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College Football Kicks Off in 4K on Saturday

SV Staff  |  Oct 11, 2019

Tomorrow’s matchup between the University of Florida and Louisiana State University will make history as the first college football game to be broadcast live in 4K when the teams take the field in Baton Rouge at 8 p.m. ET.

The game is the first in a series of six that will be broadcast in 4K on ESPN and on DirecTV’s channel 107.9at, both under the “Samsung QLED Game of the Week” banner.

ESPN announced that its “Megacast” presentation of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 13, 2020 will also be available in 4K.

An advance schedule of games that will be broadcast in 4K is not available. Rather, the “Samsung QLED 4K Game of the Week” will be announced on a week-by-week basis at Samsung./com/qledsports.

“After months of planning and technical testing, we are excited sports fans can watch 4K UHD college football games as part of the Samsung QLED 4K Game of the Week,” said ESPN’s Jodi Markley. “As 4K technical resources and workflows become more readily available, we will continue to grow this standard across our operations.”

“It’s been a momentous year for us as we continue to innovate and deliver the best in sports in vibrant 4K HDR, and we’re excited to give college football fans even more content options with ESPN,” added AT&T’s Tim Gibson. AT&T is the parent company of DirecTV.

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Submitted by mtrot on October 12, 2019 - 7:32am

So, I take it that whether you can view this in 4K will depend on your cable provider? I rather doubt that my cable provider has this capability.

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Submitted by IrenDiaz on June 5, 2024 - 12:56am

I'm excited to see college football games being broadcast in 4K. The 'Samsung QLED 4K Game of the Week' series is a great step in that direction. I've heard great things about the 4K picture quality, and I'm curious to see how it changes the way I watch sports. When I was in college, I always wanted to play football, but due to the lack of time, it was hard to manage everything. Now, I know that on mysupergeek https://edureviewer.com/tutoring/mysupergeek-review/ you can check review of experts who can complete your tasks while you are playing football. The fact that ESPN is also planning to broadcast the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in 4K is even more exciting.

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