MNF In HDTV On Comcast HD?
I was all set to post a rant about our local ABC affiliate not broadcasting digitally yet on the eve of the opening of the regular season on Thursday. Then I read this thread on AVSForum. It cites an apparently legit press release from Comcast that states that they will carry the MNF games in HD for their HD customers. I'm waiting for more details. If this is true, it will do a lot to make up for WHTM's slowness in rolling out DTV.
Update: According to Ken H over at AVSForum, Comcast's carriage of any ABC HD programming, including MNF, is subject to the local ABC affiliate's DTV broadcasting status. This is the normal state of affairs; however, the press release didn't address the local carriage issue at all. I can only assume Comcast intended to deceive current and potential customers. This is pretty sleazy of Comcast. (A comment I've already shared in the AVSForum thread.)
Further in the AVSForum thread, a member living in Atlanta commented on how their ABC affiliate is broadcasting digitally but Comcast doesn't carry the station. So the implicit claim of universal ABC HD carriage contingent upon the local affiliate's DTV status is also bogus.