mendis wrote: ↑12 Nov 2022, 10:58
Big Tea wrote: ↑11 Nov 2022, 19:30
mendis wrote: ↑11 Nov 2022, 11:28
But when I pay to watch a content on the only choice I have, I would feel cheated to be provided a biased content that wouldn't be suiting my sensibilities. Best case, I would expect a more neutral content from my provider and not a highly opininated one.
But it is intended for British viewers, so the same applies in reverse. Other countries have their own teams, if yours does not that is not the fault of Sky UK, it is the fault of either the sky service you get or the viewers of that country not requiring it. If it was profitable for them to put it on they would.
BTW, comparing it with almost any other sport it is very neutral, and also compared to commentary broadcast in other countries. I watched from Spain many times and the only driver was Alonso, except all the other cars deliberately getting in his way
Intended for British viewers (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland) is not the same as, "we would sing great pions of an English driver that we want and you listen, even if you don't like as this is what we have committed to FIA". I already said in an earlier post, it would be unwise to assume all people living in UK have the same affiliation that Sky F1 assumes.
Except Ireland is not British.
Yes I'm well aware of the antiquated outdated term British Isles, however even when the entire island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom it was referenced separately, ie the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland.
Great Britain being England Scotland and Wales, they are British, the Ireland bit was and still is Irish.
Its now the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, note how the Irish bit still remains separately referenced from the three British bits which are still lumped in together.
The Sky coverage is supposed to be for The UK and Ireland, as Sky bought the Irish broadcast rights which were separate to the UK rights, I have a Sky Ireland subscription & grow tired of the pro english driver bias, but you get used to it I guess.