NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you own a NEXTGEN TV, you’re in for a treat when the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints kick off their preseason game Saturday (Aug. 23) at noon.
Gray Media, parent company of WVUE-Fox 8, will produce and broadcast the game in end-to-end native HDR (High Dynamic Range). This will be the first over-the-air broadcast in the United States of any kind of programming that is produced in native HDR from the cameras to the production truck to the station to viewers equipped with NEXTGEN TV television sets.
If you have a modern NEXTGEN TV, this means you will see improved contrast between the brightest and darkest colors on the screen.
Gray Media is the first broadcast group to upconvert to HDR across all “Big Four” networks, and did so in time for the upcoming college football and NFL seasons.
“We are thrilled to build on our launch of HDR across our NEXTGEN stations by bringing our hometown New Orleans Saints to viewers in native HDR,” Gray’s Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland said. “Gray is proud of production and station teams for making this first-of-its-kind, native HDR preseason NEXTGEN TV broadcast a reality.”
The changes will only be apparent to viewers who own a NEXTGEN TV, which offers the latest in digital television technology. Viewers with other types of television will receive their standard signals or digital input.
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