Future format of WRC events?

[pantealex]

Can I poll: how many people follow Extreme-E?

Me, but only for Drivers who are competing in it. Those cars are boring and I dislike "one make series"

[WRCStan]

Hello, the Sunday shift is here.

[RS]

Now everything seems centered about all live, but I really wonder how many (or few) people are watching it. I'm a big fan, have a subscription, but apart from the powerstages I've seen maybe 3 or 4 stages live on it, this year...

Similar here here, mostly because i’m working a lot of the time during a rally. Being able to follow an event from start to finish isn’t really going to fit with most people’s lives, but the powerstage format on a Sunday is really perfect for live TV and the casual fan.

But are there any countries around the world where this is available for free on a main tv channel? In the UK we have live or strong highlights packages on major tv channels for F1, FE, Formula Sexist, BTCC.. so it’s not a motorsport issue.

Powerstage is an entertaining and spectacular tv product and the promoter should concentrate on getting this in front of as many eyeballs as possible to provide good value for the manufacturers and sponsors and to draw more people in to purchasing their All-Live product.

[AndyRAC]

The Power Stage should be free on Red Bull TV and/or YouTube.....

[lmmjvss]

Can I poll: how many people follow Extreme-E?

I do! Im a big fan of Kristoffersson and I also like to follow Loeb, Carlos, the Hansen brothers, I have this little crush on Cattie Munnings and on Mikhaela. Im also a big Tanner Foust fan so this year Im even more interested. I used to watch Emma Gilmore in GRC and NZ Rally Highlights too. So its all about the drivers for me. I always skip the "save the planet" part of the show (80% of the broadcast haha). Im not a big fan os spec suvs tho. If it was more open or at least like Dakar's, It'd be one of my favorite series for sure.

[SubaruNorway]

I watch pretty much everything on WRC+ if i can, even if I'm on an event i will spend the next week re-watching everything haha.
We are even 3 of us having it on in the background at the garage on Fridays. Not so much onboards anymore because of the angles.

Extreme-e is decent with always something crazy happening, i also skip through the talking.

[rallyfiend]

Similar here here, mostly because i’m working a lot of the time during a rally. Being able to follow an event from start to finish isn’t really going to fit with most people’s lives, but the powerstage format on a Sunday is really perfect for live TV and the casual fan.

But are there any countries around the world where this is available for free on a main tv channel? In the UK we have live or strong highlights packages on major tv channels for F1, FE, Formula Sexist, BTCC.. so it’s not a motorsport issue.

Powerstage is an entertaining and spectacular tv product and the promoter should concentrate on getting this in front of as many eyeballs as possible to provide good value for the manufacturers and sponsors and to draw more people in to purchasing their All-Live product.

I'm not sure that's so true...

F1 highlights are on C4, WRC is on ITV4. So it's fairly comparable.

Formula E is behind the red button on C4 if it's there at all.... It gets constantly bounced around. It may as well no exist.

[rallyfiend]

The Power Stage should be free on Red Bull TV and/or YouTube.....

I suspect that would destroy the sales model. It would be the premium product that broadcasters buy...

[AndyRAC]

I suspect that would destroy the sales model. It would be the premium product that broadcasters buy...

Well their sales model is flawed; WRC All Live should be the premium product, the Power Stage should be the hook to draw customers in.....I don't know how they think they're going to get new followers/customers. They really must live in a bubble.....

[rallyfiend]

Well their sales model is flawed; WRC All Live should be the premium product, the Power Stage should be the hook to draw customers in.....I don't know how they think they're going to get new followers/customers. They really must live in a bubble.....

All Live is an OTT product (literally means 'over the top'). It's surely there for the hardcore fans.

It's still predicated on selling TV rights to broadcasters for the income that is derived from that and also the audience that comes from that to help justify the involvement of manufacturers and sponsors as well as governments paying for the events.

No different to F1's own F1 TV product. That's extra money, not the main source of income....