Says here that CBS will broadcast MotoGP...

[R111S]

http://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=20071

CBS TV To Broadcast Three MotoGP Races
May 03, 2007

From a press release issued by Dorna Sports:

CBS Sports to broadcast three race package of MotoGP races

As MotoGP continues its growth across the world, three races will be broadcast on network television across the United States this summer after an agreement was reached between CBS Sports and MotoGP’s commercial rights-holder, Dorna Sports. This agreement represents the most extensive free-to-air television package that MotoGP races have ever enjoyed in the US, and is a further indication of the growing popularity of the sport across the nation.

CBS Sports will broadcast races from the heart of the MotoGP season. Coverage starts with the hugely attended Grand Prix from Barcelona on June 10 (1:30-2:30 p.m., ET), and is closely followed by MotoGP’s most traditional race from the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands on June 30 (2:00-3:00 p.m., ET), with the third race coming from the Sachsenring, Germany on July 15 (1:00-2:00 p.m., ET). The race telecasts will include not only the thrilling race coverage but will also include exciting features, news and interviews as well as the sophisticated information and graphics package that helps race fans follow the exciting action.

Additionally, the race coverage will include production elements that are unique to MotoGP and highlight the exhilarating and daring nature of the sport and its competitors. Chief among these elements will be the incredible on-board cameras that show the race from the point of view of the riders themselves. Fans seeing these heroes making turns at high speeds and just inches off the ground will be amazed at the skill and accuracy that these riders posses.

“With the growth of this emerging sport, we are more than pleased to be bringing our viewers all the high-speed excitement of MotoGP,” said Rob Correa, Sr. Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports.

“We are proud to be associated with CBS Sports, a real home for American sports, and it just shows how far MotoGP has come in the last few years,” said Manel Arroyo, Managing Director, Dorna Sports. “The growth of the sport in the United States is one of Dorna’s key goals, and this deal will help us showcase the thrills and excitement of MotoGP to a mainstream audience right across the country.”

MotoGP is the world’s premier motorcycle championship, featuring the best racers on the planet riding multi-million dollar, prototype machines that can reach speeds in excess of 200mph. MotoGP takes its glamorous circus to all corners of the globe. The machines produce more than 200 horsepower and weigh in at just 325lb (148kg), demanding the ultimate in riding skill.

MotoGP received a big boost in the US with the performances from the Nicky Hayden, the ‘Kentucky Kid’. Hayden, who won his first MotoGP event at the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix in Laguna Seca, California, took his crowning glory in 2006 when he won two races on his way to becoming the new MotoGP World Champion.

Currently MotoGP TV broadcasts reach 207 countries, with 184 of those in live or same day delayed format. An average of 142 million spectators see the live/SDD broadcasts, with a total average audience per GP of 311 million viewers. In 2006, an estimated 5.2 billion people around the world tuned into MotoGP races.

Helping to make the deal possible between the two parties was Van Wagner Sports Group who serves as the U.S. free-to-air television agent for MotoGP. In addition to negotiating the television agreement between CBS Sports and MotoGP, Van Wagner will handle the advertising sales for the telecasts as well as coordinating production aspects.

The program itself will be produced by Dorna using CBS Sports talent, as well as expert analysis being brought by America’s former World Champion and MotoGP Legend Kevin Schwantz.

MotoGP returned to network television in the United States last season with the network telecast special of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix from Laguna Seca, an agreement negotiated by Van Wagner Sports Group and produced by Dorna.

[signit98]

love it

[markjenn]

hate it.

Ever watch CBS Sports coverage of F1? Derek Daley: "Now in F1, the wheels are on the outside of the car..."

- Mark

[Rapid Dog]

so what's new?

[Bob in Tucson]

Okay, then how about cautiously optimistic?

[R111S]

Well...I thought this was noteworthy because of Kevin Schwantz:

"The program itself will be produced by Dorna using CBS Sports talent, as well as expert analysis being brought by America’s former World Champion and MotoGP Legend Kevin Schwantz."

I personnaly met Kevin several years ago at Elkhart Lake during the MRO Sunday AM Worship Services. He's was very approachable and gave a firm handshake.

http://www.go2mro.com/

[acidburn]

Get well Nate.
You can always teach us slower guys a few tricks, except the unsheduled get off trick.
Remember it only hurts when you laugh.
Acid

[varmint]

wish FOX would cover it. that way we could have commentary from Jillian Barbarie.

[MrK]

How are they ever going to compete against Nascar. .......................

[Rapid Dog]

Get well Nate.

...someones wiffed a lil too much VP1...

not sure what this thread is about anyhow, the WSB, AMA, and MotoGP are always televised...

[Kristian,CO]

It sure would be nice if the get a HD feed and be able to deliver it to us on CBS. Btw, my SpeedTV coverage seems to be clearer this year compared to years past.

[markjenn]

Originally posted by Rapid Dog
not sure what this thread is about anyhow, the WSB, AMA, and MotoGP are always televised...

Well, there are some folks who can't get Speed so the availability of racing on one of the major networks can be a big deal. And for people who do get Speed, having CBS Sports coverage of MotoGP probably means Speed's "world feed" coverage will go to a Tues rather than Sunday tape delay, if it is broadcast at all. And we'll get the dumbed-down Nascar-crowd broadcast on Sun.

If you watch F1, then situation is exactly the same and the CBS Sports coverage of F1 (which they do for a few big-name races) is pretty bad, especially compared to what Varsha, Matchett, Hobbs, and Windsor do on Speed.

- Mark

[squall_line]

You'll get it in High-Def assuming whoever owns the venue or is in charge of MotoGP at the time allows you to have it in High Def...

And, of course, assuming CBS Sports takes their HD cameras and trucks across the pond, or borrows NBC's or someone else's equipment from the Olympics.