Archive for the 'HD programming' Category

Entertainment Studios To Launch Six HD Networks on Verizon

Entertainment Studios, headquartered in Los Angeles, syndicated television programming produced has announced it will launch six targeted high-definition networks by end of 2008. Entertainment Studios has signed an agreement with Verizon’s FiOS TV to launch all the six channels on Verizon Programming line-up. The company is planning to launch following six HD channels:
Cars.TV — [...]

All Sports Network And XFMedia Reach Exclusive China Distribution Agreement

XFMedia and All Sports Network (ASN) have reached a distribution agreement on Sept.19. This agreement will allow Hong Kong based Yes TV to launch ASN in China in Sept. 2008. ASN will broadcast North America’s biggest sports leagues in high definition television that will include the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Football League (NFL), [...]

Shaw Communications Launching TSN2 HD on Sept.19

Shaw Communications, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta serves mostly in B.C. and Alberta and Star Choice pack will launch TSN2 on Friday, Sept.19. TSN2 will be launched in standard and high-definition and the channel will provide Star Choice sports and Shaw fans with 800 hours of live coverage, encore telecasts of Live TSN programming. TSN2 is [...]

Time Warner Cable Launches ESPNU in HD

Time Warner Cable has added ESPNU HD in its high-definition programming line-up and now available on channel 952. ESPN Networks launched ESPNU in high-definition on Thursday, August 28 and announced during the launch, sports network has carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV, RCN, Atlantic Broadband and Broadstripe customers. Now Time Warner Cable [...]

MASN To Launch Full-Time HD Channel in 2009

Sports Network that televises every game of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) has announced on Tuesday that it will launch a full-time high-definition channel in March 2009. MASN also plans to broadcast more than double the number of HD telecasts of Nationals and Orioles games.
MASN’s HD expansion will bring up [...]

Comcast To Deliver 14 HD Channels In Longmont, Colorado

Comcast has announced that the cable operator is planning to launch 14 new high-definition channels in Longmont, Colorado. With these new HD channels, the cable operator will be offering 26 HD channels. Comcast will be finishing this upgrade before end of October. New HD channels to be added are:
HBO HD
ABC Family HD
Cinemax HD
Disney HD
HGTV [...]

Time Warner Cable To Launch 11 new HD Channels in Milwaukee, WI

Time Warner Cable is planning to launch 13 new channels in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Time Warner will be delivering 11 new HD channels and two standard definition channels before the end of next month. The new channels to be delivered in Milwaukee area:
ABC Family HD
Animal Planet HD
CNN HD
Discovery HD
Disney HD
ESPN News HD
Food Network HD
Fox News [...]

DirecTV, Outdoor Channel Renew Carriage Agreement

Outdoor Channel, which delivers hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle programming has announced that it has renewed the multi-year carriage deal with satellite televsion provider DirecTV. America’s leader in outdoor TV, Outdoor Channel extended its carriage deal that began in 2002. Reagan Feeney, vice president, program acquisition, DIRECTV said ““We are [...]

Tata Communications Launches Global CDN Service Powered By BitGravity

Tata Communications has launched Tata Communications’ Content Delivery Network (CDN) service powered by BitGravity on Sep. 8. Tata Communications has launched single ASN global IP network CDN service in Europe, Asia and North America. Tata Communications has signed a strategic partnership with BitGravity and invested $11.5 million in convertible debt in BitGravity in March, 2008. [...]

DirecTV and TiVo To Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR in 2009

DirecTV has announced that the satcaster has extended the agreement with TiVo to develop, market and distribute a new HD DIRECTV DVR which will feature TiVo service. TiVo will join hands with DirecTV to develop a new version of DIRECTV’s broadband-enabled HD DVR platform. The new HD DVR is expected to be launched in second [...]