HDNET and MLB Announce Full Season of High Definition Broadcasts

Major League Baseball and HDNet, the all-high definition sports andentertainment network, have finalized plans to broadcast 80 MajorLeague Baseball games in High Definition during the 2002regular-season. The 2002 HDNet MLB broadcast schedule begins with theDetroit Tigers-Minnesota Twins game on April 13.

HDNet, which is located on DIRECTV channel 199, originally reachedan agreement with MLB in September 2001 to broadcast 12 MLB games toviewers in the highest quality 1080i HD format for the reminder of the2001 season.

"We are continually striving to take advantage of new broadcastingtechnologies in order to provide our fans with the most exciting MajorLeague Baseball coverage," said Tim Brosnan, Executive Vice President,Business for Major League Baseball. "This agreement with HDNet willgive Major League Baseball fans the chance to watch their favoriteteams and players in the highest-quality broadcast formatavailable."

HDNet, the world's only national network broadcasting all HD, allthe time, produces its MLB game broadcasts in conjunction with certainFox Sports Net regional outlets, sharing audio and graphics with FSN'sstandard definition production units.

"Watching an MLB game in high definition is the next best thing tobeing in the ballpark," said Mark Cuban, co-founder of HDNet. "We hadgreat success broadcasting Major League Baseball games during the lastmonth of the 2001 season, and we look forward to working with MLB andFox Sports Net to bring fans more exciting HDTV baseball action in2002."