Strangely enough, CNN IS in HD. I took a tour at their Atlanta HQ two years ago, and was startled to see several of their numerous PDPs showing their broadcasts in 720p! I demanded an explanation, and they seemed weirdly reluctant to discuss why no one carries them in HD. They did let drop, however, that they've been using HD cams in the studios for several years. Not sure if they have any in the field, tho'.
CBS News Channel 9 in Washington D.C. has been in HD for about a year now. Even though not all of their field cams are HD, they still have the sense to either shoot with widescreen SD cams, or place HD banners on the left and right of an SD 4:3 shot instead of simply stretching a non-anamorphic shot like some channels I could mention (TNT).
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MrSatyre @ Apr 18th 2006 7:37AM
Strangely enough, CNN IS in HD. I took a tour at their Atlanta HQ two years ago, and was startled to see several of their numerous PDPs showing their broadcasts in 720p! I demanded an explanation, and they seemed weirdly reluctant to discuss why no one carries them in HD. They did let drop, however, that they've been using HD cams in the studios for several years. Not sure if they have any in the field, tho'.
CBS News Channel 9 in Washington D.C. has been in HD for about a year now. Even though not all of their field cams are HD, they still have the sense to either shoot with widescreen SD cams, or place HD banners on the left and right of an SD 4:3 shot instead of simply stretching a non-anamorphic shot like some channels I could mention (TNT).