A&E to go HD!
You know what I always say: You can't have enough HD channels. Of course we like it more when the channels are good,
but you can't be everything to everyone. The latest to announce the plans to go HD is A&E. They will have a HD
preview in June, but won't kick off their 24/7 HD network until September. I hope you like Horatio from
CSI: Miami because A&E is kicking off their new network with a CSI: Miami marathon. The bad news is the fact that no carriage agreements have been announced. To me the biggest news is the mention of The History Channel going HD in 2007: Modern Marvels in HD yeah!
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HDjanitor @ Apr 3rd 2006 10:49PM
HGTV is going HD next month, Food HD will come later this year. Both to start off on DISH Network's HD package.
Here's a question: how are most cable companies going to cope with the surge of HD subscription channels coming up in the next year? We have ESPN2HD, NatGeo, HGTV, Food, A&E, FXHD all getting in line, besides the 2 HDNets, Universal HD, and the 2 inHDs that are available from some cable. My cable provider already bitstarves HD where it can (as in three 1080i channels in one QAM). It looks like a lot of cable customers will go without these new HD channels for awhile.
tmurrell @ Apr 5th 2006 11:51AM
Hey HDjanitor, which cable company do you have? Also, could you explain what you mean by "bitstarve".
I'm on Charter and I wouldn't expect them to get any of those unless they can have 'em for free. They are in a catfight with the local ABC affiliate over their HD broadcast because the affiliate won't give it to them free.