Another blow for BBC F1

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BBC Sport - Jake Humphrey to leave BBC for BT Vision

BBC presenter Jake Humphrey has announced he is to leave the corporation to host BT Vision's Premier League coverage.
BT will launch a new channel after acquiring the rights to £738m worth of Premier League football, starting from the 2013-14 season.
The 33-year-old, best known for hosting the BBC's Formula 1 coverage, will anchor the new channel's live football coverage from next season which includes 38 live games a season over three years.
He will continue to present the BBC's F1 coverage for the remainder of the current season.

Leaving the BBC for a channel nobody's heard of, the money must be great

I wonder who on earth will do F1 now. That woman who fills in for him?

[Old Hack]

BBC Sport - Jake Humphrey to leave BBC for BT Vision

Leaving the BBC for a channel nobody's heard of, the money must be great

I wonder who on earth will do F1 now. That woman who fills in for him?

I think it will benefit the channel, to be honest. He should have stuck to Childrens TV. However, now left with Coulthard and Eddie Jordan, I believe they should start afresh with a black sheet of paper, as it's just rubbish.

Sky F1 is blowing them away imo.

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BBC have pretty much wrecked the F1 coverage by taking over F1 when they could not afford it. ITV was doing okay apart from annoying adverts every 10 minutes but still they delivered. BBC undercut them and then found they could not run it and show only half the races live. WTF ?

[northernladuk]

He was on with Chris Moyles last Thursday saying how it was his dream job and all he ever wanted and there was nothing better..

[TheFaQQer]

The rumour at one stage was that Gary Lineker was meant to be doing it.

I'm gutted that he's not.

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He was on with Chris Moyles last Thursday saying how it was his dream job and all he ever wanted and there was nothing better..

True but both of them were doing the jobs they'd always dreamed of and both are leaving. I suppose even your dream job has to lead somewhere if they offer you double the salary.

[nomadd]

I think it will benefit the channel, to be honest. He should have stuck to Childrens TV.

This^ (+1,000,000)

However, now left with Coulthard and Eddie Jordan, I believe they should start afresh with a black sheet of paper, as it's just rubbish.

Coulthard and the "other guy" (Ben somebody?) when they commentate on the race I can live with.

I cannot find words to describe how badly Eddie Jordan comes across on T.V., so I won't even try.

Sky F1 is blowing them away imo.

No idea. The idea that I'd shell out money to watch the advert-laden sports stars of today just doesn't compute with me.

[Platypus]

Disagree with you on every point, nomadd, apart from the last.

Oh well, everyone has an opinion.

I think the Beeb was doing a good job. Shame that Sky paid handsomely to take F1 from the beeb.

Anyone else think it's appalling to pay a subscription for a channel which shows adverts? One or the other IMO.

[Old Hack]

Disagree with you on every point, nomadd, apart from the last.

Oh well, everyone has an opinion.

I think the Beeb was doing a good job. Shame that Sky paid handsomely to take F1 from the beeb.

Anyone else think it's appalling to pay a subscription for a channel which shows adverts? One or the other IMO.

Not while the race is on, and that's all that counts to me. They have historic program's, current shows, and are pretty good at analysis. Job done for me, and was free with the hd pack.

Loverly

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EJ is not there because he's great on TV. He's there because he's mates with half the big-wigs. Nobody else can grab Bernie's arm for a quick chat.