Paul Allen’s Portland Trail Blazers of National Basketball Assn. ...
Paul Allen’s Portland Trail Blazers of National Basketball Assn. said it would start nation’s first HDTV cable sports channel in July, focusing on professional, collegiate, high school and community sports in Ore. and southwest Wash. Team said new channel,…
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known as Action Sports Cable Network (ASCN), would feature 25 to 30 Trail Blazer games per year as well as preseason football games of Allen’s Seattle Seahawks and games of his Portland Fire women’s basketball team. Plans call for ASCN to broadcast games in 1080i digital format. Team spokeswoman said Trail Blazers were negotiating agreements for basic or expanded basic carriage with AT&T Broadband and other area cable operators. Trail Blazers COO Harry Hutt estimated 1,000-2,000 homes in target areas now had HDTV sets.