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Sky brings home live 3D broadcast over a standard satellite set-top box

by Richard Lawler posted Apr 3rd 2009 at 1:19PM

The UK set a few new high water marks for 3D as a part of its push to 2012 last night as Sky broadcast an Abbey Road concert by Keane in 3D live out over the Internet in anaglyph 3D, as well as a higher quality polarized version to a movie theater and a 46-inch 3D HDTV over a standard satellite box. Confirming earlier tests, it looks like the UK is ready to step up and join Japan in 3D broadcasting, the next question is when will the standards jostling result in any progress over here?

U2 music video & concert collection hitting Comcast HD VOD

by Richard Lawler posted Feb 28th 2009 at 7:58PM


While we wait for someone to figure out how to squeeze the U2 3D experience down a coax wire, Comcast has gone ahead and put a few dozen of the band's concerts and videos on video on-demand and in high definition. The new album doesn't hit until next week but the video for the newest single Get On Your Boots is one of the available selections. Comcast claims users already watch 50-60 million music videos per month on VOD, and the prospect of pulling out an Irish flag and reliving the Vertigo tour's Chicago stop one more time is probably enough for us to join them.

The Cure hits HDNet Concerts, geezer-goths unite

by Steven Kim posted Oct 24th 2008 at 3:12PM

The Cure - 413 Dream
We'll admit we have just about every disc put out by The Cure during the 80s, but we're surprised to see them putting up a live show on HDNet's Concert Series this Sunday. It's HD, so that's a good excuse for us to break out the eyeliner and hairspray and dress up like it's Halloween a few days early while we check out the band on tour for its latest album, "4:13 Dream." Robert Smith looked pretty tired back when we saw him during the "Wish" tour some 16 years ago, so we're a little anxious about how HD will treat him now; but if there's one guy who knows how to lay on the makeup, it's him. Don't feel bad if you tune in and know all the words -- the sold out tour lets you know you're not alone.

MHD / Palladia name change official September 1, but no less confusing

by Richard Lawler posted Aug 14th 2008 at 3:40AM


MTV explains renaming MHD to "Palladia" as conveying a sense of spectacle, "a grand stage, a vast arena and the excitement of live musical performances." Whether or not you buy that, it looks like Viacom is giving the channel's content a much-needed refresh, promising a new concert every Saturday at 9 p.m., and a collection of rock movies airing every Thursday night at 9. The first week of September is Outdoor Music Week, bringing home outdoor performances from a host of superstars, starting with Glastonbury 2008 on Monday, September 1. New name or now, two years later we're still caught on the one new concert per week schedule, hopefully the grand stage sees an expansion sometime soon.

Logo to simulcast Scissor Sisters: Live at the O2 Arena on MHD

by Darren Murph posted Apr 19th 2008 at 11:03PM

Fans of Scissor Sisters and HD music alike will be able to enjoy a concert scheduled to air on Logo next week as it teams up with sister (ahem) channel MHD. Reportedly, the simulcast will mark the "first high-definition broadcast from a gay television network" (that'd be Logo, for those unaware), and the concert in question will be Scissor Sisters: Live at the O2 Arena. The event will be an hour-long special of the band performing in London, and for those who won't be sitting around the tube next Thursday, you can view it online as it happens via steaming video on the network's website. Sound good? Set your HD DVRs for 8:00PM ET / PT on April 24th, or better yet, kick back and enjoy it as it unfolds. Full release after the jump.

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MHD to air "Gorillaz: Live in Harlem" concert on New Year's Eve

by Darren Murph posted Dec 21st 2006 at 7:34PM

Responding to the request of "more MHD, please," we're thrilled to see the high-definition spinoff giving some much needed love to live concerts shot in HD. In case Times Square is too crowded, or you just aren't much for going out on the town, Gorillaz are hoping that you ring in the New Year with them as MHD airs the band's live concert from Harlem, NY at 9:00PM EST/PST on December 31st. "Gorillaz: Live in Harlem" will be shot at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater, and while the original airing takes places three hours before 2007, it will re-air at the stroke of midnight for those who miss the premiere.

Catch a new concert every week on MHD

by Richard Lawler posted Nov 16th 2006 at 10:56AM

MTV's high definition network, MHD plans to premiere a new concert every week for the rest of the year. According to Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President of VH1, live concert and music programming are among the top things HD viewers want in a music channel. Of course, that doesn't explain why they only show music videos at 3 AM, but hopefully this is the start of an improvement. MHD launched earlier this year and is already available in half the HDTV-equipped homes in the country. MHD certainly puts up nice concert programming, the problem is they repeat the same content over and over throughout the week. Most networks don't consider adding one new episode of a show each week a major achievement, we'll be very excited when MHD reaches that point.

The concert premieres planned:
  • CMT Giants: Reba McEntire, premiering Saturday, November 18 at 8pm ET/PT on CMT and simulcast on MHD
  • The 2006 MTV European Music Awards, premiering Saturday, November 25 at 9pm ET/PT
  • CMT Crossroads: Lindsey Buckingham and Little Big Town, premiering Saturday, December 2 at 9pm ET/PT on CMT and simulcast on MHD
  • Life & Rhymes: Snoop Dogg, premiering Saturday, December 9 at 9pm ET/PT
  • Summer Fest: Lynyrd Skynyrd, premiering December 16 at 9pm ET/PT
  • Isle of Wight Festival: Snow Patrol and Jet, premiering December 23 at 9pm ET/PT

Blu-ray concert titles on the way from Sony BMG

by Richard Lawler posted Jun 5th 2006 at 8:46AM

Sony BMG is adding some music muscle to the Blu-ray lineup, announcing two discs featuring Rod Stewart and John Legend they will be releasing on the format. Rod Stewart: Live at Royal Albert Hall and John Legend: Live at the House of Blues are both described as summer releases, but no specific date or price yet. Both were originally recorded in high definition and will feature uncompressed audio, as well as various behind the scenes features from both concerts. Rod Stewart fans can look forward to Maggie May, Stay With Me, and selections from his Great American Songbook series. R&B singer John Legend's disc will feature his hit Ordinary People as well as guest appearances from Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. After Paramount has delayed their high definition releases including U2: Rattle & Hum, Blu-ray may have the first concert releases between them and HD DVD. That said, the first one to put the Beyonce special that used to air on INHD all the time onto a round disc may get my dollars.

U2's Vertigo tour on HDNet January 29th

by Richard Lawler posted Jan 18th 2006 at 11:24AM


U2If you didn't get a chance to catch U2's Vertigo tour live and in person (or even if you did) you'll probably want to check out the HD premiere of "Vertigo//2005 U2 Live from Chicago" on HDNet later this month.

I'm going to grab my Irish flag and pretend to be Johnny Drama,  anybody else plan on watching?




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