Bye bye Fox Sports...

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GrapeApe 11/8/2018 12:24pm
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Johnny Depp wrote:
This could be a blessing in disquise. Someone else must have outbid Fox? The ratings have been going upward so the value to air them should...
This could be a blessing in disquise. Someone else must have outbid Fox? The ratings have been going upward so the value to air them should have also. Big TV package on network? More trickle down money for Purses? Naahh..
500guy wrote:
that would blow a hole in the statement they always make about paying to be on TV wouldn't it?
You're thinking of motocross, I don't think supercross has paid to be on TV in some time.
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HusqFan3 11/8/2018 12:34pm
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Not a whole lot of time to get a new TV deal in place.
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The deal is already done. It just hasn't been announced yet.
While i personally can vouch for the accuracy of this statement one thing i know for certain for all those saying there’s not much time to negotiate a new TV deal, I’m sure they have something locked up or close to it. Feld certainly isn’t just now looking to start negotiations with a new media partner. I’m sure negotiations have been taking place behind the scenes for months if not years. Most likely the culprit behind the scheduling delays.
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AZ35 11/8/2018 1:35pm
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I hope they have a SX option for NBC Sports Gold package. Worth every $$ spent for the outdoor series, great stream, can watch it anywhere (anytime), and no commercials.
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mx196 11/8/2018 1:51pm
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NBC Gold pass for Sx would probably bring in so much cash I would imagine. That alone would probably keep Sx with the NBC family for a long time from here.
Uninterupted SX with no commercials? Doesnt sound too bad for me. We’ll see if that materializes though.
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Rabbit 11/8/2018 1:52pm
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Here is the thing about the NBC Sports Gold app and no commercials, it is great for the outdoors when they go to commercials during the race. SX has been commercial free racing for years. I don't care if there are commercials as long as it doesn't interrupt the racing.
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Excaliburbmx 11/8/2018 2:04pm
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Hated fox the whole fs2 bs and always starting races late
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mattyhamz2 11/8/2018 2:12pm
11/8/2018 2:12pm
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but to me, Fox is a bigger network than NBC.
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craigathan404 11/8/2018 2:48pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but...
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but to me, Fox is a bigger network than NBC.
Yeah I’d agree. What was nice about NBC gold was that no matter where you are or when the race is, it was always available with no funny business. The channel searching and hopping between channels, missing the start of races due to UFC, gets really old. We might lose viewers due to the swap, but NBC has killed it with the NBC gold app. I hope it works out for everyone in the end!!
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-MAVERICK- 11/8/2018 2:55pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but...
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but to me, Fox is a bigger network than NBC.
craigathan404 wrote:
Yeah I’d agree. What was nice about NBC gold was that no matter where you are or when the race is, it was always available with...
Yeah I’d agree. What was nice about NBC gold was that no matter where you are or when the race is, it was always available with no funny business. The channel searching and hopping between channels, missing the start of races due to UFC, gets really old. We might lose viewers due to the swap, but NBC has killed it with the NBC gold app. I hope it works out for everyone in the end!!
Not to mention you could go ride during the day or do other stuff, come back home and watch the races whenever you felt like it.

It's been mentioned on here a few times but when the races are on the West coast the East coast residents sometimes have a hard time staying up to watch the races until 2am. Let's not forget about the rest of the fans scattered around the world. The Gold App would allow anyone to watch the races the following morning without any spoilers or again whenever they feel like watching them.
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GIwasB4 11/8/2018 3:53pm
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Well it is an entertainment show after all, not like it was a serious sport.
Some folks like to watch a big assed Kardashian also.
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Ramrod 11/8/2018 4:06pm
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but...
I hated the FS2, FS1 and Fox channel swapping, but will SX get the same type of numbers on NBC/NBC Sports? I could be wrong, but to me, Fox is a bigger network than NBC.
craigathan404 wrote:
Yeah I’d agree. What was nice about NBC gold was that no matter where you are or when the race is, it was always available with...
Yeah I’d agree. What was nice about NBC gold was that no matter where you are or when the race is, it was always available with no funny business. The channel searching and hopping between channels, missing the start of races due to UFC, gets really old. We might lose viewers due to the swap, but NBC has killed it with the NBC gold app. I hope it works out for everyone in the end!!
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Not to mention you could go ride during the day or do other stuff, come back home and watch the races whenever you felt like it...
Not to mention you could go ride during the day or do other stuff, come back home and watch the races whenever you felt like it.

It's been mentioned on here a few times but when the races are on the West coast the East coast residents sometimes have a hard time staying up to watch the races until 2am. Let's not forget about the rest of the fans scattered around the world. The Gold App would allow anyone to watch the races the following morning without any spoilers or again whenever they feel like watching them.
Amen to all of this!

I have stupid Bell Expresvu here, pay a ton for it and haven't had SX in years.

