• vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      9 months ago

      As an F1 TV PRO subscriber, I agree. I don’t think much would change from it if Apple were to be successful with this bid though. They put a lot of time and effort into making MLS successful, and my only complaint so far is the back catalog is a bit lacking, but that may be MLS’s fault.

      • lemmyingly
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        9 months ago

        Unless they purchase exclusivity rights then you won’t be able to subscribe to it.

        Unfortunately I live in a country where F1 TV Pro cannot be purchased because of exclusivity deals and so I have to navigate the wavey seas to access it. They’ve been tightening up people’s abilities to stream the content non-legitimately these past few years. It’s been becoming more and more difficult; this year, if I wasn’t technically minded then I would have to fall back on to ace streams or those websites that share the stream with a shocking amount of adverts and other ‘fun’ things. I foresee that in the near future it’ll be even stricter and I’ll completely lose access to F1 TV Pro. :(

        The annoying thing is that I’d quite happily be a paying customer… if only they would allow me to be one.

        There is a webpage on F1’s website that shows which countries have access to what, when, and how long for.

        • vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          9 months ago

          My understanding is this would be a rolling pick up. Essentially Apple would gain more exclusive broadcast rights as old deals expired. As soon as rights are gained in countries where Apple TV+ is available then it would also be available for purchase.