Future Rally Media Coverage

[oph]

Norwich-based TV company steps in to buy EPIC studios from Norfolk County Council - Business - Eastern Daily Press

[James Graham]

The Extreme Video story appears to be something that could go either way. It may be that an entrepreneur with WRC experience and the technology and backing is making the most of an opportunity created by this mess. Then again, it could be all hype and people clutching at straws and the whole thing may fade away to nothing.

I am particularly annoyed at the FIA at the moment as it was only today that they told me they would not issue a photographer pass for Rally Sweden. The Sunday before a rally! It is a complete joke, the FIA is run by dinosaurs. It isn’t as if every click and every visitor can be tracked on the internet is it?!

I appreciate that awarding passes to every website is impractical but with the payment required it weeds out the chancers and if they bothered to stop and think about it they could decide on minimum unique visitors or any other metric as a way to only include the bigger websites in coverage. It isn't as if EVERY single click and visitor to a website can be monitored and tracked is it?!

If they were even slightly more progressive and embraced new media they could increase media coverage tenfold overnight.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, I have come up with a low budget (initially) solution to try to bring together some form of coverage from Rally Sweden.
People power could really change things; real fans doing things their way. There are enough of us who have specialist skills in IT, web development, web design, social media, film making, photography, writing, presenting etc. Let us, the fans, create THE best rally website in the world.

I am happy to donate World Rally Review | The Online Rally Magazine to form the foundation of this project which could really develop into something. Think live streaming, interactive maps, podcasts, webisodes, on the spot reports from fans, split times, an app, a tablet version of the website and even our very own glossy magazine or book. The opportunities are endless. We can have the very latest videos and photos online before the official outlets have even seen them.

World Rally Review could be the Linux or Wordpress of the rally world, an open source rally magazine run by the people. Nobody to tell us what we can and cannot watch or when we can and cannot watch it.

Social media has helped to create political change for entire countries. We only want to use it to create change in a sport we all love. How hard can that be?

Those that are interested can email e-mail us on [email:12axu5ip]revolution@worldrallyreview.com[/email:12axu5ip] to let us know what you have to offer or what you would like to see. Spread the word on Facebook, Twitter and everywhere else and let’s take back control of rallying and change things for the better, on our terms.

So who wants to be part of a rally revolution? Or are we all just apathetic and prefer to moan about the problems rather than doing something about it?

Let’s fix the WRC ourselves

[noel157]

It might sound funny but that company actually does exist. It is owned by a man named Jonathan Thursby. Their website is a complete joke. Also the fact that they created the Youtube account on the 1st February this year is a bit strange. But the thing that doesn't add up is this - Extreme Video - Products -, and the Thursby character.

It may exist but what kind of credibility does a company generate by spamming rally forums with stupidly written one-off posts? They've succeeded in bringing the name to people's attention, just for the wrong reasons.

[satnav]

There's now another update on Rally Sweden website ;

TV issue still alive

Still a bit of work needs done yet

[rallyfiend]

There's now another update on Rally Sweden website ;

TV issue still alive

Still a bit of work needs done yet

And still no Extreme Video in the picture!

[N.O.T]

The fact that we do not have a promoter might also lead to some good things as well...for example teams and drivers might use incar cameras that are actually exciting (like the ford testing helmet cams and the ostberg one) instead of those MTV3 onboard specials which although they did a good job (all credit to them)as far as quality goes and selection of stages the position of the cameras was horrendous....

Lets wait and see...

Darkstar and rallymedia.nl should form a company and go to that fat midget and ask for a budget to cover the events from now on...add some Pluto and his fantastic autosport.cz for service interviews.... split the revenue of the WRC media rights when a country buys the footage....they get rich, we get top coverage from people who are passionate about the sport...the fat midget will cry and i will be happy.

[Forest 20]

Motors Tv announces the Preview Show for Sweden. So at least, we will have Motors Tv coverage.

They have been plugging that for the last week and also the three rally days nightly shows. But their Monte coverage was Eurosport video (with different commentator days 2 to 5). Euosport are unlikely to be at Sweden so what will Motors show?

[F1boat]

I want to ask a hypothetical questions. If, God forbids, the WRC ceases to exist, will the IRC become the top-rally championship? Maybe Eurosport are waiting for the demise of the of the classic series in order to lure top-teams into their own championship?

[JAM]

I want to ask a hypothetical questions. If, God forbids, the WRC ceases to exist, will the IRC become the top-rally championship? Maybe Eurosport are waiting for the demise of the of the classic series in order to lure top-teams into their own championship?

Demise? Is the IRC that is on his last season, not WRC.

Next year IRC and ERC will be together, so if anyone ceases is IRC.

I have no doubt thar Eurosport tryed to obtain something big to be a WRC promoter. But FIA decide not give them something so big.

Eurosport was not able to make IRC survive, Eurosport has in hands a championship that is declining (WTCC). These are thing to take in account. They do a good job, but they are extremely expensive.

[N.O.T]

I want to ask a hypothetical questions. If, God forbids, the WRC ceases to exist, will the IRC become the top-rally championship? Maybe Eurosport are waiting for the demise of the of the classic series in order to lure top-teams into their own championship?

LOL...