The Gold App for outdoors has been a Godsend for me. SX would be great on NBC Gold
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mx196 11/8/2018 4:18pm
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Rabbit wrote:
Here is the thing about the NBC Sports Gold app and no commercials, it is great for the outdoors when they go to commercials during the...
Here is the thing about the NBC Sports Gold app and no commercials, it is great for the outdoors when they go to commercials during the race. SX has been commercial free racing for years. I don't care if there are commercials as long as it doesn't interrupt the racing.
I thought the same thing, but then I remembered how it’s the same commercials over and over so it’s still a plus.
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KirkChandler 11/8/2018 4:20pm
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As long as its on traditional TV too, I have no problem with a streaming service as an add on.

I bought the NBC Gold the past 2 years (MavTV is not available) and it worked great for myself playing from the laptop onto the big screen TV, but trying to get it set up for my Dad to watch is a pain, he's not computer savvy and when things go sideways, which they often do with streaming, getting it back on was not fun. Clicking to Channel 1067 for Fox Sports 1 in High Def is easy.

One of the great things about being on Fox is the races were on, whether it be Fox 1 or Fox 2, yes baseball games or Nascar go long often, but they at least would broadcast on one of their channels, I think we may have missed 1 or 2 heat races in 4 years of coverage on Fox due to programming overruns.

Streaming Services do not attract new viewers, they cater to the existing hardcore fans. When was the last time you just started watching a random stream?
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Sully 11/8/2018 4:45pm
11/8/2018 4:45pm
I just hope they don't go to ESPN like UFC did. I have FS 1 & 2, and NBCSN, but no ESPN.
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zehn 11/8/2018 5:15pm
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GIwasB4 wrote:
Well it is an entertainment show after all, not like it was a serious sport.
Some folks like to watch a big assed Kardashian also.
In what universe is SX not a serious sport?
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Jeff_Crutcher 11/8/2018 5:19pm
11/8/2018 5:19pm
Said it before. Say it again. Hoping it’s on ESPN.
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resetjet 11/8/2018 5:21pm
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Hmmmm, seems like a negative outcome to me. Just streaming would sure suck. With fox we had FOX, FS1 and FS2. If they go with cbs maybe cbs and cbssn. I just hate to see fox go. But hey they are successful and filling a 3 hour time slot especially on east coast races on a saturday night for what Feld is willing to accept probably isn't easy. Pretty much marketing to industry businesses. Because they show the same commercials over and over, I expect they are not getting that much interest.

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JRT812 11/8/2018 5:29pm
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Fox usually worked for me, but I really prefer the NBC gold package. I enjoy watching the races when it’s convenient and being able to fast forward
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andcone 11/8/2018 5:47pm
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NBC Gold please. I don't mind paying when I am guaranteed every race live and uninterrupted.
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Jeremy Macbeth 11/8/2018 5:50pm
11/8/2018 5:50pm
Good riddance. F*ck Fox Sports in it's stupid f*cking face. NBC Gold is where it's at, or live at an actual SX venue.
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Drtbykr 11/8/2018 5:53pm
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AZ35 wrote:
I hope they have a SX option for NBC Sports Gold package. Worth every $$ spent for the outdoor series, great stream, can watch it anywhere...
I hope they have a SX option for NBC Sports Gold package. Worth every $$ spent for the outdoor series, great stream, can watch it anywhere (anytime), and no commercials.
In Canada, there were three commercials, all channel self promotion. R U Faster than a Redneck?!
Well crap, probably gonna have to pay to watch.
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zehn 11/8/2018 8:41pm
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If this is true, we’re gonna lose Jenny Taft Sad
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-MAVERICK- 11/8/2018 9:22pm
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zehn wrote:
If this is true, we’re gonna lose Jenny Taft Sad
She's already gone on to more important/bigger things. That said she was great.
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EZZA 95B 11/8/2018 9:27pm
11/8/2018 9:27pm
I hope it doesn't affect us here?! Supercross is still on ESPN2 here... All 48 Moto's are on ESPN 2 also, so hopefully we should be okUnsure
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zehn 11/8/2018 9:53pm
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zehn wrote:
If this is true, we’re gonna lose Jenny Taft Sad
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She's already gone on to more important/bigger things. That said she was great.
She had been doing CFB already but always came back for SX
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TG130 11/8/2018 10:19pm
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zehn wrote:
If this is true, we’re gonna lose Jenny Taft Sad
The biggest tragedy of it all.
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-MAVERICK- 11/8/2018 10:28pm
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zehn wrote:
If this is true, we’re gonna lose Jenny Taft Sad
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She's already gone on to more important/bigger things. That said she was great.
zehn wrote:
She had been doing CFB already but always came back for SX
Since she's employed by FOX and they won't be airing SX in 2019 it's pretty safe to say that she won't be back.

She covered the FIFA World Cup this summer. SX is small potatoes in comparison.

She came in not knowing anything about the sport and like the true professional she is did her research and came off great on screen pretty much from the get go.

And just because a thread is useless without pics.

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ledger 11/8/2018 10:41pm
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Taft is class.
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flatout111 11/9/2018 7:37am
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It's a shame to lose Jenny but we've been fortunate to have her. I do hope we get to keep Kristen Beat. She's a winner.

Hoping we hear something soon.
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