V8 Supercars Return To Network 10.

V8 Supercars. (C)

    From 2015 V8 Supercars will return to Network 10, who, along with Foxtel and Fox Sports, have secured the TV broadcasting and digital rights until 2020. Network 10 will logically claim to be the "Home Of Motorsport" once again, as their V8 Supercar coverage coupled with Moto GP and Formula One renders the other networks almost devoid of major national and international motorsport events. 
    Since 2007 The Seven Network have been the provider of our free-to-air V8 Supercar fix and they have certainly raised the bar during their tenure to enhance the home viewer experience. Will Network 10 be able to improve  on the existing V8 Supercar coverage? Should they lure expert commentators Neil Crompton and  Mark Larkham to call the action? After all, their combined knowledge and experience of Australia's premier motorsport category is exceedingly vast. What aspects of the sport would you like to see more in-depth coverage or analysis of? TV audiences' expectations will undoubtedly be high.
    One question we'd like answered though. A big selling point for the Fox people was the fact that V8 Supercars will be broadcast in High Definition on their pay TV channels. Will free-to-air Network 10 also offer HD? By the time 2015 comes around, analogue TV in Australia will be history (it already is in the majority of the country) meaning everyone who watches TV either has a compatible set-top box or digital TV. Therefore, will Network 10 utilise Channel One, consequently providing HD for the free-to-air punter? Let us know what you think. Send formulafrontrow.com an email at: greenflag@formulafrontrow.com or simply leave a comment. It does however leave the door open for other networks to cover other national categories. Will the other networks follow SBS's excellent lead and provide more comprehensive coverage of national categories such as Aust. GT, F3, ANDRA, or Shannons Nationals? 

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