Fox Baseball cuts back on hd games

[Questioner]

Ah, the land of hd is so often a land of broken promises.

Looks like fox has pulled a directv on us, now they pledge only one or two hd games a week for saturday baseball:

http://www.hdsportsguide.com/singleNews.php?page=311

Less hd games to supplement the 7-10 hd games per week with extra innings sadly.

 

[FlyingJ]

I am sure that you are happy to report this. Doubt it will affect the 8/10 HD games on D* but sadly will definitely affect the amount of HD games from the other providers.

 

[Questioner]

I am sure that you are happy to report this. Doubt it will affect the 8/10 HD games on D* but sadly will definitely affect the amount of HD games from the other providers.

I am not happy in the least to report this. I was counting on this being the first year where I would not have to watch one red sox game in standard definition. That likely will not happen again, thanks to fox.

Never said it would affect the number of games actually part of the superfan package.

 

[FlyingJ]

Less hd games to supplement the 7-10 hd games per week with extra innings sadly.[/QUOTE]


Then what was this suppose to mean?

 

[Questioner]

Supplement generally suggests something in addition or of support of, not being a part of.

 

[bonscott87]

Strange. It says due to lack of truck availbility they are scaling back the number of HD games. I wonder who is using the trucks during the summer? Must be the Fox Sports RSNs taking the trucks for the expanded HD coverage many of them are doing this year.

 

[mikew]

Not in Arizona. A couple of local forums are reporting the Diamondbacks are dropping HD this year (in favor of the less expensive SD). Talk about going backwards. Most OTA home games were in HD and looked tremendous. I'm hoping it's only a rumor, but there are no HD listings on their web site.

 

[charper1]

The question still begs what does any of this really have to do with DirecTV? Regardless of how bad you (Questioner) want to make it so and make the uninformed believe; the answer is NOTHING.

If anything FOX has pulled a CBS.


This belongs in one of these possible locations:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/forumdisplay.php?f=6 - General Sat & TV

http://www.satelliteguys.us/forumdisplay.php?f=93 - Network TV HD

 

[rockymtnhigh]

copied to Sports Section too.

 

[bases1616]

mikew that sucks I watched several games from the Diamondbacks last year on CH.95 for FSN West and the games did look really good. Everyone needs to be patient hopefully by this time next year most of all the baseball games D* shows will be in HD. It is also up to the broadcasters like FSN and FOX to step up to the plate and provide all there games in HD.

 

[peterson40]

Umm.. I think it means exactly what it says... Less HD games... Why would anyone ever be happy about less HD content? Unless you are an exec who stands to gain $$$

Then what was this suppose to mean?

Less hd games to supplement the 7-10 hd games per week with extra innings sadly.

 

[FlyingJ]

Just the point, the OP, Questioner, who has since been banned seemingly got a kick out of it thinking that it would negatively reflect on DirecTV and it's MLB EI Superfan package. Just the opposite was true.

 

[Sean Mota]

According to TVweek... they are reporting the opposite:


Fox Sports Ramps Up HD
Network will Present Most of Regular-Season in HD
For the first time, Fox Sports will air some of its regular-season Major League Baseball coverage in high-definition. Fox will air one or two of its trio of weekly games in HD. Post-season coverage also will be in HD.Contrary to some online reports, the move marks a significant increase in Fox Sports' HD coverage.Full Story>

 

[Sean Mota]

I spoke to soon... they are basically reporting the same...