DTV plans of their own.

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1999 by Dickson, Glen

ABC, CBS and Fox move ahead with programming, technology to exploit digital stations NBC is not the only network pushing ahead--albeit slowly--with DTV. ABC may be ready to produce some sports in HDTV. Fox and Tribune are experimenting with multicasting regional news. And CBS says it will announce more HDTV programming next month.

So far, ABC has restricted its HDTV broadcasting to several movies each month. The network will air Chain Reaction in HDTV April24 and broadcast five more movies in May, two airings each of The Rock and Phenomenon and the May 6 broadcast premiere of A Time To Kill. But the network wants to expand into sports. "We're still trying to identify a sporting event for live production, and we'll be meeting with vendors at...

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