So I follow the Blue Jackets, and I'm sifting through their schedule and noticing that a lot of their games aren't in HD on FSN Ohio.
For games that aren't in HD on FSN Ohio, there are times that the opponent's TV channel is FSN and has it in HD. (This happens at least four times.) There are also times when FSN Ohio has the game in HD, and the opponent's TV channel is FSN and doesn't have it in HD. (This hapens at least eight times.)
My question is what holds back FSNs from sharing a HD feed? I can undertstand when one network is FSN and another is not FSN-owned, but is each FSN so independent that they're not sister stations despite having the same FSN banner? Because you'd think that they could share HD feeds more often and get more games in HD to everyone. All you need is for the cameras to shoot the game, and each production facility can tailor the on-screen displays (scoring graphics, promotional graphics, etc.) for their own regional network.
This also isn't necessarily a hockey thing; I'm sure it applies to a lot of such situations where two different FSNs are broadcasting a game in a given sport and only one is doing it in HD. But I'd like to know why the FSNs don't collaborate more, and what factors (if any) hold that up.
For games that aren't in HD on FSN Ohio, there are times that the opponent's TV channel is FSN and has it in HD. (This happens at least four times.) There are also times when FSN Ohio has the game in HD, and the opponent's TV channel is FSN and doesn't have it in HD. (This hapens at least eight times.)
My question is what holds back FSNs from sharing a HD feed? I can undertstand when one network is FSN and another is not FSN-owned, but is each FSN so independent that they're not sister stations despite having the same FSN banner? Because you'd think that they could share HD feeds more often and get more games in HD to everyone. All you need is for the cameras to shoot the game, and each production facility can tailor the on-screen displays (scoring graphics, promotional graphics, etc.) for their own regional network.
This also isn't necessarily a hockey thing; I'm sure it applies to a lot of such situations where two different FSNs are broadcasting a game in a given sport and only one is doing it in HD. But I'd like to know why the FSNs don't collaborate more, and what factors (if any) hold that up.