United SportsCar Championship media coverage - Page 4

ger80 · 16 Mar 2014, 11:28 (Ref:3380512)

I guess MotorsTV had the best commentary - the RLM gang

Rodger Davies · 16 Mar 2014, 11:48 (Ref:3380517)

That's what I'm saying ger80, I really am not sure if they were the best for this race. Although having the choice in the UK is nice and I will give MotorsTV highlights a chance because I am curious to compare.

BullMan · 16 Mar 2014, 11:49 (Ref:3380519)

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Originally Posted by 1969MGCGTdriver

I swear I saw Hindy at the track on Friday wearing a Mazda shirt. Was he there?

He was there leading a tour group. He also appeared on the Mazda YT stream at some point.

wheelz22 · 16 Mar 2014, 13:15 (Ref:3380550)

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Originally Posted by TRspitfirefan

Did anyone else listen to the MRN broadcast?
I couldn't believe how much better it was compared to the Daytona fiasco.
They added Greg Creamer as well as Ryan Eversely, but also the regular MRN guys were so much improved!
They really must have done a lot of homework.
Great job guys.

Yeah, I tuned in briefly out of curiosity...and I agree with you. They are seemingly getting their arms around sports car racing now. In their defense, when they know the subject matter, they have always been quite professional.

wheelz22 · 16 Mar 2014, 13:24 (Ref:3380553)

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Originally Posted by Rodger Davies

The crew that did the stream and Fox broadcast were superb. I've been RLM fans for years, but this was excellent quality, impartial commentary with none of Hindy's excess personal politics and anti-GT3/SRO rants and I found it very entertaining, informative and refreshing.

Tommy Kendall and Justin Bell together play very well in particular but the quality of both the 12 Hour and the Conti race was top notch; more of the streaming please IMSA.

A bit of Trussers wouldn't go amiss though

Yeah, TK has always been a character. he's a funny guy...x2 when you get a group together for cocktails at a place like Siebkens. I've never hung out with Bell but he seems like a guy that would fit in with the shenanigans. And yes, they work well together on broadcasts too. And Varsha is a pro of course.

NaBUru38 · 16 Mar 2014, 14:17 (Ref:3380567)

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Originally Posted by TRspitfirefan

Did anyone else listen to the MRN broadcast?
I couldn't believe how much better it was compared to the Daytona fiasco.
They added Greg Creamer as well as Ryan Eversely, but also the regular MRN guys were so much improved!
They really must have done a lot of homework.
Great job guys.

Good news

NaBUru38 · 16 Mar 2014, 14:24 (Ref:3380572)

Here's an report on Fox Sports 1 by Sports Business Journal.

The Nascar Duels and Unlimited at Daytona had over 3.0 million viewers, which is the two most viewed programs in the history of the channel.

Simmi · 16 Mar 2014, 14:32 (Ref:3380578)

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Originally Posted by ger80

I guess MotorsTV had the best commentary - the RLM gang

Not true in my opinion. Never in a million years thought I'd end up muting RLM comms but that's what happened. Fox crew were great.

For me RLM sounded like it was - which was a couple of guys making the best of it from an off-site location. It didn't feel like it had the insight or the ambience of a live venue broadcast.

Good to see Motors trying something but they didn't need to IMO. Especially given they went to breaks mostly when the U.S did.

Canada ALMS fan · 16 Mar 2014, 19:53 (Ref:3380731)

The coverage is the one thing I will not complain about. We had flag to flag coverage on SPEED in HD with the Fox feed.

rwintle · 16 Mar 2014, 20:15 (Ref:3380739)

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Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

The coverage is the one thing I will not complain about. We had flag to flag coverage on SPEED in HD with the Fox feed.

Whereas here in the largest market in Canada, we had... nothing.

Well, unless some providers other than Rogers carry SPEED - I really don't know.

On the other hand, the IMSA.com stream, when I could get it without stuttering, jumping back, pixelating, or just plain dropping - actually looked really good. The sound was a bit silly though (commentary in the left ear), but at least that meant tuning out the commentary was pretty easy.

Never saw any sign of the "highlights" show this morning either - presumably also on SPEED in Canada? No idea.

cmk · 16 Mar 2014, 23:32 (Ref:3380842)

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Originally Posted by rwintle

Whereas here in the largest market in Canada, we had... nothing.

Well, unless some providers other than Rogers carry SPEED - I really don't know.

On the other hand, the IMSA.com stream, when I could get it without stuttering, jumping back, pixelating, or just plain dropping - actually looked really good. The sound was a bit silly though (commentary in the left ear), but at least that meant tuning out the commentary was pretty easy.

Never saw any sign of the "highlights" show this morning either - presumably also on SPEED in Canada? No idea.

Apparently both Rogers and Bell have dropped SPEED. Cogeco is the only supplier who carries it, as far as I understand. On my parents' Rogers feed there were messages during Daytona saying it was going away, and now it's gone. I gather the companies wanted to pay less for SPEED than they had been, rather than FOX charging them more.

