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ESPNU Goes HD On Thursday
The networks says it has five carriers.
By Swanni
Washington, D.C. (August 26, 2008)
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ESPNU will launch its High-Definition service on Thursday at
7:30 p.m. ET with the Vanderbilt-Miami college football game.
The college sports network says it has five TV providers signed
up to carry the high-def edition: Time Warner Cable, Verizon’s
FiOS, RCN, Atlantic Broadband and Broadstripe.
The network is a sister channel of ESPN and becomes the fourth
ESPN channel to air in HD. ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNews have already
launched high-def channels.
“ESPNU
going HD is a natural progression of this robust brand and we
look forward to serving all of our college sports fans this
season and for seasons to come with this high-quality service,”
said Rosalyn Durant, vice president and general manager, ESPNU.
“Since the advent of HD, fans have told us that nothing beats
the HD viewing experience – especially when it comes to their
favorite sports and teams.”
ESPNU HD says it will air more than 200 HD events, including all
of its Thursday and Saturday college football games (Live only)
as well as exclusive coverage of college basketball, lacrosse,
baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, hockey and more.
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