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Extra hour of live ITV4 coverage for Brands Hatch title-decider |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
ITV4 has
confirmed an earlier (11.30am) start to its live television coverage of the HiQ
MSA British Touring Car Championship's title deciding rounds at Brands Hatch on
Sunday 21 September.
That is an
hour earlier than originally scheduled and means six hours of action for
viewers at home. The programme will end at its usual time of 5.30pm.
Either
Fabrizio Giovanardi or Jason Plato will be crowned as 2008 BTCC Champion at
Brands Hatch. Giovanardi enjoys a considerable points advantage and a clear run
could see him achieve his second straight title in the first of the day's three
races.
BTCC Series
Director Alan Gow commented: "As there is a strong likelihood that Fabrizio
could wrap it up in race one, ITV clearly acknowledges that our many hundreds
of thousands of fans would prefer to see it happen live on TV, as obviously
they all can't make it to Brands Hatch. ITV should therefore be applauded for
responding with this extra live coverage.
"This move
further underlines ITV's fantastic commitment to the BTCC - its coverage of the
championship is the envy of every other motor sport series in the UK and, indeed,
many others around the world."
Starting
from this year, ITV entered into a three-year contract to show live Sunday
afternoon coverage from all BTCC events, on ITV4, until the end of 2010 at
least.
In addition to its six hours of live coverage from Brands Hatch on Sunday 21
September, ITV will then broadcast hour-long highlights of the action during
the following week on its ITV1, ITV4 and Men & Motors channels (see
listings for details).
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