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Showtime Sports Interactive debuts EBIF tags on HDTV tonight
We got out first taste of Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) interactivity during these Winter Olympic games, but Showtime plans to turn things up by using it on the MPEG-4 HDTV feed during tonight's Strikeforce Challengers MMA event. Available only on Verizon's FiOS TV for now, it will let viewers pull up stats, trivia and respond to polls by pressing the "OK" button on their remotes. already have social plans for this evening? No problem, the next event with this tech is coming April 24 during the Super Six World Boxing Championship, leaving just enough time for you to recover from those wild Earth Day celebrations.
HDTV Listings for October 18, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and The Cleveland Show at 8:30 p.m. ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m., and Brothers & Sisters at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs Bears/Falcons football at 8:15 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Three Rivers at 9 p.m. and Cold Case at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Curb Your Enthusiasm at 9 p.m., Bored to Death at 9:30 p.m. Syfy (1080i) presents Wolvesbayne at 9 p.m. Discovery (1080i) has Storm Chasers at 10 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Dodgers/Phillies NLCS Game 3 at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 14, 2009
What we're watching tonight: CBS (1080i) brings The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8 p.m., Gary Unmarried at 8:30 p.m., Criminal Minds at 9 p.m. and CSI: NY at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) has Hank at 8 p.m., The Middle at 8:30 p.m., Modern Family at 9 p.m., Cougar Town at 9:30 p.m. and Eastwick at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) tosses in Mercy at 8 p.m. and Law & Order SVU at 9 p.m. Fox (720p) has Glee at 9 p.m. FX (720p) has the season premiere of Nip/Tuck at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant at 8 p.m., King of the Crown at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) has Mythbusters at 9 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. and Destination Truth at 10 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Man vs. Food at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) airs Inside the NFL at 9 p.m. History (720p) has Nostradamus Effect at 9 p.m. and Mysteryquest at 10 p.m. Comedy Central (1080i) has South Park at 10 p.m. Spike (1080i) has The Ultimate Fighter at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Boise State/Tulsa college football at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Costa Rica/U.S. World Cup Qualifier soccer at 7:30 p.m. and New York/Salt Lake MLS action at 10 p.m. Versus (1080i) has Florida/Las Vegas United Football League action at 9 p.m.
HDTV Listings for October 11, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Brothers at 7 p.m., The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and The Cleveland Show at 8:30 p.m. ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m., and Brothers & Sisters at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Dexter at 9 p.m. and Californication at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) presents Discovering Ardi at 9 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Three Rivers at 9 p.m. and Cold Case at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) has Mad Men at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) has Curb Your Enthusiasm at 9 p.m., Bored to Death at 9:30 p.m. TBS (1080i) has Yankees/Twins baseball at 7 p.m. and Phillies/Rockies baseball at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Sunday Night Football with Colts/Titans at 8:20 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) airs NHRA Viginia Nationals at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 30, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) has the series premieres of Hank at 8 p.m. and The Middle at 8:30 p.m., then Modern Family at 9 p.m., Cougar Town at 9:30 p.m. and Eastwick at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has the season premiere of I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant at 8 & 8:30 p.m., series premiere of King of the Crown at 9 p.m. and Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs Mercy at 8 p.m. and Law & Order SVU at 9 p.m. CBS (1080i) brings The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8 p.m., Gary Unmarried at 8:30 p.m., Criminal Minds at 9 p.m. and CSI: NY at 10 p.m. Fox (720p) has Glee at 9 p.m. Showtime (1080i) airs Inside the NFL at 9 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. and Destination Truth at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) presents Mega Engineering: Mile High Skyscraper at 10 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Man vs. Food at 10 p.m. History (720p) has Nostradamus Effect at 9 p.m. and Mysteryquest at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Twins/Tigers baseball at 7 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Hawaii/Louisiana Tech football at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for September 23, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) runs Dancing with the Stars at 8 p.m. with the series premieres of Modern Family at 9 p.m., Cougar Town at 9:30 p.m. and Eastwick at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs the series premiere of Mercy at 8 p.m. and season premiere of Law & Order SVU at 9 p.m. CBS (1080i) has the season premieres of The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8 p.m., Gary Unmarried at 8:30 p.m., Criminal Minds at 9 p.m. and CSI: NY at 10 p.m. Fox (720p) has Glee at 9 p.m. Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. and Destination Truth at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) airs Inside the NFL at 9 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Man vs. Food at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Phillies/Marlins baseball at 7 p.m. and Giants/Diamondbacks at 10 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) doubles up on WNBA playoffs action with fever/Shock at 8 p.m. and Mercury/Sparks at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 24, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ESPN (720p) has Monday Night Football with Jets/Ravens at 8 p.m. TNT (1080i) has the summer finales of The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and the season finale of Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and the summer finale of Make it or Break it at 9 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has the season finale of Cake Boss at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) premieres Out of Egypt at 9 & 10 p.m. Travel (1080i) has Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents Which Way Home at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and Hoarders at 10 p.m ESPN2 (720p) has Little League World Series at 8 p.m. and Tigers/Angels at 10 p.m.
