It has begun: Speedvision -> The NASCAR Channel

[Lud]

http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=&doc_id=39983&display=breakingNews

Fox's new speed vision

Broadcasting & Cable
8/6/01 1:30:00 PM

Fox Cable Networks is wasting no time putting its mark on Speedvision.

Fox executives are expected to name a new president, to get NASCAR into the channel’s title and maybe even to move the network's headquarters out of Stamford, Conn., and down to National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing hotbed Charlotte, N.C.

Fox -- which swapped its interests in Outdoor Life Network and The Golf Channel with Comcast in May for 100 percent of Speedvision -- is putting Jim Liberatore behind the wheel as the network's new president this month, sources said.

Liberatore -- who has been vice president and general manager of Sunshine Network (in which Fox has a stake) -- will replace Roger Werner, although Werner has been asked to stick around for several months.

Sources said Fox Cable executives are talking with NASCAR about renaming the network, possibly Speedvision: The Home of NASCAR.

Fox is currently in the first of an eight-year, $1.6 billion pact to carry NASCAR races, and it owns 50 percent of production wing NASCAR Images. - Joe Schlosser

 

[FuryNSX]

Now that it's NASCAR, and I don't care to watch that, I'm sure Time Warner down here in San Diego will no doubt finally include that channel in my basic service.

FOX s*cks.

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[ScienceofSpeed]

That's too bad. I wonder what will happen to the Speedvision challenge.

-- Chris
(still don't get NASCAR)



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[scottjua]

MotherF*cker! Is nothing sacred???!!!

 

[hejo]

Well that sucks the big one. Why do I have sat now? I use to ba able watch F1 through the italy channels but that's gone now too.