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Post by sonyFan on Jun 9, 2004 15:53:38 GMT -5
Will TWC have channel 13 in HD by the Olympics?
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NEW YORK -- NBC's blanket coverage of the 2004 Olympics in Athens just got a little thicker. The network said Wednesday it was planning an additional 399 hours of Olympics programming this summer for a total of 1,210 hours, or more time on the air than the last five Summer Games combined.
Most of the extra hours are accounted for by a limited number of sports that will be shown in high-definition television on the network's digital affiliates. Swimming, diving, gymnastics, track & field and medal games in men's basketball and soccer will be shown on HDTV in a 24-hour tape loop. This is available to less than 10 percent of homes with television.
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Post by Skaggs on Jun 20, 2004 12:49:46 GMT -5
NBC 2004 Summer Olympics Press release
Excerpted from the NBC press release.
NEW YORK – June 9, 2004 – NBC's unprecedented 24-hour, around-the-clock coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games from Athens will total 1,210 hours and expanded from five to seven platforms with the addition today of high definition coverage on NBC's HDTV affiliates. The announcement was made by thingy Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics.
·For the first time by a U.S. broadcaster at a Summer Olympics, NBC will provide high definition coverage. NBC's HDTV affiliates will offer separate, in-depth coverage in high definition from several venues in Athens. The high definition coverage on NBC digital affiliates totals 399 hours and accounts for the vast majority of the increased coverage.
NBC
The NBC network schedule is divided into three dayparts: afternoon, primetime and late night – for a total of 226 hours of coverage over 17 days beginning with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 13, at 8 p.m. NBC's primetime coverage will include gymnastics, swimming, diving, track and field.
The first week of the Olympics features gymnastics and swimming, two sports in which the USA is especially strong this year. The USA's women's gymnastics team is the reigning world champion and favorite for a team gold medal and the USA men's gymnastics team is led by Paul Hamm, the reigning all-around world champion. In swimming, the USA is as strong as ever. Michael Phelps, the 19-year-old phenom, is looking for a record gold medal haul and Natalie Coughlin is the world record holder in the 100m backstroke and a multi-medal threat.
HDTV
For the first time by a U.S. broadcaster at a Summer Olympics, NBC will provide high definition coverage. NBC's separate, unique HDTV coverage on NBC's digital affiliates, presented by Sony Electronics Inc., will provide HDTV coverage on delay of six sports from the only main Olympic venues provided in high definition by the Olympic host broadcaster. Those sports include swimming, diving, gymnastics, track and field, medal rounds of basketball and the men's soccer gold medal final. The HDTV coverage will total 399 hours and is a completely different production from the standard definition broadcast on the network. NBC has 124 HDTV affiliates with the potential to cover 86 percent of the country.
"The addition of a special high definition Olympic platform, specifically for our affiliate partners, is something they have long sought," said Randy Falco, President, NBC Universal Television Networks Group. "We are delighted to be able to provide it to them exclusively."
STANDARD MONDAY-FRIDAY SCHEDULE
By Network:
NBC: 12:30-4 p.m.
8 p.m.-Midnight
12:35-2 a.m.
2-5 a.m. (Prime Replay)
MSNBC: 2 a.m.-7 a.m.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
CNBC: 5-8 p.m.
USA: 7-10 a.m.
Bravo: 5 a.m.-Noon
5-8 p.m.
Midnight-1 a.m.
Telemundo: 1-8 p.m.
HDTV: 24 Hours-a-day
Chronological:
MSNBC: 2 a.m.-7 a.m.
Bravo: 5 a.m. - Noon
USA: 7-10 a.m.
MSNBC: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
NBC: 12:30-4 p.m.
Telemundo:1-8 p.m.
Bravo: 5-8 p.m.
CNBC: 5-8 p.m.
NBC: 8 p.m.-Midnight
Bravo: Midnight-1 a.m.
NBC: 12:35-2 a.m.
NBC: 2-5 a.m. (Prime Replay)
HDTV: 24 Hours-a-day
A detailed programming and event schedule will be made available in the coming weeks.
NBCOlympics.com will provide up-to-the-minute television schedule information, breaking news, instantaneous results and video highlights.
As the official on-air viewer's guide to NBC's 24-hour coverage of the Athens Games, TV Guide Channel and TV Guide's interactive program guide will provide viewers with around-the-clock tune-in information for all of NBC's Olympic coverage, including information on specific events airing in the upcoming hour and days; an on-screen at-a-glance guide to which events are airing where and when, and original TV Guide Channel specials that will introduce viewers to Olympic athletes and feature different aspects of the competition they will see during NBC's coverage of the Games.
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Post by Skaggs on Jul 23, 2004 16:41:05 GMT -5
NBC posted the Olympic TV schedule on their website at: www.nbcolympics.com/tvlistings/index.htmlThe only LIVE HD broadcast will be the opening ceremonies. The rest will be shown on tape delay. The twenty four hour HD coverage will consist of the same eight hour coverage broadcast three times a day.  24 hours a day For the first time by a U.S. broadcaster at a Summer Olympics, NBC will provide high definition coverage. NBC's separate, unique HDTV coverage on NBC's digital affiliates, presented by Sony Electronics Inc., will provide HDTV coverage on delay of six sports from the only main Olympic venues provided in high definition by the Olympic host broadcaster. Those sports include swimming, diving, gymnastics, track and field, medal rounds of basketball and the men's soccer gold medal final. The HDTV coverage will total 399 hours and is a completely different production from the standard definition broadcast on the network. NBC has 124 HDTV affiliates with the potential to cover 86 percent of the country. |
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Post by MasterFX1 on Jul 28, 2004 11:39:41 GMT -5
DirecTV will be carrying the HD feed also.
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Post by MasterFX1 on Jul 28, 2004 14:30:18 GMT -5
I'm getting very credible rumors that WNYT will reach a tempory HD deal with TWC for the olympics.
I'm also getting very credible rumors that VOOM will carry the NBC HD Olympic feed.
REMEMBER: THESE ARE RUMORS, DON'T BLAST ME IF THEY DON'T COME TRUE.
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Post by Skaggs on Aug 12, 2004 15:06:13 GMT -5
The Opening Ceremonies will be shown live in HD on both WNYT-DT's over the air channel 13-1 and on Time Warner Cable channel 1813. The Opening Ceremony coverage starts at 9PM on Friday, August 13th. Here's a link to the NBC Olympic page, where you can get more info on the Olympics in HD. |
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