Beijing Olympics to Be 100 Percent HD

[Gregg Lengling]

HD Games Have Come a Long Way Since Salt Lake City
Though the Olympics have aired certain games in high definition for several years, the 2008 games in Beijing will represent the first time the Olympics will be shot and broadcast entirely in HD. The network's go-rounds with HD Olympics coverage in Salt Lake City and Athens were "boutique" offerings, "not at all meant to circumvent the main coverage," said David Neal, executive producer of NBC Sports and executive VP of NBC Olympics.

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