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[ST] F1 and SpeedTV, it's official! This is good +10!
- Subject: [ST] F1 and SpeedTV, it's official! This is good +10!
- From: "Jack Hays" <rude@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 07:19:09 -0600
Off motorcycle but excited and thought some of you would like to know
unless someone else has beat me to it.
SPEED Channel, Formula One Ink Three-Year Deal
Written by: Erik Arneson - SPEED Channel Public Relations
Charlotte, NC ? 3/4/2003
The excitement of F1 is now confirmed on SPEED for three years (Photo:
Allsport) SPEED Channel President Jim Liberatore announced today that
SPEED Channel has reached an unprecedented three-year agreement with the
FIA Formula One World Championship, making SPEED the television home to
the complete 16-race Grand Prix racing schedule in 2003, including
September's United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis.
"Formula One events, fans and history are the bricks and mortar that
form the foundation that this network was built upon," Liberatore said.
"We have known for many years that F1 deserves to be presented to its
fans in a comprehensive manner worthy of the title of the world's most
popular racing series. This coverage includes Formula One's past,
present and future. With the addition of "F1 Decade", F3000 and
continued coverage of every event including practice and qualifying, we
are providing this passionate fan base the coverage it deserves. What's
more, they will no longer need to wait until hours before the season's
first green flag to know where to tune in!"
The deal, SPEED Channel's fifth with a major racing sanctioning body in
the last six months, begins with this weekend's live qualifying and
racing coverage from the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Since
announcing the addition of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the end
of September, SPEED Channel also has inked deals with USAC, ASA and the
IHRA for programming in 2003 and beyond.
The F1 deal also includes broadcast rights for the Formula One season
ten years removed from the current season, allowing SPEED's F1 Decade to
air races from the 1993 season this year.
SPEED Channel's coverage from Australia begins with live Thursday
evening qualifying at 10 p.m. ET. Race coverage begins Saturday evening
at 9:30 p.m.
Former F1 mechanic Steve Matchett and play-by-play man Rick DeBruhl will
join veteran analyst and former F1 driver David Hobbs in the broadcast
booth. Peter Windsor will provide reporting from the paddock.
Jack "Rude Dog" Hays
972-952-5065
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