kevinw
12-16-2002, 09:15 AM
Press Release: HDNet
HDNet Acquires Broadcast Rights to Multiple
HDTV Television Series from Paramount
Deal Includes Conversion of "Hogan's Heroes" for HDTV
Broadcast
Edited by Charlie White
HDNet announced today that it has reached an output agreement with Paramount
Domestic Television, giving HDNet the high-definition television (HDTV) broadcast
rights to certain series, originally produced in HDTV.
Under the agreement, HDNet gains high-definition satellite and cable telecast rights
for a number of Paramount television series shot in HD. HDNet will begin
broadcasting several of the shows in early 2003. Initial series are That's Life, Big Apple,
Some of My Best Friends, Love and Money, Wolf Lake, and First Monday.
"We are very excited to be working with Paramount," said Mark Cuban, co-founder
and president of HDNet. "They have certainly helped raise the bar for HD
programming, and we look forward to working with them for many years."
About HDNet
HDNet produces and televises more hours of HDTV sports, entertainment and news
programming each week than any other network. Live sports include National Hockey
League games, U.S. Olympic Committee events, CART auto racing, boxing, college
football and basketball games. Entertainment programming includes fashion shows,
parades, concerts, Broadway musicals and full-length feature films. HDNet also
produces original programming, including international news reports from
Afghanistan, the Middle East, Mexico, India and Pakistan. Co-founded by Mark
Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General Manager Philip Garvin, HDNet is
currently distributed on DIRECTV to customers with an HDTV set, receiver, and
elliptical dish.
Source: HDNet
HDNet Acquires Broadcast Rights to Multiple
HDTV Television Series from Paramount
Deal Includes Conversion of "Hogan's Heroes" for HDTV
Broadcast
Edited by Charlie White
HDNet announced today that it has reached an output agreement with Paramount
Domestic Television, giving HDNet the high-definition television (HDTV) broadcast
rights to certain series, originally produced in HDTV.
Under the agreement, HDNet gains high-definition satellite and cable telecast rights
for a number of Paramount television series shot in HD. HDNet will begin
broadcasting several of the shows in early 2003. Initial series are That's Life, Big Apple,
Some of My Best Friends, Love and Money, Wolf Lake, and First Monday.
"We are very excited to be working with Paramount," said Mark Cuban, co-founder
and president of HDNet. "They have certainly helped raise the bar for HD
programming, and we look forward to working with them for many years."
About HDNet
HDNet produces and televises more hours of HDTV sports, entertainment and news
programming each week than any other network. Live sports include National Hockey
League games, U.S. Olympic Committee events, CART auto racing, boxing, college
football and basketball games. Entertainment programming includes fashion shows,
parades, concerts, Broadway musicals and full-length feature films. HDNet also
produces original programming, including international news reports from
Afghanistan, the Middle East, Mexico, India and Pakistan. Co-founded by Mark
Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General Manager Philip Garvin, HDNet is
currently distributed on DIRECTV to customers with an HDTV set, receiver, and
elliptical dish.
Source: HDNet
