Archive for July, 2008

Comcast Adds Five New high-definition Channels in the Baltimore, Maryland area

Comcast has added five new high-definition channels in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Comcast has already added Five HD channels in this area during April. Comcast now has more than 40 HD channels and stating that more channels are expected to be added soon. The HD channels added in Baltimore area :
ABC Family
Disney Channel
The Science Channel
WUTB [...]

Broadcast Schedule on ESPN2 and ABC

The US Open Series 2008 Schedule on ESPN2
ATP Indianapolis Tennis Champ. – Final
Sunday, July 20 - 1:00- 3:00 PM Live
WTA Bank of the West Classic – Final
Sunday, July 20 - 5:00- 7:00 PM Live
Complete schedule of US Open Series available HERE
The Open Championship 2008 Schedule on ABC
Sunday, 20 July, 2008 8:00 -1:30 on [...]

Time Warner Cable Adds Three New HD Channels in Waco/Austin

Time Warner Cable has added Three new high-definition channels in Waco and Austin, Texas on Thursday, July 17. Time Warner recently added new HD channels in many cities of Texas like Irving / Las Colinas. Time Warner’s new HD channels for the subscribers in Waco/Austin are :
Biography HD
Hallmark Movie Channel HD and
Travel Channel

Today’s Broadcast Schedule on ESPN2 and ABC

The US Open Series 2008 Schedule on ESPN2
WTA Bank of the West Classic
Saturday, July 19 - 3:00- 5:00 PM Live
Saturday, July 19 - 12:30- 2:30 PM
Complete schedule of US Open Series available HERE
The Open Championship 2008 Schedule on ABC
Saturday, 19 July, 2008 at 1:05 -1:35
SportsCenter at the Open Championship Highlights
Saturday, 19 July, 2008 at 9:00- [...]

Dish Network Launched New Satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ Successfully

Dish Network has successfully launched a new satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ on Wednesday to expand its high-definition programming. Dish Network’s satellite launch(AMC-14) during March failed to reach the orbit was a major set back for the satcaster. Even though DISH Network started delivering new HD channels and recently announced that they will launch 17 new HD [...]

DirecTV Ties with NBC Universal To Offer 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on DIRECTV VOD

DirecTV is also joining the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games broadcast as the satecaster has reached an agreement with NBC Universal. This agreement will allow DirecTV to launch a special video on demand (VOD) Olympics programming package to its subscribers who have the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR or R22 DVR receiver. NBC Universal will provide DirecTV [...]

The US Open Series 2008 Broadcast Schedule on ESPN2

The US Open Series, also known as North American hard court season, begins this weekend and runs through six-weeks linking 10 ATP Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments together. The US Open Series begins with the Sony Ericcson WTA Bank of the West Classic from Stanford, California on Saturday, July 19, and the ATP [...]

Dish Network’s New Satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ Lifts Off Today

Dish Network is to launch a new satellite EchoStar XI on July 15 designed to expand its high-definition capacity. The Sea Launch, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. is in preparation for the launch of the EchoStar XI satellite on Tuesday, July 15. Liftoff is planned at 10:21pm PDT, July 15 will provide live coverage at [...]

The Open Championship 2008 Broadcast Schedule on ABC and ESPN

The Open Championship started in 1860’s, also known as The British Open is the oldest of the four major championships in men’s golf and only major held outside the USA is administered by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The Open Championship 2008 to be held in Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, [...]

Showtime To Launch ‘Inside the NFL’ in HD on Sept. 10

Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks, Inc. and Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports and Executive Producer announced that James Brown, Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth will host INSIDE THE NFL when the series launches this September on SHOWTIME. The weekly sports show ‘Inside the NFL’ that focuses on the [...]