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Senior Entertainment Reporter John Kiesewetter has been covering TV and media issues for 20 years. After joining the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1975 as a summer intern, he worked as a county government and suburban reporter; assistant city editor and suburban editor; and features editor supervising the Life section. He has a B.S. in journalism from Ohio University.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Time Warner Adding Reds in HDTV, National Geo HDTV

Yes, it's true. Finally! Time Warner will carry Fox Sports Net Ohio's Reds games in HDTV this year, after refusing to provide them last year. FSN Ohio HDTV will be on Cincinnati Channel 968, and in Dayton on Channel 768.

FSN Ohio will do 71 games -- of its 145-game Reds schedule -- in HDTV, up from 33 games last year.

The HDTV games will be available at no extra charge to Time Warner customers with the company's HD converter. It's the same deal Insight cable offered to Northern Kentucky customers last year (and again this year).

So what changed at Time Warner?

"Contract negotiations. We were able to reach a deal with FSN Ohio," says Karen Baxter, local Time Warner public affairs director.

Of course, the Reds are thrilled. "We're very excited about Time Warner bringing the Reds in HDTV," says Jennifer Berger, Reds senior entertainment and events director.

Time Warner will launch the channel Tuesday, along with the National Geographic HDTV (Channel 757). I heard an ad during the Reds game tonight for FSN Ohio HDTV. But hold your excitement -- FSN Ohio won't have any HDTV games until the Cleveland Cavaliers game 3 p.m. on April 5. And the first Reds game in HDTV will be the sixth TV game of the season, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8 from Milwaukee. (As I noted last week, Opening Day will not be in HDTV because FSN Ohio couldn't get transponder time.)

Another thing: Time Warner is providing Great American Ball Park live game feeds, from the MLB Extra Innings package, to a dozen wide-screen TVs in the new "hh gregg Highlight Zone" in the leftfield corner on the terrace (first) level. Fans can watch games in progress while seated on Watson's patio furniture. It's just beyond the concession stands way down the third base line, near that entrance-exit under the Machine Room. It should be a pretty cool thing. And if there are no baseball games, the Reds might put other sporting events on the multiple screens -- perhaps the NCAA basketball tournament or the Masters?

Time Warner partnership with the Reds also provides high-speed access to all the Reds offices. But again this year, GABP won't be a wireless hotspot. Maybe someday.


7 Comments:

at 3/20/2008 11:10 PM Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is great - thanks Time Warner for getting the deal done!!

 
at 3/21/2008 8:25 AM Anonymous Anonymous said...

Better late than never. Congrats Time Warner for finally achieving mediocrity.

 
at 3/21/2008 9:14 PM Anonymous Anonymous said...

Will the HD Reds games be available to Time Warner customers in Dayton?

 
at 3/21/2008 9:20 PM Blogger John Kiesewetter said...

Anon 9:14 pm:
Yes, Dayton will get the HD games. I'll post the channel tomorrow. Don't have it here at home.

 
at 3/22/2008 10:45 AM Anonymous Anonymous said...

I believe the Dayton channel for FSN HD will be 768. The channel for National Geo HD will be 757 for Dayton.

 
at 3/24/2008 8:32 AM Anonymous Anonymous said...

Will the HD Reds games be available to Time Warner customers in Columbus?

 
at 4/05/2008 8:32 PM Blogger Sophia said...

JOhn

Please tell us WHY TIME WARNER dropped DISCOVERY HEALTH channel for a fricking NBC SHopping network station??????????


We do not need another stinkin' shopping network. We didn't watch Health channel much but they had a show on an illness close to me two months ago. So much for taping a repeat.

TIME WARNER gave no clue in last months bill?

 
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