Formula 1 will NO LONGER be televised in the United States.

[sam_gordon]

Don’t forget… what if the internet breaks down? It’s not like Apple can just shift it to an offline linear channel if that were the case…

And for those with cable, what if cable goes down?

 

[sam_gordon]

The bottom line is this is/was a business decision. Broadcasters (whether linear or non) are not obligated to give viewers the programming they want. Sports has been moving more and more toward a "pay to view" model for decades. MNF went to ESPN in 2006. Yes, occasionally games will be on ABC, but not often. Meaning, if you want to watch MNF, you need some kind of subscription, and probably some 3rd party box tied to your TV.

Look at all the "mini" sports networks... ACC, SEC, B1G, to say nothing of the networks that carry many baseball games. Games that used to be on linear TV (actual affiliates instead of carried by a network) now require subscriptions.

Why should F1 be any different?

 

[kdonnel]

This is just another sign of the demise of broadcast television.

https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/tv-networks-viewers-more-time-streaming-broadcast-cable-combined/

Based on this where would you want your content shown?

During June, viewers spent more time watching streaming services than they did for broadcast and cable television combined.

In June, 46% of Americans’ TV time was spent on streaming services, led by YouTube and Netflix. Cable television networks represented 23.4% and broadcast was 18.5%, for a total of just under 42%, Nielsen said. It was the first time broadcast TV had ever slipped below 20% of total TV viewing.

Traditional broadcast TV will need to reinvent themselves to remain relevant in 20 years.

 

[sam_gordon]

This is just another sign of the demise of broadcast television.

https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/tv-networks-viewers-more-time-streaming-broadcast-cable-combined/

Based on this where would you want your content shown?




Traditional broadcast TV will need to reinvent themselves to remain relevant in 20 years.

I have to pose the question though... if someone was watching "live" TV (think "Big 4" or ESPN, FS1, etc) on YouTubeTv, Hulu+, and the like, does that count as "streaming" or "broadcast"? Watching MNF via the ESPN app?

 

[Nayan]

I have to pose the question though... if someone was watching "live" TV (think "Big 4" or ESPN, FS1, etc) on YouTubeTv, Hulu+, and the like, does that count as "streaming" or "broadcast"? Watching MNF via the ESPN app?

Streaming, which they do count...

https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/

 

[_19disnA]

Always wondered how any of those rating agencies determine who/how many any are watching. If you are channel flipping and stop for a few minutes on a specific channel does that count?

 

[kdonnel]

Always wondered how any of those rating agencies determine who/how many any are watching. If you are channel flipping and stop for a few minutes on a specific channel does that count?

I think another reason that streaming is loved by the content creators. They can gather extremely accurate analytics on what is watched and how so they can justify ad prices.

Analytics on every consumer, not just the few Nielsen uses and has to extrapolate.

Not only can they use the analytics to set ad prices but the analytics themselves can be sold and might be as valuable as the shows themselves.