The IMSA stream was quite good for the most part, and the quality was very reasonable as well most of the time. The only point I started to have a few more annoying issues with it was close to the finish when load might have been higher in general, and honestly it was never really bad enough to detract from the experience. I appreciate having video the whole race through without commercials.

Canada ALMS fan · 17 Mar 2014, 00:56 (Ref:3380872)

Shaw has SPEED but there are no real commercials so I suspect it is just a place holder channel that will disappear once an existing contract runs out.

**joeb** · 7 Apr 2014, 17:41 (Ref:3389834)

There was an advertisement for Tudor Watches in my local paper this weekend, but strangely it did not mention the race series...

aneesh99 · 10 Apr 2014, 02:39 (Ref:3390691)

I quite enjoyed the RLM comms as per usual, but then again, I guess I'm biased. I'd mute any comms for those guys.

Also, Graham Goodwin's rant during the last FCY!

aneesh99 · 13 Apr 2014, 15:31 (Ref:3391984)

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Originally Posted by aneesh99

I quite enjoyed the RLM comms as per usual, but then again, I guess I'm biased. I'd mute any comms for those guys.

Also, Graham Goodwin's rant during the last FCY!

Double post, sorry. I meant Martin Haven!

MoMedic9019 · 13 Apr 2014, 17:32 (Ref:3392023)

I was going to start a new thread....don't know how I missed this...

It took all of five seconds for me to find a stable, true HD stream for the Blancpain GT series today thanks to Nismo. Yes, it was the live world feed, with comms, no commercials..and..the best part?

IT WAS LIVE ON YOUTUBE FOR FREE WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OR ISSUES FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT!!!!!!! NO CABLE PROVIDER ISSUES, NO GEOBLOCKING, NOTHING!!!!!

Seriously, why the heck the USCC can't embrace something like this is bizarre. Let's also not forget all of the sessions were covered. Practice, Qually, Race...and then its all uploaded to the Blancpain GT channel after the session.

NaBUru38 · 12 May 2014, 16:24 (Ref:3405472)

Television ratings of Laguna Seca:

PC / GTD - 1:00PM-3:30PM - 0.0 rating, 74k viewers.
P / GTLM - 5:30PM-8:00PM - 0.1 rating, 159k viewers.

The previous week, AMA Supercross on Fox Sports 1 had 221k viewers, the UEFA Champions League semifinals 627 and 557k, Nationwide qualifying 461k and ARCA 246k.

Deleted · 12 May 2014, 17:26 (Ref:3405496)

ARCA got over half of NNS qualifying? That's not too bad for them.

Has CTSCC switched back from live FOX "graveyard" 2 to tape delayed Fox Sports 1 coverage (as in SPEED days)? 'Cause their updated schedule looks that way.

FordCosworthPanoz · 12 May 2014, 17:53 (Ref:3405507)

That's actually towards the low end of what ARCA usually gets. I know it's kind of funny considering just how amateur the series appears but ARCA actually frequently beats Indycar in TV Ratings.

Those Laguna numbers are horrible.

Deleted · 12 May 2014, 18:05 (Ref:3405513)

Yes. Maybe they could put positive spin on it

"drastic improvement over 7k we got for live Grand-Am Kansas on FS2 last year"

Maelochs · 12 May 2014, 18:14 (Ref:3405516)

Infinitely better ratings than they will get for Kansas this year. (Where's that Steaming Mad emoticon?)

Breitling24 · 12 May 2014, 18:51 (Ref:3405541)

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Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Television ratings of Laguna Seca:

PC / GTD - 1:00PM-3:30PM - 0.0 rating, 74k viewers.
P / GTLM - 5:30PM-8:00PM - 0.1 rating, 159k viewers.

The previous week, AMA Supercross on Fox Sports 1 had 221k viewers, the UEFA Champions League semifinals 627 and 557k, Nationwide qualifying 461k and ARCA 246k.

I really don't find these ratings a surprise. I watched something (baseball) on Fox a few days before LS, and not a single promo aired for the race, but plenty for UEFA, MLB and some other stuff.

cobraRed01 · 13 May 2014, 01:33 (Ref:3405677)

Has anyone found a link to the CTSCC Laguna Seca race replay? I had to miss the Live stream and this weekend's broadcast. The TUSCC at LS race has been up for awhile, but not the full CTSCC race. Thanks.

jasonjessica09 · 13 May 2014, 03:14 (Ref:3405697)

I think sportscar will always be a niche sport with a cult following which is sad. I don't understand why NASCAR and Indycar have such mainstream appeal. I tried watching some of the Indy Grand Prix on the espn3 replay. I could only stand it for a few minutes before skipping it to the last two laps of the race. Seeing spec racing is just so boring. No wonder why sportscar appeals to me more. The diversity of the machines you see running is great.

Deleted · 13 May 2014, 06:25 (Ref:3405724)

The more popular series rely more on making drivers the stars, rather than cars. It's easier to relate with drivers

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