sagsert Mustafa Samli Junior Moderator Location: Arizona Join Date: 01/10/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 824 Rally Car: Gaylant VR4 |
As reported on WRC.COM
Quote High-definition WRC coverage coming to America 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." end quote Cheers M.Samli Phoenix AZ Gaylant VR4 EVO III GSR (Stolen) Rallies are no place for traitors |
Brian Brian Ferus Ultra Moderator Location: New Jersey Join Date: 07/02/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 36 Rally Car: none |
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mack73 Jason Wine Infallible Moderator Location: Seattle, WA Join Date: 02/20/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 448 Rally Car: Started a Golf... Never Finished It |
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seanmc Sean McKnight Super Moderator Location: Washington, DC Join Date: 04/08/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 43 Rally Car: (null) |
Brothers and sisters: my apologies for the cross-post from SS, but I wanted to make sure that everyone got wind of the WRC tv plans for this year.
Briefly: HD Theater will kick off its 2009 WRC coverage on Sunday Oct 4 at 3p EDT. We've got a juicy stack of shows lined up for the afternoon (details below), leading in to highlights of Rally Ireland at 8p EDT. We're thrilled to partner with the WRC on this. They're very focused on finding an audience for the series in North America, and have proven to be excellent partners. The event coverage is produced by the same folks who have been doing an excellent job for some time now. At the moment, we buy the programs as an "off the shelf" deal, so our ability to make changes is fairly limited. But - feedback is welcome; we may be able to make some tweaks to next year's coverage. If you're feeling all of this, please spread the word! Call your cable or satellite provider! Official announcement (with more details):
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Jon Burke Jon Burke Super Moderator Location: San Francisco, CA Join Date: 01/03/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,402 Rally Car: Subaru w/<1000 crashes |
nice....time to start scheduling stuff on the tivo machine.
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seanmc Sean McKnight Super Moderator Location: Washington, DC Join Date: 04/08/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 43 Rally Car: (null) |
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seanmc Sean McKnight Super Moderator Location: Washington, DC Join Date: 04/08/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 43 Rally Car: (null) |
Hirvonen has really raised his game this year, and Latvala is putting up steady numbers. It hasn't been all Loeb, all the time...
Speaking strictly to the TV coverae: while I think it is an exceptionally well-done package, it's extremely difficult to get exactly right. Rally is a VERY hard sport to cover! I can't think of a motorsport that's less friendly to TV coverage, to be honest. We've decided to pick up the 1 hour highlight shows, as opposed to the 3x30 day-by-day highlights as previously seen on some other network. While this may be disappointing to some, we did feel that this was a better offering for most. Of course, this isn't going to matter very much to you. This deal only extends to the US HD Theater, not the Canajian one. Sorry, broham. |
NoCoast Grant Hughes Mega Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
I think the 1 hour review is more casual viewer friendly anyhow. I actually tend to enjoy the 30 minute preview almost more than the actual event, but that may just have to do with timing and beer consumption and having too many people over and too many conversations going on by the time we get to day 3.
> Speaking strictly to the TV coverae: while I think it is an exceptionally well- > done package, it's extremely difficult to get exactly right. Rally is a VERY > hard sport to cover! I can't think of a motorsport that's less friendly to TV > coverage, to be honest. Understatement of the day. Grant Hughes |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Professional Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
seanmc Wrote:
- I can't think of a > motorsport that's less friendly to TV coverage, to > be honest. > Try motorcycle enduros with maybe 30 foot visibility sometimes John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
tedm Ted Mendham Junior Moderator Location: NH Join Date: 02/17/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 697 Rally Car: once upon a time drove WRX, Sentra, SAAB 99 |
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seanmc Sean McKnight Super Moderator Location: Washington, DC Join Date: 04/08/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 43 Rally Car: (null) |
^ Channel 281 on DirecTV. It's included in the Choice, Choice XTra and Premiere packages if you opt for HD.
Apologies for nitpicking, but - for sake of clarity - the channel is "HD Theater," (not Discovery HD, etc)--a proud-if-small channel in the greater Discovery Communications portfolio. Agreed, Grant, on the merits of the 1-hour vs 3x30. Try though I might, I couldn't always make it through the coverage on that other network. It's very difficult to hold an audience's attention for more than an hour, regardless of the quality of the program. |
tedm Ted Mendham Junior Moderator Location: NH Join Date: 02/17/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 697 Rally Car: once upon a time drove WRX, Sentra, SAAB 99 |
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seanmc Sean McKnight Super Moderator Location: Washington, DC Join Date: 04/08/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 43 Rally Car: (null) |
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