July 2008

Verizon Communications Offers 100 HD Channels in New York Area

July 31, 2008 · 0 comments

Verizon Communications has announced on Monday, July 28 that thay are offering 100 High-Definition channels in the New York area. Verizon said in a press release on Monday 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 [...]

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Cablevision Systems Corporation has announced on Monday, July 28 the addition of 15 new high-definition channels to its iO TV HD line-up. 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 starts on Monday, July 28 and will [...]

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The Summer X Games XIV to be held in Los Angeles, California from Thursday, July 31 to August 3 will be broadcasted on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ESPN Networks is planning to bring 20 hours of live coverage of the X Games in high-definition. ESPN360.com, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN International, SportsCenter and ESPN2’s X Center [...]

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DirecTV is proving its dominance in the high-definition broadcast as they announced that the satcaster will launch 30 new HD channels in August. Further more DirecTV will also add 44 new HD local channel markets in August. With this expansion the satcaster will provide local HD broadcast channels in 121 cities, representing more than 88 [...]

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The high-definition war is heating up in satellite industry as DirecTV has announced today that the satcaster will launch more than 30 high-definition channels starting from August 14. Now DirecTV is offering 95 high-definition channels. With these new HD channels DirecTV will lead with 125 HD channels to its programming line-up. DISH Network already has [...]

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Verizon’s 22 new channels includes 15 high-definition channels Verizon Communications headquartered in New York, has launched 22 new channels which includes 15 new high-definition channels in Oregon on Monday, July 21, 2008. Verizon now offers 42 HD channels, more than 440 HD choices available at any time and 440 video-on-demand titles offered each month in [...]

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CBC begins its 2008 Beijing Olympic coverage on Wednesday, August 6 at 4:45 a.m. ET with live coverage of a preliminary women’s soccer match featuring Argentina playing Canada. CBC will present more than 280 hours of high-definition coverage of Beijing Olympics from Aug 8 to August 24. Apart from this HD coverage, the network is [...]

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DISH Network has announced the launch of local high-definition channels in Beaumont – Port Arthur, Texas. DISH Network last week has launched new satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ to go for HD expansion. Dish Network will be the first satellite TV provider to reach 100 HD channels on August 1, as they are planning to launch 17 [...]

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Allstate 400 at the Brickyard from Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup points race Allstate 400 at The Brickyard which was launched as Brickyard 400 in 1994 an 400 miles points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be presented on ESPN from July 21-28 and [...]

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Cox Communications is to deliver four new high-definition channels in Phoenix area. As Cox prepares for 2008 Olympics, out of these four HD channels three will deliver 750 hours of Olympics coverage. The new HD channels are : CNBC HD+ Lifetime HD Soccer Channel HD and USA HD

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