wes@lemmy.worldM to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoReport: Apple considers huge bid for global Formula 1 streaming rights9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down19
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minus-squareBernie EcclestonedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years agoI know. It’s Apple’s pitch. It just doesn’t make business sense for Liberty to limit global streaming to one supplier. They will do the deals that the sponsors who fund the whole circus want done. And they want more eyeballs on their logos not fewer.
minus-squareSentau@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoUnless apple offers ridiculous amounts of money which will offset the potential loss in sponsorship revenue. It is far fetched but possible.
minus-squareBernie EcclestonedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoAnd then you’d be beholden to Apple. Makes no commercial sense.
I know. It’s Apple’s pitch. It just doesn’t make business sense for Liberty to limit global streaming to one supplier.
They will do the deals that the sponsors who fund the whole circus want done. And they want more eyeballs on their logos not fewer.
Unless apple offers ridiculous amounts of money which will offset the potential loss in sponsorship revenue. It is far fetched but possible.
And then you’d be beholden to Apple. Makes no commercial sense.