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ABC/ESPN TO BROADCAST THE STANLEY CUP FINALS IN HDTV
All Seven Stanley Cup Final Telecasts Will Be in High Definition
ABC Sports, the broadcast Network of the National Hockey League, will broadcast its coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals, airing May 31 – June 9, 2003, in High Definition Television (HDTV). ESPN will present six Stanley Cup Playoff games in HD, beginning Monday, April 28, with a Conference semifinal telecast, and culminating with Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
ABC currently broadcasts the majority of its primetime schedule, including all of its scripted dramas, comedies and theatrical movies, in HDTV. The 2002-03 primetime HDTV broadcasts, sponsored by Zenith Electronics Corporation, currently bring the network’s total HDTV primetime broadcasts to more than 16 hours per week.
ABC has broadcast a number of high-profile events in HDTV, including the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards. In addition, the upcoming NBA Finals and the 2003-2004 season of “Monday Night Football†will also be broadcast in HDTV.
ABC was the first major network to broadcast in HDTV, beginning in November 1998, and it is the only major broadcast network currently airing its HD programming in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound. All of ABC’s programs will use 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format.
ABC has also broadcast the “2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game†and “Super Bowl XXXIV†in HDTV.
ABC SPORTS STANLEY CUP FINAL SCHEDULE:
May 31 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 3
June 2 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 4
June 5 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 5
June 7 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 6
June 9 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 7
ESPN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
April 28 8:00 p.m. Conference Semifinal -- Game 3
April 30 7:00 p.m. Conference Semifinal -- Game 4
May 13 8:00 p.m. Conference Final -- Game 3
May 15 7:00 p.m. Conference Final -- Game 4
May 27 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final -- Game 1
May 29 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final -- Game 2
ABC/ESPN TO BROADCAST THE STANLEY CUP FINALS IN HDTV
All Seven Stanley Cup Final Telecasts Will Be in High Definition
ABC Sports, the broadcast Network of the National Hockey League, will broadcast its coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals, airing May 31 – June 9, 2003, in High Definition Television (HDTV). ESPN will present six Stanley Cup Playoff games in HD, beginning Monday, April 28, with a Conference semifinal telecast, and culminating with Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
ABC currently broadcasts the majority of its primetime schedule, including all of its scripted dramas, comedies and theatrical movies, in HDTV. The 2002-03 primetime HDTV broadcasts, sponsored by Zenith Electronics Corporation, currently bring the network’s total HDTV primetime broadcasts to more than 16 hours per week.
ABC has broadcast a number of high-profile events in HDTV, including the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards. In addition, the upcoming NBA Finals and the 2003-2004 season of “Monday Night Football†will also be broadcast in HDTV.
ABC was the first major network to broadcast in HDTV, beginning in November 1998, and it is the only major broadcast network currently airing its HD programming in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound. All of ABC’s programs will use 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format.
ABC has also broadcast the “2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game†and “Super Bowl XXXIV†in HDTV.
ABC SPORTS STANLEY CUP FINAL SCHEDULE:
May 31 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 3
June 2 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 4
June 5 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 5
June 7 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 6
June 9 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final – Game 7
ESPN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
April 28 8:00 p.m. Conference Semifinal -- Game 3
April 30 7:00 p.m. Conference Semifinal -- Game 4
May 13 8:00 p.m. Conference Final -- Game 3
May 15 7:00 p.m. Conference Final -- Game 4
May 27 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final -- Game 1
May 29 8:00 p.m. Stanley Cup Final -- Game 2