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CBS: Couric, Conventions In HD Next Year
Network executive makes disclosure at HD World.
By Swanni
That's according to CBS Director of Bureau Operations Mel Olinsky, as reported by Broadcasting and Cable magazine.
Speaking today at the HD World conference in New York, Olinsky added that the network will air both 2008 political conventions in high-def, too.
The CBS executive said the network is modifying its technical plant to prepare for the events, B&C reported. The Democratic National Convention will take place in Denver next August while the Republicans will convene in Minneapolis in September.
Olinsky refused to give a launch date for Couric's evening newscast in HD, but he said the show's control room should be ready by May. The cameras and set have been ready for some time, he added.
NBC already airs the Nightly News With Brian Williams in high-def.
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