Indy Racing League to Rev Up HD on ESPN, ABC

All 16 IndyCar Races to Air in HD

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/10/2008 9:36:00 AM

ESPN and ABC will telecast all 16 of their Indy Racing League races in HD beginning this year, starting with the March 29 race from the Homestead-Miami Speedway in primetime on ESPN2.

That follows the HD telecast of the Indianapolis 500 by ABC last year, the first event on the circuit to get HD treatment.

All of the cameras, including in-car and pit cameras, will be HD.

ABC HD is available to anyone with a set, while ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD have 15 million and 12 million subscribers, respectively,  and are available to 93 million and 79 cable households, respectively. 

IndyCar is catching up to National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events, which have been in HD since the 2005 season.

Talkback

We would love your feedback!

Post a comment

» View All Talkback Threads

Related Content

• Topics
• Author

NASCAR.com Remains in Turner Broadcasting System’s Pit Row

01/22/2008

Primetime Ratings: Photo Finish for Fox, ABC

03/03/2008

FX developing racing show

12/05/2002

Indy 500 on ABC Through 2012

08/10/2008

Cox plugs into TNT Plus

12/16/2002

Also by this author

• Genachowski: Spectrum Crisis Not Immediate, But Planning For It Should Be

• Boucher, Pence Back Senate Version of Shield Bill

• McDowell: The Color Green

• New York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality

• Remillard Named Exec Producer 'C-SPAN's Washington Journal'

Also by John Eggerton

Product Wire

• Resource Center
• Browse Categories
• Browse Companies

Featured Company

• Digital Rapids

  

  Digital Rapids is the leading provider of professional hardware and software tools, technology and expertise for bringing video to wider audiences and new viewing platforms. Continuing to set new standards in quality, productivity and versatility... more

• TrylonSMR

  

  At Trylon SMR, we are dedicated Public Relations professionals solely serving clients in the media, technology, telecommunications, and related industries. We understand the specialized types of audiences our clients need to reach and the best... more

• WorldNow

  

  A leader in online technology, content & revenue solutions, WorldNow is the only company to provide comprehensive technology platforms & strategic advertising services, enabling media companies to expand to the digital realm with innovative Web... more

• Akamai

  

  Akamai provides market-leading managed services for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most... more

• Disney ESPN Media Networks

  

  ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS... more

---

Related Resources

• Top-100 DMA Markets Transition to Live HD ENG
• Assessing the High-Definition Online Video Opportunity