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  • Re: the red button

    From Geoff May@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Nov 15 17:19:09 2021
    On 14/11/2021 23:06, XYXPDQ wrote:
    On Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 12:47:07 PM UTC-8, Darryl Johnson wrote:
    On 2021-11-14 3:30 PM, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Do the commentators know they are doing a global feed?

    Do the viewing audience know that Sky has the rights to the global feed?
    (And therefore not unexpected that they might promote Sky TV products?)

    Does anyone outside GB even know what Sky is?

    I expect so seeing as it is constantly dropping water on me when I go
    outside.

    Cheers

    Geoff
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  • From Calum@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Nov 17 12:01:49 2021
    On 14/11/2021 23:06, XYXPDQ wrote:

    Does anyone outside GB even know what Sky is?

    They operate in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. So I'm going to say "yes".
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  • From geoff@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Nov 18 11:27:32 2021
    On 18/11/2021 1:01 am, Calum wrote:
    On 14/11/2021 23:06, XYXPDQ wrote:

    Does anyone outside GB even know what Sky is?

    They operate in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. So I'm going to say "yes".

    And Australia, New Zealand, and ???

    geoff
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  • From texas gate@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Nov 17 18:12:35 2021
    On Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 3:27:40 PM UTC-7, geoff wrote:

    And Australia, New Zealand,

    all idiots from what i have seen
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  • From Dan the Man@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Thu Nov 18 06:51:50 2021
    On Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 7:01:51 AM UTC-5, Calum wrote:
    On 14/11/2021 23:06, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Does anyone outside GB even know what Sky is?
    They operate in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. So I'm going to say "yes".
    In the US, Sky coverage is carried by ESPN; I'm pretty sure all of my fellow Yanks tune out any mentions of the red button.

    Dan
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