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Originally Posted by Big Red
But why would ESPN buy up rights and then use Live time up for something thats not bringing the audances in.
Every one of Sky's sports deals is multi million and in one case billions and on long term deals, most dont run out until 2014 and were extended last year.
World series by Renault, GT series, WRC, IRC, Le Mans 24 hours - the rating are that poor its only worth highlight rights.
DTM - whats the betting it gets dropped after the deal runs out - if the air time is better used by something that people will watch then they are going to do that.
In my eyes is just shows how poor NASCAR was for Sky to drop - Your saying ESPN missed the oppertunity to get it - why would ESPN buy something thats no getting the audances even on Sky.
ESPN are competing against Sky Sports and have just started, they bought into a inherted Prem League deal which see's them loose a package but ESPN are a huge global force and will sign multi million pound deals if it gets the audances.
It just shows with the likes of the indina cricket league not even ITV think its worth showing on prime time ITV1 instead its on ITV4.
NASCAR on Open Access3 - not open access 1/2 but 3.
ESPN and Sky are competing for Premium sports - Football is part of that if you like it or not.
Your comparing Sky's choice v ESPN - some facts Sky have being around in the UK since 1989 - ESPN -Aug 2009 7 months compared to 20+ years.
Sky have 5 UK sports channels compared to ESPN 1 or 3 if you want to include ESPN America and Classic.
Will ESPN choice get better and bigger - Yes
Will ESPN be able to equal its self to Sky - Yes but time will tell 2014 is a HUGE date in ESPN diary - most of the multi million/billion pound deals that Sky have will expire within this year.
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oops sorry yeah agree back to Virgin
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the thing is just cause your opinion is that most motorsports are not worth watching there is a big following of people that think it is. i hate football and think that all the air time it gets is a waste.
have you ever been to a race ???
i have and i know that crowds are bigger on avarage than what most football matches get (WRBR at sliverstone last year was over 150,000 to that one event alone).
the problem is that ESPN is hung up on football there is far too much of it aired and it ****es me off.
DTM is the biggest touring car series in europe and hope that it ESPN dont drop it but if they do Eurosport will pick it up and then again its ESPN`s loss and hopefully either way ill get to see it in HD.
yes i know the Le Mans 24 hours is on Eurosport but only the one race (or 2 if they get the Spa 24 hours as well) there is 9 races in total to the series and 8 of which will not be aired its another wasted oppertunity especially as Nigel Mansell is driving in the full series with his own team. what more do you need to pull an audience than probably the most well known of British drivers ever to race.
the problem is ESPN wont give motorsports a try as it seems they are too worried in loosing the die hard football fan.