{"id":135562,"date":"2018-02-28T11:02:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T16:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/?p=135562"},"modified":"2018-02-28T15:15:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:15:28","slug":"f1-unveils-new-direct-to-consumer-live-streaming-platform-f1-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/2018\/02\/28\/f1-unveils-new-direct-to-consumer-live-streaming-platform-f1-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Unveils Direct-to-Consumer Live-Streaming Platform, F1 TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The over-the-top (OTT) boom continues, with Formula 1 the latest to unveil its own subscription-based, direct-to-consumer live-streaming product, F1 TV.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-135563\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 225w, https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 892w, https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 458w, https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/F1OTTfeatured.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/>Subscribers will receive access to\u00a0commercial-free live streams of each race in four languages (English, French, German, and Spanish), in addition to exclusive access to 20 driver on-board cameras throughout every race session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the launch of F1 TV, we are beginning on the journey to build a cornerstone of our digital transformation,&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Frank Arthofer<\/strong>,\u00a0director, digital and new business, Formula 1, said in the platform&#8217;s official announcement. \u201cF1 TV subscription products are clearly and centrally aimed at our hardest-core fans, and we are firm believers that, while we are bringing a new audience to the sport, we must always remain focused on delivering products and experiences that serve the most avid F1 fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All practice, qualifying, and races will be offered live, along with press conferences and pre\/post-race interviews for Formula 1 events. Also available on the platform will be live races from the FIA Formula 2 Championship, GP3 Series, and Porsche Supercup, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur objective with F1 TV is simple: provide these fans with the best available service to watch live Grands Prix and provide them with the best sports OTT customer experience in the world,\u201d added Arthofer. \u201cOur team and our partners are singularly focused on delivering on that vision, not just for launch but over the long term. Live-streaming video is an exciting space changing almost daily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tata Communications, Formula 1\u2019s Official Connectivity Provider, will provide CDN support and connectivity services to distribute F1 TV content globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF1 is the first global sport to adopt such an ambitious mobile strategy, and we\u2019re excited to be part of it,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Mehul Kapadia<\/strong>, managing director, F1 business, Tata Communications. \u201cA single global OTT video platform, with multiple live feeds and hundreds of hours of past highlights, gives fans the power to create their own unique, immersive motorsports experiences. It\u2019s a way to keep existing audiences hooked and attract new fans to the world of F1, too.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The over-the-top (OTT) boom continues, with Formula 1 the latest to unveil its own subscription-based, direct-to-consumer live-streaming product, F1 TV.\n&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/2018\/02\/28\/f1-unveils-new-direct-to-consumer-live-streaming-platform-f1-tv\/\" class=\"more\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":135563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8899,9248],"tags":[6885,504,2947],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135572,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135562\/revisions\/135572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}