BTCC & Supports LIVE on Motors TV? Not any more they're

Jonathan McLeod · **Joined:** Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:29 pm **Posts:** 24

Motors TV have dropped the BTCC & Support Package for 2007. Shame on you! So much for delivering what the viewers want.

jonboy1066 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:53 pm **Posts:** 102

What's going on Motors :'(

Say it aint so!!!! >:((

Sabaku No Gaara · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:56 pm **Posts:** 360

I hope it's not true

Ranald · **Joined:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:42 pm **Posts:** 334

Where did you hear this from?????

paddockman · **Joined:** Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:03 pm **Posts:** 2

Can't believe it!! Real shame on you Motors !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(

davemk7 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:39 pm **Posts:** 8316

i doubt motors has dropped it, i suspect theprice went up 400% or someone else wanted exclusive coverage of btcc i'm looking at you itv and that would leave too many holes and therefore the support races got cut?

jonboy1066 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:53 pm **Posts:** 102

Here it is from the horses mouth. Some one has posted the "why?" question to Alan Gow on the BTCC forum and here's the answer...............

Quote:

Alan Gow
Championship Administrator Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 398

As per the article in todays Motorsport News....MotorsTV won't be showing the BTCC or support races next year.

Whilst we appreciate the coverage MotorsTV have given, it should also be put into perspective; their coverage of the BTCC was viewed by only about 8% of the number of viewers that watch our ITV coverage - and in broadcast terms that, indeed, is a very small number of viewers.

To be fair, those small audience numbers that MotorsTV delivered are nearly impossible to justify, (given the very significant costs involved in producing such coverage), and it is perfectly understandable that they would wish to utilise their finite financial resources in a more efficient manner.

Broadcast arrangements (for all sports) change and develop all the time - nothing stays the same forever and this now also gives us the opportunity to explore other broadcast opportunities for the future, which we have not been able to do until now due to MotorsTV's exclusive digital-platform arrangement.

I don't know where they get their statistics from but find the 8% a little unbeleivable.

Fabian W. · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:39 am **Posts:** 1479

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Are there an agreement for 2007 to show the btcc in germany on motors? I hope so

If it isn't so, i don't know what i should do next year

davemk7 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:39 pm **Posts:** 8316

this is bad news for btcc. still sportscar racing next year (i hope!) same though motors coverage was better than itv.

Sabaku No Gaara · **Joined:** Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:56 pm **Posts:** 360

Shows how much Motors cares about it's viewers really. BTCC and supports have been pretty popular considering the channels nowhere near as widespread as ITV and I very much doubt Motors lose any viewers to ITV, more it's the other way round.

Motors TV, listen to your viewers and show BTCC and supports. Not listening to us will be very harmful to you, advertisers won't want to advertise on a channel that puts off it's viewers, just ask Game Network and look what happened to them.

John · **Joined:** Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:26 pm **Posts:** 96

this is a significant error from motors

The btcc is the reason i, and most people i know, watch the channel.

because of that we watch other stuff - dtm and sportscars, with no btcc, awareness of the channel and what its broadcasting i feel will drop significantly

A channel thats had 2 good series live that intrest british audiences - btcc and champ cars - and has now lost both. (i know the DTM has a rising profile in the Uk, but only cos of motors, interest in which came from their BTCC / CC live coverage which is gone)

Bad move

ade t · **Joined:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:29 pm **Posts:** 858

wtmf going on silverstone droped motors not showing btcc or suport races live >:((

sorry but some1 some where has lost the plot

unless motors show the top 10 with the dtm there will be sod all to watch on motors

or has motors got wtcc ::)

LessThanSte · **Joined:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:38 pm **Posts:** 931

Hmmm

Friend of mine is driving for Manor Motorsports in Formula Renault next year, and we have no way to watch it now

Hope something gets sorted, dont care where it is really but we surely must have the support live in some form!

Paul Hadsley · **Joined:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:29 pm **Posts:** 405

"jonboy1066" wrote:

Here it is from the horses mouth. Some one has posted the "why?" question to Alan Gow on the BTCC forum and here's the answer...............

Quote:

Alan Gow
Championship Administrator Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 398

As per the article in todays Motorsport News....MotorsTV won't be showing the BTCC or support races next year.

Whilst we appreciate the coverage MotorsTV have given, it should also be put into perspective; their coverage of the BTCC was viewed by only about 8% of the number of viewers that watch our ITV coverage - and in broadcast terms that, indeed, is a very small number of viewers.

To be fair, those small audience numbers that MotorsTV delivered are nearly impossible to justify, (given the very significant costs involved in producing such coverage), and it is perfectly understandable that they would wish to utilise their finite financial resources in a more efficient manner.

Broadcast arrangements (for all sports) change and develop all the time - nothing stays the same forever and this now also gives us the opportunity to explore other broadcast opportunities for the future, which we have not been able to do until now due to MotorsTV's exclusive digital-platform arrangement.

I don't know where they get their statistics from but find the 8% a little unbeleivable.

Yeah.....Gow mentioning their "finite financial resources" leads me to translate the whole statement as "BTCC's on the up, we're raising the price....see ya"

Either that or ITV want them on one of their channels....

I'm p/o'd about it though.....No more Clios with their super fancy new cars...no more live BTCC races one or two.....back to being at ITV's whim....oh great...

aland · **Joined:** Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:06 pm **Posts:** 7

totally gutted, what exactly are motors going to fill their time with, the full sunday's racing was great and loads of people watched it

come on Motors show face on here and give us an explanation you owe it to the loyal fans

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