Speed TV to become Fox Sports 1

10-12-2012, 11:10 PM

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Speed TV to become Fox Sports 1

Inside a news article about Speed losing the broadcasting of F1 to NBC, is this:

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The departure of F1 comes as Speed parent company Fox moves closer to rebranding the motorsports network into a broad-based national sports network. Fox has not commented on the rebranded channel, expected to be called Fox Sports 1, but it is expected to be heavily utilized in the eight-year television contract announced earlier this month with Major League Baseball.

This is the link to the complete article: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...n=awdailydrive

I am disappointed by this news, to say the least. Bring back Speedvision!

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10-13-2012, 08:51 AM

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So... Speed TV, all about motorsports, is about to become a generic sports channel? WTF...

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10-13-2012, 09:49 AM

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I used to have *** cable and used to watch The Speed Channel, but now I have Direct TV and have Velocity. I think I like the Speed Channel better because it has more shows than the Velocity. The Velocity channel is kinda have more Hot Rod shows rather than newer vehicles, but it's okay, I like classic cars too.

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10-13-2012, 10:51 AM

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F1 is the only reason I pay for TV.

Good to know I will be saving $1000 a year on Direct TV bills once F1 is dropped.

Sad news indeed.

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10-13-2012, 08:53 PM

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wow thats horrible. So that means the show pinks is gone as well?

hopefully discovery picks up speed under velocity

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10-13-2012, 08:58 PM

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such bullshit.

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10-13-2012, 09:05 PM

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Wow.... wtf!!

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10-13-2012, 10:25 PM

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Will the races be live or tape-delayed? It's hard to believe they'll preempt the Today show (or whatever crap is on) to appease a measly quarter-million or so F1 fans.

Hmm . . . .

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10-13-2012, 10:26 PM

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Is this set in stone?

I blame The Car Show with Adam Corolla for this.

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11-28-2012, 08:03 PM

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Pedigree part of pitch for Fox Sports 1 - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global

There is talk on DBSTalk.com that much of the motorsports programing will move to FuelTV.
I think some of the NASCAR that was on the local Fox network stations will move to Fox Sports 1.
Formula 1 is moving to NBC Sports starting next year.

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11-29-2012, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jims5543

F1 is the only reason I pay for TV.

Good to know I will be saving $1000 a year on Direct TV bills once F1 is dropped.

Sad news indeed.

Same here.....before the wife

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11-29-2012, 11:13 AM

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While not good for motorsports, Fox Sports 1 will create competition for ESPN. ESPN is about $7/month of your pay-tv bill, the largest charge by over X2.

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