Posted by | Posted in HD Channels, Media News | Posted on 14-11-2008
Suddenlink Communications has added three new high-definition channels in Batesville, Arkansas. With 1.3 million subscribers serving in 19 states is expanding its high-definition programming line-up.
Following are the new HD channels added in its HD Basic tier of service:
Animal Planet HD - Channel 758
Discovery Channel HD - Channel 757 and
The Learning Channel HD - Channel 756
Suddenlink is now offering 12 high-definition channels and one local HD programming channel in HD Basic in Batesville area.
Ron Vincent System Manager of Suddenlink Communications said “We’ve made a major investment in Batesville in recent years, upgrading our systems to provide HDTV, faster high-speed Internet services, and other products like digital video recorders or DVRs, our service is easy to get, with support provided by local technicians. And beyond additional HD channels, people appreciate the discount and convenience they receive when they bundle their cable TV, high-speed Internet service, phone and our other services and get all on one monthly bill.”
Verizon Communications has announced on Nov. 6 that it has added 55 new channels, including 53 additional high-definition channels in its FiOS TV programming line-up in the Richmond area. FiOS TV subscribers is offered with 100 high-definition channels, more than 800 HD choices available at any time and excess of 700 HD video-on-demand titles offered every month.
Verizon claims that it offers more HD channels than the cable operator Comcast in Richmond area and also planning to add more HD channels. These new HD channels added are a part of the commitment to offer more HD channels and lead the industry in quality programming.
Favorite channels:
Animal Planet HD
FX HD
Science Channel HD
Smithsonian Channel HD
Superstation WGN HD
The Biography Channel HD and
TLC HD
News Channels:
Fox Business Network HD and
Fox News Channel HD
Home and Leisure Programming:
QVC HD
The Travel Channel HD and
Planet Green HD
Kids and Teens Channels:
ABC Family HD
Disney Channel HD and
Toon Disney HD
Movie Channels
Cinemax HD
HBO HD
MGM HD
Showtime HD
Showtime HD
Showtime 2 HD
Showtime Extreme HD
Showtime Showcase HD
Starz HD
Starz Comedy HD
Starz Edge HD
Starz Kids and Family HD
The Hallmark Movie Channel HD
The Movie Channel HD and
The Movie Channel Xtra HD
Sports Channels:
ESPNews HD
Mav TV HD
Speed HD
The Tennis Channel HD and
World Fishing Network HD
Verizon also has launched two new standard-definition channels in the Richmond area:
Current TV and
RFD TV
DirecTV has launched local high-definition programming in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado. The satcaster now offers local HD channels in 103 cities, representing nearly 85 percent of U.S. TV households. DirecTV has been launching local HD broadcast in many markets and also national HD channels like Crime & Investigation channels in HD. Following are the broadcast network available in HD in Colorado Springs-Pueblo:
KOAA/NBC
KKTV/CBS and
KXRM/FOX
DirecTV subscribers must have an H20 or H21 HD receiver or an HR20 or HR21 DIRECTV Plus HD DVR and a Ka/Ku band dish to receive these local channels. The satcaster also plans to deliver local HD networks in more than 121 cities before the year end.
ION Television will be launched in high-definition in the first quarter of next year. ION Media Networks, owner and operator of ION Television has announced this on Monday. Along with ION Television, children’s programming qubo, and lifestyle-related programming network ION Life also to be launched in HD in 2009. ION Media Networks has made all arrangements to bring the new HD simulcast of the channels and the consumers will have a enhanced viewing experience.
ION Television will deliver compelling television series, theatrical and made-for-television movies that also include programs from Sony Pictures Television, Twentieth Television, Warner Bros., CBS Television, NBC Universal and RHI Entertainment. The entertaining networks programming for the fall 2008 also includes network hits including “NCIS,” “Boston Legal” and “ER.” Movies like “Batman Returns,” “GoodFellas,” “Analyze This,” and “You’ve Got Mail” also be available in stunning HD.
“We’ve made significant investments in infrastructure and content to bring excellent picture quality to consumers in time for the digital transition,” said Brandon Burgess, Chairman and CEO, ION Media Networks. “Our viewers in the 94 million homes we serve will enjoy the full benefits of DTV technology.”
Verizon has announced that they offer more programming choices in Millbury delivered over the advanced all-fiber network with superior picture quality. Verizon recently launched 75 new channels, which include 55 HD channels to its FiOS TV programming lineup in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Verizon claims that FiOS TV offers more than 400 channels including 85 HD channels, more than Comcast. New FiOS TV subscriber who signs by Oct. 4 will receive their choice of a year’s free use of either an HD digital video recorder or an HD Home Media DVR.
