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Speed to disappear for 2013?

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  1. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    +1

    What spoils many of us is the BBC/Sky coverage - Nothing like feet on the ground in the pits and talking heads in the press box etc. Given that they're in a bunker in NC (?) watching the exact same world feed as us, they don't do a bad job IMO.

    I suspect they'll do most live - They're mainly in the middle of the night anyway! The "issue" will be the few races that are in "prime time" - Wouldn't want F1 interfering with the latest game show after all..... Hopefully if they're paying the Pygmy the big bucks they'll do it "right".

    FWIW, I use strongvpn.com at ~$40 /year IIRC - Fast and reliable.

    It's a good way to go if you don't want to use the famous Speedy-links. However, be aware that you need a UK sports subscription for the Sky feed.

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  2. tuttebenne

    tuttebenne F1 Rookie

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    Obscure? All they know is NASCAR. I now have no reason to watch SPEED TV.
     
  3. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    I'll miss the Joe Theisman updates.
    :)
     
  4. HWJunkie

    HWJunkie Formula Junior

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    Well, the good news (for me) is that my cable provider Time Warner actually carries the NBC Sports channel and it's just one channel up from Speed... I just hope that they air practice and qualifying too and let's hope it's live, and let's hope the races are also live. I think their press release said something about airing Indy Car right after Formula One and since the timing on each race will almost never be back to back, something's not going to be live there....

    As far as announcers, I've been watching them announce the races for many years and they do a good job, sure, maybe you will find someone a little better, but since it's now on a major network, they will have to be even more user friendly to the F1 newbies and regardless of who's announcing, they will still have to tell you how the knockout qualifying works and what happens when the lights go out etc.... So why not keep the current team.... That's my opinion...

    Personally, I don't care who's announcing as long as I can watch practice, qualifying and the race LIVE.
     
  5. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    Any Indy cognecsenti out there who can rate the NBC coverage?
     
  6. HWJunkie

    HWJunkie Formula Junior

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    I have watched a few Indy races this year, I didn't plan to, I just happen to be browsing the guide and saw that it was on, to be honest, I don't even remember what channel it was on, but I do know that I didn't think the hosts or the coverage was all that great....
     
  7. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    I'm in the same boat. Caught a few but wasn't left with a strong impression which is why I'm curious what the experts think ;)
     
  8. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Yes, I agree. Repackaging would just be a cheap way to broadcast P&Q. But as you pointed out, a repackage wouldn't get the viewers that a live, real time broadcast would. This is a case where NBC needs to spend money to make money.

    This is the key question IMO. How is Indy coverage? Is it better now than it was, say ten years ago or is it worse or the same?

    From the press release, it all seems pretty good, as long as you have access to NBC Sports Channel. My guess is, NBC will treat this pretty well, they aren't known for bidding high on events, only to let them languish.

    -F
     
  9. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    They outbid Fox.
     
  10. 13MM

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    Someone needs to ask Bernie
     
  11. furmano

    furmano Three Time F1 World Champ

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    In the past, when they have gone after sports rights (NFL, Olympics) they have typically gone in with the intent to outbid their competitors. And in general, IMO, NBC has done pretty well with those two products.

    Call me hopeful. :)

    -F
     
  12. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    As am I.
    I hope there'll be somewhere to hear or read Matcette.
     
  13. TifosiUSA

    TifosiUSA F1 Veteran

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    I like Steve but Hobbs is too old to be announcing. He makes lots of errors and seems pretty senile these days. Varsha is just kind of annoying (how drunk he got on the USF1 fiasco and bought it hook line and sinker right till the bitter end, for example) but I don't mind him really.

    I liked Buxton till I followed him on Twitter...
     
  14. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    It's aptly named in that most everyone seems a bit of a twit on it.
    ;)
     
  15. TifosiUSA

    TifosiUSA F1 Veteran

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    Very true.

    If I was a pro athlete I simply wouldn't have one. What is there to gain?
     
  16. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    No better medium to broadcast pics of your junk.
    What could go wrong?
     
  17. Jack-the-lad

    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    So....Who would "we" like to see in the broadcast booth for F1 next season?

    I'll go first:

    "Play by play": Jon Bisignano

    "Color": Derek Daly

    "Tech": Wayne Carini

    "Pits": Howard Stern

    I KID!! I KID!!

    No, seriously...who?
     
  18. barbazza

    barbazza Formula 3
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    Not bad. We'd see plenty of grid girls! :D

    I say keep the existing team.
     
  19. nsxrebel

    nsxrebel Formula 3

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    I say we should just get the BBC or Sky broadcast! :D
     
  20. mousecatcher

    mousecatcher Formula 3

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    Well, we know now it's NBC but if we didn't know that you could still easily say no way. Velocity is a discount network/channel, if Fox/SPEED can't afford F1 then Velocity definitely can't.

    Unlikely. NBC would be wise to bring on the SPEED crew. The only question is the NBC studio's proximity to Charlotte. I would wager that we'll see a new lead to replace Varsha, Matchett and Hobbs to move to NBC, and Windsor to return as the man on the ground.

    No matter who the team is, it's still going to be fairly awful with heavy commercial breaks. And I have doubts that NBC will have a program like Debrief, which I rather enjoy.
     
  21. BartonWorkman

    BartonWorkman F1 Veteran

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    Hopefully, NBCS plays it smart and puts knowledgable
    commentators in the booth rather than hangers-on and
    gadflys as we've had to endure in the past.

    The question about their Indy Car coverage came
    up and it may be pointed out this has been well discussed
    at length in the Other Racing category.

    NBCSs Indy Car coverage was "meh" at best. An
    hour long pre-race was impossible to endure. Why
    they do this is anyone's guess when all they need
    is half an hour to set the stage, interview a few
    dignitaries, course description, grid, green flag.

    Announcing could be described as sub-par. Bob
    Jenkins served as the voice but as pointed out in
    the other forum, Jenkins always seemed to be three
    beats behind the action on the track, continually tripped
    up on facts and then tried to introduce historical
    events into the conversation which always seemed
    strangely out of place or completely wrong.

    The other announcers, Jon Beekhus and Wally
    Dallenbach, Jr. are good just not big enough names
    to give the broadcasts any gravitas.

    The pit reporter is Townsend Bell and here is the guy
    who could be moved into either the F-1 or Indy Car
    booth. Bell filled in on the Speed F-1 broadcasts a
    couple of times and did well.

    As long as NBCS dosent try to replicate NASCAR Raceday
    with an overdose of pre-race hype and insipid features,
    it will be okay.

    As usual in these situations, we hope for the best
    but brace ourselves for the worst.

    BHW
     
  22. Jack-the-lad

    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    They'd be better off just buying and transmitting the BBC or Sky feeds. (If BE allows that sort of thing).
     
  23. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
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    We might be better off but I doubt NBC is going to pay for the rights just to rebroadcast.
     
  24. aawil

    aawil Formula 3

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    I have a feeling I'm just going to end up watching the sky coverage online from the site I got here, thank goodness for apple's screen mirroring. I can just send the feed to the apple tv. Going to miss our SPEED team though. Been watching them since I started watching F1.
     
  25. sindo308qv

    sindo308qv F1 Rookie

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    UVerse carries NBC Sports on channel 1640 here in Miami. I rarely watch them live anymore so I can fast forward through the commercials.
     

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