Bernie: ‘We’ll move to HD in 2011, probably’

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Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that the FOM stream sent to broadcasters around the world will switch to High Definition (HD) as early as next year.

The F1 rights holder had suggested that fans would have to wait until 2012 for HD broadcasts, but during an interview with the BBC’s Eddie Jordan, he admitted the technology could be apart of the sport from 2011.

“I think what’s being produced at the moment is very, very good but I think we’ll be moving to High Definition, probably next year,” he said.

Fans have been waiting several years now for better quality broadcast images as most sports have adopted the technology, whilst many have begun to broadcast in 3D – something that has been tested within F1, but kept for the purposes of promotional material.