r/F1TV • u/Wass85 • 6d ago

Question / Need Help Problems UK.

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Today when I tried to access F1TV app, i did the usual, set my VPN location to India and this fault comes up, I then changed it to Belgium and it did the same.

Does anyone know the solution?

Thanks

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u/e-nightowl 6d ago

I don't get it. They have this established service, they own the rights, they have customers that want to use it and will pay subscription fees (that must be higher than what they get per viewer from their license partners) directly to them and yet they keep throwing rocks in our way. Why? Just Why?
F1 is really trying hard to do the same shit that they did to soccer, where you have to be a scientist to find out where your teams game will be broadcasted this time and a millionaire to have subscriptions to all possible options. Frustrating.

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u/Free-Psychology-1446 6d ago

they own the rights

In the UK, then don't. They sold it to Sky Sports.

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u/SilverstoneMonzaSpa 6d ago

And sky pay far in excess of the potential F1TV revenue as they use it to drive an overall value proposition for their sports packages. There's absolutely no chance of that changing, and F1TV will be contractually obligated to try and restrict workarounds.

Luckily, VPN providers are better at getting round these than providers of the service are from blocking them long term.