List of Formula One broadcasters
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This is a List of Formula One broadcasters and 'World Feed' producers. Formula One, the highest level of circuit racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, motor sport's world governing body, can be seen live or tape delayed on television in almost every country and territory around the world.
It attracts one of the largest global TV audiences after the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games, with a total global audience of 527 million people for the 2010 race season.[1]
TV broadcasters all take what is known as the 'World Feed', which since 2007 has been produced by FOM (Formula One Management), for almost every round of the World Championship. Every race is produced in 16:9 widescreen.
Previously, a 'host broadcaster' from each nation produced the World Feed for their home race, for example TF1 for the French Grand Prix. This led to a two-tier system which was unpopular with viewers due to local broadcasters focusing heavily on local teams and drivers, whilst missing key moments.
For the 2012 season, the World Feed is produced by FOM for every race apart from the Monaco Grand Prix, produced by Télé Monte Carlo.
Alongside the main World Feed, FOM also produce a Pit-lane channel, showing shots from the pitlane and alternative camera angles, along with detailed weather and tyre information, and extra team radio. FOM also produce 5 onboard channels (A "Master" on-board channel and 4 additional on-board channels), showing live video from cameras installed the drivers' cars. The channels switch between different cars throughout the session. FOM also make available a "Driver tracker" channel, showing live positions of all the cars on the track during a session, as well as a timing screen showing live lap-times and circuit sector information.
Currently, brodcasters offering coverage of these extra, FOM-produced channels include Sky Sport in Germany and Sky Sports F1 in the United Kingdom, and also BBC in the United Kingdom, whenever the latter are showing the race live. Out of the 5 onboard channels, the BBC only shows the Master onboard channel to its viewers, whereas Sky Sports F1 makes all 5 onboard channels available. The Pitlane, Driver Tracker and Live Timing channels are available to both Sky and BBC viewers in the United Kingdom, whenever the races are being broadcast live by those broadcasters.
For the 2011 season Formula One Management released a High Definition feed to broadcasters for the first time.
Broadcasters
New TV deal in the United Kingdom from 2012
In 2011, Sky Sports signed a 7-year deal with the BBC to show live Formula 1 in the United Kingdom for the first time. The deal which runs between 2012 and 2018 will see Sky Sports show live coverage of every session of the season on their own F1 dedicated channel, Sky Sports F1.[2] Sky Sports F1 will show all races and qualifying sessions live without the interruption of adverts.[3]
The BBC will continue to show live coverage of half of the races in the season. In 2012, they will show live coverage from China, Spain, Monaco, Europe, Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Korea, Abu Dhabi and Brazil.[4] They will also show live coverage of practice and qualifying sessions from those races.[5]
For the races that the BBC don't show live, they will show "extended highlights" of the race just a few hours after it has been broadcast.[6] The BBC Radio 5 Live coverage will be unaffected.
Australian broadcast
Despite promising to broadcast all Formula One races in 2012 live on their digital station One, Network Ten dropped their high-definition coverage following the Chinese Grand Prix, replacing the slot with movies, with live F1 coverage returning to the their primary station Network Ten, in standard definition.
Ten also delayed broadcast of races in Western Australia and South Australia.
This move angered fans across the country, who threatened to boycott viewing, with a "Boycott Ten Sport" fanpage set up.
As a result, prior to the Spanish Grand Prix, Ten re-instated live F1 coverage in Western Australia and South Australia on One, meaning all states and territories will continue to receive live coverage either on One or Network Ten.
United States broadcast
On October 14, 2012, NBC Sports Group signed a 4-year deal with Formula One to acquire the exclusive United States media rights to broadcast the sport. The deal will run through the 2013 Formula One season to the 2016 Formula One season. The Formula One United States media rights were previously owned by cable channel Speed for 17 years. According to the Associated Press, a spokesperson from Fox Sports (parent company of Speed) said that they had been out-bid by another network during contract negotiations. NBC said that the deal will provide over 100 hours of programming across NBC and its cable channel NBC Sports Network. Four races will be broadcast on NBC. These four races are (as of the 2013 Formula One season), the Canadian Grand Prix, and the final three races of the season. The other 15 races will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network. However, there could be scheduling conflicts. NBC Sports Network also broadcasts the IndyCar Series, which could result in the races being broadcast on NBC Sports Group's live-stream platform. NBC has also said that NBC Sports Network will also broadcast all practice and qualifying sessions and will most likely have a pit reporter at every race and have a booth in the United States. It will also use the world feed produced by FOM.[7]
2013 TV Broadcasters
These are the broadcasters for the 2013 Formula One season.
