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Cox: MLB 'Extra Innings' In HD
But the cable operator offers no details.
By Swanni
However, the cable operator offers no details such as how many games or even which local Cox systems will provide high-def coverage.
"We will offer those games in HD in select markets," Cox spokeswoman Erin Lambermont tells TVPredictions.com. "It's up to each market to determine whether to carry (games in HD)."
Update: Lambermont said Wednesday morning that Cox systems in San Diego and Rhode Island have committed to carrying the high-def games.
Update, April 2: Lambermont says she was misinformed about Rhode Island. The local system there has not committed to carrying the HD games.
In Demand, the company that will distribute the Extra Innings pay package to cable operators, is expected to offer around 10 'out-of-market' games a week in HD as well as up to 60 a week in standard-def.
Comcast has confirmed to TVPredictions.com that it will carry the standard-def games of Extra Innings, but not the HD games.
Time Warner, Cablevision, Cox and Charter also carried the Extra Innings package last year. TVPredictions.com has issued inquiries to the four cable operators asking about their 2008 plans, including high-def, but has yet to receive a response except for Cox.
DIRECTV will provide the Extra Innings package for 2008, which will include up to 40 games a week in high-def. The cost for both the SD and HD games will be $229.
Cox is now selling the package for $159 as an "early bird special," but there is no indication at its web site that the HD games would cost extra.
Dish Network tells TVPredictions.com that it will not carry either the SD or HD Extra Innings in 2008.
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