Is it possible to get Britain's ITV1 network in Canada?

Factual Questions
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Does anyone in Canada receive ITV1? Is it available through Shaw or Rogers? Or by satellite? Is ITV1 available in HD?

I want ITV1 because it offers the best F1 coverage, vastly superior to SPEED or TSN…

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Bumpity

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I just looked through the channel listings for Videotron, Cogeco, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw, and Rogers - none of them carry that channel (Using Toronto as a choice for Rogers). You’ll just have to put up with TSN and Speed.

Does Fox Sportsworld or Rogers Sportsnet carry F1? There seem to be a lot of channels for sports, but the majority seem to be primarily about NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL.

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[QUOTE=mnemosyne]
I just looked through the channel listings for Videotron, Cogeco, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw, and Rogers - none of them carry that channel (Using Toronto as a choice for Rogers). You’ll just have to put up with TSN and Speed.

Does Fox Sportsworld or Rogers Sportsnet carry F1? There seem to be a lot of channels for sports, but the majority seem to be primarily about NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL.
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Thanks for your help.

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I asked the question on another board and was told TSN provide coverage but with the ITV commentary.

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[QUOTE=Vetch]
I asked the question on another board and was told TSN provide coverage but with the ITV commentary.
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TSN supplies the ITV coverage and commentary for the race, but do their own commentary for the pre- and post-race stuff. They also do their own commentary for the qualifying session. This consists of Vic Rauter’s droning and Gerry Donaldson on the far end of a tin-can-and-string telephone. It really is intolerable, which is why I watch the qualifying coverage on Speed instead. Speed also carries the second Friday practice session, while TSN doesn’t.