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Country | TV Network | Language | Free/Pay | Practice 1 | Practice 2 | Practice 3 | Qualifying | Race | Notes |
Albania | Vizion Plus | Albanian | Free in Albania,[8] DVB-S encrypted on Eutelsat 16°E (EU)[9] | Live | No | No | Live | Live | |
Tring Digital | Albanian | Pay[10] | Live | No | No | Live | Live | ||
Argentina | Fox Sports | Spanish | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | |
Fox Sports HD | Spanish | Pay | Live* | Live* | Live* | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. *Subject to other live events. | |
Fox Sports 3 | Spanish | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Delayed | Delayed | 16:9 SD feed. | |
Asia | Star Sports | English | Pay | Live* | Live* | Live* | Live | Live | SD Feed. *Subject to other live events. |
ESPN HD | English | Pay | Live* | Live* | Live* | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. *Subject to other live events. | |
Australia | Network Ten | English | Free | No | No | No | Delayed | Live | 16:9 SD Feed, race delayed in all other timezones. |
No | No | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 SD Feed, for Australian Grand Prix. | ||||
No | No | No | Delayed | Live | 16:9 SD Feed, race live starting April 22, 2012 for VIC, NSW, QLD & TAS only. | ||||
One | English | Free | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 SD Feed (due to cost cuts), race live starting April 22, 2012 for SA, NT & WA only. | |
Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 SD Feed (due to cost cuts), live for Australian Grand Prix. | ||||
Azerbaijan | Idman TV | Azerbaijani | Free, DVB-S FTA on Türksat 42°E (EU) | No | No | No | Live | Live | |
Austria | ORF eins | German | DVB-T Free in AT, DVB-S with encryption on Astra 19.2°E(EU) | No | Live | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed and HDTV. |
Sky Sport Austria | German | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | Broadcast identical to Sky Sport Germany. | |
Brazil | Rede Globo | Brazilian Portuguese | Free | No | No | No | Live | Live | 4:3 feed and HDTV. |
SporTV | Brazilian Portuguese | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Delayed | Delayed | ||
Bulgaria | FILM+ | Bulgarian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. |
HD+ | Bulgarian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | HD feed. | |
BNT2 | Bulgarian | Free, DVB-S and DVB-S2 Encrypted on 23.5°E, 39°E, 45°E[11][12][13] | No | No | No | No | Delayed | Showing one hour after race.[14] | |
Canada | RDS / RDS2 | French | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV, Side-by-Side coverage during race (live broadcast only) except Canadian GP. All practices live for Canadian GP. Rights until 2014.[15] |
TSN / TSN2 | English | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV, Side-by-Side coverage during race (live broadcast only). | |
Chile | Fox Sports Premium | Spanish | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | |
Fox Sports HD | Spanish | Pay | Live* | Live* | Live* | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. *Subject to other live events. | |
Fox Sports 3 | Spanish | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Delayed | Delayed | 16:9 SD feed. | |
Chilevision | Spanish | Free | No | No | No | No | Delayed | ||
Croatia | Mreža TV | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital region D4 and D8) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. |
Osječka TV | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital region D1) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. | |
SBTV | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital region D2) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. | |
Srce TV | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital region D3) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. | |
TV Istra | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital region D5) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. | |
Kanal Ri | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital region D5) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. | |
VOX TV | Croatian | DVB-T Free in Croatia (Digital regions D6 and D7) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. | |
Kreator F1 | Croatian | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 SD feed. MaxTV, B.net and OptiTv | |
Kreator F1 HD | Croatian | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 HD feed. MaxTV, B.net and OptiTv | |
Czech Republic | TV Nova | Czech | DVB-T Free in CZ, DVB-S with encryption on Astra/Thor 23.5°E/0.8°W(EU) | No | No | No | No | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV, Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Nova Sport | Czech | Pay | Live* | Live* | Live* | Live | No | 16:9 feed, HDTV, Dolby Digital 5.1. *Some training sessions will not be live due to races in the Far Eastern time zone or other sport match at the same time. | |
