Post by dkennedy on Apr 4, 2007 5:28:38 GMT -5
Fox: Baseball In HD Not 'Scaled Back'
The network says "most" games will be in high-def.
April 3, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
Fox Sports today denied reports that it's reducing the number of Saturday afternoon baseball games in High-Definition.
Fox will broadcast three Major League Baseball games every Saturday afternoon, starting this week.
Dan Bell, a Fox Sports spokesman, told TVPredictions.com today that the premiere game will always be in high-def and many of the "second" games will be as well.
"There is no scaling back," Bell said.
Fox Sports announced in February that "most" of the Saturday games would be in high-def. Bell said that description still applies.
"We never put a number on the games that would be in high-def," he said. "But most of the games will be in HD."
Rumors circulated last week that Fox was reducing the number of high-def games when an online guide posted a note saying that Fox was 'scaling back' its coverage due to insufficient HD production truck availability.
The report was quickly picked by some gadget blogs and message boards.
However, Bell said that some apparently misinterpreted the network's original announcement.
"We said most games, not all," he said. "The goal is to have all, but we will have most."
Fox's triple-header coverage begins this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET with the New York Mets playing the Atlanta Braves; the Minnesota Twins vs. the Chicago White Sox; and the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers-Giants game will be in high-def.
The network says "most" games will be in high-def.
April 3, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
Fox Sports today denied reports that it's reducing the number of Saturday afternoon baseball games in High-Definition.
Fox will broadcast three Major League Baseball games every Saturday afternoon, starting this week.
Dan Bell, a Fox Sports spokesman, told TVPredictions.com today that the premiere game will always be in high-def and many of the "second" games will be as well.
"There is no scaling back," Bell said.
Fox Sports announced in February that "most" of the Saturday games would be in high-def. Bell said that description still applies.
"We never put a number on the games that would be in high-def," he said. "But most of the games will be in HD."
Rumors circulated last week that Fox was reducing the number of high-def games when an online guide posted a note saying that Fox was 'scaling back' its coverage due to insufficient HD production truck availability.
The report was quickly picked by some gadget blogs and message boards.
However, Bell said that some apparently misinterpreted the network's original announcement.
"We said most games, not all," he said. "The goal is to have all, but we will have most."
Fox's triple-header coverage begins this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET with the New York Mets playing the Atlanta Braves; the Minnesota Twins vs. the Chicago White Sox; and the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers-Giants game will be in high-def.