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 percent of U.S. TV households.
DirecTV will launch local high-definition channels to the subscribers with TOTAL CHOICE programming package, which offers local channels and the local HD channels, will be delivered in primary broadcast networks where ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC local channels are offered. Apart from this HD expansion DirecTV also has plans to launch new satellite DIRECTV 12 in 2009 and with the help of the satellite the satecaster will deliver 200 national HD and 1,500 local HD channels.
Following are the new markets areas :
Augusta, Georgia
Bangor, Maine
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Burlington, Vt.-Plattsburgh, New York
Butte-Bozeman, Montana
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Illinois
Charleston, South Carolina
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado
Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri
Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island, Illinois
Dayton, Ohio
Des Moines-Ames, Iowa
Dothan, Alabama
El Paso, Texas
Evansville, Indiana
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Greenville-New Bern-Washington
Harrisonburg, Virginia
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Lincoln-Hastings, Nebraska
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Macon, Georgia
Mich.– Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas
Mobile AL-Pensacola, Florida
Moline, Illinois
Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina
Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
Palm Springs, California
Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois
Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia
Rochester, New York
Rockford, Illinois
Savannah, Georgia
Sioux Falls, S. Dakota
South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana
Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts
Syracuse, New York
Tallahassee, Florida
Toledo, Ohio
Traverse City-Cadillac, North Carolina and
Youngstown, Ohio
“With the rollout of 44 new HD local markets, DIRECTV continues to strengthen its position as the leading provider of quality HD programming among cable and satellite competitors nationwide,” said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV, Inc. “Our DIRECTV 11 satellite has recently begun operations and significantly expands our capacity for more national and local HD channels. And as we have with the SuperFan service for MLB EXTRA INNINGS and NFL SUNDAY TICKET and our multi-screen coverage of US Open golf, we will continue to use HD to enhance our unique interactive services to provide our customers with more of what they want and expect from us – the best television experience available.”
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