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Finally, Comcast and Big Ten Network Agree to a Deal

Comcast To Carry Big Ten Network From August 15
Comcast has finally settled to an agreement with Big Ten Network, Comcast the largest cable operator and Big Ten Network have announced on Thursday that they have reached an agreement, this agreement will allow Comcast to carry Big Ten Network programming (Standard and High Definition Channels) starting [...]

DirecTV begin 2008 Championship Gaming Series Broadcast

DirecTV started the second season broadcast of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) in high-definition. DirecTV’s channel begin the broadcast on The 101, an original entertainment network on Monday, June 16 at 10 p.m. EDT and will broadcast live in HD every Monday and Wednesday night and will close up with North America Final on July [...]

DirecTV Signs Deal with LIN TV To deliver Local HD

DirecTV is getting ready to deliver more national and local HD channels with the help of the newly launched satellite DIRECTV 11. For the Local HD expansion, DirecTV has entered an agreement with LIN TV to deliver DirecTV’s HD channels in local markets. LIN TV, a local television and digital media company, which owns or [...]

The Mtn. will debut on DirecTV on Aug. 27

DirecTV will start broadcasting The Mountain West Conference’s television network, The Mtn. network from August 27 and will be available on channel 616. Mountain West Conference reached an agreement with DirecTV during February and DirecTV has agreed to carry the channel from August 1. Before launching on DirecTV, The Mtn is carried to 1.2 million [...]

DirecTV debut New Television Series “Odyssey: Driving Around the World” on June 5

DirecTV will debut the new original series from Defiance Entertainment LLC Odyssey: Driving Around the World. The series will debut 13-episodes of the series on original entertainment channel The 101 of DirecTV on June 5 at 8 p.m. ET. to raise money and awareness for Parkinson’s disease. “Odyssey: Driving Around the World” produced and directed [...]

The Weather Channel HD Launch From the New Studio

The Weather Channel has completed the construction of its new 12,500-square-foot HD facility and the channel will be aired from the new studio, Today, June 2. The studio is designed by the same group of Company that did the ESPN HD studios. The programming features of the new studio 10+ 65″ Sharp Commercial LCDs, LED [...]

Dish Network and Tennis Channel Deliver French Open 2008

DirecTV customers are blessed with exclusive French Open Interactive, which began on May 25 and will run till June 1. Now Dish Network subscribers can also view French Open matches as Dish Network has entered a deal with Tennis Channel to televise this year’s French Open in an interactive format. The subscriber of Dish Network [...]

DirecTV Teams Up with Tennis Channel and ESPN2 to bring French Open Tennis

After successful coverage of 2008 Masters Golf Tournament, DirecTV is planning to take the French Open Tennis Coverage to new level. DirecTV will broadcast French Open with DirecTV’s exclusive French Open Interactive, beginning May 25 through June 1. The satcaster is teaming up with the Tennis Channel and ESPN2 to broadcast French
Open, which will include [...]

TV One planning to Launch HD channel

TV One which airs original lifestyle and entertainment-oriented shows, movies, fashion and music programming is planning to launch a high-definition channel in fourth quarter 2008. The network owned by Radio One, Comcast Corporation and DirecTV has a subscriber base of 43-million via DirecTV, Comcast, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Insight, and other smaller, regional cable [...]

Comcast to Launch Three New HD channels In Philadelphia Area

As the HD war is heating up, Dish Network, Time Warner and other operators are delivering new high-definition channels to their customers. Comcast is also delivering HD channels in many market areas. Now Comcast is planning to launch new high-definition channels in the Philadelphia market area. Comcast is expected to add following new channels :
ABC [...]