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01-28-2026

Yeah so I am not buying another TV service I'll be watching the recaps on Youtube.
01-29-2026
As someone who already has apple tv, I like this, but can understand the frustration if you don't already have it.

F1 app used to be great as you can just pay to watch every game, however, looks like that option is dead.
01-29-2026
pz619 wrote
As someone who already has apple tv, I like this, but can understand the frustration if you don't already have it.

F1 app used to be great as you can just pay to watch every game, however, looks like that option is dead.
I already live in the Apple ecosystem so AppleTV is finally not worthless.

Had it free on HULU with ESPN too but the recordings were hit and miss. Hope Apple does a better job!!!
01-29-2026
Only in the States!

We will still have to put up those peanuts on Sky.
01-29-2026
So lucky for US viewers. What an incredible deal, so cheap and Apple TV has lots of other good stuff on it too. In Australia we pay a lot of money to watch F1 and it requires the worst app I have ever used in my life or subscribing to a cable service which feels circa year 2000.
01-29-2026
And enter commercials during F1 races...

Cant' stand apple. their products, or the cult that they've created.
01-30-2026
dfox wrote
And enter commercials during F1 races...

Cant' stand apple. their products, or the cult that they've created.
Apple TV does not have commercials during any of the shows. You do not need an Apple device to watch Apple TV. You can use one of the many unbearable “smart” TVs to watch Apple TV.

The service I use in Australia has none live but has endless commercials on the replay. I pay 2.5x the cost of Apple TV for this per month.
01-31-2026
Davil wrote
Apple TV does not have commercials during any of the shows. You do not need an Apple device to watch Apple TV. You can use one of the many unbearable “smart” TVs to watch Apple TV.

The service I use in Australia has none live but has endless commercials on the replay. I pay 2.5x the cost of Apple TV for this per month.
Yep, I've run AppleTV on a Roku.

So, you can't get F1 on AppleTV down under?
01-31-2026
Killed by Death wrote
Yep, I've run AppleTV on a Roku.

So, you can't get F1 on AppleTV down under?
Sadly no. Another company holds the rights until around 2029.
01-31-2026
So glad I’m not paying $90 now to watch. For once I save a dollar.
01-31-2026
Davil wrote
Sadly no. Another company holds the rights until around 2029.
Wow, that sucks.
01-31-2026
Trying to think of other good shows on AppleTV so others can get more value out of subscribing. Unfortunately, I haven't found much but I'll start the list if others can chime in.

For All Mankind
Masters Of The Air
Season 1 of The Morning Show
The Last Thing He Told Me (Jennifer Garner :drool:)
You're Friends and Neighbors
Manhunt

I haven't started Severance or Pluribus but hear good things.
Chief of War? Linsey's Story?

Stick, Ted Lasso, The Studio, Shrinking (Meh, not my chosen genre)

AppleTV also stays VERY PC
01-31-2026
Killed by Death wrote
Trying to think of other good shows on AppleTV so others can get more value out of subscribing. Unfortunately, I haven't found much but I'll start the list if others can chime in.

For All Mankind
Masters Of The Air
Season 1 of The Morning Show
The Last Thing He Told Me (Jennifer Garner :drool:)
You're Friends and Neighbors
Manhunt

I haven't started Severance or Pluribus but hear good things.
Chief of War? Linsey's Story?

Stick, Ted Lasso, The Studio, Shrinking (Meh, not my chosen genre)

AppleTV also stays VERY PC
Chief of War and the seasons 1-4 of the Mayor of Kingstown are outstanding and stunning => 10/10 (!)
Pluribus and Masters of the Air => 8/10
Severance is interesting but long-winded => 6/10
01-31-2026
Don’t mind paying for the phones or Apple
Tv. Their stocks has been sensational for me. I hate Tesla but same boat. Made some serious coin with that bitch. Even though the cars and CEO suck:thumsup:
02-01-2026
///M Power-Belgium wrote
Chief of War and the seasons 1-4 of the Mayor of Kingstown are outstanding and stunning => 10/10 (!)
Pluribus and Masters of the Air => 8/10
Severance is interesting but long-winded => 6/10
Silo and Tehran are good series, also The Gorge is a good movie.
02-01-2026
Rono63 wrote
Silo and Tehran are good series, also The Gorge is a good movie.
I'll try the Gorge. It didn't look too hot on preview, Thanks!!!
02-02-2026
Davil wrote
Apple TV does not have commercials during any of the shows. You do not need an Apple device to watch Apple TV. You can use one of the many unbearable “smart” TVs to watch Apple TV.

The service I use in Australia has none live but has endless commercials on the replay. I pay 2.5x the cost of Apple TV for this per month.
AppleTV absolutely shows commercials during other sporting events that they air such as soccer (football). They don't air commercials during other content, but live sports, they do.

In fact, here's their website targeted to people/companies that want to buy add time during said soccer matches (https://ads.apple.com/mls).

Maybe that's something exclusive to MLS? Who the heck knows, but I do not trust Apple. Really loathe that I have to give them money. I can't stand their company, cant stand their products, and can't stand the cult that they've created around their products.
02-02-2026
I think I’ll also stick to watching recaps afterwards.
02-03-2026
I will admit the glean on Apple has tarnished somewhat under President/Agen Orange (Tim Cook attending the Melania premiere), the series and films on AppleTV are well made and in some cases, compelling. I will say I wouldn't touch Android given the nature of lack of privacy and disjointed co-system.

To each their own. If you're happy watching the highlights on YouTube, good for you, I for one cancelled my F1TV subscription the day they announced the deal with Apple and saved myself $90 plus bucks.
02-03-2026
FTFY...Contextual clarity, punctuation, spelling and such :D
TheGeekGuy wrote
"Tim Cook attending The First Ladies premiere was awesome; the series and films on Apple TV+ are well-made and, in some cases, truly compelling. Personally, I wouldn't touch Android, given its lack of privacy and disjointed ecosystem.

To each their own. If you're happy watching highlights on YouTube, good for you. I, for one, canceled my F1TV subscription the day they announced the deal with Apple, saving myself $90-plus dollars."
02-03-2026
Rono63 wrote
Silo and Tehran are good series, also The Gorge is a good movie.
Killed by Death wrote
I'll try the Gorge. It didn't look too hot on preview, Thanks!!!
Memory of a Killer (2026) :thumsup:
02-04-2026
Hijack Season 1 was great. I initially thought it would be tedious being basically an 8 hour plane flight you watch for 8 hours. But man did I get hooked on that one.