HDNet and NBC will broadcast live high definition (HDTV) coverage of NBA on NBC when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, Feb. 3rd at 2:30 p.m. ET at the American Airlines Center. HDTV viewers can watch the game broadcast on NBC's digital television affiliates and on HDNet's channel 199 on DIRECTV. HDNet was founded by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, HDNet (www.hd.net) is the world's only all high definition national television network.The widescreen format and superior clarity of HDTV will give NBA fans a viewing experience that is close to being there in person. With a view of the full court, fans can follow every move of their favorite players and watch the developing plays at the same time.

In a significant development for the future of battlefield coverage for television, Broadcast News Networks (BNN) and HDNet have announced the broadcast of the first ever High Definition television reports from a war zone. World-renowned war reporter Peter Arnett, who BNN had previously announced would be heading to the region to report for the company’s worldwide client base, will also lead BNN’s groundbreaking HDTV coverage from Afghanistan, Pakistan and other key regional news centers with reports that will be broadcast on the HDNet channel on DIRECTV.

Kiss your cable TV goodbye now that DirecTV has launched a new satellite to expand the amount of local channels available to subscribers in 41 major metropolitan areas in the United States. Although HDTV is the real future of DirecTV, many subscribers felt that the lack of local network channels was one of the services weaknesses.

HDNet premieres a match featuring women’s tennis stars Anna Kournikova and Monica Seles at The Biogen MS Tennis Classic. The event presented by The Denver Post, took place Nov. 29, 2001 at the Magness Arena at the University of Denver’s Ritchie Center and will be rebroadcast in HDTV on DIRECTV Channel 199 (HDNet) on Thursday Dec. 6 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) and will rebroadcast on Friday Dec. 7 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

NBC, in association with HDNet, will broadcast selected events at the upcoming 2002 Olympic Winter Games from Salt Lake City in high definition, Gary Zenkel, Executive Vice President, NBC Olympics, announced today. "NBC’s high definition Olympic broadcasts from Salt Lake will deliver the world’s premier television event to NBC affiliate stations and digital television homes using the world’s premier television technology" Zenkel said. "We are pleased to be able to tap into the experience HDNet has in covering sporting events in high definition. The NBC HDTV Olympic programming will also be available on HDNet’s Channel 199 on DIRECTV."