Update / Fox/ Nascar

[kelloggs5TLfan]

UPDATE: Only half the NASCAR TV renegotiations story with Fox came out last week. NASCAR officials said they had decided not to renew the final two-year option with Fox for 2007 and 2008. But the real story, according to sources, is that Fox has proposed canceling that two-year option in order to sign a new six-year contract with NASCAR, for 2007 through 2112, for a slight bump in money. And Fox executives are reportedly pleased with David Hill's work last week at Charlotte in his negotiations with NASCAR. Hill is Fox's sports boss; his duties have also expanded to include running DirecTV, the satellite network. It is unclear what role DirecTV might play, if any, in any new Fox-NASCAR contract. NASCAR officials are very interested in expanding their sport's international television coverage.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-6-2005)

 

[shadowflames]

this is sort of good news

 

[Betsy]

What I read was that NASCAR did not reup because they wanted ALL contracts to end at the same time. I understood that all contracts being OPEN would allow one plalce to contract them all.. Like maybe cable OR satellite.
My understanding of the events does conflict with the above post. If I had my druthers it would be for FOX to get all or even part of the broadcasts.
Betsy