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Premiere transfer NFL Superbowl into HDTV
23.01.2004 (ks)
As the first German TV transmitter premiere transfers the NFL Superbowl on 1 February 2004 into HDTV. Michael Jachan from premiere enterprise communication communicated that premiere would take over the HDTV feed of the NFL. The HDTV transmission is to take place parallel to the normal DVB transmission on premiere sport. For this a further branch RA satellite transponder will presumably be used at short notice. In the discussion the transponder is 103 on the Sat position 19,2 degrees of east premiere the Superbowl with high security unencrypted into HDTV will for this at present transfer, since there are so far still no HDTV Sat hDTV-Sat-Receiver with premiere certifying on the market. The used transmission format will be presumably 1080i (1920 x of 1080 pixels). Whether in 50 cycles per second or 60 cycles per second one sends, is not certain yet exactly. Premiere transfers simply the original NFL HDTV feed to English, since its own production of the premiere presentation is at present not yet in HDTV possible. The HDTV transmission will take presumably approximately four hours and against 00:40 o'clock on 1 February will begin. Premiere regards the HDTV transmission first of all as technique demonstration, which is supported also by the satellite operator Astra. A HDTV transmission of further sport vents is quite conceivable. At the moment a general HDTV transmission of premiere program contents is however still no topic. For this would have to be clarified in particular with the features still right and Lizenfragen with Hollywood hollywood-Studios, are called it by premiere. Potentially also interest exists to be able to transfer possibly the football WM 2006 into HDTV with premiere. Since the rights are however not yet assigned here, the topic is for the moment still pure speculation. The Superbowl transmission takes place in the USA at CBS and by Sony is gesponsert. In the USA the Superbowl belongs regularly to the TV Events of the yearly, with which the TV transmitters can obtain the highest advertising prices per Spot.
Paul