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Originally Posted by Nook29
Everything you just listed is already shown on other channels. ESPN can't buy rights for a sporting event which has already been sold to another broadcaster. They can only get the rights when the current contract runs out.
A lot of people seem to think they can pay to show whatever they want. This isn't the case. If they could, ESPN would easily have snapped up everything you listed and more sports besides, but as it is, they have to wait.
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World series by Renault, GT series, WRC, IRC, Le Mans 24 hours (enduro series). all these are not getting live coverage. sure we get some highlights coverage but there is nothing live shown. NASCAR was up for grabs and ESPN let it slip away.
even DTM on ESPN was not shown live last year for most races because of football even though they have the contract to show both qualifying and race live. it just seems a missed oppertunity for someone like me who is not into football and prefers motorsports i mean even Sky Sports knows that Football is not the only sport out there and offers a greater choice of alternative sports to god damn football.
to be honest im suprised that ESPN have not snapped up feeder series like WSBR, Indy lights Formula BMW, Formula Palma Audi, ARCA etc as these are great series to watch and the licences will be for almost nothing.