ALL TEN BTCC ROUNDS LIVE ON ITV1 IN 2006
ITV1, the UK’s biggest commercial terrestrial television
channel, will further significantly increase its commitment
to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship by broadcasting
live coverage from all ten of the championship’s rounds
on Sunday afternoons in 2006.
Alan Gow, BTCC Series Director, is delighted with the arrangement
in what will be ITV1’s fifth consecutive year of screening
Britain’s most famous and popular motor racing championship.
Gow says: "The fact that a network, of the size and
importance of ITV, is prepared to make such a major commitment
fully endorses the BTCC’s standing as one of the UK’s
biggest sporting spectacles. In the long and proud history
of the championship, this is the largest TV broadcasting arrangement
it has ever had. Everyone involved in the BTCC – our
teams, manufacturers, drivers, sponsors and partners –
will benefit tremendously from this expanded coverage.
"Equally, this is great news for the BTCC’s millions
of fans across the UK. In fact, it’s fantastic news
for the whole of UK motor sport and I would like to sincerely
thank ITV1 for their valued and vital support of this great
series. We’ve got an absolutely cracking season in store,
so roll on 9 April!"
Mark Sharman, Controller of ITV Sport says: "The BTCC
provides some of the best motor sport action seen anywhere
in the world. ITV has played a key role in the championship’s
growth and I’m delighted that this is to continue."
ITV Sport will continue to produce the action for ITV1, as
well as the BTCC’s international TV coverage.
Details of ITV1’s BTCC broadcast times, as well as
the championship’s satellite coverage and other programming,
will be released at a later date.
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