Posts Tagged ‘Footage’

Do You See What I See?

I’ve got to be honest, when I read a suggestion on Ed Gorman’s blog today, that there was a chance some additional Fuji footage might work it’s way online via official channels, my response was one of marked cynicism.

But all due credit to the powers that be, because as Dom spotted earlier, Bernie’s official site is now carrying raw video footage from the various incidents that drew so much response during the Grand Prix of Japan.

Screenshot from f1.com

For the very first time in Formula 1’s history, you may legally watch a “commentary free” selection of racing incidents via your web browser, from anywhere in the world.

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Written on October 14th, 2008 at 10:24 pm by me.
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Ancillary F1 - RTV

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Welcome to the last episode in the mini series Ancillary F1, where we take a look at the supportive companies involved with the sport, those not directly competing. Today we’re looking at television production house RTV.

RTV GmbH was founded in 1995 by Oliver Bauss in Stuttgart. He had been working for the German TV company RTL, who had the F1 rights at the time, and Bauss was a motorsport fan in his own right. With an interest in racing, he soon realised there was a gap in the market for behind the scenes broadcast footage, and he setup RTV.

The company’s first partner was Allianz, who sponsor Williams, and their first commission was to produce a series of programmes about how F1 has helped to improve passenger safety in road cars.

Their clientele, and capabilities improved over the years and now they broadcast a wide range of Formula 1 related packages. They are probably best known for Inside Grand Prix, which is a half hour programme, covering technical information, historical pieces, behind the scenes footage and personnel profiles. The programme has been running since 2001 and is currently broadcast in 55 countries across the world.

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Written on October 8th, 2008 at 08:58 pm by Christine.
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