I guess Mecum isn't affiliated with Velocity any more. Just saw this. IDK if I get Esquire Network.
Barrett-Jackson is on some weird combination of Fox Sports, Fox Sports2, & Nat'l Geographic.
I don't sit there watching for hours on end but like to flip by & watch for 10 or 15 minutes at a time. This is going to make it a PITA.

 

I get these channels on Direct TV, but Esquire is in standard def. Velocity had awesome coverage with great camera views and good commentators. I am really dissappointed to see it leaving the network. I am sure that Dana Mecum got more money from these other channels.

 

I always thought the commentators effed up a lot except for Steve Magnante on B-J.

 

Ron

Esquire is carried on all the providers to us on Long Island

Cable 176 or 847
Fios 160
direct TV 235

 

No Hi-Def? DAMN THEM!

 

The same four announcers who did the work on Velocity will be on Esquire/NBC Sports Network. I just received an email from Mecum about this today.





The Esquire Network used to be the Style Network, is probably on a lot of cable and satellite systems, and likely few people realize it. We get it on Comcast in Hi-Def. But this is not surprising, since Comcast owns NBC and all the affiliated networks (Golf Channel, NBC Sports Network, Esquire, MSNBC, and probably more.)

 

B-J would occasionally not know their Oldsmobiles and W cars as they came across the block. I just love watching them butcher something.

 

I believe John Kraman works for Mecum as a consignment coordinator so I knew he'd be back and I LOVE Bill Stephens. Scott Hoke is good too. They need to 'lose' Stephen *** IMO - he annoys the hell out of me so much I literally mute the TV when he speaks.

 

I always mute the sound on Mecum shows. Those 4 chuckleheads get annoying pretty fast and, for some reason, their booth is right next to the auctioneer. Way too much cross-talk to listen too. I usually just fire up one of my jukeboxes and listen to that while I watch.

 

I wonder if Velocity Channel will negotiate with any of the other auction companies to broadcast the auctions?

Mecum was on Velocity for several years I believe.

Is Barrett Jackson still shown on Speed Channel? I don't get the Speed Channel.

 

Speed Channel is kaput. B-J will be on Fox Sports or some variation of it.

 

Other than the money, one has to wonder why B-J would go to Nat Geo? It is hardly the first network car guys turn to for programming.

 

Isn't that enough?


The Barrett Jackson schedule for the Scottsdale auction coming up next week. I don't think my cable system (Comcast) offers Fox Sports 2, which used to be Fuel TV.




http://www.barrett-jackson.com/television-coverage/

 

It became Fox Sports 1.