HD channel expansion roundup
by Richard Lawler 
posted Jul 5th 2009 at 3:59AM
Read - Mediacom offers high-definition boost (Central Illinois)
Read - Charter reveals upgrades
Read - Dish, Time Warner Cable In New York Next For MSNBC HD
Read - DIRECTV to Offer HD Local Channels in 133 Markets
Read - Dish Dishes Out Four More Local HD Markets
Read - Comcast to change channels once again (Pennsylvania)
Read - Cox Cable adding 9 HD channels in Orange County (California)
Read - Comcast to shuffle channels in August
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
lucyfan62 @ Jul 5th 2009 12:13PM
Anyone know if DirecTV will be carrying BBC America HD when it launches on July 20th?
ambell00 @ Jul 5th 2009 2:52PM
I checked with DirecTV and they said they do not have any immediate plans to carry BBCA HD. Bummer.
Nick Catalano @ Jul 5th 2009 2:41PM
RCN Added Cartoon HD
bobjfs @ Jul 5th 2009 10:53PM
If DirecTV doesn't get its stuff together and expand its HDTV offerings by December, I'll be a Dish Network customer when my two years are up then.
DirecTV claims to be #1 in HDTV. Not this week, it's not. Quit screwing around, DirecTV, or you're going to start losing customers.
Dan @ Jul 5th 2009 8:50PM
I will tell you who should stop screwing around and that is Scamcast. I still do not have CNBC HD yet if I traveled exactly 16 miles in a straight line to the east right into Seattle I'd have it in HD. Plus they're getting more channels soon but here on the other side of the water, that is a big fat no. I've been half tempted to ditch the cable if the antenna picks up CBC in HD.
Pzizzle @ Jul 6th 2009 2:33PM
Yeah, I agree with Bob. I was really happy with DirecTV's HD lineup a few months ago, but they are lagging behind now. Off the top of my head, I can think of several channels that are now available in HD that DirecTV doesn't carry and it's pretty disappointing--No E! in HD, no Travel Channel in HD, no Liftetime in HD, and no AMC in HD. And, no BBC American in HD now too? Freakin' A, DirecTV!