Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2007) -- CNN's new High-Definition channel will include field reports in high-def as well as studio segments.

That's according to an article in Broadcasting & Cable magazine.

CNN plans to launch a HD channel this fall and DIRECTV has already committed to carrying it.

B&C reports that the news network has decided to use Sony's XDCAN HD optical format for high-def field production. With the Sony units, CNN will be able to incorporate high-def field reports into its daily newscast.

"For CNN, the newsgathering work in HD is hugely important," Bob Hesskamp, vice president of CNN broadcasting engineering, tells the publication. "We have a global news operation, and we want to use HD to bring the viewer closer to the story."

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