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**awagsFare** · 02-08-2009, 06:09 PM

way back when I used to live in Austria, the best part of watching F1 and Tv for that matter was that advertising was minimized to pre and post events in small 5 minute blocks or non at all.. This might have to do with tje stations being state owned rather than private, but it was a joy too watch.

Later as I moved around and got to see other coverage, I increasingly grew tired of the "meddling" tv ads in broadcast coverage. Sports like soccer and F1 are the least sutiable ofr in game interruptions.

Speed TV is by far the worst in terms of incesnt TV interruptions in F1 coverage. I wan;t even discuss Fox tv or CBS when they carried it becuase that to me wetre more novelties than real broadcasts. Sometimes their ads run for 6-7 minutes with mini infomercials on.

I wonder why Speed cannot figure out to use a Soccer style advertising scheme with in stream ad logos and mentions , or perhaps a bottom area banner style or side by side view( ala gol TV). We live in modern times they can figure it out. I do not need to watch a 5 minute ad for a weed whacker at 7am.

02-08-2009, 06:09 PM	#30
awagsFare Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 567 Senior Member	way back when I used to live in Austria, the best part of watching F1 and Tv for that matter was that advertising was minimized to pre and post events in small 5 minute blocks or non at all.. This might have to do with tje stations being state owned rather than private, but it was a joy too watch. Later as I moved around and got to see other coverage, I increasingly grew tired of the "meddling" tv ads in broadcast coverage. Sports like soccer and F1 are the least sutiable ofr in game interruptions. Speed TV is by far the worst in terms of incesnt TV interruptions in F1 coverage. I wan;t even discuss Fox tv or CBS when they carried it becuase that to me wetre more novelties than real broadcasts. Sometimes their ads run for 6-7 minutes with mini infomercials on. I wonder why Speed cannot figure out to use a Soccer style advertising scheme with in stream ad logos and mentions , or perhaps a bottom area banner style or side by side view( ala gol TV). We live in modern times they can figure it out. I do not need to watch a 5 minute ad for a weed whacker at 7am.
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