Comments on: BBC: No HD F1 in 2009

By: Gravyleaves

Gravyleaves — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:15:25 +0000

This doesn’t bode well for my hope that I can buy kangaroo tv coverage or something similar for my iPhone anytime soon. If fom would only wake up and realize how much money they could make… I’d be very willing to pay 300 (usd) for a season but knowing Bernie it would cost at least twice that

By: Paul Graham

Paul Graham — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:06:54 +0000

No its not. FOM do not film in HD. No one currently can watch F1 in HD. Until FOM start filming in HD no broadcaster such as BBC can provide it. The BBC can only broadcast the feed they get from FOM. In order to get F1 shown in all its glory in HD quality, the ball is very much in Bernie Ecclestone’s court. As history shows he will make the minimum investment for the maximum possible returns. For that reason I dont see him investing in HD until the demand is impossible for him to ignore. Currently I doubt many of the broadcasters around the world are in a position to broadcast in HD, so probably the BBC are the only ones asking for it.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:01:46 +0000

A little more from Mosey on HD:

I've just spoken to our F1 team and they confirm that no HD world feed is available, though they say there may have been one or two experiments in the past and/or some "upconversion". But we promise we're not wilfully avoiding HD.

By: Overunder

Overunder — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:48:05 +0000

SpeedTV F1 feed is not actual HD, it’s just the widescreen standard def FOM feed, scaled up to HD size.
It’s better than before, but once you watch a NASCAR race in HD on Speed, you’ll see the image quality is night and day. FOM REALLY need to step it up.

By: Kathryn S

Kathryn S — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:44:16 +0000

We started getting SpeedTV in HD at the end of the F1 season…and, yeah, it makes a difference.

By: beneboy

beneboy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:43:58 +0000

The WWE made a big thing about swapping over to HD about a year and a half ago now. They even redesigned all their sets and arenas to be more HD-friendly and really make the whole show jump out at you.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Vince McMahon should be running F1 !

Leave the sporting regulations to the FIA and let him do all of the broadcasting, promoting & merchandise.
You may not like pre-wrestling but watch just one episode of RAW or Smackdown and you’ll be convinced, go to an event and you’ll be blown away, they make sure all of the fans go home happy.

only for his own F1 channel not be subscribed to

I was living with a few friends at the time and we used to get his pay-per-view service and it was brilliant.
It had loads of extra cameras, better graphics and interactive information. It’s hard justifying the expense though when it was already being shown for free, especially when Brundle was commentating on the free version.

Regardless of when we get HD F1 should bring in a full time F1 production company & director for every race, the local directors are often shocking.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:53:02 +0000

To Keith,

I thought so, I Love NASCAR but Love F1 for different reason, We dont get A1GP here.

By: gaz

gaz — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:48:06 +0000

and the point in gettin a hd box was to watch………….

you guessed it!!!

luckly i am not bitter

By: Carolyn Ann

Carolyn Ann — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:35:04 +0000

Thanks, Ajokay!

Carolyn Ann

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:59:35 +0000

i know the BBC , ITV and Channel 4 will start transmitting evrything on HD in September on freeview (BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, News, ITV 1, 2, 3, 4, CHannel 4, More 4, E4)

im not sure how this wll affect sporting coverage though, it will look a bit poor if Eastenders and the news + football, motoGP and tennis are in HD, but F1 isnt!