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Confirmation of TV Coverage - Tue 13/03/07 - 15:59
From Autosport:-
The British Touring Car Championship has renewed its UK television deal with British broadcaster ITV, but fewer rounds will be broadcast live on ITV's main channel this year.
Last season the final race from each of the ten BTCC meetings was broadcast live on ITV1, but in 2007 the first five events will be shown live on one of ITV's digital channels instead, with highlights subsequently shown on the terrestrial station.
However, live ITV1 coverage will return for the second half of the season, with live broadcasts from the final five meetings.
In addition, satellite/cable channel Setanta Sports will screen live coverage of all BTCC meetings, including the support races, and highlights packages will appear on satellite channel Men and Motors.
Series boss Alan Gow believes that with digital and satellite television now being adopted by an increasing percentage of UK households, the lack of early season live coverage on ITV1 will have little impact.
"We now have a total of four different TV channels that will be broadcasting the BTCC throughout the UK and thus it gives the championship a unique and excellent spread of terrestrial, Freeview and subscription broadcast platforms - a factor that is important with the increasing use of digital channels by the public," said Gow.
"Nearly 80% of UK households now have either Freeview or cable/satellite and ITV's prime digital channels regularly see audiences of over a million viewers for UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and live boxing.
"Proudly, this continues to be the biggest/best broadcast arrangement for any British (four-wheel) motor sport and we thank ITV for their continued enthusiasm and commitment for the championship."
Tue 13/03/07 - 16:52
#1
Offline
Sweet, glad i didnt cancel that subscription then 
Steve Pearce - COME ON JIMMIE #48 D
Tue 13/03/07 - 17:13
#2
Supremo
i'm interested to find out what for the highlights packages come in??
Tue 13/03/07 - 17:59
#3
Rookie
I don't see any mention of Motors TV in the list of channels covering BTCC. I don't want Setanta Sport - I wouldn't subscribe for just one thing anyway, racing highlights on Granada "Men and Motors" will be useless (i don't think highlights ever work for motorsport) and ITV seem to have a pretty half hearted approach by not putting the series live on their main flagship channel. This means that those people without digital who Mr Gow is so happy to disregard as unimportant will just have to wait til the second half of the season to see some live BTCC.
Also, if I am right and Motors have lost the BTCC then surely that means the end of seeing some of the other championships that make up the BTCC weekend on a channel that comes as part of a sky package....thus depriving them of much needed air time and coverage to a wider audience- and depriving us of entertainment.
I'm sorry, but I don't see any of this as good news at all - I think its disgraceful. If you want BTCC live then you MUST pay for Sky and if you want the support races you MUST pay extra for Setanta Sport for an extra £10.99 a month. That is dictating how people can enjoy their own national series, bit by bit, more of it goes into channels that you just need to pay that little bit more for.
A decision like this shows that Gow is not thinking about the viewing public at all - if he was he would put the series on either terrestrial (if possible) or on the satelite channel that was accessible to the most people for the least cost to them. He has not done that....
Tue 13/03/07 - 18:30
#4
yep, thats the basic jist of it and is what we've been talking about since the moment we realised Motors TV didnt have the coverage. Luckily, lots of us, being NASCAR fans have setanta sports already and therefore are rather overjoyed by this latest development.
WRT setanta, do you have people in your household (husbands etc) who watch golf, football, rugby, gaelic sports or us sports, cuz it may actually now be worth the 14.99 to sign up. As of September, Setanta have 46 premiership games live for next season, which isnt a great deal less than Sky Sports who i think have about 65. And as far as im aware neither group have control over which games they get so there should be a good selection of matchs (suspect Sunday afternoons will have one game on setanta and one on sky, rather than them both on sky as they are now!).
Best of it is, there is no word of a price rise, at least not at the moment. Though with Setanta, noone can be sure really!
Steve Pearce - COME ON JIMMIE #48 D
Tue 13/03/07 - 18:35
#5
Sadly I'm having to tighten the purse strings at the moment (dropped the Sky sub down to the lowest possible while still keeping Motors!) so no Setanta for me. 
Tue 13/03/07 - 19:19
#6
Supremo
sky losing some football that is good news, the might have time to show fia gt live now (they were rumored to be interested)
as for btcc, motors dumped it for LMS by peugeot.
I'm hoping the M&M highlights are more full race re-runs a few days later, as i'd be watching lms on sunday anyway.
Tue 13/03/07 - 21:22
#7
Clubman
Same here bout lms, for that matter i'll be watching loads of stuff, good news never the less
Wed 14/03/07 - 01:18
#8
Legend
With regards to the football on Setanta next season the games that they will be showing will be broadcast at 5.15pm on Saturday Evenings and 8pm on Monday Night and they claim that 40% of the games will involve the 'Big Four'.
Come On You Stones - Maidstone United FC
DTM @ Brands Hatch - 31st August 2008
Wed 14/03/07 - 12:24
#9
Rookie
"but in 2007 the first five events will be shown live on one of ITV's digital channels instead"
I take that means "but in 2007 the LAST RACE OF THE first five events will be shown live on one of ITV's digital channels instead"
It will be butchered by adverts and and most of the action from the first two races will be on the cutting room floor to give the commentators more time to ask the drivers what their favourite colours are
Lets just hope it dosnt get as bad as when we got a live Speed feed of champ cars and they went to a recorded interview with a drivers wife during the live race!
i remain pesamistic considering itvs WRC coverage.
