HDTV

April 17, 2008 -- HOUSTON -- Since humans first flew in space, nothing has captivated astronauts more than the view of home out the window of their spacecraft. In honor of Earth Day, April 22, NASA will make those views available to people here on Earth with an event highlighting imagery taken by astronauts and the science behind it.

International Space Station: Photo by NASA

For the first time ever, NASA Television will air a special hour-long broadcast of views of Earth taken in High Definition, or HD, by astronauts on past space shuttle and International Space Station missions.    » read more »

65 HD games slated on FSN Southwest KDFI, KDFW to broadcast HD games for first time ever

03/27/2008 -- Texas Rangers local television rightsholder FSN Southwest will produce a record 86 games in high-definition in 2008 that will be shown on a combination of FSN Southwest and Dallas-Fort Worth broadcast stations KDFI-My 27 and KDFW Fox 4 starting with the March 31 season opener against the Seattle Mariners on FSNSW.

FSN Southwest will carry 65 HD telecasts, nearly four times as many as the 17 HD Rangers games it offered in 2007. For the first time ever, Rangers games will be broadcast in high-definition on KDFI My 27 (20 games) and KDFW FOX 4 (one game). Seventy-two of the 81 home games will be produced in high-definition, while 14 road games will be in HD.    » read more »

Cleveland Indians, SportsTime Ohio, WKYC-TV3 finalize 2008 Tribe TV schedule, featuring all games televised in High Definition (HD) with 161 regular-season games and eight spring games slated to be televised in 2008

Winner of Five Oscars - Including Best Picture - the Movie Ranks as One of the Most Beloved and Inspiring Theatrical Films of All Time And is Based on the Real-Life Story of the von Trapp Family

Friday, December 14, 2007 -- "The Sound of Music," the original classic starring Julie Andrews, brings its special magic to the holiday season when it airs in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound and video description as the "ABC Sunday Movie of the Week," DECEMBER 30 (7:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD on ABC: 12/29/02)    » read more »

24-Hour College Sports Network to Feature More Than 200 Exclusive Live Events in High Definition

Breaking News Crawl and HD Sideline Graphics Added to Enhance Viewer Experience

October 15, 2007 -- ESPN will launch its third HD service on March 30, 2008, when ESPNEWS begins telecasting in high definition. The shift to HD will enable ESPNEWS to make the most of the 16 x 9 high-definition television viewing area, offering fans an enhanced viewing experience. ESPNEWS HD will also afford new graphic sponsorship placement opportunities for advertisers.    » read more »

Big Ten College Football Games in High-Definition Available This Weekend

September 6, 2007, Englewood, Colo. and Chicago – EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH Network® satellite TV service today announced the launch of the Big Ten Network.    » read more »

- Exec to Head Discovery Times Channel, Military Channel
- Stinchcomb Leads HD Theater, Turbo Media

September 04, 2007 -- CNN Worldwide this week launched the first 24-hour domestic news network in high definition, marking the company's global commitment to provide more news and information in that format for years to come.    » read more »

* Company defines key technology criteria for delivering high-definition (HD) Internet video
* Akamai's unique edge distribution architecture enables a quality HD experience by reducing latency and increasing capacity

Companies Band Together to Bring Consumers the Clear Picture on HDTV

3:1 and 2:1 Devices Allow Connection of Multiple Devices to a Digital TV

DALLAS (August 22, 2007) - Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced two new video switches for digital video interface (DVI) or high definition multimedia interface (HDMI). The new devices connect either two or three digital video signals coming from devices such as game consoles, digital video switch boxes, set-top boxes or DVD players to a single HDTV display. (See www.ti.com/tmds351-pr.)    » read more »

HDTV Quality Web Video Reaches the Masses with Industry Standard Video Codec in Flash Player

Video Archiving Feature Allows Consumers to Create An Unlimited Library of Favorite TV Programs

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug 16, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) and its DISH Network(r) satellite TV service today announced the introduction of its newest high definition (HD) DVR, the ViP722(tm). The ViP722 is an advanced version of the company's award-winning ViP622 DVR(tm) and complements DISH Network's extensive lineup of HD programming, which was expanded to 38 national channels earlier this week.    » read more »