Cablevision's got Planet Green too

by Richard Lawler posted Jun 6th 2008 at 1:58PM

How do you add a new HD channel without adding a new channel? Simple, if you're Cablevision in New York. Just wait for Discovery to switch Discovery Home Channel to the new eco-focused Planet Green HD and new channel here we come. Either way, Time Warner customers aren't the only ones having all the green fun (if being a TWC customer can be called fun where you are) check channel 172 and the video on demand section for all the new programming.

Filed under: Discovery-HD, Cable, New content

Tags: cablevision, planet green, PlanetGreen

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Highly Ranked

Iscariote @ Jun 6th 2008 2:26PM

Dear Cablevision,

You just moved all the Voom channels to SDV, can we get Discovery HD now?

Thanks.

Neutral

wireless.nemo @ Jun 7th 2008 9:15AM

What are you kidding? Why would CableVision give us customers the channels that we want? Jeeze, what kind of business do you think they run?

On another note, my picture quality has gotten increasingly worse since the move to SDV. Too bad FiOS isn't in my area otherwise CableVision would probably have no customers anymore.

Neutral

robert @ Jun 7th 2008 10:55AM

Sorry to say this article is inaccurate - while it is true that Cablevision now does carry Planet Green on Channel 172, they are not in fact carrying the HD version as this article states.

Neutral

Rylan @ Jun 6th 2008 3:34PM

I doubt this is an HD channel. The article doesn't mention HD at all and all of Cablevision's HD channels are in the 700s. I guess we'll just have to see at 6pm.

Neutral

Dan @ Jun 6th 2008 5:15PM

They better be in HD cause I'm still pissed about the VOOM channels..

Highly Ranked

Rob @ Jun 6th 2008 10:49PM

We do not have this channel in HD on Cablevision.

Neutral

Dave @ Jun 7th 2008 12:46AM

My box does an automatic switch from 480p to 720p for the HD channels and it does not do it for this channel. It's nice that they have it right away though. If you care to have this channel in HD you can go to the planet green site and find your local provider and then click request in HD.

I bet Cablevision(and others) simply aren't sure how high demand is going to be for the channel and if it's worth taking up the bandwidth for it.

Dream Theater adding even more metal to God of War III soundtrack Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is becoming its own worst enemy OnLive 'works on cell phones too,' says Perlman	Mac-clone company Psystar loses big in Apple lawsuit Make your small business sound big with Grasshopper Google will factor page load speed into search result rankings
Sonos adds a portable music player with room filling sound Psystar dealt crushing blow in ongoing legal proceedings with Apple Apple rejects Unity games on the App Store	Weak dollar winner #3: Starbucks (SBUX) Three buyers vying for solar thermal company Ausra Home values could creep up next year
Fight: Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper Nov. 26 in Europe Tweet about Xbox Final Fantasy XIII, win a mystery prize Band Hero clothing and accessories head to Xbox Live Marketplace	Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche dishes out advice for Chrysler Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Maybe consider taking the bus? REPORT: Ford continues strong sales in European Market
Shattered Horizon players getting free Steam guest passes Frictional Games gives next game an official title: Amnesia The Dark Decent Mechwarrior 4 free release ready to go; Microsoft behind delays	Ocho Cinco Takes Steelers Fan On a Shopping Spree FanHouse Preview: Bengals at Steelers Dolphins Bench Struggling Joey Porter