Lets just hope it dosnt get as bad as when we got a live Speed feed of champ cars and they went to a recorded interview with a drivers wife during the live race!
i remain pesamistic considering itvs WRC coverage. 
Wed 14/03/07 - 12:35
#10
Supremo
itv's cross promotial interviews can massively annoying.
dear itv, it's motorsport show the action.
Wed 14/03/07 - 22:27
#11
Rookie
I suppose its good news that BTCC will still be available t those willing to pay for it. I am sad to see that Motors do not seem to have a lot lined up to fill the gap in the schedules. Alan Gow has clearly taken a business decision to move his series to Setanta, but now Motoors need to move on getting something else on the quite empty schedules.
Thu 15/03/07 - 21:58
#12
Clubman
nigel gear wrote:
Alan Gow has clearly taken a business decision to move his series to Setanta, but now Motoors need to move on getting something else on the quite empty schedules.Alan had his hand forced rather by Motors TV saying they didn't want to show the BTCC any more.
Fri 16/03/07 - 02:14
#13
TBH this just makes my season ticket for oulton park an even bigger bargain. £99 for the whole year of live racing cant be bad.
Fri 16/03/07 - 10:15
#14
Supremo
that is a good deal, are there any restrictions on big events?? and why don't i live closer to oulton? 
Fri 16/03/07 - 15:47
#15
Formule Ford
An interesting comment from Alan Gowe over at btcc.net: http://btcc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4121
Individual Setanta packagesand potentially Setanta BTCC channel on freeview!
With a clarification here: http://btcc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4133
I'm not sure a quite understand what he is saying so I guess the best thing to do would be contact Setanta themselves.
Sun 18/03/07 - 08:46
#16
Gentleman driver
What a bummer. I was all ready to watch some racing with the BTCC. I'm not going to subscribe just to watch some racing. Might as well buy the NASN channel if I wanted to pay for some racing. Oh well. I guess my wife and kids can have the tv back on Sunday's.
Sun 18/03/07 - 14:08
#17
Rookie
Barbara wrote:
A decision like this shows that Gow is not thinking about the viewing public at all - if he was he would put the series on either terrestrial (if possible) or on the satelite channel that was accessible to the most people for the least cost to them. He has not done that....I think you misunderstand the situation. ITV have the rights to the coverage and it is up to them to decide who to license out the coverage of the support races to. ITV did not charge MotorsTV to show the live footage, Motors took the decision not to show it this year. It would be wrong to accuse Alan Gow of not thinking as it wasnt his decision to make. If ITV didnt have the rights it would probably be Sky Sports, and that costs a lot more than the £0 ITV charges you to watch. I too am upset that I cant watch the coverage on Motors and I wont be paying for any extra subsciptions, but at least there is coverage out there for people to see if they are prepared to pay for it.
Sun 18/03/07 - 20:47
#18
Clubman
ITV3 next weekend 4pm
Sun 18/03/07 - 20:49
#19
Supremo
interesting, it's going to be a good season, lets see if itv can do it justice.
thanks matt 
Sun 18/03/07 - 20:49
#20
Clubman
Cant wait to hear some ben edwards magic agin thats for sure
Sun 18/03/07 - 20:53
#21
Supremo
weirdly i can't find it on the sky guide?
Sun 18/03/07 - 20:58
#22
Clubman
They've just mentioned it after the f1 so thats where i'm getting that info from
Sun 18/03/07 - 20:59
#23
Supremo
thanks, it's not on the listings yet. I'm just watching the end of the race now. Kimi looks odd in red.
Sun 18/03/07 - 21:04
#24
Clubman
It's not next weekend - it's in two weeks time.
...but ITV does seem to be promoting it well - it appeared in both F1 shows, and The Championship this morning.
Sun 18/03/07 - 21:05
#25
Clubman
yes my bad do appolgize
Sun 18/03/07 - 21:05
#26
Supremo
that would explain alot, thanks. I can wait another week just.
Sun 18/03/07 - 21:19
#27
Supremo
no need to appogise steve thingy definitely said next weekend, but from the btcc website it's 13 days until the next race.
for some reason my computer wasn't letting me doing anything but use the motorstv forum
Sun 18/03/07 - 21:24
#28
Clubman
i was getting ahead of myself, next weekend will be mega too with v8's, motogp and a1
Sun 18/03/07 - 23:48
#29
Rookie
how can we watch the btcc live now it's moved to setanta. might as well put up with itv but it's only got the 3rd race live! oh well, perhaps it'll get another series. hopefully TC2000 but we shall see. just don't lose brit f3, v 8 supercars or DTM!!
Mon 19/03/07 - 00:08
#30
Clubman
roachy101 wrote:
how can we watch the btcc live now it's moved to setanta.You've answered your own question there. Get Setanta.
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