2008 Wimbledon in HD on NBC, but NOT on ESPN2
The 2008 Wimbledon Championship started this morning with coverage in ESPN2. While we were initially told by our contact at ESPN that all of their coverage would be available in high definition, turns out that they are actually only upconverting a standard definition widescreen feed. However, it appears that NBC is still planning to broadcast their Wimbledon coverage in high definition starting June 28th.
This will be the first year that viewers in the United States will get Wimbledon high definition broadcasts, but they will have to settle for NBC and highlights coverage on the Tennis Channel. It appears ESPN is looking at broadcasting Wimbledon in HD next year according to SportsVideo.org.
We have updated the guide to remove all of the ESPN2 coverage, as we only include live sports events broadcast in true high definition. Below is the updated 2008 Wimbledon High Definition Schedule:
| 2008 Wimbledon NBC High Definition Schedule | |||
| DATE | TIME (ET) | DESCRIPTION | NETWORK |
| 6/28/2008 | 12:00 PM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Early Rounds | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/29/2008 | 12:00 PM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Early Rounds | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/30/2008 | 10:00 AM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Early Rounds | NBC (1080i) |
| 7/1/2008 | 10:00 AM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Womens Quarterfinals | NBC (1080i) |
| 7/2/2008 | 10:00 AM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Mens Quarterfinals | NBC (1080i) |
| 7/3/2008 | 12:00 PM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Womens Semifinals | NBC (1080i) |
| 7/4/2008 | 12:00 PM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Mens Semifinals | NBC (1080i) |
| 7/5/2008 | 9:00 AM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Womens Final | NBC (1080i) |
| 7/6/2008 | 9:00 AM | 2008 Wimbledon Championship: Mens Final | NBC (1080i) |
Tags: Grand Slam, Tennis
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