It's hardly a scam. It's the camel's nose into the tent. I have a fair
amount of visibility into Speedvision, and there's a very good chance that
all the stuff you love is going to slip away. It would be stupid for them
to abruptly shift the viewership, it will be a more gradual thing, but I
expect (and most of the people on the inside expect) that NASCAR will
quickly come to dominate. I haven't confirmed this, but I understand that
NASCAR even has some ownership now.
Of course F1 would probably go away anyway. Bernie Eccelstone is making it
very expensive. The German GP negotiations went right down to the wire. I
don't think there's any agreement for the rest of the season.
I could live without the Boatyard stuff, and a lot less about airshows,
but Speedvision is almost all I watch TV for.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 6:56 AM
To: Friends of Triumph
Subject: Totally NASCAR-- We've been scammed!
Does everyone remember a few weeks ago the turmoil caused by the rumor
that SpeedVision was going totally NASCAR? There was a lot of talk about
it
and a viewer poll to gauge the general consensus concerning this proposed
programming shift.
Today I got up early to watch the German Grand Prix and during the warm-up
show, there was an advertisement for a new show that is coming to
SpeedVision. It is called "Totally NASCAR". Gentlemen (and ladies), I
think we have been scammed. But to be fair, I think that was a pretty
novel
and successful way to introduce a new program on Speedvision.
At least it did not go unnoticed!
Joe(C)
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