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Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Evil Tortie's Mom — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:28:31 PDT

@Superstarsteve: I saw a few minutes of Babs' latest Oscar special, which was in HD.

The Vaseline works as well as ever, though I think they have to spray on an extra layer.

Evil Tortie's Mom

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

el smrtmnky — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:01:13 PDT

my friend tells me that the last hold out for HD on ABC is Regis and Kelly. I guess HD will show the true face of hell.

el smrtmnky

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Benovite — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:16:00 PDT

Damn, so I missed this? I love Frontline, anyone know when this will air again? I can't figure it out looking at the official site.

Also, I recently upgraded to HD and it's awesome. Looking forward to more HD channels.

Benovite

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

MsMuffinMcGuffin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:59:51 PDT

I'm thinking Andy Rooney's face would look like a stalactite.

MsMuffinMcGuffin

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Superstarsteve — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:48:04 PDT

A.) Thank you for reminding me about the "Frontline" series on Bush. If you care to keep track of serious journalism, there is a reason this show is so aptly named. And B.) I have also been wondering the same about all the news networks. My only guess is the reporters want to delay the eventual bell of clarity that will reveal moles, dimples, bags, furrows, ear and nose hair, and other humanoid defects. I don't know if HD allows the "Barbara Walters" soft lens effect that forgives these humanoid style defects...you know the old "spray gook on the lens" so there's a soft cottonelle feel to the whole thing. And C.) I want to send you a stack of Starbuck cards I have for just noticing the same thing as I.

Superstarsteve

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

lionel-mandrake — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:05:12 PDT

In truth, converting a news department over the HD is extremely expensive, and Viacom is notoriously cheap.

lionel-mandrake

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

nick_r — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:58:38 PDT

Aha. So full-time Diablo Cody coverage was preferable to something. I owe myself a Coke.

nick_r

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

vulturesquadron — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:50:00 PDT

Frontline is the last hope for intelligent television. Seriously, the last.

vulturesquadron

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Koreanish — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:37:56 PDT

Do you have any idea what the gauze would look like in HD though?

Koreanish

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

DanCooper — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:08:52 PDT

Another uninformed post by someone who knows nothing about CBS, CBS News or how to pick up a phone and do some information gathering. "60", as it is known in the business, was very slow in converting to tape from film. The issue then was the internal debate about production quality: the look and feel of the broadcast ("broadcast" is the word they use at CBS News for a show). But now things are different. CBS News has absolutely no money. It operates on a staff so thin you could pass it on the street and not know it. Converting to HD, for those of you who aren't aware of television engineering, would cost a couple of more dollars than CBS has right now. There is separately the issue of the CBS News library. The library already has gone through a tragic tossing into the garbage of most of the film and tape CBS News has ever shot. A switch to HD would require "bumping up" film and non-HD when library footage is used: more costs. You guys need to write about stuff you know something about. Stick to items about toilet paper, for example.

DanCooper

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

notsofresh — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:41:35 PDT

60 Minutes is on television now? I thought it only came on those old wax cylinders.

notsofresh

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Glass_Family — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:27:11 PDT

I think it's because they don't want you to see the puppeteer's hand that holds Andy Rooney's corpse in his chair.

Glass_Family

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Little Mintz Sunshine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:24:34 PDT

@People Paula: My "old" parents with their new-fangled technology fall into the "Hey, we will watch ANYTHING that is broadcast in HD". This means they are simultaneously way cooler and slightly more pathetic than I am...

Little Mintz Sunshine

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

People Paula — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:01:30 PDT

I'd say it's because only old people watch network news, and it's a proven fact that HD frightens old people.

People Paula

Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming?

Juancho — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:00:38 PDT

I thought Beckham actually came off pretty well. I was expecting nothing, and was pleasantly surprised he was able to string coherent sentences together. Hey, YOU try doing that after spending a significant amount of time with Robotits.

I'm telling you folks now, buy stock in Unilever (Vaseline parent)- When CBS goes full HD, you'll thank me.

Juancho