Speedy Def: F1 to air in HD
January 16, 2011 by Derek
Even people who enjoy fast cars like their races to look good as well, and it seems The Speed Channel has been paying attention to those hi-def racing fans with their latest announcement:
The Speed channel this March will begin airing Formula One racing in High-Definition for the first time.
The Formula season begins March 13 with live coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Speed will air 16 of the season’s 20 races with four events airing on Fox.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with this decision and our ability to bring our rabid F1 fan base coverage of their favorite racing in HD in 2011. And Speed is going the extra mile, installing continuous fiber service to guarantee the best possible picture quality,” said Rick Miner, Speed’s senior vice president of production and network operations.
In previous seasons, Formula One Management, which handles the television broadcasts of the races, had delivered a standard-definition feed to all broadcasters worldwide. But the organization decided this year to switch to HD.
As long as large players are getting into the HDTV business, we rest assured that it will continue to grow, even if these writers aren’t really big racing fans.
