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Hey Listees, I thought there might be an interest in this. Ack!!!!! I watch some NASCAR but there is definitely more to racing than NASCAR. I am going to email speedvision and complain....I hope everyone else does to. Greg 73 Square (62,000 original miles and now sporting whitewall Denman tires) From: Son Nguyen <snguyen@hydra.acs.uci.edu> > Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:05:55 -0700 > To: a2_16v@connecticom.com > Subject: Speedvision to become NASCAR channel... > > The plan is to convert Speedvision, an existing cable network > reaching > 41 million households, to the NASCAR Channel. By comparison, The Golf > Channel, launched in 1995, reaches 37 million homes. > A name hasn't been selected, but it is expected to include NASCAR. > NASCAR has already licensed its name to Fox for a motorsports cable > channel. > Fox parent News Corp. owns a third of Speedvision and is negotiating > for an > 80% stake with other shareholders. > David Hill, Fox Sports chairman, says the deal should be finished by > August. > "We haven't finished the acquisition yet," Hill says. "I don't think > the ink's dry on the paper until August so we can't do anything yet. > We're doing a heck of a lot of planning." > Industry experts say the revamped Speedvision will emphasize NASCAR > while incorporating other forms of racing and automotive collectors' > shows. > Speedvision generates $75 million per year in revenue, with annual > advertising gains of 40% to 50% the past five years. It became > profitable last year. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe