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The TV deal has become complicated in the last couple of weeks due to some changes happening at a couple of broadcasters which is resulting in them not being able to sign any contracts until these issues are resolved.

Could it maybe the other way around ? Just Jen’s comment that announcement they will be making in a few weeks was good for the club and British Speedway

As Leicester will be looking for a new rising star in 2027 on tonight’s and previous performances I think Jordy Loftus may be an option as does seem to ride the Leicester track well and with another strong Australian influence in the team could be a good environment for him to develop further . As Jen alluded to after the meeting there is some very exciting news coming in a couple of weeks at Leicester which will show commitment to the sport

I agree Cooper looks the best option if wasn’t for the play off rule would have been Nick Morris as in amazing form at present

I wouldn’t be so sure on that as if Lambert does ride in the UK and is looking more likely now since becoming world champion. He will be at a track that is decided as in the best interests of British Speedway for him to be at as the he will be paid a supplement to ride in the UK by BSPL on top of what the club agrees as their No1

In my professional opinion I would say viewing would have far exceeded the BARB algorithm figures and is an ex woke of fly Channels look more now and pay for the Sky data as shows lots more. Have to remember even from the data I posted this does not include any viewers using Freeview,Virgin,EETV, ITV X or Freely there was overseas viewing so Phil Morris rough prediction is not that far out

Can’t give you the full details as commercially sensitive but can confirm over 125,000 watched Or recorded the Live Speedway on Sky Q or Sky Stream. There is also still over 15,000 users that have it saved on their box most of which have viewed over 30mins of action

Ipswich May not be the only British team with a formal association to a Polish Club Extraliga team in 2027 Clubs appear to be keen to get some of their younger riders over to ride in the UK as well which would be a good thing

Not just that but I am told got changed before the end of the meeting after a telling off from Stewart who was fuming with his attitude

That’s decent figures for a Saturday evening on ITV4 and have to remember it’s also about advertising revenue that brings in . What the sport really needs is sponsorship that will pay 15k a meeting towards the production costs that makes it more viable to broadcasters. Due to new technology and remote production meaning that less staff now around 7-8 need to travel to site rather than 25+ last time Sky broadcast Speedway

The exposure and viewing figures could possibly be less than BSN so not worth it as most sports fans will likely have a Sky sports and possibly TNT subscription but will not pay out an extra £10-17 a month for Premier sports. In fact back in June it was found at times there was a lot more people watching for free streaming on firestick and such like that than there was using official services

BSN can only broadcast one match at a time and also people may decide to stay at home to watch the other meeting

Stewart Dickson confirmed at Leicester on Thursday on the microphone before the match that it will be 1st vs 4th on first 21st then 2nd vs 3rd on 24th and same way round the following week. All should be confirmed early next week ( Think he meant Thursday) Unless any last minute deals done very unlikely though, play offs will be on BSN not on mainstream TV which is disappointing and Leicester are looking at best guest options but complicated due to outstanding matches (Before tonight’s meetings ) as some riders averages may change which would rule them out of guesting on play offs for Leicester

Unless Kings Lynn were to get home and away wins against Leicester then Max would be in the play offs for Kings Lynn with Leicester still facing Sheffield

Max has never been a rider keen to do guest bookings especially with his SGP place on the line but may want to keep himself race fit

Let’s see how they feel on Wednesday as bruising can feel worse after a day or Two but would say more likely Dan will ride but Nick may be out a little bit longer to recover

Let’s see how they feel on Wednesday but would say more likely Dan will ride but Nick may be out a little bit longer

If it’s the Radial nerve need to hope it’s not a career ending injury and that surgery is successful but even then recovery with full movement and strength can be 12 months plus so may be optimistic to be looking at Wildcard SGP place in 2027. It now appears the original reports and leaks from Poland after the accident were correct even though Chris said don’t believe everything you read

The on screen presentation and comms have been fine but is not coming across as a professional production. This is more to do with equipment used and people using them . They were given a price for BVTV to produce it and provide the facilities then another for SGP team and a higher quality production. As others have said do like the onscreen graphics and timings also second back of races seems to be better

The on screen presentation and comms have been fine but is not coming across as a professional production. This is more to do with equipment used and people using them . They were given a price for BVTV to produce it and provide the facilities then another for SGP team and a higher quality production. As others have said do like the onscreen graphics and timings also second back of races seems to be better

What a shame that BSP decided to go cheap on the production too much views of the floor or random shots along with out of focus at times during racing. Replays are limited and slow to be processed They did all the hard work getting the platform but then decided to go with an internal production

My understanding is that he has got a very well paid job in Denmark and would be quite happy to do just Danish league and Poland at weekends . When Leicester spoke to him he made it clear at that point they would need to cover the large amounts of money that he would lose if gave up the work in Denmark to come over to do the Premiership matches

Have until the end of the 28day facility to make the change need to then look at what the team average is before announcing the new rider . A couple of possibilities were interested but not until the end of August as had other racing and work commitments

This will be updated this evening as it couldn’t be put in EPG until announcement this afternoon otherwise it would have ruined any surprise. As this has been agreed a while I am unsure why they have waited until 4 days before the event to announce it but hey it’s British Speedway and keep your eyes peeled for more Speedway on tv later in the year With regards to presentation this is being done by Emma Jones from SGP and comms are Kelvin and Olly so should come over well on TV just need more fans to attend

Richard let the Ipswich management know he was running late and that he would miss the track walk and asked another mechanic to fit a tyre for him as would be there for the parade but then at 6:25 rang back said he was feeling ill and had turned around to head home. They advised him to continue to the track and just get there when he could so the medic could sign him out the meeting officially I assume they could then use IRR but he wouldn’t do that so then frantic phone calls were made to get Freddy Hodder to ride who did a decent job and looked on the pace . I have it on good authority that Richard Coleman was not at all impressed with Lawsons attitude so will be interesting to see if any action is taken against him.