HDTV Listings for August 10, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and Make it or Break it at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and the season finale of Obsessed at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. and Cake Boss at 10 p.m. History (720p) brings Clash of the Gods at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) presents The Nine Lives of Marion Barry at 9 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Tigers/Red Sox baseball at 7 p.m.
Steven Soderbergh calls out the aspect ratio villains: HBO, AMC - We're talking about you
You've gritted your teeth every time TNT flips the switch on its dreaded stretch-o-vision, and we've done our part to explain why proper aspect ratios are so important, and yet few have taken heed. Perhaps director Steven Soderbergh can succeed where we have failed, railing against cable channels that, instead of using HDTV to deliver movies the way they were meant to be seen, are often cropping and squeezing to give what they think viewers want instead. The worst network? AMC. Not only is it guilty of pan scanning like HBO, but the advertisements tease the movies in their correct aspect ratio, the cruelest bait and switch of all. Check out the article for a full explanation from behind the lens of why correct treatment of aspect ratios matters, and please, tell a friend to tell a friend.[Thanks, Chevelleman & Fortified Live for the image]
HDTV Listings for August 3, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and Make it or Break it at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and Obsessed at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Ultimate Cake Off at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) brings Shark Week with Deadly Waters at 9 p.m. and Day of the Shark II at 10 p.m. History (720p) airs the series premiere of Clash of the Gods at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Cubs/Reds baseball at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for July 27, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC Family (720p) has The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and Make it or Break it at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and Obsessed at 10 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Cake Boss at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Dodgers/Cardinals baseball at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for July 6, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC Family (720p) brings The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8 p.m. and Make It or Break It at 9 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. USA (1080i) has WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Cake Boss at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) airs Swamp Loggers at 10 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and Obsessed at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Braves/Cubs baseball at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for June 15, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC Family (720p) has the season finale of Greek at 8 p.m. TNT (1080i) has The Closer at 9 p.m. and Raising the Bar at 10 p.m. NBC (1080i) airs I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here at 8 p.m. USA (1080i) brings WWE: Raw at 9 p.m. TLC (1080i) has Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9 p.m. and Cake Boss at 10 p.m. A&E (720p) has Intervention at 9 p.m. and Obsessed at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) premieres Joe Buck Live at 9 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has Weeds at 10 p.m. and Nurse Jackie at 10:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) brings Brewers/Indians baseball at 7 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has LSU/Arkansas College World Series baseball at 7 p.m.
HDTV Listings for May 24, 2009
What we're watching tonight: ABC (720p) kicks of Diamonds Part 1 of 2 at 9 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has the season finales of The Tudors at 9 p.m and State of the Union at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) airs Breaking Bad at 10 p.m. Fox (720p) continues the NASCAR Coca Cola 600 all evening HBO (1080i) has In Treatment at 9 & 9:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Brewers/Twins MLB action at 8 p.m. TNT (1080i) has Cavaliers/Magic ECF Game 3 at 8:30 p.m.
