Agree completely, I would far rather watch 50 minutes of reasonable coverage on a Sunday than the current 23 minutes each night, and the advantage of being on ITV4 will hopefully help the sport a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
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Agree completely, I would far rather watch 50 minutes of reasonable coverage on a Sunday than the current 23 minutes each night, and the advantage of being on ITV4 will hopefully help the sport a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Let's also hope that Paul King has no involvement of any kind.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
He is though. Surely any deal will just be to take the very same programme that is shown in every English speaking country that it's broadcast in.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAS007
If that's the case, then he'll be there, just as he is now.
Well said, that's a very important point!Quote:
Originally Posted by RAS007
ITV4 is showing highlights of Rally Mexico on Tuesday 12th at 5.50pm:
myDigiGuide: The Best UK TV Guide - World Rally Championship Highlights
Great news if right (ITV4 website currently shows that slot being filled by Minder) but a terrible time. Very unlikely that I'll be home from work in time to catch that, it makes far more sense for them to show it at 7pm instead of some repeats of Cheers (and not just from a personal point of view, it's just odd to get rights to a sport like the WRC and nudge it away from prime time in favour of a 30 year old sitcom)Quote:
Originally Posted by tintin
Edit: Apologies, just realised that I was looking at Tuesday 5th. The point about time slot remains though.
That is a pretty odd slot, but I guess some allowance has to made as it is a new addition for them. Therefore difficult to put it somewhere sensible like a Sunday afternoon like Dave use to, because they have other series scheduled already.
...and also this is Mexico, so the time difference would make Sunday evening very difficult. When they had WRC before, Mexico and Argentina were always shown on Monday rather than Sunday.
The fact that it's not on a Sunday isn't an issue for me (I prefer when it's on a few days later).Quote:
Originally Posted by tintin
Likewise it's not really that new to ITV4, they had it before Dave did and ran it in exactly the same time slot IIRC....and have you seen the ITV4 schedules?!!! It's virtually all repeats of Minder, Cheers and the Sweeney.
Rubbish slot but better than nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by tintin
Absolute sh#te as usual! If they keep that slot I like many others will still be watching WRC on youtube.
ITV 4 to show Rally Mexico... Uncertain regarding the rest of season but it's a start
http://irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00003305
Set up Rally Mexico for recording on ITV4 HD and was able to series link for future programmes.
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Originally Posted by Pecker
Yes ITV confirmed to show rest of the Season :-)
http://sport-onthebox.com/2013/03/07...-tv-with-itv4/
Can't believe that I can watch WRC on free to watch small tv station in Croatia. Tonight it was 25 min.Mexico preview. Few months ago it was hope to watch it on Eurosport or some other free to watch tv station. Now we need live tv.
Stage 1-6 review in wrc.com seems to have a new commentator. On previous event they were made by Paul King i think
Don't tease me.........Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Full highlights from Day 2 anyone please ??
Only in Deutch & French so far I'm afraidQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I have seen the SpeedHD coverage (english) from a torrent. I ll see if I can upload somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
@RAS007: no Paul King on this one ;) [/color][/font]
Paul King not in Mexico. He is doing another event in sport
Praise the Lord for small mercies. Incidentally, what other event is he doing? A "live" voiceover for the chariot race in Ben-Hur?Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
Jon Desborough is doing the commentary instead of Paul King in Mexico.
Don't get to excited he is rubbish!!! and why does Nueville get almost no coverage??? Doing a lot better than most of the people they give coverage to.
Maybe because our new commentator can't say 'Nueville'?? I thought he was awful, bring back Paul King please, like now! What was that rubbish that Mikko will now want to cut corners.. they take the best line, cutting the corners more in Mexico will have one very obvious result :dozey: Nothing more distracting than a commentator who doesn't get what is going on...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dug83
Or saying "the top ten drivers score points, here's Maciek in 11th hurry up"
or
"JUNIOR, WRC 2 Class"
Emphasizes on the Junior as if it's kiddies in small cars!
Canale Italia's tv-magazine "Motoring Rally News" (one of three Italian networks who bought the WRC tv-rights, the only one with on-rally TV-crew) is already editing the Tuesday evening magazine, with their-own interviews (and Red Bull too) and images...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...06799299_n.jpg
Nice if this will happen, on a free to air channel.
Ciesla: WRC TV hours can grow by 50% or more over next 3 years.
iRally | The free independent Rally App for the iPhone, iPad and Android
[quote="Ciesla"]Currently 75% of our fans…]
I think they should first think why the 75% of the fans are from Europe and then think of growing to the "BRIC" countries.
Here is what I want for 2014:
One off payment for the year for a subscription to watch Interviews straight from the Service park, similar to WRCLive but video; previews and highlights even though those can stay free for 2-3-4mins but the proper 24 minute highlights for the subscription as otherwise I source on the internet from people recording on tv... I'm not going to pay for the sports package on my sat tv to watch one sport, once a month on one weekend! SILLY.
Subscription to watch the WRC Live from the Power Stage (If it will exist in 2014) ONLINE on the internet. Live HD streaming.
I'd pay a yearly subscription, with options of paying rally by rally or round by round to watch the WRC Coverage LIVE on the internet! That's the best way I think.
Rally France the other year was LIVE on local tv, someone was playing it through their computer and people were watching on the internet! Even though it was in French, I still watched. It was the fact it WAS on the net, illegally though...
Rally France will air live once again this year :) One of the very few good things about this rally...
Unfortunately this year "pay per view" won't be available anymore, it will only be via subscription to a very expensive package. What a shame.
Next season there will be one hour live TV coverage from every event on Sundays, which means that for example NORF will run also on Sunday instead of Thursday to Saturday like it has been for few years.
Are you sure? From Red Bull Media House I have heard only promises, but nothing happened...Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
Exactly, one year on and absolutely nothing has changed apart from having an additional commentator in daily reviews and the brief loop reviews uploaded in wrc.comQuote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Next year Rally Sweden ends on saturday, so no live TV coverage?Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
RBMH is totally crap for now. And what about new website and smartphone/tablet APP? they have done nothing in one year, so we have 2 years lost now. It's a shame.
News is from YLE rallyradio so I do believe it's true.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Well, at least rally organiser is fulfilling its role and giving the event a Sunday leg. Of course the live broadcast is up to promoter. Hopefully it comes to life.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
From the very beginning RBMH were saying that the new app will be ready for the 2014 season. And regarding the website, not sure if anybody noticed, but the videos are now playable on iOS devices - they used to be flash only - so, there's some progress here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordib
Little progress overall. 1 year to make an APP it's a veeery long time.
For me their work after 1 year it's amost invisible, and according to the news coming from Sweden, for example, they are asking for a lot of money before bringing nothing new or showing success. It's so easy for any enterprise to develop new things only when you earn big amounts of money from the organizers, every promotor should be able to do that easily. I undestand better when a promotor invest first to earn benefits later, that's how i understand it should be, and it should be the way that FIA work on it.