The Announcers Thread

Letarte is becoming the Matt Yocum of NASCAR when he worked both Fox and TNT back in the day.
 
So we've got:

Fox/FS1 - Mike Joy, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer

TNT/Prime - Adam Alexander, Dale Jr, Steve Letarte

NBC/USA - Leigh Diffey, Steve Letarte ... nothing else confirmed.

Allen Bestwick is going to IndyCar on Fox most likely. CW is unknown. FS1 booth for ARCA and Trucks also unknown. I imagine Fox stays the course with Jamie Little for Trucks and ARCA though.

Personally, I hope Eric Brennan (CARS Tour on Flo, has done some ARCA races on FS1/FS2) gets called up.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I'm not sure what you mean. The article you linked shows four races will be on NBC, and those four will also be on Peacock.

Frankly, I wish they would go to USA across the board. Then I'd know where to find the race every week without having to check. I don't get why they don't stream everything on Peacock. But then I don't get why NBC has a separate sports stream, other than money, of course.
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You referring to that in addition to an OTA/cable broadcast, or exclusively on peacock?

It’s becoming a joke, what’s on what, various streams, etc. etc. Being a Comcast/Xfinity cable subscriber, I was treated to “free” peacock for a bit, now they want to charge me ( a customer paying $$ to NBC via Comcast ), just like a non-NBC/Comcast one.
 
Big John Kordic said:
You referring to that in addition to an OTA/cable broadcast, or exclusively on peacock?

It’s becoming a joke, what’s on what, various streams, etc. etc. Being a Comcast/Xfinity cable subscriber, I was treated to “free” peacock for a bit, now they want to charge me ( a customer paying $$ to NBC via Comcast ), just like a non-NBC/Comcast one.
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In addition to Peacock.

NASCAR is the only sports property on NBC Sports that you have to have cable to watch. You should be able to watch every NBC Sports broadcast on Peacock, in addition to NBC or USA.
 
Worth noting:

NASCAR has also recently opened its new digital content facility in Concord, North Carolina, which wll also produce 10 Cup Series race broadcasts next season for Amazon and Turner Sports plus the entire Xfinity Series season on The CW, while also having the capacity to host a FAST channel like the one described above.
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sportsnaut.com

It sure seems like a NASCAR Network is in the works

The sanctioning body appears poised to maximize the capabilities of its new productions facility
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Jorge De Guzman said:
I’m struggling to understand what this means. I have Comcast/Xfinity, they’re not going to carry USA network anymore?
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Not what it means.

It means USA, MSNBC, CNBC, SYFY, Olygen and E! are being broken off under a separate company not owned/operated by Comcast. More than likely, these networks end up sold. The conservative media apparatus (Sinclair, especially), which is massive and profitable, will set their sights on it just to get their hands on MSNBC because shutting MSNBC down or converting it into Diet FNC is a huge goal right now.
 
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AndyMarquisLive said:
My bet is that, come 2026, 14 races are shown on NBC.
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You are more in tune with the media industry than I am, obviously, but that seems optimistic. I am thinking nbc says f the contract you're going on Peacock or go scratch. What's NASCAR gonna say?
 
Speedbowl14 said:
You are more in tune with the media industry than I am, obviously, but that seems optimistic. I am thinking nbc says f the contract you're going on Peacock or go scratch. What's NASCAR gonna say?
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For what it's worth, NBC is holding on to one of these cable networks: Bravo.

The contract, from my understanding, states that four races have to be on NBC and 10 have to be on cable, though I'm sure NASCAR isn't going to be upset if the races move from USA to NBC because that expands the audience.

The media landscape is changing quickly and dramatically. This move by Comcast happened very fast, and they were probably in an emergency situation with MSNBC losing 60 percent of its audience overnight. And that audience is NOT coming back and Comcast knows it. MSNBC's core audience (liberal Democrats) probably have (and should have) much less trust in the news media than Republicans at this point.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
For what it's worth, NBC is holding on to one of these cable networks: Bravo.

The contract, from my understanding, states that four races have to be on NBC and 10 have to be on cable, though I'm sure NASCAR isn't going to be upset if the races move from USA to NBC because that expands the audience.