HDTV Listings for May 10, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Sit Down, Shut Up at 7 p.m., The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and King of the Hill at 8:30 p.m. CBS (1080i) brings the season finales of Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. and the season finale of Brothers & Sisters at 10:01 p.m. USA (1080i) has Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. and In Plain Sight at 10 p.m. History (720p) airs Angels and Demons Uncoded at 8 p.m. HBO (1080i) brings the season finale of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency at 8 p.m. followed by The Alzheimer's Project: The Memory Loss Tapes at 9 p.m. and Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices at 11 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has The Tudors at 9 p.m. and State of the Union at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) has Breaking Bad at 10 p.m. Versus (1080i) has Hurricanes/Bruins at 7:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) has MLB action with Rays/Red Sox at 8 p.m. ESPNU (720p) has Siena/Syracuse lacrosse at 7:30 p.m. TNT (1080i) airs Celtics/Magic at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for May 3, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Sit Down, Shut Up at 7 p.m., The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and King of the Hill at 8:30 p.m. CBS (1080i) brings Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. and Brothers & Sisters at 10:01 p.m. USA (1080i) has Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. and In Plain Sight at 10 p.m. History (720p) airs Art of War at 8 p.m. HBO (1080i) brings The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency at 8 p.m. followed by In Treatment at 9 & 9:30 p.m. and Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices at 11 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has The Tudors at 9 p.m. and State of the Union at 10 p.m. AMC (720p) has Breaking Bad at 10 p.m. Versus (1080i) has Hurricanes/Bruins at 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has NHRA Midwest Nationals at 7 p.m. ESPN (720p) has MLB action with White Sox/Rangers at 8 p.m.
HDTV Listings for April 26, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has King of the Hill at 7:30 p.m. and The Simpsons at 8 p.m. USA (1080i) has Law & Order: CI at 9 p.m. and In Plain Sight at 10 p.m. HBO (1080i) brings The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency at 8 p.m. followed by In Treatment at 9 & 9:30 p.m. and Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices at 11 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has The Tudors at 9 p.m. and State of the Union at 10 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) presents 100 Feet at 9 p.m. ABC (720p) has Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. and Brothers & Sisters at 10:01 p.m. History (720p) has Battles: BC at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Yankees/Red Sox at 8 p.m. TNT (1080i) presents Magic/76ers at 6:30 p.m. and Trail Blazers/Houston at 9 p.m. Versus (1080i) has Devils/Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m.
HDTV Listings for April 5, 2009
What we're watching tonight: NBC (1080i) has Kings at 8 p.m. PPV (1080i) Wrestlemania 25 is at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has MLB Opening Night Baseball with Braves/Phillies at 8 p.m. Fox (720p) airs The Simpsons at 8 pm. HBO (1080i) brings The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency at 8 p.m. followed by the season premiere of In Treatment at 9 & 9:30 p.m. before the series premiere of Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices at 11 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has the season premiere of The Tudors at 9 p.m. and the season finale of The United States of Tara at 10 p.m. Discovery (1080i) has Who Was Jesus? at 8, 9 & 10 p.m. AMC (1080i) has Breaking Bad at 10 p.m. History (720p) presents Ripped Off: Madoff and the Scamming of America at 10 p.m. ESPN (720p) covers the NCAA Women's Final Four with Louisville/Oklahoma at 7 p.m. and Stanford/UCONN at 9:30 p.m.
HDTV Listings for March 8, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and King of the Hill at 8:30 p.m. CBS (1080i) has Cold Case at 9 p.m. and The Unit at 10 p.m. ABC (720p) brings Desperate Housewives at 9 p.m. and Brothers & Sisters at 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) has the series finale of The L Word at 9 p.m., The United States of Tara at 10 p.m. and the season finale of Secret Diary of a Call Girl at 10:30 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up Big Love at 9 p.m., Flight of the Conchords at 10 p.m. and Eastbound & Down at 10:30 p.m. Sci Fi (1080i) airs War Wolves at 9 p.m. ESPN (720p) has World Baseball Classic action with USA/Venezuela at 8 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Santa Clara/Gonzaga college basketball at 9:30 p.m.
HDTV Listings for March 1, 2009
What we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has The Simpsons at 8 p.m. and King of the Hill at 8:30 p.m. CBS (1080i) airs Jesse Stone: Thin Ice at 9 p.m. ABC (720p) doubles up on Brothers & Sisters at 9 & 10 p.m. Showtime (1080i) brings The L Word at 9 p.m., The United States of Tara at 10 p.m. and Secret Diary of a Call Girl at 10:30 p.m. HBO (1080i) lines up Big Love at 9 p.m., Flight of the Conchords at 10 p.m. and Eastbound & Down at 10:30 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Cavaliers/Hawks NBA action at 8 p.m.