Cablevision adds HGTV, Food Network to HD lineup
by Steven Kim 
posted Nov 30th 2007 at 1:32AM
There's been a rash of new HD announcements coming from all over the cable landscape lately, and now it's Cablevision's turn. The provider has added the HD-flavors of HGTV and Food Network to the lineup across its entire network. The new goodies will show up on channels 730 and 766, respectively. This double-dose of "lifestyle" programming arrives just in time for the holidays and brings Cablevision's iO TV HD tally to 44. Sure, the number lags behind that of HD-count leader DirecTV, but it's nothing to shake a stick at. But we'd really like to see Cablevision use up a more substantial portion of the that 500 HD channel capacity!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Seth A @ Nov 30th 2007 2:32AM
Nice to see other Cable Co's adding new channels instead of saying they are going to add them, and even give unconfirmed dates and then push it farther back.
Dave @ Nov 30th 2007 8:56AM
Sigh... and those of us "fortunate" to have Time Warner are stuck with our pathetic HD lineup =(
Big Sam @ Nov 30th 2007 10:46AM
Those of us fortunate enough to leave TW are basking in the glow of many HD channels :)
Paul @ Nov 30th 2007 11:23AM
HD food network and HGTV? Does anyone care about getting these channels in HD? what about Scifi network or Comedy Central or anything else?
Iscariote @ Nov 30th 2007 11:55AM
I'm happy about Food in HD, but I'd really like the Discovery Channel in HD. Cablevision has that Discovery HD Theatre, but I want to see Fearless Planet, Mythbusters, etc. in HD.
Alex @ Nov 30th 2007 11:10AM
yup, once again with TimeWarner: nothing
Kerry Saylor @ Nov 30th 2007 11:24AM
Sucks for you... I'm on TimeWarner in Cincinnati - We have HGTV, FoodNetwork, A&E, and several others.
Craig Brown @ Nov 30th 2007 7:43PM
hear hear! Discovery and History channel in HD. That's all I want...who the eff cares about HGTV in HD.
Alex @ Nov 30th 2007 12:51PM
SciFi and Food in HD are the two I am waiting for. Their SD channels look like crap. HGTV in HD would be good for my gf, she watches that daily and the SD picture also looks like crap.
J @ Dec 5th 2007 2:36AM
I would prefer to have ESPN2 HD, especially for baseball season (it's never to soon to think about Spring Training), but I'll take what they give me. Cablevision is starting to really turn it up with these HD networks. Food, HGTV and CNN all recently added. If they rolled out TLC, Discovery, Bravo, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central (do they have HD?) - that would pretty much cover all of the cable channels I watch even occasionally.
J @ Dec 5th 2007 2:39AM
By the way, those VOOM networks are an absolute joke. 80% of them play crap 100% of the time.