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Originally Posted by Greem
If Warburton was to end up in charge of the BTCC you can wave goodbye to free-to-air TV deals. The broadcast situation with the VASC is dire, all in the name of short term gains.
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I agree to an extent - free-to-air is awesome.
But the funding from Fox in Australia props up the teams to a large extent. It means, with only a very few exceptions, all drivers are paid a wage too. Plus, Bathurst is live on free-to-air and all rounds have highlights on free-to-air too. This means there is pay TV money for the teams, but also exposure to attract sponsors.
But anyway, different market, different scenario, much bigger audience and Warburton used to work at Fox pre-Supercars.
A deal is a deal, so ITV will be around for the next 4 years at least.