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Ecclestone warns BBC over F1 contract
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Bernie Ecclestone has warned the BBC he could force it to see out its current contract to show F1 until 2018. As reported by industry monitor Broadcast, the BBC is keen to end its deal three years early in order to save money, with ITV set to step in and take on live coverage of half the races per season in the UK. Ecclestone confirmed on Friday that the BBC's future is in doubt but warns there would be a penalty if the broadcaster attempted to terminate its contract prematurely. "The bottom line is that they are cutting back on all types of sport and if we really, really, really had to, we'd say 'you have got a contract and you better get on with it.' They can't...
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