[TV] Champcar 2007 Television Schedule has been announced!!

[drewdawg727]

A mix of NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 (one race on ESPN Classic also) have been announced!

All races will be either live or same day tape delay.

Go check it out at http://www.champcarworldseries.com/E...intlMode=false

[luke]

This is what CC needs, all its races to be on the main TV channels I believe yes they are? To start picking up the series in another part.

[rustyfan]

Hopefully the international listing is updated as well in the sense that Eurosport indeed will show Champ Car again this year.

[luke]

55 countries throught Europe isn't bad for the European Champ Car fan base, just it would be nice to have decent actual coverge this year, I don't really want to get race director for the 3rd year running..

[D.R.T.]

Very good to be on main tv stations the only thing that concerns me is the switching between channels.

You want people to have a habit of every sunday arvo flicking on to CBS or ABC or whatever and knowing ChampCar will be racing. Not thinking, which channel will they be on this week.

I believe (please correct me if Im wrong) that 2008 will see the whole championship on ABC/ESPN

[paul-collins]

5 ESPN, 5 ESPN2, and 6 network (3 ABC, 2 NBC, 1 CBS). Pretty decent I'd say.

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by paul-collins

5 ESPN, 5 ESPN2, and 6 network (3 ABC, 2 NBC, 1 CBS). Pretty decent I'd say.

I guess Canada is a bit up in the air for now. We don't get ESPN. Will TSN pick them up? Will they get shown at a reasonable time if they do?

[rustyfan]

Originally Posted by luke

55 countries throught Europe isn't bad for the European Champ Car fan base, just it would be nice to have decent actual coverge this year, I don't really want to get race director for the 3rd year running..

It's a shame there apparently is such a big difference in quality between the Champ Car coverage on British Eurosport and Eurosport International. I was quite happy with Eurosport's coverage last year.

[icemachine]

TSN race coverage shows nothing for CC yet

http://tsn.ca/auto_racing/feature/?fid=804

[Snrub]

It's good that they're now on network and basic cable. It would be better if it wasn't so spread out among whomever had TV time to be bought.

Another thing that is good that there is a seven race stretch where all of the races are in north america and close together in time. I think that's important to establish a base. If they're all over the place, casual viewers might catch one race and never see another. If they're close together someone will remember that they enjoyed it and maybe watch again.

[drewdawg727]

I agree. The network channels plus ABC/ESPN will be great for the series.

[outflat]

Problem with being on different networks is that they have nothing to gain by promoting to viewers where they can see the next race....

[Dudley]

True but ESPN and ABC are the same company.

[NoGuts-NoGlory]

Originally Posted by outflat

Problem with being on different networks is that they have nothing to gain by promoting to viewers where they can see the next race....

Yeah, but that is not the end of the world, the real gain by Champcar being on Network TV is the massively increased viewing audience that they will reach. This is what is important and what potential sponsors want to see before they invest. Long term it means New sponsors will come to the series because they can get a return on their sponsorship investment!

[paul-collins]

Originally Posted by outflat

Problem with being on different networks is that they have nothing to gain by promoting to viewers where they can see the next race....

With the series coverage being a time buy, for now, the networks gain nothing by promoting it anyway - as all extra ad revenue goes straight to Champcar. It's up to Champcar themselves to promote the race coverage, and you can bet that they will keep their viewers informed as to where the next coverage will be found.

Next year all races are to be on Disney properties, which will reduce any sort of conflict of interest. The NBC and CBS races were already contracted when CC signed their new deal with ABC/ESPN, so they're a relic this year.

[icemachine]

TSN generally has rights to show races but Global often picked up Canadian races. Considering TSN often simulcasts ESPN shows, hopefully this means better programming for us.

[Snrub]

Based on TSN's past efforts I would be very surprised if Canadians don't miss some of the races and others are broadcasted for their only time at 3AM on Wednesday morning.

[Amar7605]

I am wondering if NBC and CBS will promote Champ Car races on ABC/ESPN, and vice versa. If this happens then this will help in new fans follow the sport for the season.

[marcus]

ok guys I have had a request from another moderator to move this thread to the armchair enthusiasts forum.

Go check it out and you may even stay

[Kieran20]

Originally Posted by marcus

ok guys I have had a request from another moderator to move this thread to the armchair enthusiasts forum.

Go check it out and you may even stay

i thought this was quite champ car related

[Craig]

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/E...?intlMode=true

We may have lost Nascar but at least we have coverage of Champcar in Europe!

[Knowlesy]

As and when Eurosport see fit not to replace it with tennis or break away at the slightest hint of delay or miss the start altogether.

[luke]

Yep and also it hasn't been updated yet. Hence for USA it doesn't show ESPN or ABC.

[Craig]

It's titled 'International TV Schedule 2007', Luke.

[luke]

Can't see where it says 2007 but anyways, it hasn't been updated even if they changed the title...Not that it matters as international wise it's pretty much the same. Lousy stuff for us with Eurosport UK.
However the internationl Eurosport tends to be of better quality.