LONDON: All the subscribers of Formula 1’s OTT streaming service – F1 TV – will have an opportunity to gain access to footage covering the history of the sport from the 1970s and early 1980s.
According to a report in f1i.com, Formula 1 will acquire the footage from well-known production company Brunswick. The events were filmed by a local broadcaster earlier and FOM’s own TV production crews from 2001 onwards.
“We have long wanted to take direct ownership of the content history of our sport, especially moving images,” Ian Holmes, F1’s director of Media Rights told the website.
“In this context, the biggest library of pre-1981 material was the Brunswick archive, as it holds a wealth of material, predominantly from the 1970s, though it does go further back.
“The enlargement of our archive will allow us to make available a lot more content, so that our fans can access whenever and wherever they want to.”
“Our focus is to put our fans at the centre of the Formula 1 action and allow them to access and share our history.”, he added.
The footage will be added to F1 TV progressively over the coming months.
