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Originally Posted by Tim Northcutt
Well....at least the highlight shows won't be as expensive to buy...
http://www.champcarworldseries.com/N...e.asp?ID=12477
No offense to CCWS, but IMO this is an incredibly stupid move. Delayed telecasts do not draw nearly as much viewership as live telecasts, and they won't even be showing their marquee event at Long Beach on ABC, or even live. It will be on ESPN2....
Also, the one-hour highlight shows will seem to be chopped up and harder to follow than a regular full race event.
Those are my thoughts...what are yours? |
it's probable that the tv companies don't think it's worth showing live
you are spot on about delayed telecasts not drawing the same audience
over here in the UK, whilst the IRL enjoys top class coverage on the country's premier sports channel Sky Sports, Champ Car is on budget station Eurosport who are noted for shoddy scheduling and bad coverage
i'm not joking, the tv guide said Champ Car, the Sky EPG said Champ Car but they were showing curling!
i think it's just a sign of the times
ESPN/ABC isn't available over here so i don't know what there coverage is like