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DISH Network adds seven new Viacom HD channels, cements HD supremacy

by Richard Lawler posted Apr 10th 2009 at 7:11PM

If you want your MTV HD you can get it, and BET HD, CMT HD, Comedy Central HD, Nickelodeon HD, Spike TV HD and VH1 HD on DISH Network. Thanks to a new deal with Viacom, all those HD feeds were announced today as available to all subscribers at no extra cost. Also included? Video on-demand and Internet streaming rights that senior VP Dave Shull had no problem claiming as a testament to DISH's "continued HD leadership" while also asserting its HD supremacy. BET HD is available on the Classic Silver 200 HD package and up, while all the rest are on the Classic Bronze 100 lineup.

Elvis: Viva Las Vegas Blu-ray disc hitting Wal-mart shelves in August

by Richard Lawler posted Jul 7th 2008 at 11:23PM


We know you're looking forward to Country Music Television's two-hour TV event Elvis: Viva Las Vegas August 11 at 8 p.m., so why not preorder it on Blu-ray for delivery the day after? We can't think of a world where we wouldn't want to see Elvis' music performed and/or discussed by such luminaries as 50 Cent, Willie Nelson, Three 6 Mafia, Rob Thomas and others. Those still interested can grab the HD disc exclusively from Wal-mart for $19, over the standard $10 standard DVD price.

Catch a new concert every week on MHD

by Richard Lawler posted Nov 16th 2006 at 10:56AM

MTV's high definition network, MHD plans to premiere a new concert every week for the rest of the year. According to Tom Calderone, Executive Vice President of VH1, live concert and music programming are among the top things HD viewers want in a music channel. Of course, that doesn't explain why they only show music videos at 3 AM, but hopefully this is the start of an improvement. MHD launched earlier this year and is already available in half the HDTV-equipped homes in the country. MHD certainly puts up nice concert programming, the problem is they repeat the same content over and over throughout the week. Most networks don't consider adding one new episode of a show each week a major achievement, we'll be very excited when MHD reaches that point.

The concert premieres planned:
  • CMT Giants: Reba McEntire, premiering Saturday, November 18 at 8pm ET/PT on CMT and simulcast on MHD
  • The 2006 MTV European Music Awards, premiering Saturday, November 25 at 9pm ET/PT
  • CMT Crossroads: Lindsey Buckingham and Little Big Town, premiering Saturday, December 2 at 9pm ET/PT on CMT and simulcast on MHD
  • Life & Rhymes: Snoop Dogg, premiering Saturday, December 9 at 9pm ET/PT
  • Summer Fest: Lynyrd Skynyrd, premiering December 16 at 9pm ET/PT
  • Isle of Wight Festival: Snow Patrol and Jet, premiering December 23 at 9pm ET/PT




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