Speed channel, This channel is lame!! |
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Speed channel, This channel is lame!! |
championgt1 |
Oct 6 2007, 12:59 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore! Group: Members Posts: 2,680 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Speed channel sucks!! Two hours of the Petit LeMans and then for the next five hours it's cars and trucks going in circles. Does anybody remember when it was Speedvision and they showed cool stuff all day everyday? What happened to the World ralley, DTM, Australian V8 touring cars, British touring cars, and nonstop coverage of races such as 12 hours of Sebring, 24 hours of LeMan and of course the Petit LeMan. Sorry for the rant I guess I just needed to vent a little.
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beech4rd |
Oct 10 2007, 06:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 343 Joined: 10-January 07 From: Highwoods, Saugerties, NY Member No.: 7,445 Region Association: North East States |
Nascar does not own Speed. It's a subsidiary channel of Fox- remember earlier this year when the F1 races were on Fox (I think Canada, Indy,France? and Monte Carlo). Formula 1 insists on a broadcast deal that ensures that at least 4 races per year are shown on a "broadcast" channel as opposed to a cable/satelite broadcaster in what seems to be a futile effort to engage the U.S. motor racing fans. Fox is owned by News International, the largest shareholders and controlling family being that of Rupert Murdoch. He likes things to be Fair and Ballanced. Which means appealing to the largest possible audience. I don't believe they care what they carry as long as lots of people watch it. That said, let's be grateful for the commentary staff on F1- Hobbs, Madgett, Windsor and Bob the Bore, who are so knowledgeable- who'd heard of klag before David Hobbs brought it up? They can make a boring procession of cars at least interesting and sometimes downright captivating.
Rarely does Speed actually show a Nascar race- they show the pre-race show, the trucks, the other than Nextel stuff, but the big races are always on Fox Chris |
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