WHY ISNT MATCH OF THE DAY AVAILABLE IN HD?
Match of the Day cannot be broadcast in HD because some of the matches are still filmed in standard definition (SD). The BBC’s videotape infrastructure and the studio are also in SD. It is very expensive to convert everything to HD and would not deliver long-term value to either the BBC or its licence fee payers given BBC Sport’s move to Salford in 2011 (where the infrastructure will be in HD). However, the BBC’s 10 live Championship games per season and the 2010 World Cup will be in HD. This is because outside broadcasts do not require the same infrastructure as Match of the Day and are therefore far easier to produce in HD.
