[Ducati] Just in time for the grumpy old man!

[Ronald Betts]

Now that is great news....



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>From: Veloce916 at aol.com
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] Just in time for the grumpy old man!
>Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 14:24:14 EDT
>
>
>CBS Sports to broadcast three race package of MotoGP  races
>
>As MotoGP continues its growth across the world,  three races will be
>broadcast on network television across the United States  this summer after 
>an
>agreement was reached between CBS Sports and MotoGP’s  commercial 
>rights-holder,
>Dorna Sports. This agreement represents the most  extensive free-to-air
>television package that MotoGP races have ever enjoyed in  the US, and is a 
>further
>indication of the growing popularity of the sport  across the nation.
>
>CBS Sports will broadcast races from the heart of the  MotoGP season.
>Coverage starts with the hugely attended Grand Prix from  Barcelona on June 
>10
>(1:30-2:30 p.m., ET), and is closely followed by MotoGP’s  most 
>traditional race
>from the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands on June 30  (2:00-3:00 p.m., ET), 
>with
>the third race coming from the Sachsenring, Germany  on July 15 (1:00-2:00
>p.m., ET). The race telecasts will include not only the  thrilling race 
>coverage
>but will also include exciting features, news and  interviews as well as 
>the
>sophisticated information and graphics package that  helps race fans follow 
>the
>exciting action.
>
>Additionally, the race  coverage will include production elements that are
>unique to MotoGP and  highlight the exhilarating and daring nature of the 
>sport
>and its competitors.  Chief among these elements will be the incredible
>on-board cameras that show the  race from the point of view of the riders
>themselves. Fans seeing these heroes  making turns at high speeds and just 
>inches off
>the ground will be amazed at the  skill and accuracy that these riders 
>posses.
>
>“With the growth of this  emerging sport, we are more than pleased to be
>bringing our viewers all the  high-speed excitement of MotoGP,” said Rob 
>Correa,
>Sr. Vice President,  Programming, CBS Sports.
>
>“We are proud to be associated with CBS Sports,  a real home for American
>sports, and it just shows how far MotoGP has come in  the last few 
>years,” said
>Manel Arroyo, Managing Director, Dorna Sports. “The  growth of the sport 
>in the
>United States is one of Dorna’s key goals, and this  deal will help us
>showcase the thrills and excitement of MotoGP to a mainstream  audience 
>right across
>the country.”
>
>MotoGP is the world’s premier  motorcycle championship, featuring the 
>best
>racers on the planet riding  multi-million dollar, prototype machines that 
>can
>reach speeds in excess of  200mph. MotoGP takes its glamorous circus to all
>corners of the globe. The  machines produce more than 200 horsepower and 
>weigh in
>at just 325lb (148kg),  demanding the ultimate in riding skill.
>
>MotoGP received a big boost in  the US with the performances from the Nicky
>Hayden, the ‘Kentucky Kid’. Hayden,  who won his first MotoGP event at 
>the
>2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix in Laguna  Seca, California, took his 
>crowning
>glory in 2006 when he won two races on his  way to becoming the new MotoGP 
>World
>Champion.
>
>Currently MotoGP TV  broadcasts reach 207 countries, with 184 of those in
>live or same day delayed  format. An average of 142 million spectators see 
>the
>live/SDD broadcasts, with a  total average audience per GP of 311 million
>viewers. In 2006, an estimated 5.2  billion people around the world tuned 
>into
>MotoGP races.
>
>Helping to make  the deal possible between the two parties was Van Wagner
>Sports Group who serves  as the U.S. free-to-air television agent for 
>MotoGP. In
>addition to negotiating  the television agreement between CBS Sports and
>MotoGP, Van Wagner will handle  the advertising sales for the telecasts as 
>well as
>coordinating production  aspects.
>
>The program itself will be produced by Dorna using CBS Sports  talent, as
>well as expert analysis being brought by America’s former World  Champion 
>and
>MotoGP Legend Kevin Schwantz.
>
>MotoGP returned to network  television in the United States last season 
>with
>the network telecast special of  the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix from Laguna
>Seca, an agreement negotiated by Van  Wagner Sports Group and produced by 
>Dorna.
>
>
>
>
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