The media landscape is changing quickly and dramatically. This move by Comcast happened very fast, and they were probably in an emergency situation with MSNBC losing 60 percent of its audience overnight. And that audience is NOT coming back and Comcast knows it. MSNBC's core audience (liberal Democrats) probably have (and should have) much less trust in the news media than Republicans at this point.
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Yeah, I've moved from Twitter to Blue Sky for news, I ditched MSNBC awhile back except for Lawrence O'Donnel. I still have to wade thru the B.S. on Twitter to find most of the Nascar/racing posts though. Blue Sky has been adding over a million subs a day, it's getting there.
 
StandOnIt said:
Yeah, I've moved from Twitter to Blue Sky for news, I ditched MSNBC awhile back except for Lawrence O'Donnel. I still have to wade thru the B.S. on Twitter to find most of the Nascar/racing posts though. Blue Sky has been adding over a million subs a day, it's getting there.
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I only watch when there's breaking news and I go to YouTube TV Multiview for that.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
The media landscape is changing quickly and dramatically. This move by Comcast happened very fast, and they were probably in an emergency situation with MSNBC losing 60 percent of its audience overnight. And that audience is NOT coming back and Comcast knows it. MSNBC's core audience (liberal Democrats) probably have (and should have) much less trust in the news media than Republicans at this point.
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Checks out anecdotally. My current only news source is the Financial Times. If it requires me using Tor to get trustworthy reporting from outside the US, I will do precisely that.
 
MSNBC isn't losing eyeballs because of the decline in cable. It's their political stances (another topic for another section of the board).

My current view of TV watching is it needs to be in 4K or 1080p and/or needs to be available to watch via streaming if I happen to be away from home. I subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket and the picture quality of those games is awesome. They're all in 1080p. I turn it over to a NASCAR race and feel like I'm watching a broadcast from 15 years ago. Same of college football and basketball watching.

Fox will show some of their races in 4K (upconverted 1080p). I'm hoping they'll do more by showing most races on FS1. Amazon and TNT have the capability of showing sports in 4K or 1080p HDR. Since NASCAR is actually producing these, I don't have faith the races will be in either format. For me, that's how NASCAR is backward with their current broadcasting deal. I have a 4K TV and I watch to see as much as I can in 4K. Sadly, sports is slow to catch up with NASCAR, ironically, being the slowest.
 
MRM said:
Here's an answer.

awfulannouncing.com

NBC Sports president on spinoff: 'We're going to fulfill every obligation'

NBC Sports president Rick Cordella tells Sports Business Journal that a spinoff entity will fulfill every obligation to its league partners.
awfulannouncing.com awfulannouncing.com
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Non-answer answer. He said they're going to fulfill their obligations.

I think it's telling that NBC held on to Bravo though.

We've learned in the past few hours that MSNBC is no longer part of NBC and may even be rebranded. So that tells me USA may be out of the picture altogether.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
MSNBC's core audience (liberal Democrats) probably have (and should have) much less trust in the news media than Republicans at this point.
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I can't figure how Fox News keeps conservatives / Republicans when its talent swore under oath that they take a position on the air and disown when they're back stage.
 
Is the NBC announcer lineup truly set? After his stretch of races, ultimately I was not a fan of Diffey. He’s a pro no doubt, but just doesn’t appeal to me for NASCAR. The accent isn’t so much the problem, although it is a contributor. I just feel a better lead announcer option would have been ideal moving forward (like Alexander).

I believe the Alexander/Junior/Lefart lineup will be a good one. One yankee gerbil, one southern gerbil and a solid lead with a different timber and tone.
 
Conover said:
Is the NBC announcer lineup truly set? After his stretch of races, ultimately I was not a fan of Diffey. He’s a pro no doubt, but just doesn’t appeal to me for NASCAR. The accent isn’t so much the problem, although it is a contributor. I just feel a better lead announcer option would have been ideal moving forward (like Alexander).

I believe the Alexander/Junior/Lefart lineup will be a good one. One yankee gerbil, one southern gerbil and a solid lead with a different timber and tone.
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Leigh Diffey is staying.
 
RaceCritter said:
Wonder if there will be a new extra convenience fee to access these channels in the near future…
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I doubt it.

NBC holding on to Bravo is very revealing. Sounds like they have a plan to fulfill their contracts if Spinco gets sold or these channels ultimately get shut down.

TV is changing dramatically and quickly.
 
MRM said:
The laws need to be changed to allow cable and satellite companies to sell a la cart packages and be willing to. People are getting fed up with paying $200+ when they don't watch 85% of the channels they're paying for.
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Sadly, I think that is why all the junk is there in the first place.
 
