TV BTCC TV coverage in the UK (merged) - Page 5

thebullet · 1 Apr 2007, 19:08 (Ref:1881309)

It's like the World Rally Championship, ITV Coverage ok, Channel 4 Coverage Brilliant and now shoved onto ITV4 why? No offense to people who like football but they always show football on the main 5 channels so why not motoracing. Just becuase it's not as popular dosen't mean we can shove it of the tv. I think the only main motorsport they do show is F1 on ITV but then again how long for?

Knowlesy · 1 Apr 2007, 19:11 (Ref:1881312)

ITV is committed to motorsport!

So they then list their categories they cover (same as last season) but fail to mention that most have been bumped onto ITV 300 or something!

They are just terrestrial morons.

thebullet · 1 Apr 2007, 19:12 (Ref:1881314)

You have a point there

Piglet · 1 Apr 2007, 19:16 (Ref:1881317)

I think I'll give BTCC a miss for this year then. I give enough of my income to Sky already without giving them any more....

redshoes · 1 Apr 2007, 19:27 (Ref:1881336)

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Originally Posted by Piglet

I think I'll give BTCC a miss for this year then. I give enough of my income to Sky already without giving them any more....

Setanta isn't Sky so you aren't giving them any money. After the Virgin/Sky bust-up the word is that Virgin will be pushing Setanta as a replacement for Sky Sports.

Knowlesy · 1 Apr 2007, 19:29 (Ref:1881341)

That's no surprise when you consider what will be on Setanta by 2009.

cos · 1 Apr 2007, 19:38 (Ref:1881354)

...and Setanta will have 1/3 of the Premiership games from next season.

Knowlesy · 1 Apr 2007, 19:42 (Ref:1881357)

Exactly.

Rockmunky · 1 Apr 2007, 20:08 (Ref:1881398)

Maybe ITV's coverage was a very bad Aprils Fools Joke.....

Piglet · 1 Apr 2007, 20:23 (Ref:1881412)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Setanta isn't Sky so you aren't giving them any money. After the Virgin/Sky bust-up the word is that Virgin will be pushing Setanta as a replacement for Sky Sports.

OK - I'll rephrase - I currently spend just over £30 a month on TV programmes already - excluding the cost of a TV licence. I don't want to see BTCC enough to pay any more!

thebullet · 2 Apr 2007, 09:26 (Ref:1881799)

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Originally Posted by Rockmunky

Maybe ITV's coverage was a very bad Aprils Fools Joke.....

Well there the ones who lost viewings for it lol

Rob29 · 2 Apr 2007, 11:16 (Ref:1881872)

Did not think it was that bad.They covered all three races in 90mins.No doubt the support races will turn up on 'Motorsport Mondial' or some such and I don't seem to have much interest in them at the moment anyway-no sign of the promised Jodie Hemming?

Rockmunky · 2 Apr 2007, 13:47 (Ref:1881975)

But they covered the first two races in about 12 minutes each....

redshoes · 2 Apr 2007, 18:18 (Ref:1882156)

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Originally Posted by sceptic

There are no adverts on ITV at that time of night, so it will be the equivalent of a 30 minute programme at any other time.

No adverts as such, all trailers for other ITV shows, but we still got an ad break.

thebullet · 2 Apr 2007, 20:16 (Ref:1882218)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

No adverts as such, all trailers for other ITV shows, but we still got an ad break.

But the adverts werent that long anyway so just enough time to get food and drink

Rockmunky · 2 Apr 2007, 20:35 (Ref:1882244)

But still long enough to miss the restarts.....

>:[[[

Knowlesy · 2 Apr 2007, 20:38 (Ref:1882252)

ITV can time the shortest of breaks into a missed restart. They are very adept at it!

redshoes · 2 Apr 2007, 20:44 (Ref:1882256)

I was referring to the ITV1 dead-of-night highlights rather than ITV3's live coverage.

Overall the show was better than I was expecting, although the logo flashing up between every lap of the race 2 highlights was very annoying.

thebullet · 2 Apr 2007, 20:46 (Ref:1882257)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

I was referring to the ITV1 dead-of-night highlights rather than ITV3's live coverage.

Overall the show was better than I was expecting, although the logo flashing up between every lap of the race 2 highlights was very annoying.

Ye i supose that the adverts do take up most of the program. So no adverts will make it quicker.

Ian Sowman · 2 Apr 2007, 21:11 (Ref:1882282)

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Originally Posted by Rockmunky

But they covered the first two races in about 12 minutes each....

Well that seems like quite a reasonable length for highlights of a 20-odd minute race...

Rockmunky · 3 Apr 2007, 10:15 (Ref:1882596)

But they could've fit the whole races in, rather than chatting about nothing.

Oh well... I should have Setanta soon.

Matthopps · 3 Apr 2007, 11:59 (Ref:1882646)

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Originally Posted by Piglet

OK - I'll rephrase - I currently spend just over £30 a month on TV programmes already - excluding the cost of a TV licence. I don't want to see BTCC enough to pay any more!

Exactly, you could just buy the Season review on Video/DVD at the end of the year and watch it all over and over again - no adverts in that.

And does anyone else long for the days when BTCC was on BBC? Imagine how good that would be today if they had BTCC and WTCC with the coverage like it was in the late 90's with Charlie Cox and John Watson commentating.

**touringlegend** · 3 Apr 2007, 12:24 (Ref:1882666)

Yes I can imagine, shuffled around the schedules, cut from 1 hr to 30 mins when there was a tennis match over-running... Great!

MikeH · 3 Apr 2007, 12:30 (Ref:1882670)

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Originally Posted by Matthopps

Exactly, you could just buy the Season review on Video/DVD at the end of the year and watch it all over and over again - no adverts in that.

And does anyone else long for the days when BTCC was on BBC? Imagine how good that would be today if they had BTCC and WTCC with the coverage like it was in the late 90's with Charlie Cox and John Watson commentating.

Almost, I'd prefer the Charlie/Murray partnership again - possibly the best ever in motorsport.

Knowlesy · 3 Apr 2007, 15:50 (Ref:1882771)

BBC coverage was great, the best terrestrial package! But it was always rather obscure sadly.

It was probably helped by there being one less race too.

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