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Originally Posted by Da Moo
Does anyone know what the television ratings were like for the weekend?? Given it is the first round to face nrl and afl etc, it will be interesting to see how it compares to last year.
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A quote from an article about next years Hamilton race in the Sunday Star Times here in NZ:
"V8 Supercars Australia chairman Tony Cochrane crowed about the ever-growing success of his series. Since shifting to a different TV network, viewing figures this year were up 47%, he said. "We're one of the big four sports in Australia now," he said.
He recalled that when he tried to sell TV rights in New Zealand 10 years ago he had trouble getting an appointment and eventually sold the rights to TV1 for $30,000 a year.
"It's the same now, with a few more zeroes on the end," he said.
'We are now negotiating the TV rights for next year in New Zealand and all three networks are bidding strongly.
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Seems everyone can't get enough of the new coverage of "The Main Event"
