[BC] CBS NCAA Broadcasts

[Robert Meuser]

Actually all the games originate in high def.  It is the distribution 
that gets tricky. The four regions are actually distributed via 8 
networks. Each network has its own control room. Each game is fed to a 
constant audience, one that will see the whole game no matter bad it is 
-  basically markets that have teams in the tournament. Then there are 
flex networks which may switch games if another game of interest to a 
region is better than the one that it began with. For the 1st two rounds 
there are not yet enough high def control rooms to handle 8 separate 
networks. If you are in a market with a home team in the tournament, you 
will see them in SD or up converted HD, depending on how your local 
station handles the signal. When you are in a flex market you get HD 
signals, if your local station is switching things properly. This is a 
temporary situation. Next week everything is high def and hopefully next 
year the whole tournament.

R



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. 
>
>Scott Cason
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