tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post5261888700121381582..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: TNT At Daytona: The Future Of NASCAR TV (over 100 comments)Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79575343188477622362008-07-10T00:03:00.000-04:002008-07-10T00:03:00.000-04:00Iam not sure I saw the same race that most people ...Iam not sure I saw the same race that most people did I thought I was watching the commercial 400.I liked the split screen but they missed to much race audio due to so many commercials and they still cut away from the race for more local commercials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72925781943503282282008-07-09T07:25:00.000-04:002008-07-09T07:25:00.000-04:00when most viewers are now 16:9,I'd love to see evi...<B>when most viewers are now 16:9,</B><BR/><BR/>I'd love to see evidence supporting this statement, because I don't think it is true,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72220086166024733582008-07-08T00:52:00.000-04:002008-07-08T00:52:00.000-04:00All in all, an 8 on a scale of 1-10. Two things I...All in all, an 8 on a scale of 1-10. Two things I didn't like were the change back to a 4:3 ratio when most viewers are now 16:9, and enough already with TNT programming promos as commercials.<BR/><BR/>Wide-open coverage was sensational otherwise and Kyle Petty is clearly best-suited for the booth at this stage of his career. Take nothing away from what he and his family have contributed to this sport for 60 years, but it has become obvioius that his passion no longer lies behind-the-wheel or on the track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1654716400609634222008-07-07T20:00:00.000-04:002008-07-07T20:00:00.000-04:00Maybe it was all the time Weber spent reading prom...Maybe it was all the time Weber spent reading promos and ads but I was disappointed that TNT didn't interview Greg Biffle, certainly a Chase contender, in the garage when he fell out of the race early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-42566724608491583502008-07-07T18:55:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:55:00.000-04:00I believe we've seen, in this telecast, just where...I believe we've seen, in this telecast, just where sports broadcasting will be in a couple of years. Traditional TV racing broadcasts have, for decades, had a segment of commercials inserted into the live broadcast. As you mentioned somewhere else, TV is becoming a "dinosaur" by itself. Throughout scores of entries in this blog, we've witnessed many who multitask in addition to watching the broadcast on TV. TNT/Turner have already made a bold move this year with "Racebuddy". <BR/>To advertisers, this newer format of multitasking viewer may make them more resistant towards buying air time on the actual TV broadcast as they realize a probability of missing their intended target who used to be captive, for the most part, in front of the TV.<BR/>This multi-year TV package, in the face of a rapidly-evolving internet, may be disasterous to FOX/TNT/ESPN, especially so with a "Racebuddy" concept or platform, as a viewer sitting in front of the computer screen and listining to MRN/PRN would not even need to watch the TV broadcast at all. (Your article on "Convergence" last fall hit this point very well!)<BR/>The only solution, in the near term, is the wide-open broadcast. <BR/>At least it gives the TV industry some time to discover the next format before its too late! As newspapers are going, so could TV broadcasting..<BR/>Tom in DaytonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38577272198424134232008-07-07T15:08:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:08:00.000-04:00I actually like the WOC. I can ignore all the ads...I actually like the WOC. I can ignore all the ads on the bottom of the screen and actually see all the racing instead of having it all covered up all the time. <BR/>Love Kyle in the booth. He's so funny to listen to IMO. <BR/>Weber is a little less irritating than he used to be. As much as I love Fox's coverage, I like the WOC also. <BR/><BR/>Terry GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-64125147109699626722008-07-07T14:17:00.000-04:002008-07-07T14:17:00.000-04:00Sorry, I meant TSN. But TNT has done it too, unfo...Sorry, I meant TSN. But TNT has done it too, unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39336849785572587852008-07-07T14:16:00.000-04:002008-07-07T14:16:00.000-04:00So maybe Wide Open Coverage isn't the greatest thi...So maybe Wide Open Coverage isn't the greatest thing ever to happen in NASCAR history. After all, there were many interruptions to read promos and there were a lot of ads frontloaded at the beginning of the race.<BR/><BR/>Still, I prefer it a lot more than the usual commercials. We did get to see the racing action that otherwise would have been missed.<BR/><BR/>With that being said, would Wide-Open be as effective at, say, Chicagoland Speedway, where there is less racing action?<BR/><BR/>Frank, I really feel for you that you still had to see full-screen ads and missed the post-race after the winner interview. This is not the first time I have heard about the abrupt endings to NASCAR broadcasts on TNT. It would rather cut to footage of Sidney Crosby picking his boogers on <I>SportsCentre</I> than show more post-race. Disgusting, but probably true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59744387110877448302008-07-07T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:19:00.000-04:00Anon 12:08PM,The one problem with the new TV contr...Anon 12:08PM,<BR/><BR/>The one problem with the new TV contract is that the networks paid so much for the Sprint Cup Series races that they have to make it up in commercials during each event. <BR/><BR/>The first year of the contract was brutal, as archive stories on this site will attest. Now, all three networks are figuring out that the steep decline in TV ratings last season was due in no small part to the over-saturation of commercials.