NFL Makes High-Definition Gains

[Gregg Lengling]

By Paul J. Gough
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It may not be in everyone's home on game day yet, but the broadcast networks are putting high-definition TV front and center with an expanded lineup of HD games.

CBS announced Tuesday that it would broadcast three NFL games in HD in the 2004 season (actually it's been reported as 3 games per week). Fox last week said it would increase its commitment to high-definition football with as many as six games per week during the regular season. ABC's Monday Night Football" games are in high-definition also.

Football is part of the broadcast networks' push toward digital programming, with HD service as a way to heighten the viewing experience. The networks also offer other sports programming in high definition, including Major League Baseball on Fox and CBS's Masters and NCAA Final Four and Championship.

Sony will sponsor the high-definition coverage on CBS, with 1,080 lines of picture resolution and 5.1 digital sound. The partnership will stretch all the way through the AFC championship Jan. 23, 2005.

[borghe]

heh.. aside from saying CBS will only be showing 3 games all season and leaving out ESPN this article.... nah.. forget it.. :p

[Gregg Lengling]

This guy's quote is a little off, I'm fixing it with a "sic".  It's really 3 games per week.