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International HD news roundup
Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe recently, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next time, Namasté! Read - DTH players gear up to join high-definition bandwagon (India) Read - High-definition Premier League coverage soon (Abu Dhabi) Read - Rose Bowl signs deal with Sony (UK) Read - GO launches HDtv trial (Malta) Read - Virgin Offers Online Movies (UK) Read - SES ASTRA to Launch Europe's First 3D Demo Channel Read - Russia eyes satellite-delivered 3D TV Read - Even more with HD4! (UK) Read - SES ASTRA and Samsung to Promote 3D TV Read - Sky News HD to launch on Election Night (UK) Read - BSkyB agrees deal to let rivals use its sports content Read - SABC plan to test 3D at World Cup (South Africa) Read - Asahi to Rep Outdoor Channel in Korea Read - Sky Sports follows BBC to Cape Town with World Cup studio Read - Orbit Showtime to launch 6 new HD channels (Middle East) Read - MGM HD Debuts in Spanish in Latin America Read - SuperSport promises better World Cup (South Africa) Read - Freesat investigates 3DTV (UK) Read - BBC pushes HD in Poland Read - German cable lifts HD credentials
Michael Jackson memorial service gets HDTV broadcasts around the globe by 1 p.m.
Today's broadcasts of Michael Jackson's memorial services have become s big of a television event as there has ever been, with networks domestically planning to cover the proceedings in high definition, but Sky News HD is following up on its broadcast of the Obama Inauguration by taking of the Sky Arts 1 HD channel again, and Cinedigm flicks on its digital distribution network, though not in 3D, it will air the memorial starting at 1 p.m. EST for free at theaters around the country. If not for anything else, this should extend even beyond Presidential Address' ability to compare the audio/video delivery capabilities of different networks, with CNN, Fox, ABC, Fox News, CBS, E! and more broadcasting, plus internet streams available from most (CNN, Sky, CBS, ABC are confirmed), plus Hulu and the StaplesCenter.com website itself. So let us know, which network will you be tuning to / avoiding this afternoon, or are you already switching back and forth with one gloved hand on the remote, comparing camera angles and contrast levels in detail?Update: A live HD stream from Microsoft & Canada's Inmusic.com is available and apparently not subject to geographic restrictions for those tuning in via desktop (Thanks, Aaron) Read - Jackson memorial live in high definition in movie theaters and on TV Read - World will watch Jackson memorial Read - Michael Jackson Memorial In High Definition Read - Media is all about Michael Jackson Read - Michael Jackson Memorial Coverage times / networks
First Sky News HD broadcast is the Obama inauguration
The first Sky News HD broadcast will be the swearing in of Barack Obama January 20, 2009. Interested Brits can catch the broadcast on Sky Arts HD channel 258, presented by Jeremy Thompson and Adam Boulton. After the first real HD election, it's only fitting to see the result properly, unfortunately there's still no word on when the news will its own HD feed.[Via HDTV UK]
