Future Rally Media Coverage

[MrJan]

For me is better one decent hour of review than 3 23 minutes programms that show a lot of repeats from previous days. Also being open in ITV4 than skysports is a significant plus. Lets hope they manage to sort it out

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.

[RAS007]

For me is better one decent hour of review than 3 23 minutes programms that show a lot of repeats from previous days. Also being open in ITV4 than skysports is a significant plus. Lets hope they manage to sort it out

Let's also hope that Paul King has no involvement of any kind.

[rallyfiend]

Let's also hope that Paul King has no involvement of any kind.

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.

If that's the case, then he'll be there, just as he is now.

[makinen_fan]

Let's also hope that Paul King has no involvement of any kind.

Well said, that's a very important point!

[tintin]

ITV4 is showing highlights of Rally Mexico on Tuesday 12th at 5.50pm:

myDigiGuide: The Best UK TV Guide - World Rally Championship Highlights

[MrJan]

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)

Edit: Apologies, just realised that I was looking at Tuesday 5th. The point about time slot remains though.

[Sprocket]

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.

[tintin]

...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.

[MrJan]

...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).

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.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

ITV4 is showing highlights of Rally Mexico on Tuesday 12th at 5.50pm:

myDigiGuide: The Best UK TV Guide - World Rally Championship Highlights

Rubbish slot but better than nothing.