Canal Digitaal gears up to launch its first HD channels in Dutch market

by Darren Murph, posted Mar 11th 2008 at 6:03PM

As the European HD changes continue to roll out, along comes news that Canal Digitaal is getting set to launch its first HD channels in the Dutch market. Details are fairly scarce at the moment, but we are hearing that National Geographic HD and Discovery Channel HD will indeed be landing in April, and negotiations are still ongoing to throw Dutch Classic Music Channel BravaHDTV into that mix. Reportedly, the HD tier will cost a stiff €9.95 ($15) per month after the first free month that's provided to all that wish to accept, but here's to hoping that becomes a bargain as more channels are added in.

[Thanks, Richard]

Filed under: Discovery-HD, Satellite, New content

Tags: astra, Canal Digitaal, CanalDigitaal, channel, channels, dutch, europe, european, expansion, lineup, netherlands, satellite

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HD4ME @ Mar 12th 2008 4:27AM

I hope the quality is better than the canal version of 'Rambo-First Blood' I just bought on HD DVD.
The quality is appalling, not even close to DVD quality, the audio was the worst, it sounded like a 30s B&W movie, it was like a home DVD copy from an old VHS movie they had kicking around in the garage for 20 years, disgraceful.

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Wouter van Gestel @ Mar 12th 2008 7:52AM

Sorry, but this article is not true. It may be the first time that we can get it through Canaal Digitaal Satelite, But in the Netherlands almost everyone has cable. And the cable companies are offering HD since the world championship of soccer/football 2006.

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Ezra @ Mar 12th 2008 12:38PM

BravaHD actually is an Opera Music Channel. The €9,99 is not for just the hd channels. You will also get a "theme package" consisting of 10 Standard Definition channels i.e. discovery science, nat geo wild, mgm movie channel, playboy tv. At this moment it looks like you will not be able to subscribe to the hd channels without this theme package...

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