Viaplay receives rights for Formula 1 in the Netherlands for five years – Image and sound – News

Then we finally have a modern organization like Liberty behind F1, but we are oppressed by the “modern model”.

We will soon be able to choose from
– F1TV
Here we have all the F1 content, but if you set the language to Dutch you will get the commentary from ViaPlay. That’s not a problem, but interviews that are conducted LIVE are not broadcast on F1TV. You hear the ViaPlay commentators announce it, and then it goes silent on F1TV.

– ViaPlay
You do have the comments, but you also buy all kinds of other products, including films and other sports. The price is higher than F1TV.

So it’s 2024 and I can’t just buy F1 with complete Dutch commentary. The entire technology is ready for it but… no. You are tied to 2 solutions that are not good for me.

It has actually gotten worse over the years. Yes, you can now easily watch races again, pause them or start at the front if you are just too late.
You used to sit in front of the TV and watch. Recording aside, that always worked. And that also worked for my father. I was already kneeling there watching F1 together.

Now I have to explain to him how to start streams, switch languages ​​and deal with apps and connections. Yes, it often turns out fine… but the man gets a little older and sometimes looks at his remote controls and devices in a puzzled and bewildered way.