Archive for April, 2008

Eurosport Signs deal with CGS to Televise CGS games in Europe

The Eurosport Group has reached an agreement with Championship Gaming Series (CGS), a Video Game league launched last year by a joint venture among BSkyB, DIRECTV and STAR. The deal will give Eurosport exclusive broadcast rights for CGS in Europe.
The Eurosport Group will start with airing the highlights of inaugural CGS 2007 series on Channel […]

The Weather Channel expands its HD launch

According to Multichannel news, The Weather Channel HD, which was launched last year and to begin its HD broadcast from the new studio from June 2. The Weather Channel has entered carriage agreements with major operators like DirecTV, Dish Network, Time Warner, Comcast, Charter and Cox Communications. During the HD expansion last year, DirecTV added […]

DISH Network adds Sci-Fi Channel HD and USA Network HD

Dish Network has launched Sci-Fi Channel HD and USA Network HD last week. After the Dish Network’s satellite AMC-14 failed everyone believed that Dish’s HD expansion plan had a set back. But the satcaster announced that the high-definition expansion is on track and will continue to deliver 100 national channels and also 100 local HD […]

Find High Definition programming available in your Area

A Denver-based free service provider Media Business Corp company, WhereIsHD.com Provides Free High Definition Programming Locator. Television subscribers who are looking for the high definition television programming in their area can easily identify HD channels offered by different providers. This new website is free for consumers and if the subscriber feeds their ZIP Code they […]

Time Warner Cable to add Six New HD channels in Hudson Valley region of NY

After Time Warner Cable added new High-Definition channels in New Jersey and New York area earlier this month, the cable operator is planning to add six new HD channels in Middletown, Newburgh, Kingston and Poughkeepsie areas. This new channels addition is to
compete with the DirecTV’s aggressive high-definition expansion. Time Warner also adding HD channels in […]

Discovery Communications to Launch Planet Green in High-Definition

Discovery Communications will launch new High-Definition channel called Planet Green on June 4, 2008 at 6.00 PM E.T. The new channel will replace Discovery Home Channel to accommodate new programming and expected to reach 50 million homes with more than 250 hours of original green lifestyle programming. Adrian Grenier, Tom Bergeron, Emeril Lagasse, Maria Menounos, […]

Comcast to add three new HD channels in seattle area

Comcast started its local HD expansion and delivering new high-definition channels in many areas. Comcast customers in Seattle will get three new HD channels. The new channels will be added from April 23 in these areas.
ABC Family HD
Disney HD and
Science HD
Comcast is going for aggressive HD expansion and expected to deliver more high-definition channels in […]

Manhattan subscribers of Time Warner to get Six New HD channels

Time Warner Cable is planning to bring six new high definition channels in Manhattan on April 30.The cable operator’s local systems will add about 100 channels before the end of the year in New Jersey and New York areas. Time Warner will offer 50 high definition channels in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and many […]

Cox Communications won’t televise 40 Royals Games

Cox Communications cable systems in Kansas and parts of Nebraska won’t carry forty games out of 140 Kansas City Royals games to be televised by Fox Sports Net Kansas City. The Kansas City Royal fans in Omaha are really disappointed as they have missed many and also to miss many of the games.
FSN broadcasted Sunday’s […]

Comcast adds 11 HD channels in southwest Washington

Comcast Corporation will add 11 high-definition channels in southwest Washington state from 1st of May. The cable operator’s expansion plan is to serve better to growing share of customers with HDTVs. The new channels added are:
ABC Family HD
AMC HD
Animal Planet HD
CNN HD TBS HD
Discovery Channel HD
Disney Channel HD
Food Network HD
Sci Fi Network HD
Science Channel […]