BBC coverage this year

thepharcyde · 8 Mar 2010 at 20:55

Any news on it being broadcast in HD. Just skipped to Sunday and the race is on BBC1 only. Rugby is on HD

Flibster · 8 Mar 2010 at 21:02

For the 372nd time...

NO

FOM not broadcasting in HD so no way BBC can.

Duke · 8 Mar 2010 at 21:08

Hopefully next year.

GravyMonster · 8 Mar 2010 at 21:28

Ecclestone says 'There isn't enough interest'. Which is rubbish.

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=39947

*edit*
Ta - forgot where i was for a sec

Sparky · 8 Mar 2010 at 21:50

I would edit the sweary out mate.

[TW]Taggart · 8 Mar 2010 at 21:56

Flibster said:
For the 372nd time...

NO

FOM not broadcasting in HD so no way BBC can.

Well its being recoreded in HD but not broadcasted. expect Bluerays at the end of the season. HD will be next year. I just hope bernie doesnt charge too much.

GravyMonster · 8 Mar 2010 at 21:58

^ Really? Do you have a source on that? That's even more damning if true.

Stormrider · 8 Mar 2010 at 22:06

Spunkey said:
^ Really? Do you have a source on that? That's even more damning if true.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/03/f1-being-filmed-in-hd-this-year/

JRS · 8 Mar 2010 at 23:55

Stormrider said:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/03/f1-being-filmed-in-hd-this-year/

Meanwhile, NASCAR is being broadcast in HD for the sixth year in 2010.

Just one more reason why NASCAR is superior.

/flamebait

Skeeter · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:07

I dunno, NASCAR is USA mainly, who are all tooled up for HD. How many of the countried F1 is either in or broadcast too are fully tooled up for HD? The UK isnt even fully there yet....

I can see Bernies point, kinda, if 50 countries get F1 but only 3 have HD ability...

JRS · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:18

Skeeter said:
I can see Bernies point

*does truly mahoosive double-take*

Never thought I'd see that sentence on this forum....

MagicBoy · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:25

I suspect Bernie got burnt with the interactive digital experiments a few years back. Until there's a sizeable percentage of HD capable markets why lose a load of money on it?

JRS · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:30

MagicBoy said:
Until there's a sizeable percentage of HD capable markets why lose a load of money on it?

Quite. He's a businessman, he'll wait until it makes good financial sense in his opinion.

MagicBoy · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:39

JRS said:
Quite. He's a businessman, he'll wait until it makes good financial sense in his opinion.

My guess is post-digital switchover, so 2013+ if some of the other European markets have decent HD uptake?

I really want F1 in HD, and we're ready for it up here as we were the first to get the digital switchover. Just a shame there's only a couple of TVs/STBs that can receive Freeview HD and hardly any channels until the majority of the country gets sorted in a couple of years time.

el_dazza · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:55

Nom nom nom nom, and I repeat.. nom.

Duke · 9 Mar 2010 at 09:06

el_dazza said:
Nom nom nom nom, and I repeat.. nom.

mmm clarity

BigglesPiP · 10 Mar 2010 at 05:38

Bernie may just be holding out to extract maximum money from the BBC to get a HD contract. Wouldn't surprise me to see HD announced on Thursday, or mid-season. 90% of the time when Bernie appears to be being an ****hole, he's actually being a shrewd businessman, or drumming up media coverage.

Sumanji · 10 Mar 2010 at 21:58

el_dazza said:
Nom nom nom nom, and I repeat.. nom.

I want it, NAOW

Those Nippon commentators are epic winrars though.... "ARONSO!!!111"

Skeeter · 10 Mar 2010 at 22:08

MagicBoy said:
I suspect Bernie got burnt with the interactive digital experiments a few years back. Until there's a sizeable percentage of HD capable markets why lose a load of money on it?

This.

I bet most of the F1 viewing markets arent geared up for HD.

EDIT: mmmm, that HD Japan footage is the sex though....

thepharcyde · 12 Mar 2010 at 07:57

Flibster said:
For the 372nd time...

NO

FOM not broadcasting in HD so no way BBC can.