MTV's high-def channel (MHD) coming to Comcast in August?
by Richard Lawler 
posted Jul 10th 2006 at 2:19PM
TVPredictions says yes. Although the network is already available to some Comcast, Time Warner and Charter subscribers, most cable customers don't have the channel yet. According to their source the channel will be added in Philadelphia at the beginning of August, and roll out in other cities shortly afterwards. With the Xbox 360 already available and the PS3 debuting this fall, their 18 to 34 year-old target demographic has an increasing number of reasons to pick up an HDTV and MTV is obviously looking to be at the forefront. MHD getting more exposure on a national level will almost certainly bring more viewers (and subsequently more HD content) than other cable networks making the switch like HGTV and Food Network.A big question is whether this will be in addition to ESPN2-HD or replacing it, with the sports network fading out in many areas post-World Cup the way Universal HD did after the Winter Olympics. While Real World HD would be cool, we need Cribs in high-def so we can look at other people's HDTVs on our HDTVs.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pete @ Jul 10th 2006 3:27PM
Comcast in Arlington Heights, IL (suburb of Chicago) rolled this channel out. It seems cool, but there is no detailed guide information. I never know what's on. All I've seen so far is HD preformances by John Forgerty (spelled right?) and Garbage.
WiFiSpy @ Jul 10th 2006 3:31PM
Can someone with MTV-HD clue us in on how much of the programming is really HD? What shows? HD Music Videos?
PeteL @ Jul 10th 2006 4:03PM
http://www.mhd.tv/
Has the lineups. It's all in HD. CMT, VH1, and MTV
GhostDoggy @ Jul 10th 2006 7:10PM
Yeah, but how much music is in HD? I mean, we are talking about the MusiclessTV channel.
Dan @ Jul 10th 2006 7:31PM
I have it hear in Chicago. Everything is in HD. That includees the commercials. I agree. I have no way of knowing what is going to be on. I've seen Dashboard Confessional and Dave Matthews. Well, I didn't really watch them. I don't like either, but the quality of the shows was good.
G @ Jul 10th 2006 8:28PM
I hope comcast can add this channel in Seattle.
John @ Jul 11th 2006 1:12AM
Cmon Cablevision!!!
Tush @ Jul 11th 2006 12:29PM
WiFiSpy: MTV playing music videos? Where would you get such a ridiculous idea???
Richard Stolee @ Jul 11th 2006 5:11PM
Sounds great, but SF Bay Area doesn't always get what the east coast channels get like TNT. I am really hoping the Comcast will add TNT and UPS to it's Bay Area lineup as well as MTV. I don't understand why the Golf Channel, owned by Comcast, doesn't get added to their HDTV lineup. Seems like a no-brainer to add your own channel, especially since the Golf Channel will be braodcasting PGA Golf events in 2007.