[BC] CBS NCAA Broadcasts

[Alan Kline]

It depends upon where you are and the games that are being aired at any 
particular moment. Every game this year is being originated in HD; 
however, all of the HD feeds are "flex" feeds, which means they can be 
switched around between games at any time.

If your station is on a "constant" feed for a particular game, one that 
cannot be switched (because the game is one of particular local 
interest), CBS is instructing stations to upconvert the SD "constant" 
feed to HD. They simply don't have the logistical or satellite capacity 
to do both flex and constant feeds from every venue in the first round.

I would imagine that things will get a little better next weekend.

At least this year we don't have to worry about putting different games 
on our SD and HD signals (what a PITA that was!), and at least this year 
I'm enjoying the first round from the comfort of home rather than 
sitting in MCR...

ak

Scott Cason wrote:
> Can someone give me some insight into the thought process of CBS
> broadcasts of these games in HD.  It seems that some of the games are
> broadcast in HD, while others from the same area that the HD broadcast
> have originated from have been broadcast in standard def.  
> Going from an HD broadcast to SD is like going from a T-1 line to 300
> baud dial up.  Considering the dough I laid out for this HD set, it's a
> bit frustrating.