seems to be quit widespread in this particular case, i wonder how this has all come about, cant be just a director cut on so many channels surely

Widespread where, apart from UK ??

[Bob U]

In 1995 I was in holiday in Cyprus and a local side was playing Glasgow Rangers in the European Cup.
This was being shown live on local TV with ad breaks about every 15 minutes. While the adverts took up most of the screen the match was still shown in a split screen in the top corner. The advertisers got their message accross and no-one missed any of the football.
Why the f**k ITV can't do this is a mystery they could make more money by running ads during a match. If it is matter of cost to do it in F1 then give James Allen a pay cut and only pay the twat what he is worth.
Still as long as nothing interfears with "the great god football" the programme controlers will be happy.

[Steve TTTD]

I watched a couple of GP's last year when I was out in Jo'burg.
They take the ITV feed but show it without ad breaks.
It's quite funny when ITV goes for a break, Brundle and co stop talking for about 30 seconds while the ITV ident is showing in the UK, then start again.
Two to three minures later they stop for thiry seconds and then give a roundup of what you've just seen..

[Bob U]

James Allen stops talking

Sorry Steve I can't believe that

[Andy Zarse]

Firstly - Andy - please change your avatar, my colleagues keep accusing me of looking at gay porn.

Hope this is more in keeping with what your colleagues expect from you mate.

[Mr. Invincible Mou]

Looks like ITV have admitted they are wrong and but will only go so far as to sympathise with viewers  

Full story here http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=32645

[garystout]

Widespread where, apart from UK ?

I live in France and it happened here, and the Austrian RTL station to

[Matt Harper]

In the final analysis, motorsport (and none more so than F1) IS advertising. ITV are contracted - indirectly by one B Ecclestone to show these ad slots - key word being 'contracted'. Mark my words - it won't be long before the race is structured around the ad breaks (rather like the NFL is now). It's only a matter of time before the mandatory cautions are yellow-flagged for the commercials - you see if it isn't!

[Rhino]

How long before they superimpose the adverts on the track?
Have you seen those bloody annoying illuminated hoardings they have at football matches. How about a few of those above the pits. Grrr

[Fax]

They already pull that bullshit (superimposing adverts on the track) on IRL telecast's.  Who's kidding who? F1 is all about lining the pockets of the wealthy few who control it.
As long as there are suckers out there who keep buying into it, they'll keep getting richer.  A fool and his money are easily parted, and all that jazz.
Fax