WRC TV Covergae in the UK

[Ed]

I was just wondering if anyone knows what the covergae is going to be like in the UK for Monte?


Last year ITV statrted showing the higlights at a senible time on a sunday then all of a sudden they were showing it at midnight and then at the end of the season it was back on sunday afternoon

Also does anyone know if men & motors will be screening the WRC highlights as well??

[Alfa Fan]

ITV have dropped WRC. Only place to watch it is Eurosport on Sky.

[Ed]

have they?? man I missed that!!!

[AndyRAC]

Oh bo**ocks, thats really great, NOT!!!
What if you haven't got satellite, tough luck I'd imagine. Absolutely disgraceful if it is true. Why isn't there more of an outcry, if it happened to F1 all hell would break loose. Thanks very much DR, for nothing, Britain isn't a very important market then!!!

[Simmi]

No top British driver was cited as a reason I beleive. DR cant do much about that. He can sort out the gash coverage which isnt worth paying for on the other hand. A start is to get helicopters back for the Monte.

[AndyRAC]

Why should a top British driver have anything to do with it, it sucks big time. Thats really pi55ed me off. Whats wrong with ITV2,3 or 4, surely there's space there for it, I mean nothing but repeats. I thought the WRC were really keen to keep coverage in Britain. Yet another slap in the face for the WRC in Britain, what next I wonder?

[RS]

I$C must have been asking for too much, but I don't think they were in much position to negotiate.

Would love to know how they're gonna spin this one.

[MJW]

I$C must have been asking for too much, but I don't think they were in much position to negotiate.

Would love to know how they're gonna spin this one.

No doubt they will say that TV is old technology and no longer important.The internet and that Apple thingy is the way forward, and in future rallying will become a single stage (superspecial) with streaming video live to an IPOD / IPhone or PDA. It is a far more valueable portal understood by the Playstation generation. TV is for us old guys who want night stages etc.

[MJW]

Does anyone know if Eurosport are showing WRC this year?

[dcr22B]

Luckily enough, RTE here in Ireland will be showing highlights on the Tuesday nights after the rally but I'm not sure if you can pick that up on Sky boxes.