FOX Sports to produce entire MLB schedule in HD

The 2008 MLB season is the first time FOX Sports will produce all of its coverage in HD.

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Mar 11, 2008
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FOX Sports will produce and broadcast all its MLB games this season for the first time in HD, including the 79th All-Star Game from historic Yankee Stadium July 15. Up to three regional games will be produced in HD every Saturday during the regular season. The 2008 season will be the 13th consecutive time FOX Sports will be the primary national broadcast television home of the MLB. The season openers for FOX Sports will be televised April 5 from Atlanta, Detroit and San Diego.

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The All-Star Game, the midway point of the season, also will be aired in HD by Fox Sports from Yankee Stadium on Tuesday evening, July 15.

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According to the FOX Sports VP of field operations, HD sports production has become standard operating procedure.

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Vyvx has expanded its HD VenueNet Service to include 27 Major League Baseball venues. The fiber optic and satellite transmission provider's service enables broadcasters to transport live HDTV feeds end-to-end to 270 Mbps over an MPLS infrastructure. Fox Sports Net is using HD VenueNet to carry live, 720p HDTV b

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The deals, which run through 2013, solidify FOX Sports as the exclusive national rights holder to the All-Star Game and World Series and broaden the focus of TBS national coverage beyond the Atlanta Braves.

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NASCAR on FOX, which will be produced in 720p HD with Dolby 5.1 surround sound, begins Feb. 12 with coverage of the Bud Shootout from the Daytona International Speedway

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Major League baseball has reached agreements giving FOX Sports exclusive rights to the World Series and All-Star Game and altering Turner Broadcasting System’s deal to include league-wide coverage. Both agreements run through 2013. FOX’s deal gives them rights to up to 26 regional Saturday baseball games of the week

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Fox Sports Go, an app that provides live streaming video of Fox Sports content, will offer the first live stream of the Major League Baseball All- Star Game from Minneapolis, beginning July 15 at 7:30 p.m.