World Rally Radio

[Pinto]

I'm hearing on twitter tonight that Colin and bec's are no longer with WRR,don't know any more at the moment

[pantealex]

Money

[AndyRAC]

Huge mistake to get rid.....and if they think they can get people to sign up to WRC All Live, then they're deluded. WRC is a pretty small 'global sport'. I think this decision may come back to bite them on the @r5e.

There is a difference between radio & TV, and needs a different style of commentary; using the sound from visual pictures will not work. They think they know best - they don't!

[AnttiL]

There is a difference between radio & TV, and needs a different style of commentary; using the sound from visual pictures will not work. They think they know best - they don't!

So let's assume a driver has a puncture or goes off. In WRC Radio we could only see that he stopped on the map or the split is missing. Now in the All Live audio stream we should be able to get a description of what happened, and I think this is an improvement. Of course, some people would rather listen to Colin Clark and Becs speculating and having chit chat.

[steve.mandzij]

So let's assume a driver has a puncture or goes off. In WRC Radio we could only see that he stopped on the map or the split is missing. Now in the All Live audio stream we should be able to get a description of what happened, and I think this is an improvement. Of course, some people would rather listen to Colin Clark and Becs speculating and having chit chat.

Problem is now the WRC TV crew have images to work with. Since their main focus are the viewers they don't need to describe what's happening exactly because, in theory, whoever listens to them also sees what they see. it would be useless to them to describe what's happening.

I quite liked the radio, and when the news came around that someone had stopped and their reason was unclear those were tense moments.

[rallyfiend]

But if the number of people listening to it because of All Live dropped off significantly, is it worth the money?

That's probably the calculation they made.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Live streaming was the future and now its here. No young person is going to want or accept just radio coverage of a sport.

Having both for a while would be nice for exising fans but its clearly not econonically viable.

[KKS]

anybody see in the internet that mash-up with funny quote from rally radio that they stream a last day of Corsica? They should upload that file, but I couldn't find them

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I listened to the ERC Radio for Rally Canarias and still enjoyed it.

As has been said it's a totally different medium and with its own advantages...