V8 Supercars 2013

[r8response]

V8's back on 10 from 2015 in a shared deal with Foxtel.

Fast Facts:

- $241 million across six years

- $196 million in cash, $45 million in advertising

- V8 Supercars returns to its first free-to-air partner Ten Network in 2015

- Joint deal with Foxtel, FOX SPORTS and Ten Network, including all digital rights

- V8 Supercars to be broadcast in high definition on Foxtel

- Term 2015-2020.

[dvestate]

Wooohooo live and HD on Foxtel

[Exar Kun]

So Ten won't be showing all the races then? I assume a similar deal to BBC and Sky with F1? If that's the case then it's a shame - it's certainly not going to make me go and subscribe to Foxtel.

[r8response]

So Ten won't be showing all the races then? I assume a similar deal to BBC and Sky with F1? If that's the case then it's a shame - it's certainly not going to make me go and subscribe to Foxtel.

It "should" all be live on 10 as well due to anti-siphoning laws.

[Duke]

WTF no HD on C10, that's crapola!!!

[w00dsy]

Hopefully they'll keep the current format of live on 10 and then repeated on Foxtel.

[Jiminee]

I doubt they will woodsy - Fox are getting top billing on all the press announcements - I get the feeling it will be the main races also live on Ten/OneHD and the minor rounds on delay with no qualifying and supports - all of that will be Foxtel only.
Still its a long way away and there are always around these things in 2015.

[r8response]

Everything on Fox will be live.

Nothing is known about Ten. Prepare to be disappointed?

[Jiminee]

The fact they are not going into detail about what Ch 10 are doing is interesting.......and concerning.

[dvestate]

I would expect the races to be shown on Ten, major races live and possibly some on delay.

Should be great if fox cover all the support classes at the event

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[w00dsy]

Should be great if fox cover all the support classes at the event

especially Carrera Cup

[Gizmo]

I think this is as a result of FTA networks broadcasting their tv with such Crap quality. The only V8 round I've watched live this year was Bathurst. I've made a point to watch the replay on Speed in wonderful HD. It is a shame the series is moving away from FTA but it's hardly a surprise!

Australians were forced to upgrade their TVs to something digital, I think it's about time more people started demanding better quality TV and less home shopping channels!

[Duke]

Australians were forced to upgrade their TVs to something digital, I think it's about time more people started demanding better quality TV and less home shopping channels!

Yep & keep it FTA by not paying for it.

[wild]

I'm a bit disappointed by the joint deal. I'd like to see at least qualifying and the races live on Ten, don't care much about the practice sessions etc (except at Sandown and Bathurst), but unfortunately I think it's going to be more like the Sky/BBC F1 deal with FTA viewers getting the raw end.

That said, having all F1, MotoGP and V8 Supercars live and in HD on Foxtel would make it seriously tempting. I could almost justify the ridiculous cost of Foxtel for all that...

[Scottie]

That said, having all F1, MotoGP and V8 Supercars live and in HD on Foxtel would make it seriously tempting. I could almost justify the ridiculous cost of Foxtel for all that...

agreed, and if Carrera Cup is in as well, it's all sorted then!

[SE1Z]

All I really care about is Bathurst.

As long as I can watch it all on FTA as it is now, I'm happy.

[Exar Kun]

I watch every race, albeit most on delay (Tivo'd). If the Ten package has full races on delayed coverage then that'll be OK but hopefully not just highlights. Going to a paytv deal is dangerous if the FTA deal doesn't get enough air time. The sponsors won't be happy - it's not like the Sky/BBC deal where it's just one market that has been effected - it's really a huge proportion of the viewing audience that won't get the series live anymore.

[Jiminee]

Maybe that's the plan - throw it out there, see what the reaction is and go from there, though why you would need to do such a stunt in this day and age and with the results of the A League and the NBL to go by is anyone's guess.