CART losing ABC and ESPN coverage?

Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with ABC and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested in showing the F1 series. Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open wheel motorsport entertainment. btgoss

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> Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with ABC > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested in > showing the F1 series. > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open wheel > motorsport entertainment. > > btgoss

Rumor has it that CART will be switching over to a better deal offered by CBS Sports, including longer telecasts, allowing both pre-race setup and post-race interviews. About time! (Literally!) So, it may end up being a good news/good news situation. Jim

no, but i did read that cart was looking to dump abc, so maybe thats whats up. ABC getting its hands on F-1? yes thats TERRIBLE news! btgoss <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3AG57.70480$[email hidden]... > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal withABC > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interestedin > showing the F1 series. > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar openwheel > motorsport entertainment. > > btgoss > > >

The best thing for CART is to drop ABC/ESPN, their coverage is pretty poor. But I wouldn't mind seeing F1 on ABC though, just becuase I don't need cable and they will probally tape delay the rce so I don't have to get up at 5 in the morning. Nick btgoss wrote:

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> Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with ABC > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested in > showing the F1 series. > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open wheel > motorsport entertainment. > > btgoss

I wonder if David Letterman has anyhting to do with it? ;) Thanks, Alex Jim <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MPG.15c1046a63f078e898969e@news... > In article <3AG57.70480$[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal withABC > > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interestedin > > showing the F1 series. > > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar openwheel

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> > motorsport entertainment. > > > > btgoss > > Rumor has it that CART will be switching over to a better deal offered by > CBS Sports, including longer telecasts, allowing both pre-race setup and > post-race interviews. About time! (Literally!) > > So, it may end up being a good news/good news situation. > > Jim

Get ready for... "And there is the winner of the French Grand Prix...now lets switch to ABC coverage of the Seniors Golf tourney.." dave henrie "btgoss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3AG57.70480$[email hidden]... > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal withABC > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interestedin > showing the F1 series. > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar openwheel > motorsport entertainment. > > btgoss > > >

F1...... even more boring btgoss wrote:

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> > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with ABC > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested in > showing the F1 series. > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open wheel > motorsport entertainment. > > btgoss

On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 19:55:03 GMT, "rik anthrax" <[email hidden]> wrote: >ABC getting its hands on F-1? yes thats TERRIBLE news! Not really. Maybe they would actually put their reporting crews on the scene rather than staring at tv sets in a Speedvision studio.

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > Get ready for... > "And there is the winner of the French Grand Prix...now lets switch to > ABC coverage of the Seniors Golf tourney.." Lol! But didn't they do it more like this at one race last year: (not an accurate quote): With 10 laps to go in the Michigan500 with more lead changes that ever and Andretti and Montoya side by side we go over to the thilling US open. Watch the finish on the sports news. -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

Echlestone wouldn't allow that. -- [email hidden] "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_nJ57.379219$[email hidden]... > Get ready for... > "And there is the winner of the French Grand Prix...now lets switch to > ABC coverage of the Seniors Golf tourney.." > dave henrie > "btgoss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3AG57.70480$[email hidden]... > > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with > ABC > > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested > in > > showing the F1 series. > > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open > wheel > > motorsport entertainment. > > > > btgoss > > > > > > > >

"Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_nJ57.379219$[email hidden]... > > > "btgoss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:3AG57.70480$[email hidden]... > > > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with > > ABC > > > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested > > in > > > showing the F1 series. > > > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open > > wheel > > > motorsport entertainment. > > > > Get ready for... > > "And there is the winner of the French Grand Prix...now lets switch to > > ABC coverage of the Seniors Golf tourney.." > > Echlestone wouldn't allow that.

(Ecclestone) Oh ? This is new to me. If the F1 transmission goes over the two hour timeslot here in Norway (and in Sweden) they happily cut podium celebrations and press conference. Luckily, I have the digital 7 channel coverage where even the one main production channel is 10 times better than any other motorsport coverage i've ever seen. -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

"Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > (Ecclestone) Thanks for the correct spelling :-) > Oh ? This is new to me. If the F1 transmission goes over the two hour > timeslot here in Norway (and in Sweden) they happily cut podium > celebrations and press conference. In that case, I hope the US keeps it's Speedvision coverage. -- [email hidden]

Thanks for the correct spelling :-) In that case, I hope the US keeps it's Speedvision coverage. --

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> "Greg Cisko" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:_nJ57.379219$[email hidden]... > > > > > "btgoss" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:3AG57.70480$[email hidden]... > > > > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal with > > > ABC > > > > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interested > > > in > > > > showing the F1 series. > > > > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open > > > wheel > > > > motorsport entertainment. > > > > > > Get ready for... > > > "And there is the winner of the French Grand Prix...now lets switch to > > > ABC coverage of the Seniors Golf tourney.." > > > > Echlestone wouldn't allow that. > > (Ecclestone) > > Oh ? This is new to me. If the F1 transmission goes over the two hour > timeslot here in Norway (and in Sweden) they happily cut podium > celebrations and press conference. > > Luckily, I have the digital 7 channel coverage where even the one main > production channel is 10 times better than any other motorsport > coverage i've ever seen.

In the US when F1 was on Fox they stuck to the time limit while showing the race on tape, and often cut out the post race interview session. I would hate for F1 to go to ABC and away from Speedvision where the focus is motorsports and not Golf, etc. Tim

troll "sparra" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > F1...... even more boring > > btgoss wrote: > > > > Has anyone else heard that CART will be losing it's television deal withABC > > and ESPN (basically the same companies). And that ABC is very interestedin > > showing the F1 series. > > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar openwheel > > motorsport entertainment. > > > > btgoss

God I hope so....ABC's coverage SUCKS. I hope it goes to someone who WANTS it and will promote it. If that's CBS, then great. It's becoming more and more clear that ABC would rather tie itself to the IRL. Stuart Becktell <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vSc97.155877$[email hidden]...

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> in > > > showing the F1 series. > > > Sounds like it will be good news bad news for fans of high dollar open > wheel > > > motorsport entertainment. > > > > > > btgoss > >