Formula 1 fans who want to watch their favorite sport live without subscribing to additional pay channels will also have fewer viewing options in the Netherlands in the future.

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For example, Formula 1 will disappear behind a paywall in the UK after its upcoming season starting in 2019. Dutch satellite viewers can still watch this season via Astra2satellites can still watch some, but certainly not all, of the races without encryption via Channel 4. And then the opportunity to watch these free broadcasts ends. Starting in 2019, Formula 1 in the UK can be watched exclusively on the pay channel Sky Sports. Anyone in the Netherlands who wants to watch Formula 1 without subscribing to a pay channel can only access RTL Germany. The channel recently extended its broadcast rights agreement, meaning the qualifying and races of all Formula 1 Grands Prix will continue to be shown on the channel for years to come.

In the Netherlands it already exists Ziggo Sports However, they will still have Formula 1 broadcast rights for the coming year. Max Verstappen’s performance, among other things, can be followed by all Ziggo subscribers via the basic digital channel Ziggo Sport on preset channel 14. Formula 1 can be followed on almost all other Dutch providers for an additional fee of subscribing to Ziggo Sport Total. Olav Mol’s commentary is also available on radio stations around the world via the internet Radio Grand Prix to hear. In the coming months it will become clear who will broadcast Formula 1 in the Netherlands after the next season.

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