Bright House’s TampaBay 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. —Comcast and LIN TV have reached a retrans agreement covering the HD and SD signals of stations in 15 markets, including Indianapolis, Albuquerque and Hartford-New Haven. —LIN TV and DirecTV have inked a retrans agreement covering the SD/HD signals of TV stations in 15 markets including Indianapolis, Buffalo and Austin. — Time Warner Cable's NYC Region added HD Movies on Demand and Planet Green HD. — As part of its agreement to add WGN America HD to its channel lineup, DISH will begin carrying this week HD programming from Tribune stations in Seattle, NY, Chicago and Sacramento. The deal also allows DISH to carry the high-def signals of the remainder of the Tribune group, comprised of 23 stations in 19 markets. — Comcast will offer Big Ten Net in HD.
Help CableFAX: The Magazine decide by nominating the executives you think should be included in our annual list of the Most Powerful Women in Cable. We will rank the top 50 most powerful women, and run a list of the second 50, in the November issue of CableFAX: The Magazine. Nominations are open to all cable operators, programmers, vendors and trade associations. Click here for nomination form. Deadline for nominations: Sept. 19.
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THE 100 POWER LIST It's time to get in your nominations for the CableFAX 100, version 2008. Nominate here. Deadline for nominations: Sept. 19.
Cable's stars turned out for the first annual CableFAX 100 luncheon at New York's Grand Hyatt last December. Catch Mad Men's Jon Hamm, Cash Cab's Ben Bailey as well as Sundance Channel's Larry Aidem and Cable Pioneer Bill Bresnan and others in our video from the wintertime event.
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Who are cable's most powerful women executives?
Help CableFAX: The Magazine decide by nominating the executives you think should be included in our annual list of the Most Powerful Women in Cable. We will rank the top 50 most powerful women, and run a list of the second 50, in the November issue of CableFAX: The Magazine. Nominations are open to all cable operators, programmers, vendors and trade associations. Click here for nomination form. Extended deadline for nominations: Sept. 19.
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