By Phillip Swann
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Former editor of 4 TV magazines. Author of TV Dot Com.
TV Answer Man, any news yet on the ESPN 4K game of the week? Hoping for my team! — Marcus, Reno, Nevada.
Marcus, ESPN’s 4K ‘Game of the Week’ for college hoops for the 2023/24 season will continue Saturday (February 17) with the Kentucky at Auburn game at 6 p.m. ET. (The game will be simulcast in HD on the main ESPN channel.) Kentucky, 16-7, is 22nd ranked in the nation while 13th ranked Auburn is 19-5. ESPN’s ‘Matchup Predictor’ says Auburn has a 82.8 percent chance of winning.
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YouTube TV and Optimum TV have confirmed they will offer the game on its ESPN 4K channel to subscribers. Other providers who might carry the game on special 4K channels are DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, Dish, Comcast and Verizon. Check your on-screen guide for details.
ESPN does not offer 4K programming on its ESPN TV Everywhere app or ESPN+.
The ESPN 4K broadcast will likely be ‘upconverted’ from 1080p HD. The upscaled 4K would mean that the game was produced in 1080p HD on site and upgraded to 4K for the home transmission. ESPN did some 2023 college football regular season games in upscaled 4K after offering games in native 4K in previous seasons.
Fox has no college basketball games schedule in 4K this week. The network’s next 4K action will come next month when it does the Big Ten and Pac-12 tournaments in the format.
Marcus, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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