High Fidelity HDTV
Encyclopedia
High Fidelity HDTV is a Canadian licensed television broadcaster specializing in HD
content. The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy
, both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years. David Patterson
, an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company in 2005 as a partner and part owner of the company, and Frank Bertolas, also an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company in 2010. High Fidelity HDTV is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and it currently operates 4 HD channels.
High Fidelity HDTV has signed exclusive content deals with IMAX
(giving them access to their original films), Smithsonian Networks
& Off the Fence, an independent production company that distributes non-fiction content worldwide.
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
content. The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy
Ken Murphy
Kenneth "Kenny" Murphy is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and is currently the head coach of the Connecticut College men's soccer team.-Youth:...
, both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years. David Patterson
David Patterson
David Patterson may refer to:*David Patterson , American professor of computer science at UC Berkeley*Dave Patterson , baseball player...
, an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company in 2005 as a partner and part owner of the company, and Frank Bertolas, also an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company in 2010. High Fidelity HDTV is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and it currently operates 4 HD channels.
High Fidelity HDTV has signed exclusive content deals with IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
(giving them access to their original films), Smithsonian Networks
Smithsonian Networks
Smithsonian Networks is a joint venture between CBS Corporation's Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution. The service consists of Smithsonian Channel, Smithsonian On Demand, and ....
& Off the Fence, an independent production company that distributes non-fiction content worldwide.
Channels
- eqhd (People and places)
- HIFI (Arts & Culture)
- Oasis HDOasis HDOasis HD is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. The channel is owned by High Fidelity HDTV and broadcasts completely in high definition. The channel broadcasts nature-themed programming on a wide variety of topics from animals to landscapes to outer space.-History:In August...
(Nature) - radX (Action & Adventure)
Resources
- High Fidelity HDTV Brings 20 IMAX Originals Titles to its Suite of HD Channels
- Canada’s Leading HD Broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV Signs Exclusive Deal with Smithsonian Networks