tfa wrote:Television coverage of the FIA World Rally Championship will be available to millions of households in the USA later this year thanks to a new partnership between series promoters, ISC, and the Discovery Channel's HD Theater network.
WRC programming will be shown weekly on HD Theater starting in October. As well as coverage from every round of the championship, a range of other features and news bulletins will be shown.
Part of the Discovery Channel's range of networks, HD Theater is one of the most widely distributed high-definition services available in the United States. Specialising in adventure, technology, nature and world culture programming, HD Theater also covers a number of racing events, all of which are shown in a 1080i picture format and with 5.1 digital surround sound.
“This is tremendous news for the championship and our fans in the United States," said Simon Long, ISC CEO. "It is a ground breaking deal which means the WRC has a high-profile broadcast presence in the United States via a hugely-respected, quality and innovative partner in Discovery Communication’s HD Theater,”
“We’re looking forward to the opportunity to take the WRC to an ever wider audience in the significant U.S. market, and working with HD Theater to bring more attention to what we firmly believe is an ‘epic motorsport adventure by the world’s greatest drivers,’” he added.
Clark Bunting, president and general manager of HD Theater, said: "HD Theater has been a pioneer in high-definition programming and we are excited to introduce the FIA World Rally Championships to our American audience. This year we’ve seen the action go from the snow-covered roads of Norway to the hairpin turns climbing the Cordobese Sierras of Argentina, and the adrenaline-fuelled rally action will shine in high-definition."
WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
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Yes I mean it!
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SWEET!!!!
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That's the rizzle dizzle fo shizzle. Uh... I mean, cool!
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Sweet!
But I only have an HD antenna, not cable/satellite
But I only have an HD antenna, not cable/satellite
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That rocks.
No more download timeouts, broken connections, WiFi AP resets... Oh wait, hotels don't have Dicovery HD, and all those problems are when I am on the road.
One more reason to stay home!
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Are they going to be showing on the weekend of the event or will we be waiting 3 months to see the races?
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damn, looks like I have to get cable this October.
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finally. a dream of mine can be completed - watching sebastion loeb smash into a tree. in HD.
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Mine is seeing any object smash into him.supasixfo wrote:finally. a dream of mine can be completed - watching sebastion loeb smash into a tree. in HD.
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ElZorro wrote:Mine is seeing any object smash into him.supasixfo wrote:finally. a dream of mine can be completed - watching sebastion loeb smash into a tree. in HD.
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Looks like I need to find a friend with cable
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Or a friend with a shovel and a coax splitter...snaab wrote:Looks like I need to find a friend with cable
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