Sport5 | Czech | Pay | Delayed | Delayed | Delayed | Delayed | Delayed | 16:9 feed. FP1, FP2 and FP3 without commentary. | |
Denmark | TV3+/3+HD | Dansk | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | HD 16:9 and SD 4:3 - TV3+ is part of Viasat package. |
Estonia | Viasat Sport Baltic | Estonian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | No HDTV |
TV6 | Estonian | Pay | No | No | No | No | Live | Only Canadian and United States GP. No HDTV. | |
No | No | No | No | Delayed | Other races. Race shown at 9 PM EET on the same day. No HDTV. | ||||
TV3 Play | Estonian | Free on the internet | No | No | No | No | Highlights | Race is viewable from the following Friday | |
Finland | MTV3 | Finnish | DVB-T Free in Finland, DVB-S Encrypted on Thor 1°W (EU) | Highlights | Highlights | No | Highlights | Highlights | 16:9, HDTV. |
MTV3 MAX | Finnish | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9, HDTV. | |
France | Eurosport France | French | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | No | [16] |
TF1 | French | DVB-S2 FTA on Eurobird 9°E (EU) | No | No | No | No | Live | [17][18] | |
Germany | n-tv[19] | German | DVB-T only in Berlin, DVB-S FTA on Astra 19.2°E(EU) | No | Live | No | Highlights | Highlights | 16:9 feed, one hour Q and Race highlights. |
RTL Television | German | DVB-T Free in Germany, DVB-S FTA on Astra 19.2°E(EU) | No | No | Delayed | Live | Live | 16:9 feed - HDTV feed confirmed. | |
Sky Sport | German | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | Choice of different perspectives at qualifying and race. - 16:9 and HDTV feed confirmed. | |
Greece | OTE Sport | Greek | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed and HDTV. |
Alpha TV | Greek | Free in Greece, DVB-S encrypted on Hotbird 13°E(EU) | No | No | No | Highlights | Live*[20] | 16:9 feed. Some races will not be live due to time difference.[21] | |
Hungary | m1 HD | Hungarian | DVB-T Free in HU, DVB-S2 with Conax encryption on Eurobird 9A 9.0°E (EU) | Live* | Live* | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. *Only Hungarian Grand Prix. |
m2 HD | Hungarian | DVB-T Free in HU, DVB-S2 FTA on Eurobird 9A 9.0°E (EU) | No | No | No | Delayed | Delayed | 16:9 feed, HDTV. | |
Italy | SKY | Italian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | Choice of different perspectives. - 16:9 and HDTV feed confirmed. |
TBA | Italian | Free in Italy, DVB-S with encryption on Eutelsat Hot Bird 13°E (EU) | No | No | No | Live* | Live* | *Only live of selected 9 races, delayed broadcast of other races. | |
Indonesia | Kompas TV | Indonesian | Free | No | No | No | No | Live | 16:9 feed. HDTV. Start broadcast from the Singapore Grand Prix.[22] |
Japan | BS Fuji | Japanese | Free | No | No | No | Delayed | Delayed | From 2012, the free broadcast shifted from Fuji TV to BS Fuji. (BS Fuji is a channel for broadcasting satellite of Fuji TV.) 16:9 feed. HDTV. |
Fuji TV Next | Japanese | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. HDTV. Rebroadcast on satellite station Fuji TV One on Mondays. | |
Latvia | Viasat Sport Baltic | Latvian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | HDTV not confirmed |
TV6 | Latvian | Pay | No | No | No | No | Delayed | Race shown at 9 PM EET on the same day, except 2 GP-s from North-America, which are shown even later. No HDTV. | |
Lithuania | Viasat Sport Baltic | Lithuanian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | No HDTV |
TV6 | Lithuanian | Free in Lithuania, DVB-S Encrypted on Astra 4.8°E(EU) | No | No | No | No | Live | Only Canadian and United States GP. No HDTV. | |
No | No | No | No | Delayed | Other races. Race shown at 7 PM EET on the same day. No HDTV. | ||||
Macedonia | Macedonian Radio-Television | Macedonian | DVB-T Free in Macedonia | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Mexico | Fox Sports | Spanish | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | |
Fox Sports HD | Spanish | Pay | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. | |
Fox Sports 3 | Spanish | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Delayed | Delayed | 16:9 SD feed. | |
Netherlands | RTL 7 | Dutch | Free in Netherlands, DVB-S encrypted on Astra 19.2°E | Highlights | Highlights | Highlights | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Middle East and North Africa | Abu Dhabi Sports Channel 2 | Arabic | DVB-S FTA on Nilesat201 7°W and BADR6 26°E(North Africa and the Middle East) | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | |
Abu Dhabi Sports Channel 6 | Arabic / English | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | HDTV feed. | |
Montenegro | Sport Klub | Serbian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Poland | Polsat | Polish | DVB-T Free in Poland, DVB-S with encryption on HotBird 13A 13°E(EU) | No | No | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Polsat Sport Extra | Polish | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. | |
