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1st September 2010, 17:22 #1
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NBC and Versus
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/66584
^any speculation on potential impact for the IRL...
there has been saome serios WAG's about Indycar ending up on NBC.....I for one dont see that happening.....Im wondering if Versus gets killed off does the league still have a contract.....and is that a good or bad thing..
thoughts? comments?Sarah Fisher..... Team owner of a future Indy500 winning car!
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1st September 2010, 17:49 #2
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Indycar ratings are too low for anyone to start caring about. The more sports properties NBC/Versus will own, the lower Indycar comes in the pecking order.
Versus won't break the contract because it's still a whopping 7 more years, but they simply stop making an effort. And then they will start bullying like ESPN did by pre-empting races for womens rugby or whatever.
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1st September 2010, 17:54 #3
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It is comforting to seethe IRL featured so prominently in the article. Glad to know they care (or matter)....
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1st September 2010, 18:09 #4
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Kind of misleading. Versus does't get "killed off", it's simply renamed. Big difference. A channel named "NBC Sports" would have a bigger pull than "VS" I would imagine.
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1st September 2010, 21:14 #5
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Originally Posted by ykiki
I think the renamed versus will end up on most networks and the TV deal will end up just fine.HINCHTOWN!!
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1st September 2010, 21:20 #6
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NBC Sports is a stronger brand than Versus, which is why Comcast, in the first couple of months after regulatory approval, will rename Versus to something like the NBC Sports Channel or NBC Sports Network.
A Notre Dame Football game is a better lead in than the Collegiate Bass Championships (I kid you not. That will be on Vs. this Saturday at 12:30 pm Saturday)
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1st September 2010, 22:07 #7
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Hopefully if it comes about they will get on the basic cable/satellite networks up here. Then TSN will be shut out and Cdns. can see the races without having to purchase an expensive package to get TSN2 where most of the races are shown.
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2nd September 2010, 01:20 #10
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