UK Celebs Now Worried About HDTV
Three years ago, I first wrote about the likely impact of High-Definition TV on Hollywood and celebrities. I noted that HD's crystal-clear picture enabled viewers to glimpse the facial flaws and aging signs of the stars. Over the last few years, my subsequent commentaries on the subject have been cited in hundreds of publications and TV news shows in the United States. The Washington Post, for instance, recently reported on how I spotted the unsightly pimples on the forehead of the otherwise flawless Keira Knightly (pictured) at the 2006 Oscars.
And now HDTV celebrity fever is spreading overseas. Two weeks ago, the stately Times of London ran a lengthy feature on what celebrities are doing to combat the new technology. (SKY TV and Telewest are launching HDTV services this spring.) And this weekend the UK's Independent ran its own article on the issue, which included the following description of yours truly:
"One commentator, Phillip Swann, has become a pseudo celebrity in his own right for highlighting HDTV horrors on his cult website, www. tvpredictions.com."
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Disclosure note: I am acting as a consultant to some UK companies on the launch of HDTV in that country.
Also: To get more news and analysis on TV technology, click TVPredictions.com
1 Comments:
Is it just a coincidence that The Times runs an article on how we can see celebrities much clearer on HDTV just as Sky is pushing the new service. I think Sky did a relatively poor job of conveying how good HDTV is their ads (which for obvious reasons is very difficult on a regular TV). However Murdoch has cleverly placed this story in the press that, on the surface, appears to be mocking celebrities (and as a result will be picked up by tabloids and networks worldwide) but subconciously highlights just how much better HDTV is.
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