http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/23/sky-buys-exclusive-rights-to-all-formula-one Sky buys exclusive rights to all Formula One F1 a television favourite of mine, is removed from my screen (apart from the British Grand Prix) by the greed and self interest of Ecclestone, and the "power" of Sky Television. Rupert Murdoch Bernie Ecclestone I totally refuse to put even more money into Murdoch's pocket by purchasing his "Sky Sports" packages (or any of the other packages) just to watch one series of events and will stick with "Freeview". The spread of Sky television into all aspects of viewing is, I would suggest, depriving me and thousands of other people the pleasure of watching popular programmes as a consequence of the pure greed of the television company and various sports organisers. Some people will not buy Sky television as a matter of principle and others will not buy simply...
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http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/16/bernie-ecclestone-f1-red-bull-mercedes-australian-gp Ecclestone backs Red Bull’s call to rein in Mercedes F1 dominance Bernie Eccleston with Christian Horner Mercedes leads Red Bull When Ferrari dominated every race for season after season nobody said a word about "action to rein in" Ferrari's car and engine advantage and "make races more competitive". Ferrari 1 and 2. The rest not even in sight Now the "poison dwarf", Eccleston joins "sour grapes" Christian Horner seeking to "make races more competitive after a one-sided start to the season", by imposing restrictions on Mercedes! The arrogance and hypocrisy of these two F1 connivers is breathtaking. With the history of Eccleston and his "colourfu l" actions and ideas we should not be surprised but I would have expected better from Horner. He has always given me the impressio...
http://racing.ap.org/article/thousands-rally-bahrain-ahead-auto-race The protests and the race go on. In sport, money is all too frequently far more important than principle.This time it is F1 and the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir. Some time this week, if he has not already benefited, Ecclestone will add a few $ or£ million to his huge bank deposits located around the world, Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the rest of the "Royal" family, will soak up the kudos of this major sporting event, and no doubt collect their fees and expenses. When the trophies are presented after the race, national anthems will be played and there will be much celebration amongst the teams and those in the grandstands, then the whole circus will move onto the next race, the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on the 20th April. In Bahrain, the protests will continue and for the Al Khalifa clique its back to business as usual. The business of human rights abuses, crus...
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11094006.VIDEO__Dorset_musical_group_snub_Grand_Prix_over_human_rights_concerns/ Dorset musical group snub Grand Prix over human rights concerns magic drum orchestra A DORSET musical group has snubbed an invitation to play at a prestigious Formula One Grand Prix over concerns about human rights violations. A big well done to The Magic Drum Orchestra, for taking a stand against the barbaric al-Khalifa regime and its excesses against the people of Bahrain. On Friday, 20 April 2012, I wrote in this Blog, under the heading of "CANCEL THE BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX " the following text, "Principle is more important that money. Ecclestone and the Bahrain Royal family grab the kudos, while the Bahrain security forces backed by the Saudi forces, continue to oppress and kill protesters. CANCEL THE BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX " The oppression and civil rights abuses against the people and protestors in Bahrain continues unabated today...
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/ Ecclestone and his F1 circus have gone. The worlds press and television have moved on to their next assignment. Meanwhile in Bahrain, the protests continue and for Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the rest of the family clique its back to business as usual. The "International Community" resumes viewing the situation through its blind eye, the US 5th Fleet stays in its base at Juffai, and the Saudi's continue to prop up the regimes grip on the people. In the case of Bahrain, the world just does not care.
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/concern-over-bahrain-grand-prix-1 Principle is more important that money. Ecclestone and the Bahrain Royal family grab the kudos, while the Bahrain security forces back by the Saudi forces continue to oppress and kill protesters. CANCEL THE BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX