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| 09.08.2008 |
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Recent High-Def Launches
MTVN is nearing a launch of MTVNHD, its 1st intl high-def service dedicated to music and kids. The 24-hour English language channel will bow Sept 15 in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland and Sweden. — HDNet and HDNet Movies announced late...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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Recent High-Def Launches
DirecTV has added 4 new national channels: ABC Family HD, Planet Green HD, Showtime Extreme HD and Showtime Showcase HD. The bulk of the channel adds were HD PPV channels and 24/7 RSNs, including FSN Northwest HD and SportSouth HD. -- Comcast is adding AMC...
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| 08.18.2008 |
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HD Hype: Rebrand, Promo, Research
MTV's HD music channel MHD is rebranding as Palladia come Sept 1. MTV said the term conveys a "sense of spectacle—a grand stage, a vast arena and the excitement of live musical performances." Content includes concerts every Sat at 9pm. —...
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| 08.04.2008 |
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Recent High-Def Launches
DISH launched 17 additional HD nets last week to reach more than 100 total, and plans to offer up to 150 channels by year-end. In support of the plans, the DBS op on Fri begins to roll out a system upgrade including the ability to output...
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| 07.21.2008 |
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Verizon Claims HD Holdout
Verizon complained to the FCC Thurs of "the growing practice" of vertically-integrated programmers refusing to sell competitive providers access to HD programming feeds—and accused Cablevision of doing just that with MSG in...
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| 07.21.2008 |
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Recent High-Def Launches
Charter launched WealthTV in VA, NC and SC, offering its HD VOD programming throughout its footprint. — DISH has added HD local channels in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX. — The successful launch last week of a DISH...
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| 07.07.2008 |
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Notable HD: Important/Interesting Initiatives from the High-Def Arena
Already underway in Chicago, RCN’s “Analog Crush” initiative began last week converting its Boston market to an all-digital lineup. The migration will allow the overbuilder to increase its HD offering...
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| 07.07.2008 |
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HD Carriage
Cablevision plans to deliver 15 new HD channels to all its digital subs, bringing the number of free HD channels it offers to 60. Cablevision will launch the nets over a 5-day period starting July 28, making them available across the MSO’s entire...
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| 06.24.2008 |
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HD Carriage News
Bright House’s Tampa Bay div added CNN HD, Disney HD and ABC Family HD to its digital lineup. — Cox has agreed to carry Hallmark Movie Channel in HD. The HD version launch in Apr. Time Warner Cable recently launched the HD feed in some markets...
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| 06.24.2008 |
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Notable HD: Important/Interesting Initiatives from the High-Def Arena
Versus and Golf Channel won't have to share an HD channel much longer. Comcast plans to launch simulcast HD nets for each channel in Dec. E! will also launch in HD. Versus and Golf launched a hybrid HD net in Jan, with Golf programming airing from noon-7pm...
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| 06.10.2008 |
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Notable HD: Initiatives From the Hi-Def Arena
Weather Channel launched earlier this month its first two daily programs in an HD simulcast, "Your Weather Today" and "Evening Edition." More programs will transition to the net’s new HD studio as summer progresses, until all studio...
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| 06.10.2008 |
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HD Carriage: Multichannel Operators’ Channel Adds
Comcast in July will become the 1st MSO to distribute Fuse's HD VOD service that will feature original series, interviews and music videos. -- MGM...
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| 05.12.2008 |
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Mixed Results: Operators’ HD Data Spotty Yet Revealing
Concise breakdowns of HD-related service numbers aren’t yet a part of multichannel ops’ earnings results. Instead, high-def data remain a highlight for some, an oversight for others and a selective disclosure for many. Also, the results are often...
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| 05.12.2008 |
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Notable HD: Important/Interesting Initiatives from the High-Def Arena
In a recent filing at the FCC, NCTA described its "urgent plea" that systems with 5K subs or fewer be included in an exemption to the requirement to carry HD or SD signals of must-carry stations as long as the...
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| 05.12.2008 |
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HD Carriage: Multichannel Operators’ Channel Adds
Time Warner Cable is the first MSO to roll out Hallmark Movie Channel in HD, launching it to parts of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Hudson Valley and Staten Island this month. Plans are in place to launch the HD signal to other TW systems over the coming...
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| 04.28.2008 |
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Clear Rumblings: HD Adoption Set to Explode
As many expected, 2008 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for HD service adoption, and imminent 1Q results from multichannel ops should importantly expose the high-def leaders and laggards. The numbers will also help determine how much ground cable has made...
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| 04.28.2008 |
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Notable HD: Important/Interesting Initiatives from the High-Def Arena
AT&T will add a 2nd HD stream to its U-verse TV platform in 2Q. — Rainbow signed a multi-year deal on Intelsat's Galaxy 14 for HD programming in the N American...
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| 04.28.2008 |
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HD Carriage: Multichannel Operators’ Channel Adds
Comcast is launching Sci Fi HD, Food HD, Animal Planet HD, TLC HD, CNN HD and AMC HD in the Bay Area. — Charter will add the following HD nets in St. Louis in May: AMC HD, CNN HD, TLC HD, Animal...
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| 04.14.2008 |
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Just Ask: Insight Polls Subs on HD Offerings
Insight is seeking HD opinions from a very important contingent: its subs. The MSO launched earlier this month an online poll asking people what nets they’d like to see launched within Insight’s high-def channel lineup–and it’s not...
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| 04.14.2008 |
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HD Research Notes
41% of US TV owners own an HD set, but only 56% of the group subscribe to a HD service package...
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