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A Great NASCAR Article

select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,514 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 2015 in General Discussion
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2015/02/18/how-nascar-plans-to-turn-its-survival-story-into-a-decade-of-success/


The biggest piece of that plan is in the realm of television. Despite falling viewership Nascar was able to pick up ten-year TV rights deals with both NBC and Fox worth a combined $8.2 billion.

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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,036 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pull your pants up, your * is showing! Don
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,514 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep.. they should be out of business any day now....
  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have followed NASCAR for 40 years. Once the leadership said the Dixie flag was no longer welcome I shut the caring off, cold as ice. Just like an ex-wife. For this year I still belong to a fantasy league, still bet $1.00 on each race with a friend. After this season is over I will go flying more and never watch a race again.

    Turning left and flooring it has turned way to PC for me, it sold its soul to the devil for mega-millions. Maybe the Obama, Jessie Jackson, the (D) party and Al Sharpton will step up and spend money for NASCAR sponsors and watch races, I sure as hell won't.
  • Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
    Sad, but I think we're bordering on "delusional" now.



    Yep. Funny for awhile, but then it just gets a bit sad and pathetic.
  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    Their is now absolutely nothing "great" about nascrap.As soon as they could not muster any coverage by any "main stream" networks and started only being picked up bu msnbcrap or fox twerp1 and the like,it DIED a silent death.KAPUTSKI!!
    Cling to your memories and bogus opinions all U want.IT is a dead and rotting so called "sport"..[xx(]
  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2015/02/18/how-nascar-plans-to-turn-its-survival-story-into-a-decade-of-success/


    The biggest piece of that plan is in the realm of television. Despite falling viewership Nascar was able to pick up ten-year TV rights deals with both NBC and Fox worth a combined $8.2 billion.

    RIiight."NBC"? Or NBCSN? FOX or FOXsoprts1?
    BIG DIFFERENCE.Neither of those networks are even on the air/cable waves in 88% of the Country...
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,514 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    8.2 B as in Billion
  • Dondo7Dondo7 Member Posts: 98
    edited November -1
    I've always wondered if the dumb (poops) watching NASCAR realize they're watching a 2 1/2 hour long commercial?
  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,198 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Dondo7
    I've always wondered if the dumb (poops) watching NASCAR realize they're watching a 2 1/2 hour long commercial?
    uhh,nooo.its subliminal,,duh,,,,Dohhh,,,[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Dondo7
    I've always wondered if the dumb (poops) watching NASCAR realize they're watching a 2 1/2 hour long commercial?
    Hammer hits nail!....Billion dollar contract is a performance based contract....No one watching will void it...[:o)]
  • LesWVaLesWVa Member Posts: 10,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
    quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
    Sad, but I think we're bordering on "delusional" now.



    Yep. Funny for awhile, but then it just gets a bit sad and pathetic.



    Kind of reminds me of Obama trying to convince me that Obamacare is a good thing for America.. The more he * his lips the worse it looks.
  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I hope NASCAR does continue to thrive, but they will do it without me. The CSA Battle flag ban was the nail in the coffin along with the free tickets for neegrows at Franklin. I respect NASCAR because they still have national anthem and say a prayer before the race, but lets see what happens when someone/group says that offends them, will they cave like with the flag? I bet they do.
    RLTW

  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Two separate deals with the same company. No wonder my Comcast bill is so large.
    Comcast owns NBC.
    Get rid of the "Chase" and let them fight for the championship by racing.
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,514 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by LesWVa
    quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
    quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
    Sad, but I think we're bordering on "delusional" now.



    Yep. Funny for awhile, but then it just gets a bit sad and pathetic.



    Kind of reminds me of Obama trying to convince me that Obamacare is a good thing for America.. The more he * his lips the worse it looks.


    Only difference... I presented the Facts. Did I mention the 8.2 Billion Dollar TV 10 yr contract deal? [:D]
  • Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,689 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    8.2 B as in Billion


    Over 10 years.

    That's 820 M as in Million per year.

    To continue your NFL comparison from yesterday, the NFL is taking in around 5 B as in Billion per year.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super/2014/01/30/super-bowl-nfl-revenue-denver-broncos-seattle-seahawks/5061197/

    Again; still not understanding why you brought up the NFL comparison.
    Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.

    Brad Steele
  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those contracts have "Outs" in them. If viewership drops below a certain percent,
    they can back out of the contract. That is standard in the industry.

    In actuality that $8.2 Billion over 10 years is really not that much.
    That is only $820 Million a year. There are 38 cup races in the year. So that only works out to $21,578,947.36 a race.
    Add in the "All Star" race and it drops to $21,025,641.02 Million a race.
    Let's also figure in the 33 Xfinity races. Now it is down quite a bit to $11,549,295.77 a race.
    Let's get even down further and add the 23 World Truck races. Now we are down to $8,913,043.47 Million a race.
    Not really a bad deal for the networks and their sponsors.
    Consider the average cost of a 30 second commercial in the 2015 Super Bowl was $4.5 Million!
    So five 30 second commercials would surpass the $21.5 Million. Two 30 second commercials would surpass the $8.9 Million!
    $8.9 Million average for a weekend is a drop in the bucket for the networks.
    They probably make that up easily by what they charge the cable and satellite companies to carry their network.
  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,514 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    10yrs... meaning NASCAR will be around 10 yrs. longer.. ( At Least ). So much for the naysayers.[:D]
  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SF, not being a naysayer. Just trying to state the facts.
    Yes they have a 10 year contract. But listen! All broadcast contracts have stipulations,
    that if the viewership or market share fall below a certain percentage, the broadcaster can back out of the contract.
    That is NOP for these kind of contracts.

    What NASCAR needs is to stop all the PC bull. They have pushed away their base.
  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,565 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just look at the odds right here on the forums. Most of us are or were, nascar fans. Most here have now stopped watching the races and are pissed at all the new regs and political correct bS. Now times that by the millions of fans out there. The odds don't look good fro nascar. JMHO and I hope they survive. I for one loved nascar, but gave up on then when the flag issue came up this year. Hope they reap what they sew.Oakie
  • bigcitybillbigcitybill Member Posts: 4,912 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    So,

    NASCAR got a conditional contract,
    for a relatively small sum of money,
    from two relatively unimportant networks.

    That's really great.
  • Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,689 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree, Oakie, though never was a fan.

    I will occasionally watch a bit of Daytona and maybe parts of another race throughout the year. I used to record Daytona, but don't even to that anymore.

    The rate NASCAR is going, by the time this television contract is up, it will be mandatory for all drives to drive a Prius, and the winner will be whomever gets the best mileage after completing 500 miles in under 10 hours.
    Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.

    Brad Steele
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