Letterman Inching to HD

[Gregg Lengling]

Letterman Inching to HD
As part of its commitment to high-definition TV, CBS is upgrading many of its facilities - including the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of "The Late Show With David Letterman."


But a CBS spokesman said the network has no definitive timetable for completing the conversion.


"We got [HD] cameras in there, but they're not transmitting in HD," the spokesman said.


He did not elaborate on the equipment involved or what obstacles remain for HD broadcasts of the late-night staple.


Last week, CBS announced that HDTV manufacturers Zenith and Samsung would sponsor its primetime lineup of comedies and dramas, all of which are in HD.


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Gregg R. Lengling
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[Kevin Arnold]

I'm surprised it's taking so long. Letterman is a moneymaker for them and with Leno being in HD already it's a no brainer to put Letterman on in HD, for competitive reasons if nothing else. They're 4/5ths of the way there already so I wonder if in the next month or two there will be a little surprise.