Charter to Carry TNT in HD

Turner Broadcasting System and Charter Communications have come to an agreement where TNT shows will be carried in HD on all of the MSO's systems. Rollouts in Charter's largest markets will take place over the next several months. Charter currently carries 13 HD channels, including ESPN, Discovery HD, HBO, Starz an

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Mar 8, 2005

Turner Broadcasting System and Charter Communications have come to an agreement where TNT shows will be carried in HD on all of the MSO's systems. Rollouts in Charter's largest markets will take place over the next several months. Charter currently carries 13 HD channels, including ESPN, Discovery HD, HBO, Starz and Cinemax. According to its and Web site , Charter serves nearly 6.6 million analog customers (no digital numbers available) in a few dozen mostly medium and small markets--although it also serves Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta and the Twin Cities.

Most of TNT's weekend fare consists of movies. On weekdays, it airs a steady diet of syndicated programs such as "Law and Order," "NYPD Blue" and "Crossing Jordan." TNT already is carried in HD via Time Warner Cable and the DISH Network.

Charter will soon carry two 24-hour HD networks, HDNet and HDNet movies. The channels will initially be deployed in Charter's cable systems in University Park and Highland Park, Texas as well as Glendale and Burbank, Calif. Charter is the first cable operator to offer HDNet, which features an eclectic mix of programmi

After aiming much of its marketing resources in the past couple of years at broadband, DTV, VOD and DVR services, Comcast now says it plans to enhance its HD service, beginning with the addition of Turner Network Television (TNT). Comcast says that "TNT in HD" will provide a wide range of dramatic programming in HD--in

Turner Entertainment Networks has purchased and installed a Pro-Bel automation system for TNT in HD.

Turner Broadcasting System plans to use the VC31 series of multiformat converters from ShibaSoku for its HD coverage of the 2005 British Open Golf Tournament on TNT in July. The VC31MA will be used to convert outgoing signals from 625i/50 directly to 1080i/59.94. It's designed to prevent judder and resolution degra

Turner Broadcasting will debut TNT-HD in May 2004, a hi-def version of the popular TNT cable network. TNT, which programs a combination of series, movies, sports and original dramas, entered the hi-def programming arena a year ago with the HD broadcast of the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, which it will broadcast again in H

TNT HD officially launches May 21 with hi-def coverage of the first NBA Western Conference Finals. As Time Warner's first 24/7 HD network, TNT HD will offer a broad range of programming in HD, including series, sports, movies and TNT Originals. The east coast feed of the network will be shown in 1080i with Dolby Digit

TNT in HD--the first HD channel for Turner Broadcasting--is deploying Pro-Bel automation technology for ingest and on-air playout. Turner also used Pro-Bel automation in its test facility and training area, adding up to 45 automation-controlled program paths. TNT in HD will also broadcast the 2004-05 NBA season. Cove

For production, the network recently purchased a full complement of Fujinon HD ENG-style lenses to shoot program elements.