3,000 people watched the race on Sky Sports 3.
Yep, three thousand.
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| Author: | Cheeveer [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:45 pm ] |
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How was the attendance? |
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| Author: | Tommy Vercetti [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:05 pm ] |
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dicksplaash wrote: How was the attendance? For what it's worth, it was promising. |
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| Author: | Gabriel [ Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:33 am ] |
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I read it was around 20,000. Probably would've been better without the rain delay. |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:35 pm ] |
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3,000 people watched the race on Sky Sports 3. Yep, three thousand.
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| Author: | Wil Vincent [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:24 am ] |
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phil1993 wrote: 3,000 people watched the race on Sky Sports 3. Yep, three thousand. Where do you get Sky figures from? |
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| Author: | cookie [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:34 am ] |
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I read that even the Indy 500 only got 28.000 viewers on Sky. In the Netherlands it was watched by around 180.000 people, but there it was on a regular channel and not pay TV. |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:41 am ] |
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Wil Vincent wrote: phil1993 wrote: 3,000 people watched the race on Sky Sports 3. Yep, three thousand. Where do you get Sky figures from? Someone posted them on Atlas. I believe he gets them from BARB. They're usually fairly accurate. Made me think though, more people read some of my articles than watch an IndyCar race in the UK
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| Author: | RtN [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:45 am ] |
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Wil Vincent wrote: phil1993 wrote: 3,000 people watched the race on Sky Sports 3. Yep, three thousand. Where do you get Sky figures from? The TV coverage threads on either Atlas or DS. ------------------------- Sounds like Huewen is hinting that IndyCar may be finished on Sky at the end of the year. Thank God. Hopefully a DTL channel picks it up and gives it the ratings it deserves. |
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| Author: | Juihi [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:46 am ] |
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Good thing the UK isn't Indycars main target market |
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| Author: | RtN [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:50 am ] |
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Of course it isn't. But that's not to say it couldn't generate a following. |
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| Author: | Juihi [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:54 am ] |
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Totally, and especially given the UK has drivers that do bloody well in the series it's a shame it's not higher, but I guess there is the whole 'no skill ovals' perception etc etc crap to contend with |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:56 am ] |
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Exactly. The most coverage IndyCars got in the UK was when Wheldon was killed. We've got Dario, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway over there. Very good racing drivers. I think a lot of people don't get oval racing and just view it as 'Shit F1', whereas if it was spruced up a bit - ie, heavier promotion and maybe on SSF1, it could get a bigger following. |
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| Author: | Wil Vincent [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest |
For me, the biggest downfall was failure to innovate for 4 years after the merger. People saw the product in 2008-9, thought screw this, and looked elsewhere. Now, when the racing IS good again, so is F1 (By comparison to the last few years), and even though it's pure Open Wheel racing again, compared to the gimmickfests of the old car and F1, it's gonna take tine to rebuild the positive image, and time is a commidity hard to come by. |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:47 pm ] |
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RtN wrote: Wil Vincent wrote: phil1993 wrote: 3,000 people watched the race on Sky Sports 3. Yep, three thousand. Where do you get Sky figures from? The TV coverage threads on either Atlas or DS. ------------------------- Sounds like Huewen is hinting that IndyCar may be finished on Sky at the end of the year. Thank God. Hopefully a DTL channel picks it up and gives it the ratings it deserves. I wouldn't get too excited, it'll just change from one pay channel that no-one watches to a different pay channel that no-one watches. Premier sports or ESPN, mark my words! 
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| Author: | Gaara [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:52 pm ] |
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Yeaa that'll probably happen. If Premier Shites get it then you can bet streams will be shut down more regularly. They boasted about doing that to NASCAR streams. |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:03 pm ] |
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Gaara wrote: Yeaa that'll probably happen. If Premier Shites get it then you can bet streams will be shut down more regularly. They boasted about doing that to NASCAR streams. Then they did a pretty lousy job of it tbh Maybe too busy boasting and not enough actual shutting down!
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| Author: | Gabriel [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest |
phil1993 wrote: Made me think though, more people read some of my articles than watch an IndyCar race in the UK You better start writing about IndyCar too, then. |
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