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26-02-2014 09:49 PM |
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Originally Posted by DAVO
(Post 841204)
Don't know much about this but I'm sure the likes of sky and itv pay the sports company's to cover the events not the other way around.i would pay to watch the 1/8th and 1/10th offroad nats coverage as long as it wasn't expensive mabe that's an option.
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Hi Davo - sorry to say this just isn't true! in Motorsport outside of F1 and Moto GP virtually nothing in the UK is paid for! ITV is PAID to cover BTCC, not by the main event who give their rights to ITV for free but by all the support races, and it is that money that actually allows ITV to cover the main BTCC races.
Sky no longer carry indycar or NASCAR because they were asked to pay (they did have them free) DTM is placed (they pay TV companies to cover it!) in every country except Germany
WEC / ELMS is given away (though Eurosport do pay for Le Mans)
ITV dropped live Superbikes when they were asked to pay!
And it's not just motorsport - look at sky schedules and outside Football, Rugby, Cricket and Boxing virtually nothing is paid and lots is placed!
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