GO customers can once again experience the thrill of Formula 1 races starting with the first Grand Prix of the new season in Bahrain scheduled for the weekend starting 12 March. Once again GO tv will be broadcasting Formula 1 live and exclusive giving local sports enthusiasts a chance to follow Grand Prix action to their heart’s content. And the viewing experience is hugely enhanced this year thanks to the recent launch of GO’s newest tv brand, GO sports. All avid tv viewers, especially sports fans in the local community, are invited to make the most of GO’s special introductory offer that guarantees an exceptional viewing experience and great savings.
The good news is that signing up to the newest GO sports package means that customers get to benefit from a vast range of quality sporting events including Formula1 races – free of charge up to 30 June 2010. Anyone can subscribe to the GO sports that is available as an optional add-on to the GO Silver or Gold tv packages. The exceptional introductory GO sports offer is available until 30 March 2010.
GO informs Formula 1 (F1) fans that it holds the rights to broadcast – live and exclusively – full F1 coverage comprising Friday free practice, free practice and the qualifying session on Saturday and the Sunday race. GO gives sports fans the chance to enjoy F1 coverage not just on their tv at home but even while on the move with their 3G phone. In addition they have the option of receiving SMS alerts on their mobile.
The F1 insights that GO mobile will be offering are a must-have to subscribers who are really into F1 action. For the first time this year, GO mobile is giving F1 fans an innovative service that provides constant SMS updates when an F1 race will be taking place over the weekend – with breaking news messages between one race and another.Those interested in subscribing can send a blank SMS on 50700381 to receive all race and news messages for each and every race of the season.Or, they can opt to access F1 SMS updates from their phone through GO live! (via WAP).Subscribers to the service will be charged €0.07 for every message received and their subscription will be renewed automatically for every race until they decide to unsubscribe.
“We are delighted to offering our GO sports customers the pinnacle of all motor sport, Formula 1, for yet another season which runs between March and November of every year,” said Michèle Dandria, GO’s tv Product Manager.
“GO is pleased to have acquired the exclusive rights to this high adrenaline event – one of the most followed prestigious television event world-wide. Unlike traditional viewing GO will be providing a total of five Live broadcast sessions per Grand Prix. The five sessions will cover all teams from the Practice Sessions commencing Fridays through to the final Race on Sunday. Live broadcasts will contain BBC commentary provided by the former F1 driver Martin Brundle. This year F1 fans can look forward to even more races with the 2010 calendar featuring Bahrain, Canadian and Korean Grand Prix in addition to the full schedule of last year’s Grand Prixs.”
On the subject of the GO sports tv offer, she said: “The launch of our one-time offer means that all sports fans, whether current or new tv customers, have the opportunity to secure GO sports at an exclusive and advantageous monthly subscription rate. The offer is available for subscriptions received until 30 March and local sports devotees may subscribe now for just €17.99 – payable monthly from 1st July 2010. Until that date – that is up to 30th June – they will receive the GO sports 6-channel package free of charge.”
For further information on the GO’s tv sports package or Formula 1 SMS updates on GO mobile, customers are welcome to visit www.go.com.mt [1]. Alternatively, they can call anytime on Freephone 8007 2121 or 146 from their GO mobile.