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France says Moving races from Fox to Speed Not a Done Deal
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif.—Even though Fox, the network that carries the first portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, confirmed recently it was considering moving some of its races to Speed, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said Sunday at Infineon Raceway that the question is still open. “We’re having a lot of discussions right now,” France told Sporting News before the Toyota/Save Mart 350. “We’re unsure where that’s going to go. We’re having good discussions, and they’re our partner for a long time. … Read entire article »
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Fox would like to put some Cup races on Speed
By Tripp Mickle and John Ourand | Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Fox has held informal discussions with NASCAR about a new TV rights agreement that would allow the network to put some of its Sprint Cup races on Speed. David Hill, Fox Sports chairman, said Fox would like to see some of the 13 regular-season races it televises on Speed. A Fox source said the company could ask for as many as six races for the network. Fox is five years into an eight-year, $1.76 billion contract with NASCAR that mandates Fox televise all of its Sprint Cup races on its broadcast channel except for two non-points, specialty events — the Sprint All-Star Race and the Gatorade Duel from Daytona, which air on Speed. If it wants to move … Read entire article »
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SPEED Dropping This Week in NASCAR but Expanding NASCAR Programming
By Michael Smith, Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Speed is pumping even more horsepower into its NASCAR lineup in 2010. Although the network already has a deep stable of NASCAR programming, from practice and qualifying to news and analysis, Speed is planning to add six to eight new shows this year. Yet another show that’s still in the formative stages, an American Idol-like reality talent show that would originate from the track, also is in the works, although it’s uncertain when it would debut. … Read entire article »
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SPEED to Celebrate NASCAR Champion’s Week with Special Programming
SPEED continues its “big event” approach to covering NASCAR, as the recent addition of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony from Las Vegas will now serve as the exclamation point to Champion’s Week programming on the network. … Read entire article »
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Turner Sports & SPEED Partner to Deliver New Broadband Channel on NASCAR.COM
Turner Sports and SPEED announced today the debut of the ‘NASCAR on SPEED’ broadband channel on Turner Sports-managed NASCAR.COM, the online home of NASCAR. The broadband channel launch on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and will give fans all-access to premium video content from two of the top brands in NASCAR, including three original Webisode series, event coverage and shoulder programming from SPEED. … Read entire article »
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