WSBK and MotoGP on TV

berth

berth

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Well that would be good news for me as I think I can get NBC Sports, but DTV and BeIN aren't talking to each other, so I lost that.
 
Frisco

Frisco

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That’s a drag. I bet we are trading qualifying and all races for a tape-delayed viewing of the main event.
 
Lucky Jones

Lucky Jones

Ride on #69
I know they’re expensive, but this whole mess kinda makes the WSBK and MotoGP sites/services worth it.

Same day broadcast, AND no-spoiler pages? Yes, please.

The benefit to network TV is exposing the sport to “normals.”
 
Map8

Map8

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Lucky Jones said:
I know they’re expensive, but this whole mess kinda makes the WSBK and MotoGP sites/services worth it.

Same day broadcast, AND no-spoiler pages? Yes, please.

The benefit to network TV is exposing the sport to “normals.”
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Yes to all this. In exchange for reaching a much bigger audience, the broadcasts and production will likely be directed toward the new or casual fan. NBC may even record voice over narration with their own hosts for the tape-delayed showings. It won't be a great viewing experience for the dedicated fan. The video passes really deliver for the more ardent fans.
 
EastBayDave

EastBayDave

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read this a week ago & supposedly it's a done deal w/MotoGP. Donno about the other series.

Hip Hip Hooray I've been waiting for this for years; about time! :thumbup
 
berth

berth

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Folks, just because it's "NBC" doesn't mean it's, you know, NBC. i.e. Channel 4 (KNBC down here).

NBC owns and operates, among other things, NBCS -- NBC Sports.

That's the channel that runs the Dakar daily summaries.

Since there doesn't seem to be "NBC wide world of sports" any more, I would not expect GP or SBK to be taking up precious broadcast time when it can be delegated to a underutilized cable channel at 2am.
 
Racinfrk

Racinfrk

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^^^^
and very unlikely we are going to be able to see Moto 3 nor Moto 2 with this change. I will be extremely upset if that is the case as I love to watch Moto 3.
 
Maddevill

Maddevill

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I had to quit my WSB account. Had really bad buffering and freeze ups that could not be solved. Rarely have the same problem on the MotoGP site.

Mad
 
R3DS!X

R3DS!X

Whatever that means
Lucky Jones said:
I know they’re expensive, but this whole mess kinda makes the WSBK and MotoGP sites/services worth it.

Same day broadcast, AND no-spoiler pages? Yes, please.

The benefit to network TV is exposing the sport to “normals.”
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I don't mind paying for one, but I'm not happy paying for both. I wish there was a package deal. I'm still paying for both but I'm not happy about it.
 
bikeama

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I have no problem paying for live coverage. I hope the races are not days later on NBCSports. I did buy the NBCS track pass for AFT.
 
Manimal

Manimal

Mini-Moto Racing
sucks, neither WSBK nor MotoGP on Bin Sports :thumbdown

Wondering what races will be shown on NBCSN.

Being WSBK has 3 SBK races, looks like I may opt for this video pass package vs MotoGP.
 
Map8

Map8

I want nothing
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The official announcement from NBC and NBCSN just came out. Some MotoGP races shown tape delayed. Four MotoGP races will be shown on the main NBC network channel. The others will be on NBCSN cable.


Four races will air on NBC in 2020, beginning on Sunday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. ET with the Spanish Grand Prix from Circuito de Jerez. Additionally, NBC will air the Dutch TT from the TT Circuit Assen on Sunday, June 28, at 4:30 p.m. ET; the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, October 25, at 3 p.m. ET; and the season finale in the Comunitat Valenciana in Spain on Sunday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Five of the 20 MotoGP races in 2020 will air live on NBCSN, including the Grand Prix of the Americas from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Many of the races in the latter part of the 2020 MotoGP season will air immediately following live NASCAR coverage on NBCSN.

All race coverage that airs on NBC and NBCSN will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Live coverage of all 20 races will continue to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, both live and OnDemand, as will each and every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. Full WorldSBK VideoPass access will also remain available.
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Only six WSBK races will be shown, five of which will be tape delay.


https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2020/02/28/nbc-sports-group-and-motogp-partner-on-multi-year-media-rights-agreement/



Date Race/Track Network Time (ET)
Sun., March 8 Qatar Grand Prix* NBCSN 12:30 p.m.
Sun., March 22 Thailand Grand Prix* NBCSN 3:30 p.m.
Sun., April 5 Grand Prix of the Americas NBCSN 2:30 p.m.
Sun., April 19 Argentina Grand Prix NBCSN 2:30 p.m.
Sun., May 3 Spanish Grand Prix* NBC 1:30 p.m.
Sun., May 17 French Grand Prix NBCSN 7:30 a.m.
Sun., May 31 Italian Grand Prix NBCSN 7:30 a.m.
Sun., June 7 Catalunya Grand Prix NBCSN 7:30 a.m.
Sun., June 21 German Grand Prix* NBCSN 6:30 a.m.
Sun., June 28 Dutch TT* NBC 4:30 p.m.
Sun., July 12 Finnish Grand Prix* NBCSN 1:30 p.m.
Sun., August 9 Czech Grand Prix* NBCSN 8:30 p.m.
Sun., August 16 Austrian Grand Prix* NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sun., August 30 British Grand Prix* NBCSN 6:30 p.m.
Sun., September 13 San Marino Grand Prix* NBCSN 2:30 p.m.
Sun., October 4 Aragon Grand Prix* NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sun, October 18 Japanese Grand Prix* NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sun., October 25 Australian Grand Prix* NBC 3 p.m.
Sun., November 1 Malaysian Grand Prix* NBCSN 7 p.m.
Sun., November 15 Valencia Grand Prix* NBC 1:30 p.m.
*denotes same-day delay

Below is NBC Sports’ 2020 WorldSBK telecast schedule:

Date Race/Location Network Time (ET)
Mon., March 2 Australia* NBCSN 6 p.m.
Sun., March 29 Spain* NBCSN 2:30 p.m.
Mon., April 20 Netherlands* NBCSN 12:30 a.m.
Sun., May 10 Italy* NBCSN 5:30 p.m.
Sun., September 20 Catalunya NBCSN 7 p.m.
Mon., October 12 Argentina* NBCSN 3:30 p.m.
*denotes delayed coverage
 
J

jpl

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Not crazy about wsbk video pass format. Was going to watch race 1 this morning and a spoiler right there on the front page. Anyone else?
 
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