World Cup will be broadcast in HDTV

according to Evesham Technology (www.lowestontheweb.com) who are have a
new advertising campaign in the UK press entitled "Are you HD ready
for the World Cup?" detailing offers on HDTV widescreen LCD TVs. The
advert (in todays Times page 38) also explains "High Definition
Television broadcasts will be with us this year. Will you be ready?"
inviting you make sure you purchase a HDTV to view the FIFA World Cup
in its full HDTV glory.

I'm going to phone Evesham tomorrow to get full details of who will
be broadcasting the World Cup in HDTV in the UK and how to receive
this, but this is good news from me (see my previous post here and to
aus.tv "Will the FIFA World Cup be on HDTV?".

Regards,

David

wrote:

new advertising campaign in the UK press entitled "Are you HD ready
for the World Cup?"

Well, retailers had a field day selling widescreen TVs for the last
world cup, and although the host broadcaster shot it in widescreen, it
wasn't broadcast in widescreen in the UK, same for the olympics?, it
seems they take sports fans for mugs every time ...

Mugs indeed. Although this year we can be hopeful as premiere (germany)
and tps/M6 (france) have announced they are broadcasting in HD. And the
host broadcaster has some good info on the feeds they are providing to
the networks:

http://www.hostbroadcastservices.com/06prodplan.php

So its just a matter of the networks deciding to pay for the HD feeds.
BBC have announced they intend to have a HD 'trial' running by
mid-year, many are hoping that that trial is the World Cup.

Darrin

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Mugs indeed. Although this year we can be hopeful as premiere (germany)
and tps/M6 (france) have announced they are broadcasting in HD. And the
host broadcaster has some good info on the feeds they are providing to
the networks:

http://www.hostbroadcastservices.com/06prodplan.php

So its just a matter of the networks deciding to pay for the HD feeds.
BBC have announced they intend to have a HD 'trial' running by
mid-year, many are hoping that that trial is the World Cup.


How are we going to be able to watch these trials?
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David

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So it seems like Evesham are being a bit premature in advertising in
this way as it is not *guaranteed* that the World Cup will be broadcast
in HDTV in the UK. Is this something the Advertising Standard
Authority http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/ may be interested in as their
advertising may be misleading? If it were not broadcast in HDTV I
guess consumers who had bought a TV based on their advertsting may have
cause for complain and compensation?

David

So its just a matter of the networks deciding to pay for the HD
feeds. BBC have announced they intend to have a HD 'trial' running by
mid-year, many are hoping that that trial is the World Cup.


How are we going to be able to watch these trials?


I thought I heard someone on BBC radio, though I think it was an independant
"expert" saying that the BBC was going to broadcast the World Cup in HD, but
only from the Crystal Palace Transmitter.

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I'm going to phone Evesham tomorrow to get full details of who will
be broadcasting the World Cup in HDTV in the UK and how to receive
this, but this is good news from me (see my previous post here and to
aus.tv "Will the FIFA World Cup be on HDTV?".

If it will be shown I would imagine Telewest/NTL could be in for the
scoop as they are the only ones who should have a commercial HD
service running by then.
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So it seems like Evesham are being a bit premature in advertising in
this way as it is not *guaranteed* that the World Cup will be broadcast
in HDTV in the UK. Is this something the Advertising Standard
Authority http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/ may be interested in as their
advertising may be misleading? If it were not broadcast in HDTV I
guess consumers who had bought a TV based on their advertsting may have
cause for complain and compensation?


Perhaps one of the German broadcasters will be transmitting FTA HDTV via the
Astra satellite, I notice that there are several promo channels up and
running already.


David

wrote:
So it seems like Evesham are being a bit premature in advertising in
this way as it is not *guaranteed* that the World Cup will be broadcast
in HDTV in the UK. Is this something the Advertising Standard
Authority http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/ may be interested in as their
advertising may be misleading? If it were not broadcast in HDTV I

I don't think the ASA will be interested since it is on their own
website, and not on the radio, tv or printed in a publication.

rob wrote:
I thought I heard someone on BBC radio, though I think it was an independant
"expert" saying that the BBC was going to broadcast the World Cup in HD, but
only from the Crystal Palace Transmitter.

The BBC are meant to be doing _some_ HD trials in London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre.../08/hdtv.shtml

It does not say what transmitter is involved, and I would guess that it
would be relatively low power.