Hey anthonyvop what's this well funded new race series coming up?
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Hey anthonyvop what's this well funded new race series coming up?
I think you need to journey into the land of no ovals, no Indy, .....Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
I'm not much of a soccer fan, but i see no reason to go to Soccer Forums and illuminate them to that fact...
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Points well taken, however doesn't Comcast benefit financially if it's programming- specifically sports programming- becomes more popular, thus attracting more advertising dollars? Moving a race or two to NBC- perhaps even into a special Friday night prime time slot or something creative like that- could ultimately benefit everyone in the long run. I say Friday night because it's a relative graveyard for ratings on original scripted programming. Putting a live sporting event on perhaps could generate the same- if not better ad dollar- than an block of repeats sometime during the summer. The event would certainly do better than the 0.-whatever's that a Sunday race gets on Versus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
Believe me, I wasn't taking a swipe at your post or your point of view. But when the IRL was looking for a new broadcast partner, ABC came out and said that the only race that they made money on was Indy (and that was back when Indy's ratings were about 30% higher than they are now). The broadcast networks make money either by selling time (ALMS, NHRA, CCWS, etc.) or by luring sponsors with high ratings (Lost, Dancing with the Idiots, etc.).Quote:
Originally Posted by NCcartfan
What you're suggesting would be good for the IRL (just as similar suggestions would have been good for CART or CCWS). But given the state of the current and past ratings, I just don't see it happening. Doesn't mean it won't. I just think that outside of a time buy, the IRL doesn't have enough sponsors that would buy commercials (or could attract enough eyeballs to bring in outside sponsors) to make it economically viable or realistic from the standpoint of the affiliates. But who knows?
You would be surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by e2mtt
When will it start? What kind of cars? Where will it be televised... what should I search for on the web?Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
(I'm not being sarcastic or ironic, I'm genuinely curious. PM me if you want.)
The worst case scenario for the ratings, was if there was rain and the race delayed or postponed. No one predicted that ratings would go down, and a bump of 30% or more was and seemed a reasonable target.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahFan
When that did not happen and the ratings came out (and were the worst, ever) there was an unscheduled meeting between Izod and Indycar. Any planes for RHR were dropped, and discussions turned to how to move forward, if at all, in 2011.
Izod, and Indycar officials fully expected an increase, not a decrease in ratings from the series premier event. This decrease hurt in more ways than most of you know. In addition to Izod, you might just start to notice more rumors about teams loosing sponsorship $$. The thinking was that things culd not get any worse...the reality is that it did get worse, and how low will it go. Izod will not ride on a loosing horse....
IF Izod comes back, then I would vote for RB for President of the US (Though given the dunce now in office, I would vote for a fig...). What I hear is they should be back in 2011 but the series is bracing and preparing for the worse. If they can keep them onboard for 2012, and pick up some engine mfgrs, that would be good. If not, look for re-worked Dallara's for a few more years.
How many cars were at the first race? How many cars were at the last race? How many will be at the next race? Is the trend going up, or down?
Also, does anyone else notice the new venues being added and how Champcar did the same? Adding new venues is a quick way to add a few million to the series bottom line, but does little in the way of getting money to the teams. Champcar added several new venues here and abroad, before going away. Desperate times.
TV Ratings = Sponsors = $$ = Teams = Cars = Drivers
If the first part of this goes down, the rest go down too.
ouch
There's another rumor running around SI.com on June 23:Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
"Izod is in the first year of a six-year contract and is intent on making celebrities chic again at IndyCar events. During race week in Indy, the clothing company held a series of parties with stars ranging from NFL Hall of Famers Anthony Munoz and Paul Krause to Hollywood types such as Mark Wahlberg, Adrian Grenier and the Kardashian sisters.
And Kelly insists his company is around for the long haul."
But then again, it's just a rumor.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz0rpMtJZcc
toyota insisted they were in for the long haul right up until they PAID to not be involved......Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilf
just sayin