Sky to show Super Bowl in HD

**The News Bot** · 21-12-2006, 8:10 PM

Sky has revealed today that it's going to broadcast the Super Bowl XLI in high definition for the first time next February. This makes it the first US sports event Sky's shown in HD, and the 6th sport to be screened in HD by Sky Sports. As well as the...

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Tafkap · 22-12-2006, 9:07 AM

I don't care about the sport - this simply means that Prince will be in high definition for the first time. Yay!

skywalker1010 · 22-12-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tafkap

I don't care about the sport - this simply means that Prince will be in high definition for the first time. Yay!

Yay yay yay............ it is good to see another fan of the purple one on the boards

I cannot wait for this

Nick

meega · 22-12-2006, 5:55 PM

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Originally Posted by skywalker1010

Yay yay yay............ it is good to see another fan of the purple one on the boards

I cannot wait for this

Nick

The "purple one" being the purple people eating Minnesota Vikings by chance? Now I have a true reason to get HD, US Football in HD would be

24-12-2006, 1:03 PM

But do we get to see the US ads? I think not. One of the most important parts of Superbowl on US TV is the huge effort advertisers put in, with ads often being broadcast only once, ever. They know almost everyone in the US will see the ad, because it's Superbowl. Including the most famous one of all - made by Ridley Scott in 1984. Superbowl 1984 was the only broadcast of this ad.

07-01-2007, 12:26 AM

I too am interested the Prince performance over the sport but only Have SD Sky + I was hoping the US tv network would supply it to the XBOX live marketplace for download !

RyanK · 07-01-2007, 7:18 PM

What time does the coverage start?

24-12-2006, 1:03 PM	#5
ancientgeek Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sky to show Super Bowl in HD But do we get to see the US ads? I think not. One of the most important parts of Superbowl on US TV is the huge effort advertisers put in, with ads often being broadcast only once, ever. They know almost everyone in the US will see the ad, because it's Superbowl. Including the most famous one of all - made by Ridley Scott in 1984. Superbowl 1984 was the only broadcast of this ad.
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07-01-2007, 12:26 AM	#6
The Joker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sky to show Super Bowl in HD I too am interested the Prince performance over the sport but only Have SD Sky + I was hoping the US tv network would supply it to the XBOX live marketplace for download !
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