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WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:06 am
by complacent
Yes I
mean it!
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."
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:20 am
by Sabre
SWEET!!!!
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:42 am
by Libra Monkee
That's the rizzle dizzle fo shizzle. Uh... I mean, cool!
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:49 am
by sirwilliam
Sweet!
But I only have an HD antenna, not cable/satellite
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:43 am
by zaxrex
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!
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:15 pm
by Cereb Daithi
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:53 pm
by moxnix
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:04 pm
by Mr Kleen
damn, looks like I have to get cable this October.
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:56 pm
by supasixfo
finally. a dream of mine can be completed - watching sebastion loeb smash into a tree. in HD.
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:27 pm
by ElZorro
supasixfo wrote:finally. a dream of mine can be completed - watching sebastion loeb smash into a tree. in HD.
Mine is seeing any object smash into him.
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:27 pm
by complacent
ElZorro wrote:supasixfo wrote:finally. a dream of mine can be completed - watching sebastion loeb smash into a tree. in HD.
Mine is seeing any object smash into him.
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:40 pm
by snaab
Looks like I need to find a friend with cable
Re: WRC Coming to USA in HD!!!!!!!!!!1one
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:56 pm
by ElZorro
snaab wrote:Looks like I need to find a friend with cable
Or a friend with a shovel and a coax splitter...