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by jreese 1416 days ago
How do folks actually watch Formula E races, without a cable subscription? The Formula E Youtube channel only ever posts "highlights" through the season, and then waits to the end of the season to post full races to their channel.

I'm a happy F1TV subscriber, and really enjoyed watching some FE races here and there in the past, but it feels like they're going out of their way to make it difficult or pointless to actively watch full races during the season. Is there an "FETV" type of deal similar to F1TV, or do I just have to give up hope of seeing them before the end of the season?
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SashaRuvin 1416 days ago
In the U.S. you have to watch it live on CBS/CBS Sports which means some sort of cable subscription. Paramount+ doesn't even give you access. Also there is no on demand replay, so you either catch it live or not at all. Outside of the U.S. you can watch it on YouTube but it's blocked state side.

Broadcast rights deals ruining UX yet again..

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JshWright 1416 days ago
The US commentary team is so terrible... It has all the energy of a golf tournament.

I really miss Jack and Dario on the world feed.

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LeoPanthera 1416 days ago
> Also there is no on demand replay, so you either catch it live or not at all.

You could record it...

Like we always used to do.

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chrisseaton 1416 days ago
Are DVRs still a thing? I thought they added copy-protection to video outputs (like Apple movies won't play on a non-protected display.)
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LeoPanthera 1416 days ago
I have Comcast cable and watch it via an HDHomeRun with a cablecard. Only "premium" channels are encrypted and that's mostly just HBO.

I use the "Channels"[1] software to record programs and save them directly onto my NAS.

[1]:https://getchannels.com

Of course, all cable providers also have their own DVRs. And surprisingly, Tivo still exists. https://www.tivo.com

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dv_dt 1416 days ago
In the US I have only watched the first couple of seasons on YouTube. The last season, 7, released the full races at the end of last year; which was nice because there was basically no good way to watch in in the US between s2-s6 even with paying imho.
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rmccue 1416 days ago
Depends on your local area and broadcaster (just like F1TV); here in the UK, Channel 4 has it either broadcast live on YouTube, or in their 4 On Demand app. (Or both.)
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fortysixdegrees 1416 days ago
Torrent
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