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joff81 · 10-05-2012, 10:28

I have to admit ever since ESPN launched I've always thought it to be half assed in terms of being interested in trying to get rights for sports.
They seem only to be interested mainly in football but even that's just the crumbs that sky don't want which for the most is not really that good anyway.

I am mainly interested in motorsports and have to say ESPN has missed out on lots of sports that they could of picked up for peanuts that would be worth buying like the following :-

NASCAR NEXTEL CUL
NASCAR NATIONWIDE CUP
INDYCAR
WRC
FORMULA 3
WORLD SERIES BY RENAULT
AUTO GP

ESPN have also lost rights to sports that the had in the beginning like NHL and Baseball which is disappointing as ESPN are a US company.

Now it just seems to be ticking on showing sports without any regularity and in what seems to be random air times, they also don't seem to be taking advantage of the agreements they have. Take DTM ESPN have live rights to show qualifying and race but for some reason they haven't showed DTM qualifying since the start of last year, and up now not race this season has been shown live they have been full replays at MIDNIGHT which is pretty crazy for a one of the most popular touring car series currently running.

ESPN need to step up thier game of sell up and give a different channel operator the chance to do a better job than the half assed effort of ESPN.

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joff81 Inactive Join Date: May 2006 Location: Stockton on Tees Services: V+ Xl TV package phone L package Broadband L package Posts: 347	Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2. I have to admit ever since ESPN launched I've always thought it to be half assed in terms of being interested in trying to get rights for sports. They seem only to be interested mainly in football but even that's just the crumbs that sky don't want which for the most is not really that good anyway. I am mainly interested in motorsports and have to say ESPN has missed out on lots of sports that they could of picked up for peanuts that would be worth buying like the following :- NASCAR NEXTEL CUL NASCAR NATIONWIDE CUP INDYCAR WRC FORMULA 3 WORLD SERIES BY RENAULT AUTO GP ESPN have also lost rights to sports that the had in the beginning like NHL and Baseball which is disappointing as ESPN are a US company. Now it just seems to be ticking on showing sports without any regularity and in what seems to be random air times, they also don't seem to be taking advantage of the agreements they have. Take DTM ESPN have live rights to show qualifying and race but for some reason they haven't showed DTM qualifying since the start of last year, and up now not race this season has been shown live they have been full replays at MIDNIGHT which is pretty crazy for a one of the most popular touring car series currently running. ESPN need to step up thier game of sell up and give a different channel operator the chance to do a better job than the half assed effort of ESPN.