By Phillip Swann
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Former editor of 4 TV magazines. Author of TV Dot Com.
TV Answer Man, what is going on with Dish and the Super Bowl in 4K? Why won’t they say it will be in 4K or not? Everyone else has. Typical Dish. — Ethan, Roanoke, Virginia.
Ethan, CBS last month confirmed that this year’s Super Bowl on February 11 will be available in 4K, albeit upscaled 4K. The game, which will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, will pit the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers.
Comcast, Verizon, DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, Optimum TV, Fubo and YouTube TV have confirmed they will offer the 4K feed from CBS. We have asked Dish twice if they will do the game in 4K but have yet to receive an answer. However, this morning, we found a page buried on Dish’s web site that says the satcaster will offer this year’s Super Bowl in 4K.
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At this point, the only TV provider that could join the Super Bowl 4K list is Cox. The cable operator does very little in 4K, but it did offer last year’s Super Bowl in 4K. So there’s a chance.
From Dish’s page announcing the Super Bowl will be available in 4K.
The Super Bowl will mark the first time that CBS will offer any NFL game in the format. (Fox did the Super Bowl in 4K in 2020 and 2023.) A CBS spokesman has confirmed to The TV Answer Man that the 4K feed will be upscaled from a 1080p HD broadcast. (As of now, Paramount+, the streaming sister to CBS, will have the 1080p HD feed, not the 4K broadcast.)
Ethan, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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