<BR/><BR/>I applaud TNT for trying this experiment, and for the IRL for sticking with the side-by-side coverage. <BR/><BR/>If someone could come up with a more interactive model for a TV broadcast that involved the viewers and allowed them to participate in sweepstakes, promotions and give-a-ways during the live race, it would go a long way toward getting the sponsors the exposure they demand for the price.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-38615519917168164492008-07-07T12:08:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:08:00.000-04:00There's nothing wrong with TNT's coverage that a p...There's nothing wrong with TNT's coverage that a piece of cardborad blocking the incessant ads at the bottom of the screen, and an audio feed from Sirius sattellite radio over the muted TV, can't fix. As a lifelong NASCAR fan (I attended my first race in 1971) and a former print media motorsports journalist and columnist, I am saddened and appalled by the unprofessionalism of supposed journalists who would turn themselves into nonstop shills for the sponsors. All they lacked were visible puppet strings on their arms and mouths. Add to that two worse-than-mediocre former drivers who pontificate like they invented the sport, and the coverage was nearly unbearable. Only the race itself saved the day. What ever became of covering sport as sport, rather than using it as a platform for shoving product down fans' throats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45440846968644851152008-07-07T11:13:00.000-04:002008-07-07T11:13:00.000-04:00Ive always said that Wally was one of the best sto...Ive always said that Wally was one of the best stock car analysts on TV and he proves me right every week . Kyle is great as well . Weber is a mystery , doesn't add anything to the broadcasts at all . And the less we hear from the insufferable Larry Mac the better , always overexplaining the obvious . <BR/>TNT is to be commended . New angles , new shots , and many of the old ESPN showed through . Keep working on the small details guys , you're almost there .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-82425180060357852032008-07-07T10:52:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:52:00.000-04:00The commercial breaks coming so often was annoying...The commercial breaks coming so often was annoying at first, until I found the MUTE button on the remote. Give me more of that WIDE OPEN COVERAGE!<BR/><BR/>Dennis Michelsen<BR/>www.racetalkradio.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-14256841133247917602008-07-07T09:57:00.000-04:002008-07-07T09:57:00.000-04:00I planned my night around watching this event and ...<B> I planned my night around watching this event and by halfway through I stopped watching and was online emailing to complain about this ASSAULT by these advertising whores. And i am not the type of person to email about something like this, however, I was so outraged and offended and insulted by this pathetic excuse of a broadcast.</B><BR/><BR/>I don't understand how anyone could be offended by a format tht kept the racing on the screen during commercials. <BR/><BR/>At least once, critical action happened during that time--and we would have missed it had the broadcast been in the usual break format.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-21078975816218538992008-07-07T09:56:00.000-04:002008-07-07T09:56:00.000-04:00John: I thought the coverage was brilliant - and ...John: I thought the coverage was brilliant - and I actually remember the commercials as opposed to not remembering them at all during 'regular' coverage by any network. I would think that if the sponsors read any or all of the comments above, they would realize that it is to their best advantage to have coverage like this ALWAYS since so many people actually remembered the commercials and the products therein! I do have a problem, however, with the rather large (height-wise) stream of drivers and their positions - I think we all know what the drivers look like and perhaps to shorten that feed would give us more camera coverage. With the exception of Bill Weber who should not be allowed in any booth, Wally and Kyle and of course Alan B., DJ, et al are brilliant. And I used to like Marty Snider but don't anymore. Why not put Alan in the booth? God knows he has experience! Thanks John as always!chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751889821381250237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78161719615005156482008-07-07T09:54:00.000-04:002008-07-07T09:54:00.000-04:00Lord anything is better than Fox's coverage with L...Lord anything is better than Fox's coverage with Larry Mac droning on about some meaningless minutia about all the teams needing to change the framastan valve or johnson rod in his glass breaking twang to the .003 % of the fans that know what he's even talking about. And DW fawning over Kyle Busch every minute is just plain creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51438617661744549512008-07-07T08:50:00.000-04:002008-07-07T08:50:00.000-04:00Anonymous at 7:05 a.m. on July 6th said... I thoug...