OT - SpeedTV & F1

Seem to recall someone posting here recently about Speed not having a done deal with the Bernie & Max Traveling Circus. Well, true to form, the cars are nearly on the grid and they announced a three-year deal yesterday: http://www.speedtv.com/speed/press.php?p=5376 Nice to see we Yanks won't have to endure ABC-covered events anymore, even at Indy (some interesting possible implications in that one). Also nice to see that they got rights to all F1 footage 10 years removed, or from '93 on back. Could be some lovely vintage races on tap ; suggest we inundate SpeedTV with requests for classic F1 programs. Who knows; maybe Sierra could run some cheap ads and bleed a few more coins out of a GPL re-release, leading them to er, never mind... ;-) SB

Steve Blankenship wrote:

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> Seem to recall someone posting here recently about Speed not having a done > deal with the Bernie & Max Traveling Circus. Well, true to form, the cars > are nearly on the grid and they announced a three-year deal yesterday: > > http://www.speedtv.com/speed/press.php?p=5376 > > Nice to see we Yanks won't have to endure ABC-covered events anymore, even > at Indy (some interesting possible implications in that one). Also nice to > see that they got rights to all F1 footage 10 years removed, or from '93 on > back. Could be some lovely vintage races on tap ; suggest we inundate > SpeedTV with requests for classic F1 programs. Who knows; maybe Sierra > could run some cheap ads and bleed a few more coins out of a GPL re-release, > leading them to er, never mind... ;-) > > SB > >

I was under the impression that ABC still has the rights to the US, Canadien, Italian and the Monaco GP. I read the Speed's press release and they don't mention anything about being 'exclusive'. I can only hope that ABC is out of the picture.

Steve Blankenship wrote:

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> Seem to recall someone posting here recently about Speed not having a done > deal with the Bernie & Max Traveling Circus. Well, true to form, the cars > are nearly on the grid and they announced a three-year deal yesterday: > > http://www.speedtv.com/speed/press.php?p=5376 > > Nice to see we Yanks won't have to endure ABC-covered events anymore, even > at Indy (some interesting possible implications in that one). Also nice to > see that they got rights to all F1 footage 10 years removed, or from '93 on > back. Could be some lovely vintage races on tap ; suggest we inundate > SpeedTV with requests for classic F1 programs. Who knows; maybe Sierra > could run some cheap ads and bleed a few more coins out of a GPL re-release, > leading them to er, never mind... ;-) > > SB >

If you look here, you'll see that there are four races listed as TBA. That's got to mean that ABC will be televising them live. On the plus side, Jason Priestly ought to be fully healed for this years events. And just the other day I was thinking to myself "I wonder what Red Bull is up to these days?" http://www.speedtv.com/programs/28/

"Internet User" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Steve Blankenship wrote: > > Seem to recall someone posting here recently about Speed not having adone > > deal with the Bernie & Max Traveling Circus. Well, true to form, thecars > > are nearly on the grid and they announced a three-year deal yesterday: > > > > http://www.speedtv.com/speed/press.php?p=5376 > > > > Nice to see we Yanks won't have to endure ABC-covered events anymore,even > > at Indy (some interesting possible implications in that one). Also niceto > > see that they got rights to all F1 footage 10 years removed, or from '93on > > back. Could be some lovely vintage races on tap ; suggest we inundate > > SpeedTV with requests for classic F1 programs. Who knows; maybe Sierra > > could run some cheap ads and bleed a few more coins out of a GPLre-release,

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> > leading them to er, never mind... ;-) > > > > SB > > > > If you look here, you'll see that there are four races listed as TBA. > That's got to mean that ABC will be televising them live. On the plus > side, Jason Priestly ought to be fully healed for this years events. > And just the other day I was thinking to myself "I wonder what Red Bull > is up to these days?" > > http://www.speedtv.com/programs/28/ >

You might be right; the press release made it sound a bit different, but the schedule does look questionable. Oh well, it was a nice thought. Still want to see vintage F1 races, though! ;-) SB

What, you don't like ABC's 'The Wild World of Dorks' ? Larry "Internet User" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Steve Blankenship wrote: > > Seem to recall someone posting here recently about Speed not having adone > > deal with the Bernie & Max Traveling Circus. Well, true to form, thecars > > are nearly on the grid and they announced a three-year deal yesterday: > > > > http://www.speedtv.com/speed/press.php?p=5376 > > > > Nice to see we Yanks won't have to endure ABC-covered events anymore,even > > at Indy (some interesting possible implications in that one). Also niceto > > see that they got rights to all F1 footage 10 years removed, or from '93on > > back. Could be some lovely vintage races on tap ; suggest we inundate > > SpeedTV with requests for classic F1 programs. Who knows; maybe Sierra > > could run some cheap ads and bleed a few more coins out of a GPLre-release,

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> > leading them to er, never mind... ;-) > > > > SB > > > > > > I was under the impression that ABC still has the rights to the US, > Canadien, Italian and the Monaco GP. I read the Speed's press release > and they don't mention anything about being 'exclusive'. I can only > hope that ABC is out of the picture. >