“FiOS TV gives consumers in Millbury an outstanding, superior alternative for their video entertainment,” said Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “Customers in Millbury who liked what FiOS did for their Internet connection will love what it does for their TV. We’ve harnessed the vast capacity of our advanced fiber-optic network to deliver a revolutionary, new entertainment experience.”
CN8, The Comcast Network provides interactive live television programming has covered Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the viewers were able to watch more programming. With 30 hours of live programming featured 47 live hits from the conventions, CN8 conducted 23 interviews on location from Denver and St. Paul, Video On Demand also has delivered 10,000 orders and exclusive interviews and Vlogs by Kane and Traynham were presented regularly on its website.
“Overall political interest in 2008 is quite high since we’re approaching what should be a watershed election. We knew interest would be high and we delivered to our viewers a bounty of convention coverage,” said Jon Gorchow, vice president and general manager of CN8, The Comcast Network. “Whether it was live on TV, via the Internet, through ON DEMAND or with our new video blog entries, we had something for everyone — at any time. And our ratings, ON DEMAND orders and Web hits proved that we made up for where the networks lagged.”
Charter Communications has reached a multi-year distribution agreement with the Big Ten Network. This agreement will allow Charter to carry the Big Ten Network and programming related to Big Ten throughout the Big Ten territory, the areas which will also include Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Northern Illinois. Charter is also working with Big Ten Network that the networks is launched on its expanded basic level of service in time and provide the Big Ten college football season openers and all future Big Ten Network programming.
Verizon has launched new FiOS Freedom bundles for its FiOS customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island the ultimate broadband and home entertainment experiences. The new service option will include FiOS TV extreme service tier with more HD channels than the cable companies in the market, in addition to ultra-high-speed FiOS Internet service and reliable, unlimited local and long-distance calling. Verizon FiOS was delivered with 75 new channels, including 55 HD channels, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Verizon FiOS customers can choose to bundle the FiOS TV Extreme HD service with Internet and calling service, they receive:
FiOS TV Extreme HD Service — More than 250 standard-definition channels and 44 HD channels — more HD than any of the local cable companies Hidden List — including Verizon’s sports package, previously only available separately. FiOS TV offers 100 percent digital quality on every channel. Unlike many cable providers, Verizon does not additionally compress TV signals once they are received. For customers this means enjoying stunning picture-and-sound quality that makes any TV look good.
FiOS Internet Service — With maximum connection speeds of up to 10 Mbps downstream and 2 Mbps upstream, FiOS Internet provides families the speed they need to have the best online experiences.
Freedom Essentials Calling — Super-reliable phone service with unlimited local and long-distance calling.
“We’ve gone all-out with these affordable new packages for Indiana,” said Karl Gneiting, director of marketing for Verizon’s Central region. “The packages combine the fastest Internet access — period — with high-quality, high-def TV picture quality and superior voice service, all delivered over the nation’s most advanced fiber-optic network.”
Travel Channel has acquired exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the long-running CBS’s Emmy Award-winning reality show “The Amazing Race.” The Travel Channel has secured the rights to broadcast Season - 12, 13, 14. Season 12 of The Amazing Race will be on air on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. ET.
“The Amazing Race is an iconic American television series that really taps into what exploration is all about—not only the incredible riches that the world has to offer travelers but the incredible trans formative powers that travel brings about in people,” Patrick Younge, Travel Channel’s president and general manager, said in a statement.
“The Amazing Race is simply the best travel reality format in the world, and it will nicely complement our stable of popular travel offerings such as Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, and Samantha Brown’s Passport series.”
NBC Universal (NBCU) has selected Ensequence and DISH Network to transform NBCU’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games into a fully interactive experience. NBCU has chosen Ensequence to provide a separate interactive application on DishHOME on DISH Network Channel-100. NBCU’s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games experience wraps interactivity around live programming on DISH Network.
DISH Network will offer NBCU’s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games coverage through its Interactive TV mosaic, a multiple-screen showcase, available to more than 12 million iTV-enabled DISH Network subscribers from August 8 - August 24, 2008. The iTV mosaic will broadcast from six NBCU channels: CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, USA Network and two Olympic highlight channels. DISH Network subscribers can watch all six screens simultaneously or select one channel to watch in full-screen.
NBCU and Ensequence are teaming up for the second time to deliver interactive television to viewers. DISH Network viewers are able to use their remote control to instantly access athlete profiles, learn more about Beijing and the event venues, learn more about featured sponsors, read late-breaking news, see the team USA Report, track each country’s medal counts and view video highlights of the day’s events.
“NBC Universal and DISH Network continue to set the pace for the entire industry with interactive television and we’re excited to be partnering with them to create and deliver the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games interactive television experience,” said Dalen Harrison, Ensequence CEO. “The world’s most innovative programmers such as NBC Universal are realizing that interactive television delivers the engagement and accountability of the internet, giving them the best of both worlds.”
