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posted May 03, 2007 08:44 AM
CBS Sports to broadcast three race package of MotoGP races
 As MotoGP continues its growth across the world, three races will be broadcast on network television across the United States this summer after an agreement was reached between CBS Sports and MotoGP's commercial rights-holder, Dorna Sports. This agreement represents the most extensive free-to-air television package that MotoGP races have ever enjoyed in the US, and is a further indication of the growing popularity of the sport across the nation.
CBS Sports will broadcast races from the heart of the MotoGP season. Coverage starts with the hugely attended Grand Prix from Barcelona on June 10 (1:30-2:30 p.m., ET), and is closely followed by MotoGP's most traditional race from the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands on June 30 (2:00-3:00 p.m., ET), with the third race coming from the Sachsenring, Germany on July 15 (1:00-2:00 p.m., ET). The race telecasts will include not only the thrilling race coverage but will also include exciting features, news and interviews as well as the sophisticated information and graphics package that helps race fans follow the exciting action.
Additionally, the race coverage will include production elements that are unique to MotoGP and highlight the exhilarating and daring nature of the sport and its competitors. Chief among these elements will be the incredible on-board cameras that show the race from the point of view of the riders themselves. Fans seeing these heroes making turns at high speeds and just inches off the ground will be amazed at the skill and accuracy that these riders posses.
"With the growth of this emerging sport, we are more than pleased to be bringing our viewers all the high-speed excitement of MotoGP," said Rob Correa, Sr. Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports.
"We are proud to be associated with CBS Sports, a real home for American sports, and it just shows how far MotoGP has come in the last few years," said Manel Arroyo, Managing Director, Dorna Sports. "The growth of the sport in the United States is one of Dorna's key goals, and this deal will help us showcase the thrills and excitement of MotoGP to a mainstream audience right across the country."
MotoGP is the world's premier motorcycle championship, featuring the best racers on the planet riding multi-million dollar, prototype machines that can reach speeds in excess of 200mph. MotoGP takes its glamorous circus to all corners of the globe. The machines produce more than 200 horsepower and weigh in at just 325lb (148kg), demanding the ultimate in riding skill.
MotoGP received a big boost in the US with the performances from the Nicky Hayden, the 'Kentucky Kid'. Hayden, who won his first MotoGP event at the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix in Laguna Seca, California, took his crowning glory in 2006 when he won two races on his way to becoming the new MotoGP World Champion.
Currently MotoGP TV broadcasts reach 207 countries, with 184 of those in live or same day delayed format. An average of 142 million spectators see the live/SDD broadcasts, with a total average audience per GP of 311 million viewers. In 2006, an estimated 5.2 billion people around the world tuned into MotoGP races.
Helping to make the deal possible between the two parties was Van Wagner Sports Group who serves as the U.S. free-to-air television agent for MotoGP. In addition to negotiating the television agreement between CBS Sports and MotoGP, Van Wagner will handle the advertising sales for the telecasts as well as coordinating production aspects.
The program itself will be produced by Dorna using CBS Sports talent, as well as expert analysis being brought by America's former World Champion and MotoGP Legend Kevin Schwantz.
MotoGP returned to network television in the United States last season with the network telecast special of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix from Laguna Seca, an agreement negotiated by Van Wagner Sports Group and produced by Dorna.
Source: Dorna Communications
   
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posted May 03, 2007 08:55 AM
Finally!!!
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posted May 03, 2007 09:04 AM
yab... about time motorcycle racing get broadcast on anything else other than speed ch.. great for the sport.
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posted May 03, 2007 09:18 AM
very good for the sport...and aftermarket!
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posted May 03, 2007 09:39 AM
Now, maybe some Nascrap fans will see some real racing.
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posted May 03, 2007 10:01 AM
CBS has been broadcasting SuperCross for a while now and they must be getting good viewer numbers. The good part is it may be in HiDef.
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posted May 03, 2007 10:52 AM
 Edited By: H2 to ZX12 on 3 May 2007 11:52
for a small fee (or a beer let's say), I might wear a bikland T-shirt while sitting in the stands. that is if someone brings a bikeland T-shirt to the race. 
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posted May 03, 2007 02:54 PM
I hope that you all will watch the races...stuff like this is great, and it is up to us to support it so they can keep showing it.....
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posted May 03, 2007 08:48 PM
heck.... we're in Vegas for the SX right now!
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posted May 03, 2007 10:28 PM
Great for CBS, but look how excited we get over this.
See why smaller companies sponsor motorcycle racing...its cheap due to the lack of exposure and popularity.
Big companies that can afford to sponsor nascar because of the numbers of people watching it.
I'm glad motorcyling is on CBS but you know what, AMA and MotoGP has done a HORRIBLE job of making the sport popular.
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posted May 04, 2007 10:24 AM
Watch what we wish for 
Added popularity will bring higher ticket prices and a greater separation of the fans from the riders, (no one past this point) will be the sign of the future.
I agree in order for Moto GP and AMA to grow the fan base NEEDS to grow. But I see the day when us old guys will reminisce "those were the days" 
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posted May 04, 2007 12:34 PM
Yeah....too much will be too much...........
I was glad I could get in here:
...and the new Kawi team rider:
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posted May 04, 2007 01:24 PM
great pics!
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posted May 04, 2007 01:34 PM
There was the good:
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posted May 04, 2007 01:54 PM
thats funny mang~
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posted May 05, 2007 11:36 AM
Watching in CBS and possibly even HiDef will be nice, I just hope that CBS doesn't handle it like they do the F1 race they broadcast (usually the Monaco GP). The announcers were morons, didn't seem to know much about the sport, much less any of the driver's names.
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posted May 06, 2007 04:11 PM
Edited By: Tool man on 6 May 2007 17:12
Hey... CBS just did a Supercross year in review this morning.. It was good, great highlights. 
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