DIRECTV to Launch Tennis Channel HD

[Poke]

DIRECTV to Launch Tennis Channel HD

The channel will debut on December 31.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2007) -- The Tennis Channel will start a High-Definition channel on December 31 and DIRECTV will carry it at launch, according to the network.

Eric Abner, a spokesman for The Tennis Channel, tells TVPredictions.com that DIRECTV will be the sole carrier of the channel on its debut.

However, Abner added that the network hopes to secure more carriage agreements in 2008.


Tennis Channel HD will be a simulcast of the network's standard-def signal.

Abner says the Tennis Channel has been shooting original productions in high-def since early this year. Starting next year, the channel will start producing live tournaments in HD.

 

[blueaurora]

That should be funny to watch. 14/15 matches in glorious blurry upconverted ugly. (Not that it wasn't ugly before being upconverted.) Tennis is one of those sports that even national networks cbs\nbc barely sink any money into making them HD. Even in early in a Grand Slam.

I hope this encourages the people contracted to film the tennis events to upgrade their equipment.

 

[Van]

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[JohnL]

DIRECTV to Launch Tennis Channel HD

The channel will debut on December 31.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2007) -- The Tennis Channel will start a High-Definition channel on December 31 and DIRECTV will carry it at launch, according to the network.

Eric Abner, a spokesman for The Tennis Channel, tells TVPredictions.com that DIRECTV will be the sole carrier of the channel on its debut.

However, Abner added that the network hopes to secure more carriage agreements in 2008.


Tennis Channel HD will be a simulcast of the network's standard-def signal.

Abner says the Tennis Channel has been shooting original productions in high-def since early this year. Starting next year, the channel will start producing live tournaments in HD.

Glad to here that all 1,000 Nationwide Tennis Fans will be glued to this Channel. Even NHL fans out number Tennis Fans 10:1.

John

 

[tigerfan33]

Glad to here that all 1,000 Nationwide Tennis Fans will be glued to this Channel. Even NHL fans out number Tennis Fans 10:1.

John

John, do you work for Charlie?? Are you the one counting his hd channels??