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007andygo
User level: Level 1 (5 points)

Now TV app on Apple TV not playing live F1 coverage

I have access to Sky F1 coverage through Now TV. I can see any of the other content on Now TV played through my Apple TV unit onto my TV apart from the live F1 coverage. I can however airplay that F1 live content through my iphone to the TV perfectly.


I have re installed my Now TV app onto my smart TV with no change. I have the latest IOS 27 software on my ATV unit.


I have twice though been able to play through my ATV the live coverage by unplugging my ATV unit then re connecting and then immediately accessing the Now Live TV F1 coverage as normal. If i come out of the programme and then try and re enter the coverage I get the error message saying there has been a problem, please retry.


Any solutions folks?

Posted on Oct 7, 2026 8:41 AM

2 replies

lynden176
User level: Level 1 (18 points)

Oct 10, 2026 2:15 AM in response to lachlanfromlondon

For Apple 4K TV users: My F1 was streaming fine for months, but stopped working last week (other sports unaffected). Thinking it was a glitch I tried this week and much the same. My video settings in the UK were 4K SDR 50hz, after switching to 4K HDR 50hz it now works perfectly.


Thanks to lachlanfromlondon for the suggestion, I was about to start throwing things!


lachlanfromlondon
User level: Level 1 (14 points)

Oct 10, 2026 1:59 AM in response to 007andygo

Hey, I had the same issue. Try going into the video settings and change to Dolby Vision 50hz. I think it has something to do with the UHD format for the F1. It fixed it for me. Iam going to investigate further to see what the ideal format is. But as I understand, the issue is that Now TV doesn’t trigger an automatic switching of video formats to make it work. Good luck!

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256371991