MRM said:
The laws need to be changed to allow cable and satellite companies to sell a la cart packages and be willing to. People are getting fed up with paying $200+ when they don't watch 85% of the channels they're paying for.
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I don't think there's a law regarding this. It's strictly a choice the cable and sat companies have made. They get paid by some channels to be carried. I suspect any a la carte packages would cost consumers more since their individual plans won't be subsidized by those channels that pay to be carried.
 
MRM said:
The laws need to be changed to allow cable and satellite companies to sell a la cart packages and be willing to. People are getting fed up with paying $200+ when they don't watch 85% of the channels they're paying for.
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That’s basically where we’re going with streaming and its even more expensive.

The biggest issue is companies like Comcast who want to force you to buy both.
 
I’m not usually for consolidation but the amazing number of streaming companies that now have their own special exclusive studio contracts and deals makes the process insane. You can easily pay $200 a month and still not get shows on MGM or Peacock etc. strangely HBO has a terrible catalogue now. Time for a few big fish to just eat a bunch of the little fish.

Or…we should all get away from the TV a lot more.
 
RaceCritter said:
I’m not usually for consolidation but the amazing number of streaming companies that now have their own special exclusive studio contracts and deals makes the process insane. You can easily pay $200 a month and still not get shows on MGM or Peacock etc. strangely HBO has a terrible catalogue now. Time for a few big fish to just eat a bunch of the little fish.

Or…we should all get away from the TV a lot more.
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Streaming is going to become more and more like cable over the next few years. I’d expect to see A LOT more reality tv, less scripted programming, fewer movies, more content purges.

Unfortunately, it’s just how it works in the US. Reality TV is very profitable, even shows that don’t get a lot of viewers, because you don’t need big budgets, don’t have to pay actors, and don’t have to pay royalties.
 
Might want to start looking for Bravo on your cable lineup.

Elon Musk is probably going to buy the NBC channels that got sold.

www.barstoolsports.com

Apparently Elon Musk Is Interested In Buying MSNBC From Comcast And That's Awesome

I hate to tap into the Elon train so selfishly on a Friday afternoon but the data says people want Elon news. So let me give it to you straight. MSNBC is for sale because it sucks, objectively. Otherw...
www.barstoolsports.com www.barstoolsports.com

Not sure what there is to celebrate here. Elon Musk runs the government now. Why do so many people want him to control everything?
 
HoneyBadger said:
Streaming is going to become more and more like cable over the next few years. I’d expect to see A LOT more reality tv, less scripted programming, fewer movies, more content purges.

Unfortunately, it’s just how it works in the US. Reality TV is very profitable, even shows that don’t get a lot of viewers, because you don’t need big budgets, don’t have to pay actors, and don’t have to pay royalties.
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You are right and it’s very very depressing.
 
HoneyBadger said:
Might want to start looking for Bravo on your cable lineup.

Elon Musk is probably going to buy the NBC channels that got sold.

www.barstoolsports.com

Apparently Elon Musk Is Interested In Buying MSNBC From Comcast And That's Awesome

I hate to tap into the Elon train so selfishly on a Friday afternoon but the data says people want Elon news. So let me give it to you straight. MSNBC is for sale because it sucks, objectively. Otherw...
www.barstoolsports.com www.barstoolsports.com

Not sure what there is to celebrate here. Elon Musk runs the government now. Why do so many people want him to control everything?
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A general lack of understanding of how it would end is my suspicion…
 
HoneyBadger said:
Streaming is going to become more and more like cable over the next few years. I’d expect to see A LOT more reality tv, less scripted programming, fewer movies, more content purges.

Unfortunately, it’s just how it works in the US. Reality TV is very profitable, even shows that don’t get a lot of viewers, because you don’t need big budgets, don’t have to pay actors, and don’t have to pay royalties.
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Once again, something I've been saying from the get go that nobody wanted to hear. As time goes on, streaming will become as expensive as cable, and the product is going to end up looking just as bad. Here's how dumb I am. Thanks to streaming, I have more channel options than ever, yet I spend 80% of my TV time watching Youtube clips I could watch for free on my computer.
 
Formerjackman said:
Once again, something I've been saying from the get go that nobody wanted to hear. As time goes on, streaming will become as expensive as cable, and the product is going to end up looking just as bad. Here's how dumb I am. Thanks to streaming, I have more channel options than ever, yet I spend 80% of my TV time watching Youtube clips I could watch for free on my computer.
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These "FAST" channels are going to be the next hot thing.
 
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