Nets take varied HD paths.(networks; high-definition service)

Multichannel News, December, 2002 by Moss, Linda

It's going to take more than chump change to get ESPN HD off the ground, as its rollout will entail costs that one might not imagine. For example, ESPN's world headquarters in Bristol, Conn., must be retrofitted in order for the company to launch high-definition service, according to Sean Bratches, ESPN's executive vice president of affiliate sales and marketing.

It will take what Bratches called "a significant capital investment" to transform Bristol from its current state as "an anachronistic analog facility" to one that's HD-ready. The "to-do" list includes some new studio sets. "The SportsCenter set that we have today is not appropriate for high definition," Bratches said. "It just has too many flaws in it that high-def would pick up. ...

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