Yes, but a lot of us are comparing it to NASN's coverage of the last few years. That is the yardstick. We know how NASN dealt with the advert breaks, the pre race and the post race.Quote:
Originally Posted by spawn_e_git
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Yes, but a lot of us are comparing it to NASN's coverage of the last few years. That is the yardstick. We know how NASN dealt with the advert breaks, the pre race and the post race.Quote:
Originally Posted by spawn_e_git
Never watched the NASN as it was more to pay on top of my Sky.
Sky say they will have a longer program for the 500 race so there should be more of the build up and post race coverage.
I've never understood why they can't buy the uninterrupted feed and have their own ad breaks. After all, the F1 coverage was not always done by the BBC but there was never ad breaks then.
So is that the best Sky can offer? Two guys who don't have a clue what they are talking about. NASCAR has been my fave' sport for 18 years and i hate to see Sky screw it up! So are we getting the pre-race build up to the Daytona 500, or some 2nd rate Sky c**p?
If they can't do a better job than NASN thay should have left it alone. :confused:
to be fair, F1 coverage is done in a different way to NASCAR.
in F1, the host nation assigns a company to produce the actual race coverage, including replays etc. then the individual countries will then provide their own commentary, pit reporters and studio inserts etc. and these are typically (but not always) located at the track itself. this means that watching an F1 race in the UK will be different to watching an F1 race in Germany, France, America etc.
NASCAR is different. they assign on broadcaster in the USA to coverage the race. they then have full control over what cameras are used, what they are pointing it, when pit reporters come in etc. this is then broadcast on the main channel in America (i.e. Fox for the Daytona 500). from this footage, an international version is created. it takes out any graphics showing sponsor logos (for legal reasons), and during the advery breaks they dont bother directing the show and simply add on an in-car camera or another camera. the international broadcasters (i.e. Sky Sports) then have to fit in around these slots, either by broadcasting adverts, going to their own studio, or simply broadcasting the in-car footage.
I didn't think it was too bad from Sky for a first effort. There were a few mistakes I noticed - notably the spelling of DW's name - and Keith and Ben struggled pn occasion to identify cars but remember we are all huge fans of the sport which I'm sure Keith and Ben will eventually become.
The production values were excellent - far better than that of NASN - although the amount of adverts was a little disappointing.
I think we'll see Sky's coverage improve as the year goes on but I wasn't too displeased.
im sure with time things will work out , we might need someone to stream fox sports on tvunetworks so we get our pre / post race coverage .
copy of my email to sky , excuse the sa , not to good at english.
Dear skysports editior ,
i did email you guys early this morning , regarding the Nascar coverage of the bud shootout , i was probably a little tired when doing so.I will keep my feedback as short as possible , having been a Nascar fan for years and going to the states and seeing lots of big races and meeting many drivers and team owners i feel that my opinion may be helpful.
Coverage of the pre race and post race shows are a must because of the huge imformation that can be learnt from the presenters of FOX , TNT and ESPN , these guys being race drivers, crew chiefs and team owners have been involed in Nascar for many years and have Eaten , breathed and sleeped Nascar and oval racing .Myself and others have been educated by the excellent coverage of guys like Darrell Waltrip , Jeff Hammond and the late Benny Parsons as once we were all novices like so many will be this year,who better to cover all the Nascar pre race build up , race and post race shows than one of these guys ,for example a premiership football match covered by presenters from a country where football is a minor sport and the knowledge was limited just wouldnt work.
Nasns coverage of nascar has been going down hill since they were bought out by Setanta , and they had a very poor customer service , however when the coverage was on time (most of the time ) it was excellent as we had the whole coverage shown by the US tv networks , i understand that when the US networks were on a break , Nasn would just let the coverage roll on and sometimes you had a silent camera shot of either in car or an aerial view and sky may find this a little un proffesional however it worked fine and most of us were very happy with that but i know you must cater for the newbees and this might not work for you.By going to your studio and missing some of the talk under caution that may be relevent to an incident after the break , i found this a little disjointed and spoiled the atmosphere of the race ,i understand that comercial breaks are very common in Nascar coverege by the TV networks and you may not want to use everyone , Nasn sometimes went with a quick driver profile or someting similar to use the break time but they returned straight away when the coverage came back on in the states even on a caution.
As a fan like many others in the UK , who knows each driver and their personality that goes with them , its not just a no 20 Toyota , no 99 Ford or a no 24 Chevy stock car, its a certain driver with a different style of racing and attitude behind the wheel, most of us Nascar fans have found out each drivers personality and response to others during the pre race and post race interviews , its a way of getting to know whos who .With a race build up you could have a cutaway car ,to show how these things are set up for different tracks , at different tracks you have different pitfalls like tyre wear , fuel mileage and valve spring failiure , all of his imformation is very important and is a must for a Nascar fan , new or old and it works really well .Im not trying to tell Skysports how to run their shop and i do not want to offend the presenters on the bud shootout because we are all very pleased that you guys have got the rights for 2 years so we get our Nascar fix , i wish you success in this and hopefully with a few tweeks this racing series will continue to grow in the Uk and it gets the respect it deserves.
Sorry for the SA guys at skysports
Many Thanks
Simon
Sky is part of News Corp, so the first 13 races should be smooth sailing.
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Blimey - that's scary..... I agree with everyword of that. :D
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Im firm but fair. ;)
I do think SKY will get it right and hopefully learn the subject matter. Its in their best interests to get it right as its got to be better for them for people to be tuning in for the NASCAR half hour earlier to see a pre race show than the four people that were watching some crap like BMX riding, like on saturday.
Well I've sent off my email to Sky regarding the coverage of the Bud Shootout.
I thought it was good of them to encourage viewers to send in thier comments, hopefully, in time, they will deliver us superb NASCAR coverage.
I was VERY pleased to see that the Daytona 500 is going to be broadcast in High Definition! Sky showed a re-run on Sunday of the Bud Shootout on Sky2HD and it looked amazing!!
If any of you are thinking of getting an HD screen and SkyHD I can highly recommend it!