Comcast to add Food HD, HGTV HD and A&E HD
by Ben Drawbaugh 
posted May 21st 2007 at 4:24PM
We received some tips from readers in the Boston area that Comcast has added Food HD, HGTV HD and A&E HD to the HD lineup. This is usually a good indicator that all Comcast customers will be enjoying these channels soon, but there is no official word. This is turning out to be the year for new HD channels, so we hope that these will be available to everyone, along with all the rest of the new channels announced for this year, that at least DirecTV will be carrying after their new birds are operational.[Thanks Bob!]
**Update** According to Multi-channel news it is now official. They will add the new channels to every Comcast area that has the available bandwidth.
According to Bryan Schnieder of TampaHDTV.com, FIOS in Tampa FL has added three new channels to their HD lineup. It is safe to assume that FIOS customers everywhere can expect the same three channels soon. Once again a provider adds new channels without any announcement at all and on Saturday the Food Network HD showed up on channel 840, HGTV HD on channel 841 and Lifetime Movie HD on channel 845. Of all the HD channels available today not currently carried by your provider, these are probably the most sought after. Once again Verizon keeps the heat on their competitor, in an attempt to lure customers away from their current provider.