Portugal | Sport TV | Portuguese | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Romania | Digi TV | Romanian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed. HDTV feed on Cable/IPTV.[23] |
Russia | Rossiya 2 | Russian | DVB-T Free in Russia, DVB-S FTA on Yamal 202 49°E | Live* | Live* | Live* | Live | Live* | * Start of the session is shown live, after first advertising broadcast is delayed (timeshift) |
Sport 1 | Russian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. | |
Serbia | Sport Klub | Serbian | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Slovakia | STV | Slovak | DVB-T Free in Slovakia, DVB-S with encryption on Astra & Thor 23.5°E(EU) | No | No | No | No | Live | 16:9 feed. |
Slovenia | RTV Slovenija | Slovenian | DVB-T Free in SI, DVB-S with encryption on Hot Bird 13A (13°E) (EU) | No | Internet | No | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV feed on cable/IPTV. |
South Korea | SBS-ESPN | Korean | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV feed on cable/IPTV. |
Spain | Antena 3 | Spanish | Free on DVB-T in Spain Encrypted on DVB-S, (19.2ºE)(EU) |
No | No | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. |
Nitro | Spanish | Free on DVB-T in Spain | Live | Live | Highlights | Highlights | Highlights | 16:9 feed. | |
TV3, Esport3 | Catalan | Free on catalan regional DVB-T | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. Emits jointly with Antena 3 in Catalonia. | |
Sweden | Viasat Motor | Swedish | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV on Viasat Motor HD.[24] |
Switzerland | RSI La 2 | Italian | DVB-T Free in Switzerland (Canton Ticino), DVB-S Encrypted on Hot Bird (13°E)(EU) | No | No | No | Live | Live | |
Turkey | Smart Spor | Turkish | Pay | No | No | Live | Live | Live | HDTV; broadcaster has the right to publish, but not running practice 1-2. |
Ukraine | Mega | Ukrainian | FTA in Ukraine, Encrypted on Astra (31.5°E) | No | No | No | No | Live | Start broadcast from the Singapore Grand Prix.[25] |
United Kingdom | BBC | English | DVB-T Free in UK, DVB-S FTA on Astra 28.2°E(EU) | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV, only selected 10 races.[26] |
No | No | No | Highlights | Highlights | 16:9 feed, HDTV, other races. | ||||
Sky Sports F1 | English | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV. | |
United States | NBC Sports Network | English | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Live | Live | 16:9 feed, HDTV, All sessions live, 16 on NBCSN and 4 on NBC. (Canada, Abu Dhabi, USA, Brazil)[27] |
Radio broadcasters
Country | Network | Language |
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Brazil | Jovem Pan | Portuguese |
Bandeirantes-BandNews FM | Portuguese | |
Rádio Globo-CBN | Portuguese | |
Rádio Estadão ESPN | Portuguese | |
Denmark | Danmarks Radio | Danish |
France | RMC | French |
Hungary | MR1-Kossuth Rádió | Hungarian |
MR2-Petőfi Rádió | Hungarian | |
Italy | Rai Radio 1 | Italian |
Netherlands | Radio 1 | Dutch |
Spain | Radio Marca | Spanish |
Cadena SER | Spanish | |
United Kingdom | BBC Radio 5 Live | English |
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | English | |
United States Canada |
SiriusXM[28] | English |
Official internet broadcasters
World Feed producers
Current producers
For the 2012 season, only the Monaco Grand Prix is not produced by FOM.
Former producers (1990–2011)
- Below are the previous World Feed Producers for Grands Prix from 1990 until 2011.
- Between 1997 and 1999 the Brazilian GP World Feed was produced by FOM. What was shown was a reduced version of the F1 Digital+ main feed, mainly lacking onboard angles and without the pay per view graphics. GloboTV continued to produce an alternative National Feed for Brazilian viewers.
- In 2001 and 2002 the US Grand Prix was broadcast locally by ABC. However, they did not ever produce the World Feed.
- In 1991, the French GP was broadcast in France by La Cinq, which held rights for F1.
Current announcers
- * - Note, During qualifying and race Sky Deutschland offers a different commentary feed for Austria with Heinz Prüller and without a colour commentator. This feed is also available in Germany.
- ** - Note, occasionally Pierre Houde has not attended as he is commentating the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey game, so Frédéric Plante fills in for Pierre.
- *** - Note, Sport TV has a colour commentator in almost all of Grand Prix qualifying sessions and races, but there are few rounds without a colour commentator.
- ****** - Note, Adrián Puente will be only in qualifying and races.
References
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- ^ "New details of co-operation between Sky and BBC emerge". James Allen on F1. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
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