<I>Anonymous at 7:05 a.m. on July 6th said... <BR/>I thought the coverage was pathetic. The primary problem is that Kyle Petty lacks focus. He talks non-stop and loves to tell irrelevant stories. </I><BR/><BR/>You've GOT to kidding me with this comment! Have you ever listened to Darrell Waltrip? Now that statement could SO easily desribe him. Kyle is 5000% better.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the coverage for the most part, but thought the on-screen commercials right after a hard break were a bit excessive in the early parts of the race. Thankfully, the 2nd half of the broadcast they cut back a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-6987246353952349192008-07-07T07:52:00.000-04:002008-07-07T07:52:00.000-04:00I LOVE the TNT wide open, wish all stations did th...I LOVE the TNT wide open, wish all stations did that. I love Kyle in the booth, he's great. The whole group is great, love the different camera angles too. I wish they would do that for all their races and Fox should take note too. Plus, Fox needs to "retire" DW, sorry, but he gets on my last nerve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-28420409390101475502008-07-07T01:43:00.000-04:002008-07-07T01:43:00.000-04:00The good thing about the TNT coverage was we didn'...The good thing about the TNT coverage was we didn't get to hear that much from Weber or Larry Mac. The bad things were not seeing a lot of the racing going on back in the pack except when somebody wrecked or made a save. It was pretty much the same old coverage. The big names and the one or two underdogs who got into the Top 10 during various points in the race. There are supposed to be 43 cars out there which means 43 different stories. But as has been mentioned before, the only stories which will be covered were already dictated back in January during the Media Tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37540892065321202042008-07-07T00:09:00.000-04:002008-07-07T00:09:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.SonicADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647057393154203533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-11430060010178011912008-07-06T23:50:00.000-04:002008-07-06T23:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-59133183582153918062008-07-06T23:49:00.000-04:002008-07-06T23:49:00.000-04:00Gymmie said... @Karen--I'm confused, it was the...Gymmie said...<BR/><BR/> @Karen--I'm confused, it was the same as always. The first full 30 minutes is always highlights and other news(and if they have someone in Studio they'll help with the commentary) then the next 30 minutes will carry the news conference. It takes them a few to get to the media center since they have interviews before they get over there.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Gymmie, maybe I'm the confused one here, but it seemed a lot longer than 30 minutes. I didn't see Edwards or Kenseth at all and thought we usually see them first till the winner gets there. Please correct me if I'm wrong.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I also tried to watch JD postrace about an hour and half after the race and went to the archives as I did last week and it wasn't there. Anyone else have that experience? I haven't checked it today.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76746720031270500762008-07-06T22:57:00.000-04:002008-07-06T22:57:00.000-04:00Anon 9:24PM,Instead of highlighting and criticizin...Anon 9:24PM,<BR/><BR/>Instead of highlighting and criticizing someone else's comment, how about doing some thinking and then posting your own opinion? We would welcome your personal view on the TNT coverage.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39429356827083659342008-07-06T21:24:00.000-04:002008-07-06T21:24:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76981117870130614152008-07-06T20:51:00.000-04:002008-07-06T20:51:00.000-04:00I was very pleased when I learned of the change to...I was very pleased when I learned of the change to ESPN last year. I have never been a big Wally fan, and whenever Webber is on the air I am reminded of how much better Bestwick was in that chair. That said, I thought, and my son with whom I watched the race (a bigger Wally basher than I), both agreed that last night's broadcast was overall one of the best we'd seen on Cup or Nationwide broadcasts this season. We'd still rather have the Fox crew, but would take the TNT one to get the wide open format.<BR/><BR/>The letterbox picture is superior to the 4x3 for seeing the race. The small popup ads which left a good deal of the picture and the full crawl seemed far superior to the IRL side-by-side, because of mostly seeing just the leader or a couple of cars, on a small fraction of the screen, which is square, and much smaller than the ad portion, with much of the screen just a graphic, while the three leaders only are listed. <BR/><BR/>When I watch IRL, I still channel surf during side-by-side or ff when watching on dvr. We stayed through almost all the ads which which left the picture on the screen, could see lead changes, wrecks, etc. <BR/><BR/>We did wonder what happened to the 44, and some of the other people who had fallen laps down,but overall it was the consensus at my house that we'd settle for broadcasts of this quality and be pleased at any time. We thought that Webber and Wally were better than usual and their weaknesses were compensated for by the seeing more of the race.dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804227666271358860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-6975835987414657922008-07-06T20:49:00.000-04:002008-07-06T20:49:00.000-04:00If this is the future of NASCAR TV, count me out.If this is the future of NASCAR TV, count me out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com