Archive for July, 2008

Outdoor Channel Launches in HD on Time Warner

Outdoor Channel offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, Western lifestyle, off-road motor sports and adventure, has announced that Outdoor Channel HD is launched on Time Warner Cable. Subscribers in following areas will receive programming of Outdoor Channel in high-definition.
Kansas City, Missouri
Portland, Maine
Rochester, New York and
San Antonio, Texas
Outdoor Channel has started shooting 80 [...]

DirecTV To Deliver 30 New HD Channels in August

DirecTV has announced that the satcaster is planning to launch more than 30 high-definition channels starting from August 14. At present DirecTV is offering 95 national high-definition channels. This new HD channels addition will take the DirecTV’s tally to 125 HD channels. DirecTV’s main competitor DISH Network has already announced that they will launch 17 [...]

Time Warner delivers Three New HD Channels in Waco/Austin

Time Warner has added Three new high-definition channels in Waco/Austin, Texas on Thursday, July 17. Time Warner recently added new HD channels in many cities of Texas like Irving / Las Colinas. Time Warner’s new HD channels for the subscribers in Waco/Austin are :
Biography HD
Hallmark Movie Channel HD and
Travel Channel

DirecTV Along with NBC Universal To Offer 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on DIRECTV VOD

DirecTV is also joining the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games broadcast as the satecaster has reached an agreement with NBC Universal. This agreement will allow DirecTV to launch a special video on demand (VOD) Olympics programming package to its subscribers who have the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR or R22 DVR receiver. NBC Universal will provide DirecTV [...]

Cox Preparing For Olympics Broadcast

Cox Communications is to deliver four new high-definition channels in Phoenix area. As Cox prepares for 2008 Olympics, out of these four HD channels three will deliver 750 hours of Olympics coverage. The new HD channels are :
CNBC HD+
Lifetime HD
Soccer Channel HD and
USA HD

CBC To Present More Than 280 hours of HD Olympic coverage

CBC begins its 2008 Beijing Olympic coverage on Wednesday, August 6 at 4:45 a.m. ET with live coverage of a preliminary women’s soccer match featuring Argentina playing Canada. CBC will present more than 280 hours of high-definition coverage of Beijing Olympics from Aug 8 to August 24. Apart from this HD coverage, the network is [...]

DISH Network Launches HD locals in Beaumont - Port Arthur, Texas

DISH Network has announced the launch of local high-definition channels in Beaumont - Port Arthur, Texas. DISH Network last week has launched new satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ to go for HD expansion. Dish Network will be the first satellite TV provider to reach 100 HD channels on August 1, as they are planning to launch 17 [...]

Comcast delivers 5 HD Channels to Baltimore

Comcast has launched five new high-definition channels in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Comcast had already added new HD channels in this area during April. Comcast now has more than 40 HD channels and stating that more channels are expected to be added soon. The HD channels added in Baltimore area :
ABC Family
Disney Channel
The Science Channel
WUTB [...]

Daily College Football Live Returns Today on ESPN

College Football Live returns on Monday, July 21 with Brent Musburger hosting the first two shows live from ESPN Studios. Rece Davis will host the show. The afternoon studio show will be broadcasted every week at 3:30 p.m. ET will be fan-interactive show. College Football Live will discuss about Highlights, Analysis, Breaking news, Features, Press [...]

DIRECTV Mas Community Service Award Goes To ‘Oscar De La Hoya’

DIRECTV Mas, which offers Spanish and English-language programming, has honored Oscar de la Hoya, a legendary boxing hero. Oscar De La Hoya, nicknamed as “The Golden Boy” comes from a boxing family was awarded with “DIRECTV Mas Community Service Award” and $250,000 contribution to the Oscar de la Hoya Foundation. The Mexican American boxer was [...]