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  • First 3D baseball game ever will air on DirecTV in July

    First 3D baseball game ever will air on DirecTV in July

    Listen, it's all well and good that DirecTV gets to make these grandiloquent announcements that it's going to offer this or that sport in 3D—today's news is that DirecTV will be the first TV provider to show a Major League Baseball game in 3D with this July 10 and July 11's Yankees-Mariners clash on the YES Network—but I have one question: why in God's name is Fox Soccer Channel still shown in standard definition? That's right, four years after I purchased my first HDTV specifically so I could watch ESPN-HD and ESPN2-HD coverage of the World Cup, I'm still staring at SD coverage on FSC with DirecTV. It's all a little bit stupid.

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  • Fox Soccer Channel to finally go HD on March 1; also, Fox to launch new premium channel called Fox Soccer Plus

    Fox Soccer Channel to finally go HD on March 1; also, Fox to launch new premium channel called Fox Soccer Plus

    Long story short: Fox Soccer Channel will go HD on March 1.

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  • Fox Soccer Channel discovers the Internet just in time for the Champions League

    Fox Soccer Channel discovers the Internet just in time for the Champions League

    Soccer fans in the United States of America probably already know that the UEFA Champions League resumes today. Well, the qualifying rounds featuring teams you or I would recognize, at least. (Arsenal vs. Celtic is the big game today.) It's on Fox Soccer Channel and the various Fox Sports networks, too, so no more ESPN2 ticker getting in the way. But what you may not know is that FSC has also launched a whole bunch of tech/Internety ways to enjoy the tournament.

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