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Tuning into HD: studios retool to meet the growing demand for HDTV.(high definition television)
If you were one of the lucky few who owned a high-definition television a couple of years ago, you no doubt experienced some frustration over the limited number of programs available that could take advantage of your TV's prodigious pixel power.
Back then, it was clear that HDTV was on the rise. Some 40 network television shows and a smattering of sports and special events were being shot and simulcast in HD, cable networks such as HBO and Showtime were broadcasting some movies in HD, and a few pioneers like HDNet and the Discovery Channel HD were supplying high-def content.
The supply was large enough to make industry pundits optimistic about the future ...
- Cablevision and ESPN Reach Agreement to Add ESPN HD to Cablevision's...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 7, 2004 700+ words
...or Conventional Satellite Provider ESPN HD Features High-Definition Telecasts...they had reached agreement to add ESPN HD to Cablevision's expansive high...first high-definition VOD service. ESPN HD will become available to iO customers...
- ESPN-HD reaches 50 million subs. (Top of the Week).
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable Kerschbaumer, Ken August 4, 2003 700+ words
ESPN-HD has signed a carriage deal with Comcast...which they rent for about $5 a month. ESPN-HD now reaches more than 50 million homes...three months, according to Sean Bratches, ESPN-HD executive vice president, affiliate sales...
- ESPN Unveils ESPN2 HD; Joins Highly Successful ESPN HD As Company's Second...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 7, 2004 700+ words
...definition television. Together, ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD will immediately offer...high-definition television with ESPN HD, and its success has driven us to...affiliate sales and marketing said, "ESPN HD is driving our affiliates' high...
- ESPN-HD prepares for historic launch. (Video/Home Satellite).(720p HDTV format...
- Magazine article from: TWICE Tarr, Greg March 24, 2003 700+ words
...the new service, which is dubbed "ESPN-HD," is scheduled to offer 100 live...when that all comes together, ESPN-HD will blossom, because when we go...point. So I think the launch of ESPN-HD will mirror where that market is...
- Highly Defined Fightin': Time Warner Cable Blasts ESPN Net.(Time Warner Cable's...
- Newspaper article from: CableFAX September 26, 2003 700+ words
...Warner Cable's negotiations to carry ESPN HD have hit an impasse over several issues...solution could come from packaging ESPN HD with In Demand's HD nets, something...longer is allowing TW Cable to pay for ESPN HD, opting instead for renegotiating...
- ESPN HD to Keynote HDTV Forum 2004: DisplaySearch and Insight Media Bring...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 15, 2004 700+ words
...planning and development heading up ESPN HD, the first 24-hour high definition...Television Pioneers, will discuss ESPN HD's strong commitment to high definition...benefits of its pioneering efforts in HD. "As stated at last year's event...
- DIRECTV to Launch New High-Definition Package; New HD Package will Launch July...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 3, 2003 700+ words
...July 1. The HD package will include ESPN HD, Discovery HD Theater(TM), HDNet...10.99 per month. In addition to ESPN HD, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet and...The DIRECTV HD package includes: ESPN HD -- A 24-hour high-definition...
- Pioneer Becomes High Definition Sponsor of ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD College...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 1, 2006 700+ words
...exclusive multiplatform sponsorship of the ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD college football telecasts...Pioneer high profile exposure on both ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD, placement throughout...and Sundays throughout the season. ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD ESPN HD and ESPN2 ...