Charter Communications has announced that they reached a distribution agreement with NBC Universal (NBCU) on Aug 05, 2008 to broadcast 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This agreement will allow Charter to broadcast more than 1,200 total hours of Olympics coverage on seven of NBCU networks like NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, Telemundo, Universal HD and USA Network. [...]
Outdoor Channel has announced that Outdoor Channel HD is launched on Time Warner Cable. Outdoor Channel has started shooting 80 percent of its programming in high-definition. The network’s programming includes Trout Unlimited on the Rise, Adventures Abroad and Tarpon of Boca, The Catch: Costa Rica and Fly Fishing the World in high-definition.Subscribers in following areas [...]
Verizon Communications said in a press release on Monday, July 28 that they are offering 100 High-Definition channels in the New York area. Verizon also said that the service will offer 100 HD channels, giving customers more HD than Cablevision or Time Warner Cable. These new HD channels offered are to existing FiOS TV markets [...]
DirecTV will add 44 new HD local channel markets in August with the help of new satellite DIRECTV 11. With this expansion the satcaster will provide local HD broadcast channels in 121 cities, representing more than 88 percent of U.S. TV households. DirecTV will launch local high-definition channels to the subscribers with TOTAL CHOICE programming [...]
Cablevision Systems Corporation has announced the launch of 15 new high-definition channels to its iO TV HD line-up on Monday, July 28. Cablevision now offers 60 high-definition channels for its iO TV subscribers for no extra programming fees or equipment. Cablevision’s new addition of 15 new high-definition channels will be completed on August 1, 2008. [...]
Time Warner is to add five new high-definition channels in Brooklyn and Queens areas of New York. Time Warner Cable’s announcement came after other service providers started adding many new HD channels in New York market areas especially Verizon’s FiOS has announced last week that the cable operator will end up the year with 150 [...]
MetroCast, a cable service and high speed internet service provider is to launch six new high-definition channels in Starkville, Mississippi area. MetroCast will launch following new HD channels in its programming line-up : Animal Planet HD Discovery HD HBO HD Outdoor HD Science HD and TLC HD
The weekly sports show ‘Inside the NFL’ that focuses on the National Football League produced by NFL Films which finished a several-year-long run on HBO, this year will switch to Showtime this season. Showtime will broadcast the ‘Inside the NFL’ in high-definition. ‘Inside the NFL’ will be broadcasted at 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting September 10 [...]
NBC Universal, Bain Capital and Blackstone Group have partnered to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications. NBC Universal acquisition will end many major media companies interest in the channel. The financial deal were not disclosed but the industry sources say that the deal would worth about $3.5 billion and the deal would also include [...]
Verizon Communications has announced the launch of 22 new channels, including 15 additional HD channels in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. Verizon subscribers in Fort Wayne area now receive 41 high-definition channels. Verizon’s FiOS TV has announced that they will end up the year with 150 HD channels. High-definition channels added in Fort Wayne are: [...]
