The channel launched on 9 March 2012, seven days before the start of the 2012 Formula One season. However, since its launch, similar channels have launched in Germany and Italy in further moves towards a pay TV/free-to-air coverage mix by FOM (the Formula 1 rights holder). Prior to the launch of the channel, there was some controversy about switching Formula One coverage at least in part to pay television. ![]() However, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra would continue to broadcast live commentary of the whole season until the 2021 season. On 21 December 2015, it was announced that the BBC would be ending its broadcast rights three seasons early after the 2015 season with its rights to 10 live races and highlights of all 21 races going to Channel 4. In November 2011, Sky announced the new dedicated F1 channel would launch in March 2012, and will air all F1 races with coverage of practice sessions, qualifying and the race, live and commercial-free. It also allowed the BBC to show highlights of all races. The BBC continued to broadcast half of the races live including the British Grand Prix and final race. However, a new broadcast rights deal was announced on 29 July 2011, stating that Sky Sports would cover all races live. The BBC had exclusive UK F1 rights from 2009 until the end of the 2013 season, having regained the rights from ITV. Since 2017, Sky Sports F1 has broadcast Formula 1 in 4K UHD. From 2012 to 2029, Sky Sports F1 has the exclusive rights to broadcast Formula 1 live in the UK and Ireland, and will sub-licence highlights of all races and qualifying sessions plus the British Grand Prix live to Channel 4. Sky Sports F1 is a television channel created exclusively for Sky's UK and Ireland coverage of Formula One, with Sky having a package of rights from the 2012 season to the 2029 season. ![]() (downscaled to 1080i and 16:9 576i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds, respectively.
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