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Post by dkennedy on Oct 15, 2007 6:20:27 GMT -5
ESPNews Goes HD In March 2008
The network already has three carriage deals.
October 13, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
ESPNews will launch a High-Definition simulcast channel in March 2008.
That's according to an article by Multichannel News.
ESPN officials say that DIRECTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable has agreed to carry the high-def channel.
ESPNews, which offers 24-hour sports news and highlights, will be the third ESPN network to go high-def. ESPN and ESPN2 already offer high-def simulcasts.
Multichannel News reports that ESPNews HD will feature a high-def "sidelines graphic," which will wrap around the top left and bottom of the screen. The graphic will display news, scores and other sports information.
“Our HD viewers will have an unprecedented opportunity to view pristine 16x9 HD highlights accompanied by an abundance of real-time information from all areas of the sports world,” said Rick Paiva, ESPN's vice president of creative services.
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Post by Skaggs on Oct 15, 2007 7:00:51 GMT -5
It should be noted that Time Warner also has a deal to carry Versus/Golf HD, but has not added the channel to the lineup.
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Post by Skaggs on Mar 18, 2008 15:10:34 GMT -5
ESPNews HD Warming Up For March 30
The cable operator will require a high-def set-top.
By Swanni
Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2008) -- ESPNews HD will launch on Sunday, March 30 and will be simulcast twice that day on ESPN 2 HD.
ESPN said yesterday that the 30-minute simulcast will air at 11:30 a.m and 11:30 p.m. ET.
ESPNews HD will launch with a new look, including an “HD Sideline” graphic that will wrap around the top, left and bottom of the screen for HD viewers.
The network said the sideline graphic will provide additional real-time information, such as news, scores, stats, headshots and league standings.
“March 30 will be a special day for ESPN and sports fans,” said Bryan Burns, ESPN vice president of strategic business planning and development. “The launch of ESPNews HD comes on the fifth birthday of ESPN HD, which jump started the move to high definition television in the United States."
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Post by xzi on Mar 18, 2008 16:23:11 GMT -5
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Post by scott on Mar 18, 2008 17:48:17 GMT -5
This is the HD channel that I most want TWC to add. Since TWC already has a carriage agreement for it (I believe), I'm hoping it doesn't take too long after the launch for TW-Albany to add it to the lineup. But knowing their history, I'm not expecting it for a while.
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Post by Skaggs on Mar 30, 2008 19:28:54 GMT -5
I watched the 11:30AM showing of ESPN News HD on ESPN2 HD. Pretty slick screen setup with all the stats around an HD video window.
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Post by adam on Mar 30, 2008 21:23:50 GMT -5
Can you post some screen shots of it?
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Post by Skaggs on Mar 31, 2008 5:16:40 GMT -5
Can you post some screen shots of it? I don't have the ability to take screen shots. The screen is almost exactly like those posted above. |
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Post by scott on Mar 31, 2008 21:10:51 GMT -5
If anyone wants to check out the HD version of ESPNews, ESPNHD should have the feed for a couple hours Wednesday night because the Yankee game will be blacked out here. They normally show News during blackouts so I assume they'll do it in HD now.
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Post by pmp on Apr 1, 2008 20:09:56 GMT -5
These screen shots at least look like HD. It'd be annoying if the channel was similar to FOX News HD, which is basically looks like HD graphics bordering an SD feed. I'm assuming it'll be SDV?
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Post by rdf8585 on Apr 17, 2008 23:19:27 GMT -5
ESPN News HD is now on 1872. Some of the text on the left side of my TV gets cut off... like my screen isn't wide enough... this also happens sometimes with CNN HD. 26 'in tv.
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Post by Skaggs on Apr 18, 2008 6:47:31 GMT -5
ESPN News HD is now on 1872. Some of the text on the left side of my TV gets cut off... like my screen isn't wide enough... this also happens sometimes with CNN HD. 26 'in tv. This is called "overscan". Someone who knows how to enter and modify your HDTV's service menu could correct this, although it is typically very tricky. |
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