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July 28th, 2004

HDTV to the Rescue

Despite being considered one of the top four major sports, professional hockey has always lagged behind both golf and NASCAR in national popularity. Television ratings, which weren

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One Response to “HDTV to the Rescue”

BlackRedGold says:

July 29, 2004 at 10:27 am

What these people, who don’t think HDTV is going to help the NHL, don’t get is that watching hockey in HD is more like watching at the rink then watching it in SD. That’s what makes HD such a huge step for gaining viewers at home in the US. The in arena product is great to watch but regular television doesn’t capture that. HD does capture it.

Anyone who doesn’t think the NHL will benefit enormously from HD broadcasts has never seen hockey in HD.

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