Discovery Channel starts Shark Week 2010 on Sunday, Aug. 1 at 9PM ET/PT. The premiere episode “Ultimate Air Jaws” features state-of-the-art filming using an HD camera that shoots 2,000 frames-per-second, enabling extreme slow motion footage of shark action. Discovery says the footage is so detailed “you can literally count every tooth in the shark’s mouth.” Full Story
In celebration of Earth Day the BBC is offering a free download of episode 1 of the Planet Earth series in HD on iTunes. Titled “From Pole to Pole,” the episode presents some of the greatest mass migrations on the planet and focuses on the dependence of both animals and plants on sun and water. The download is apparently only available until Monday, April 26 so get on it quick. Here is the download link which should automatically open iTunes. (Be patient, the 1.43 GB download takes a while.) NOTE: The freebie has expired. Full Story
This Sunday offers those with HDTV’s (and also, unfortunately, a good HD cable or satellite signal) a real treat: The BBC/Discovery production of Life premiers Sunday night, March 21st on Discovery Channel (standard and Discovery HD). Full Story
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