Grand Prix Rant

paddyrg

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

I didnt think Jonathon Ross worked for the BBC anymore so how can that be used in the arguement?

Indeed, he is currently presenting a cheap and cheerful ITV show with Penn and Teller.

vyle

And a very entertaining show it is, too.

pmduk

Nilrem wrote: »

Top gear is very unlikely to go, from memory it actually makes the BBC a small profit via sales world wide (part of the reason Clarkson is paid as much as he is, is because he owns some of the rights to it*, in addition to the normal fees any presenter would get from WW sales of any TV programme).

It's a shame to see F1 effectively becoming a partial Sky product, as like so many other sports it's going to kill at least part of the UK audience for it, as it's gone from something you can watch on any set in the UK, to being one that is going to cost ~£50 a month to watch + more if you can't watch it on your main TV/want to watch it in your bedroom (for late night races), or in HD.
Unfortunately from memory it's also one of the most expensive sports that the BBC shows per hour of TV (I've got a feeling it's on a par with a top Drama), due to the rights costs, and the costs of getting the crews/presenters out to where the races are taking place.



*IIRC he was one of the key people who came up with the current format.

I'm sorry if I didn't make it clear. I didn't mean to imply that Top Gear should go because of it's cost, more that it's rubbish. Other may disagree, but we're all entitled to an opinion.

missile

Nilrem wrote: »

Unfortunately from memory it's also one of the most expensive sports that the BBC shows per hour of TV (I've got a feeling it's on a par with a top Drama), due to the rights costs, and the costs of getting the crews/presenters out to where the races are taking place..

I am sure you are right but I would suggest that is another example of BBC squandering money. The TV feed is shared by many TV stations, but only BBC seems to be able to afford six presenters and a cast of thousand hanging on.

Bring back Murray Walker!

peachyprice

missile wrote: »

I am sure you are right but I would suggest that is another example of BBC squandering money. The TV feed is shared by many TV stations, but only BBC seems to be able to afford six presenters and a cast of thousand hanging on.

Bring back Murray Walker!

Yes, that's what I've never understood, why on earth do they need Coulthard, Irvine, Brundle (I bet those three don't come cheap) Jake, Ted Kravits, Lee McKenzie all for TV and Sarah Holt for radio, surely they could have done it with half the number of presenters and saved enough money since they took over to at least see out their contract.

Murray didn't have such a large entourage and 'coped' fine