NFL Network HD is a 1080i high definition simulcast of NFL Network that launched in August 2004.
It is available nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network, and regionally on Verizon FiOS, AT&T Uverse, and some Comcast and Cox Communications cable systems.
Shows that air in HD include NFL Total Access, Around the League, NFL GameDay, Live Wire, Sounds of the Game, Starting 11, Thursday Night Football and Saturday Night Football, NFL Replay, and pre-season games.
In mid-October 2008, studio shows began to air in "enhanced HD", and have contained extra scores and stats on the right side of the screen that are only seen on the HD version of the channel. Other content that's only available in 4:3 standard definition is shown with stylized pillarboxes, or for some footage, blurred edges. On May 1, 2009, NFL Total Access began to air in full HD without pillarboxes or enhanced graphics. NFL GameDay began airing in HD the following September.
Most providers began to carry the network exclusively using the HD feed throughout 2011, downscaling the HD feed with letterboxing to provide the channel in 4:3 form for analog viewers without any deviation, including the "NFL HD" logo. The analog feed was discontinued entirely in July 2012, allowing the network to institute their current logo.
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