EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Baseball has never looked this good on TV. Beginning Friday
and throughout the regular season, AT&T1 will bring
DIRECTV customers a lineup of MLB Network™ Showcase games
televised live in stunning 4K Ultra High Definition
(UHD).
DIRECTV 4K customers will be able to view Friday's MLB
Network Showcase game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San
Francisco Giants in rich detail and color. The game, called by MLB
Network's Bob Costas, Harold Reynolds, Tom
Verducci and Sam Ryan, will
mark the first-ever live 4K UHD telecast of a Major League Baseball
game in the United States.
"The 4K UHD experience on DIRECTV will bring America's pastime
to life like never before in the convenience of the living room,"
said Dan York, chief content
officer, AT&T Entertainment Group. "As a leader in sports
programming, we're continuing to deliver more live events in 4K UHD
and finding new ways to entertain our customers."
Throughout the regular season, DIRECTV's subscribers with the
ULTIMATE Package or higher and compatible 4K UHD equipment can
watch up to 25 premier MLB match-ups in the industry's best picture
format and most vibrant color TV experience. It's the next best
thing to sitting in the stadium.
"We're proud of the high standard of quality we've established
with every aspect of our MLB Network Showcase game telecasts
since MLB Network's launch in 2009," said MLB Network president
Rob McGlarry. "Thanks to this new
collaboration with AT&T, we're excited to continue to raise the
bar of our game productions for baseball fans all season long."
DIRECTV will air up to 25 MLB Network Showcase games in
4K UHD, beginning with the games below2:
April 15 – Giants @ Dodgers
April 19 – Cubs @ Cardinals
April 29 – Yankees @ Red Sox
April 30 – Yankees @ Red Sox
Visit MLB Network online for more game details.
How to View the Live 4K UHD Telecasts
Customers who want the premium 4K UHD live experience for the
MLB Network Showcase games on DIRECTV will need the
following:
- A DIRECTV ULTIMATE or PREMIERTM Package
subscription
- Our latest Genie HD DVR (HR54) 3
- Either a DIRECTV 4K Ready TV or a compatible 4K TV4
connected to the latest 4K Genie
Mini
- Understanding that once you view it in 4K UHD, it's going to be
hard to view it any other way
For more information on getting 4K UHD ready, visit
directv.com/4k or call (800) DIRECTV.
DIRECTV was the first multichannel video provider to deliver 4K
UHD Video on Demand programming in November
2014, the first to launch a full-time 4K channel, and last
week delivered the first live sports 4K UHD broadcast in the U.S.
with Amen Corner from the Masters.
1 AT&T products and services are provided
or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under
the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
2 Viewers in areas subject to blackouts will
be provided with an alternate game telecast or other programming,
which will not be televised in 4K UHD, on MLB Network's alternate
channel, 213-1.
3 Professional installation and 4K account
authorization are also required. Additional and Advanced
Receiver fees apply.
4 4K UHD content on a non-DIRECTV 4K Ready TV
requires a TV with an HDMI 2.0 compliant interface and HDCP 2.2
content security and a 4K Genie
Mini. In addition, your 4K UHD TV must support a minimum of
60 fps.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) helps millions around the globe connect
with leading entertainment, mobile, high-speed Internet and voice
services. We're the world's largest provider of pay TV. We have TV
customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. We offer the
best global coverage of any U.S. wireless
provider.5 And we help businesses worldwide serve
their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud
solutions.
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About MLB Network:
MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball
fans, featuring the multiple Emmy Award-winning MLB
Tonight, live regular season and Postseason game
telecasts, original programming, highlights, and insights and
analysis. MLB Network debuted on January 1,
2009 in a record-setting 50 million homes, is currently
distributed in approximately 68 million homes throughout the U.S.,
Canada and Puerto Rico, and is available for live,
authenticated streaming via MLB.com At Bat and MLBNetwork.com. For
more information and to find MLB Network in your area, go to
www.MLBNetwork.com.
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