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Cable provider Comcast ups HD networks in Vermont

Aug 15th, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

Cable television provider increased its HD (High-Definition) channel offerings yesterday by adding nine new networks. The new are Disney HD, ABC Family HD, TLC HD, , Science Channel HD, , , TMC HD and Showtime 2 HD. The company also stated it is on its way to offering 1,000 HD choices by the end of the year. Full Story »

Comcast, MGM launches VOD action channel

Aug 12th, 2008 by Jeb Stuart

Cable television provider will be rolling out a new action based channel with studio this week, The Associated Press reports. The channel named “Impact” will have 20-30 titles every month featuring action movies and TV shows. will pull titles from its 1,000+ library of action films and shows. Full Story »

has added 9 new to its lineup in Southern New Jersey, TVPredictions reports. The high-definition channels will be available specifically in the Gloucester County area. The 9 new are MC HD, , CNN HD, Discovery HD, Food Network HD, History Channel HD, HGTV HD, Sci Fi HD and USA HD. Full Story »

Comcast adds 7 channels in NH & MA

Jul 30th, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

announced yesterday it launched seven new HD (High-Definition) channels in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The new channels are Disney HD, ABC Family HD, TLC HD, , Science Channel HD, The Movie Channel HD and Showtime 2 HD. Full Story »

, the television/voice/internet provider and now self-described “video game pioneer,” is giving away gaming systems. Customers who subscribe to the Preferred Plus or Premier Triple Play packages will receive the system as part of promotional partnership with Nintendo.  The national offer runs from Monday till August 17th for new subscribers. Full Story »

Comcast adds HD channels

Jun 19th, 2008 by Jeff Chabot

will be launching a standalone HD channel for E! Television in December, as well as splitting the The Golf Channel and Versus, which have been sharing an HD channel but will soon have their own channels. This according to an article from Multichannel News. Full Story »

Comcast adds HD VOD offerings

Jun 10th, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

Corp. adds to its HD (video-on-demand) offerings this month which includes new episodes of the television series “Weeds”, the return of past seasons of “The Office” and “30 Rock”, and sci-fi movies titles such as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. Full Story »

High Definition feature films on Comcast VOD

May 20th, 2008 by Mike Allen

Corporation, along with reaching 500 choices in HD yesterday, also announced their current list of video-on-demand feature films to be broadcast in high definition. Below is a list of the current feature films available this month in HD. Full Story »

Comcast now offering 500 HD choices

May 19th, 2008 by Mike Allen

announced today it reached 500 choices in high-definition (HD) on its network and is adding more video-on-demand () and over 150 hours of HD television shows from Showtime, Encore, MoviePlex and Starz. Full Story »

will soon be available to cable customers, as both companies signed a broadcast distribution agreement. has a library of thousands of classic and contemporary films which will be broadcast in 1080i on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s first fully owned cable channel in the United States. Full Story »

Oregon gets more HD choices with Comcast

May 1st, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

Today announced it would be adding eleven new HD (high-definition) channels in the Oregon and SW Washington market. The new channels will include Disney Channel HD, ABC Family Channel HD, Discovery Channel HD, TLC HD, Science Channel HD, Food Network HD, , SciFi HD, CNN HD, , and TBS HD. Full Story »

Comcast adds 6 new HD channels in San Francisco

Apr 16th, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

added six new high-definition channels to its lineup in the San Francisco Bay area. The channels include , Food Network HD, , The Learning Channel (TLC) HD, CNN HD and . The television service provider also offers 400 HD choices On-demand.

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Comcast delivers more HD channels to Sacramento

Mar 31st, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

comcast subscribers will get additional high definition channels starting today. The additional include: Discovery Channel, HGTV, USA, Food Network, Sci-Fi, and TLC.

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Comcast could market HD “better”

Mar 11th, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

comcast logoNews from a Dow Jones Newswire yesterday quoted ’s Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis as saying that HD competitor , a satellite provider, has done a “better job” of marketing its HD offerings. He added, “not every HD channel deserves to be in HD, and there are lots of that aren’t watched very much.”

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Comcast/Florida adds 6 HD channels

Mar 4th, 2008 by Jeff Chabot

comcast logo/South Florida announced in a press release yesterday that they will add 6 new high definition (HD) channels and choices to their lineup. The new channels will include Food Network HD (Channel 414), USA Network HD (Channel 420), History Channel HD (Channel 422), Discovery Channel HD (Channel 424), (Channel 426), and Sci-Fi Network HD (Channel 427). Full Story »

Comcast adds HD channels in New Jersey

Feb 28th, 2008 by Jeffrey Nukom

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Engadget reports that will be adding 10 new in New Jersey. The channels include USA HD, , Food Network HD, A&E HD, HD Theater, The History Channel HD, HGTV HG, and SportsNet New York HD.

The scheduled launch of these channels is March 27th, 2008.

Comcast adds HD channels in Seattle & Spokane

Feb 15th, 2008 by Mike Allen

comcast logo announced today it’s plans to add 6 new high-definition (HD) channels in Washington state, on March 4, 2008. The new channels, which will be available in Seattle and Spokane, will include: , Discovery Channel HD, The Learning Channel (TLC) HD, Home and Garden TV (HGTV) HD, Food Network HD and Sci Fi HD.

In Western Washington, provides 31 , Sonics and Mariners games in HD, and more than 250 channels through their ON DEMAND service.

Comcast Bullish on HD

Jan 9th, 2008 by admin

comcast logoThe world’s No. 1 cable operator Corp. later this year will introduce technology that allows subscribers to download high-definition movies in four minutes.

plans to bow 1,000 on-demand HD movies at the end of 2008, using over-cable-service-interface-specifications (DOCSIS 3.0), a new open standard high-speed Internet service created by an industry R&D consortium.

CEO Brian Roberts included the announcement as part of the Philadelphia-based company’s ambitious entertainment plans outlined during a keynote address on day two of International CES 2008 in Las Vegas.

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