More NASCAR in HD! 
Speed to Launch HD Network In Feb. 2008
The launch will coincide with coverage of Daytona 500.
By Swanni
Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2007) -- Speed, the network devoted to motor racing, will launch a High-Definition channel in February 2008.
That's according to an article by Multichannel News.
The publication reports that Speed will turn on the high-def channel during its pre-race coverage of the 2008 Daytona 500.
Speed HD will offer more than 100 hours of Daytona reports beginning February 7 and running through February 17, the day of the race.
Additionally, Speed HD will offer original programming including NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Duel Days.
Speed network officials acknowledge that going HD is more expensive, but they note that Fox, TNT and ABC are now shooting NASCAR races in high-def.
"There is no sport that’s more technological than motor sports. The action, the colors and particularly the night races are really going to pop,” Speed senior vice president Rick Miner told Multichannel News. “The more horizontal look, like with hockey or soccer, really works well for auto racing. You can get a much better feel, for instance, of how a passing sequence begins.”
Miner did not reveal whether any TV providers have agreed to carry the new high-def channel. But DIRECTV has Speed HD listed in its future HD channel list at its web site.
Speed to Launch HD Network In Feb. 2008
The launch will coincide with coverage of Daytona 500.
By Swanni
Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2007) -- Speed, the network devoted to motor racing, will launch a High-Definition channel in February 2008.
That's according to an article by Multichannel News.
The publication reports that Speed will turn on the high-def channel during its pre-race coverage of the 2008 Daytona 500.
Speed HD will offer more than 100 hours of Daytona reports beginning February 7 and running through February 17, the day of the race.
Additionally, Speed HD will offer original programming including NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Duel Days.
Speed network officials acknowledge that going HD is more expensive, but they note that Fox, TNT and ABC are now shooting NASCAR races in high-def.
"There is no sport that’s more technological than motor sports. The action, the colors and particularly the night races are really going to pop,” Speed senior vice president Rick Miner told Multichannel News. “The more horizontal look, like with hockey or soccer, really works well for auto racing. You can get a much better feel, for instance, of how a passing sequence begins.”
Miner did not reveal whether any TV providers have agreed to carry the new high-def channel. But DIRECTV has Speed HD listed in its future HD channel list at its web site.
