NASCAR gets new UK TV deal

[mtc27]

NASCAR gets new UK TV deal

Thursday, February 25th 2010, 12:43 GMT

UK audiences will be able to watch live NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage again from this weekend's Las Vegas race via the Open Access 3 channel.

Previous UK NASCAR broadcaster Sky ceased its live coverage at the end of last season, bar a one-off reappearance for the Daytona 500.

But NASCAR has now announced a new deal with Open Access 3 - channel 190 on Sky - starting from the next race, with the broadcast beginning at 7pm on Sunday.

Ref Autosport

[Logie]

Sweet, had to canc Sky Sports and ESPN, glad i can still watch some racing

[telecat]

Logie said:

Sweet, had to canc Sky Sports and ESPN, glad i can still watch some racing

If you are watching NASCAR it ain't racing.

[eastlmark]

telecat said:

Logie said:

Sweet, had to canc Sky Sports and ESPN, glad i can still watch some racing

If you are watching NASCAR it ain't racing.

Go away, just dont watch it!

[eastlmark]

How do we get to see this channel? I just got half a screen of frozen weakest link and a big key thingy at the moment.

[spdpug98]

eastlmark said:

How do we get to see this channel? I just got half a screen of frozen weakest link and a big key thingy at the moment.

I just have the key on my screen, although it is on the Sky Planner for Sunday

[majordad]

Just tried Sky 190 and it half scrambled, what is wrong, does it only come alive at certain times ?

[ADEuk]

boogity boogity bks















I'm on Virgin

[steve y]

excellent news! as Darrell Waltrip would say "LETS GO RACIN'BOYS!!!!!"

[anonymous-user]

majordad said:

Just tried Sky 190 and it half scrambled, what is wrong, does it only come alive at certain times ?

Yeah pretty much the only show they have is Nascar

[PabloTeK]

Just set it to record, looks like the only show they have on a weekend Imagine all the minor series they could put on there...

[eastlmark]

not going to believe this until I see it.........

[flemke]

telecat said:

Logie said:

Sweet, had to canc Sky Sports and ESPN, glad i can still watch some racing

If you are watching NASCAR, it ain't anyone's fault but your own if you fail to grasp that it is racing.

Efa.

[telecat]

flemke said:

telecat said:

Logie said:

Sweet, had to canc Sky Sports and ESPN, glad i can still watch some racing

If you are watching NASCAR, it is a Lottery /quote]


Efa.

Edited by telecat on Sunday 28th February 09:10

[flemke]

telecat said:

flemke said:

telecat said:

Logie said:

Sweet, had to canc Sky Sports and ESPN, glad i can still watch some racing

If you are watching NASCAR, it is a Lottery

Efa.

In that case, Jimmie Johnson has had one hell of a lot of good luck.

[K50 DEL]

Just watching the Nationwide race from Vegas, Sprint Cup race coverage tonight.... I'm liking this ESPN stuff!!

[amokwa]

Cheers reminder set.

[spdpug98]

Well it's on! Suprised me, how can this be the only programe they have

[Russ35]

spdpug98 said:

Well it's on! Suprised me, how can this be the only programe they have

It does show some programs, just not a lot. It works on a different principle to normal channels. With 'open access' a company has paid for satellite time/sky epg position etc but doesn't actually have any programs to transmit, they wait for other people/companies who want to broadcast something. So for example all those people that moan about Top Gear/Fifth Gear etc. could go and make their own car show then approach 'open access' to broadcast it.

Edited by Russ35 on Sunday 28th February 19:25

[ADEuk]

An neighbour's unused sat dish and a 3yr old sky box saves the day