Comcast is now expanding its high-definition expansion in several markets in order to keep pace with satcasters DirecTV and Dish Network. Dish Network has announced the addition of 22 new HD channels yesterday. Comcast has also added six new High-Definition channels in the Denver area.
The new channels added are:
ABC Family HD
Disney Channel HD
Food Network […]
Dish Network has announced plans of its HD programming expansion with the launch of an additional 22 national HD channels beginning Monday, May 12. Dish Network is moving towards its target of 100 national HD networks by year-end. With these additions Dish Network will reach 95 channels and match its rival DirecTV in delivering HD […]
The Ellen Degeneres Show will go high-definition this fall after moving its production operations to a newly constructed, state-of-the-art facility on the Warner Bros. Studios. Hilary Estey McLoughlin, President, Telepictures Productions, and Jon Gilbert, President, Warner Bros. Studio Facilities has announced that The Emmy Award winning talk show will begin its sixth season in high-definition […]
NBC Learn has launched iCue a free online community that will combine games, video and discussion for students of age 13 and up with the help of NBC’s vast video news archive. NBC Learn is the educational arm of NBC News which will use NBC’s vast video news archive is news source for 13 and […]
Dish Network launched a ‘fiber-to-the-home’ system that can offer up to 400 High-Definition channels to apartment buildings and condo dwellers. The service is called Dish Optical Network programming is delivered via satellite to a base system that can support up to 128 apartments in an MDU. The fiber-to-the-home system can expand the programming capacity and […]
Time Warner Cable has entered a carriage agreement with BabyFirstTV, America’s first and only channel dedicated to child-development programming. Time Warner is to join other multiple system operator’s (MSO) like DirecTV, DISH Network, Comcast, Charter and AT&T to carry the 24/7 commercial-free network for babies and toddlers. BabyFirstTV has now carriage agreements with providers to […]
Time Warner Cable has announced the winners of its annual National Teacher Awards on Thursday. Time Warner for the past 18 years have honored teachers from coast to coast with Time Warner Cable’s National Teacher Awards, and the winners will encourage others to follow their lead, bringing enrichment and innovation to nation’s classrooms. The winners […]
Time Warner Cable will launch the Discovery’s new HD channel Planet Green on Channel 768 in Brooklyn and Queens, New York area on June 11. Time Warner is also planning to launch on the same day the international premium NTV America on channel 523 and The Jewish Channel on channel 528. In Mt. Vernon area […]
St. Petersburg Bowl formed by ESPN Regional Television, which is owned and maintained by ESPN will be officially part of college football’s bowl lineup for the season 2008-09. NCCA has approved The St. Petersburg Bowl on Wednesday in South Florida along with other 33 bowl games for the season. ESPN already has five other postseason […]
DirecTV has announced it’s first Quarter 2008 beating the expectations of analysts adding 275,000 subscribers in this quarter an increase of 17% comparing the same quarter last year. The satcaster’s revenue has increased to $4.05 in this quarter. Net income has seen an increase of 10% from 336 million to 371 million and earnings per […]