Today's High-Def Headlines

ESPNews HD Eyes March 30 Launch - MCN
ESPN has built a new production control room and studio for the launch of ESPNews HD on March 30, the fifth anniversary of the launch of the programmer’s first high-definition channel, ESPN HD. While the standard-definition and HD versions of the channel will be produced from the new studio and production, ESPNews HD marks the first time that ESPN has launched an HD channel that is not a simulcast of an existing channel, said Bryan Burns, vice president of strategic planning and business development at the programmer.

A New HD Connection - San Diego Union-Tribune
Bruce Watkins plops into a chair in front of a flat-screen, high-definition TV playing a DVD of “Ratatouille.” The only wire to the TV is the power cord – no coaxial cable, no DVD player hookups. The company has raised $80 million in venture capital and employs 85. “You know that rat's nest of wires you usually have behind your TV,” said Watkins, president and co-founder of Pulse-Link. “We got rid of all that.”

Update To Bring BD-Live To PS3 - TWICE
PlayStation 3 owners got a special bonus Thursday after Sony revealed that a new firmware update (version 2.20) for the console coming as a download this month will make the player compatible with forthcoming Web-enabled features and content — called BD-Live (Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0) — on select Blu-ray Disc HD movie titles. The firmware (2.20) update includes Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) capability as well as other features to enhance the PS3’s interoperability with PlayStation Portable (PSP) players, Sony said.