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Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: May 2, 2009

by Richard Lawler posted May 2nd 2009 at 6:24AM


About time for Verizon to roll out some new FiOS TV expansions, so California and Maryland are the latest to offer the service in all new areas in the last week. Still, we can't move forward without looking back, so here's Verizon's Q1 numbers, including 299,000 new subscribers for a total of 2.2 million. No new HD channels this week but the Direct Kick should bring home plenty of SD soccer while Chinese programming has a 24 hour home on Sino TV. If that's not enough there's $2.99 (presumably SD) editions of Marley and Me, Doubt and Frost/Nixon on video on-demand all month. See you next week!

Read - Verizon Communications Reports Revenue, Earnings and Cash Flow Growth in 1Q 2009
Read - Soccer Fans Score With MLS 'Direct Kick' Package, Now Available on Verizon FiOS TV
Read - Verizon FiOS TV Adds Leading Chinese Channel, Sino TV, to Growing Asian Content Offering
Read - More Than 1 Million Households in California Now Have Access to Verizon's All-Fiber-Optic FiOS TV Service
Read - More Cable Choice Comes to Maryland as Verizon Launches FiOS TV in Harford County
Read - Cut Movie Ticket Expenses in Half With $2.99 Box Office Hits From Verizon FiOS TV Video-on-Demand

WBAL-TV switches on HD news in Baltimore, Maryland

by Darren Murph posted Jan 4th 2009 at 8:40AM


Charm City residents refusing to tune into SD news have had their sets locked on FOX 45 for months now, but 2009 is offering the city of Baltimore yet another option. Starting this weekend, WBAL-TV has flipped the high-def switch on its local news, meaning that you can now catch your favorite NBC talking heads in an all new light. So, locals -- are things much improved? Studio shot is after the break.

[Thanks, Ryan and Michael]

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Comcast readies DOCSIS 3.0 rollouts for Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore and Ft. Wayne

by Darren Murph posted Dec 11th 2008 at 3:29PM


Comcast promised us all a few months back that it would be bringing its wicked fast DOCSIS 3.0 technology to a handful of other big markets before too long, and today the carrier has chosen to reveal the next four places where said service will be made available. The high-speed internet service, which is capable of hitting 50Mbps down / 5Mbps up, will be launched "over the next several weeks" in Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore and Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Don't see your city listed? Hang tight -- the next wave should be announced in the not-too-distant future.

Seven new HD channels headed to Comcast viewers in Severna Park, MD

by Darren Murph posted Dec 8th 2008 at 5:01AM

Comcast viewers in Severna Park, Maryland won't be able to enjoy any new high-def channels before the Christmas break (barring any unforeseen changes in plans), but they will be treated to seven new ones in January. According to a local, the carrier has sent out a message to subscribers that FOX Business HD (220), Planet Green HD (230), Toon Disney HD (243), Lifetime Movie Network HD (247), ESPNews HD (256), MGM HD (258) and Biography HD (219) will be added on or around January 19, 2009. Now, let your patience be tested.

[Thanks, Ryan]

Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: November 29, 2008

by Darren Murph posted Nov 29th 2008 at 5:48AM


It's a holiday week here in America, so we'd expect the employees at Verizon to be taking it halfway easy. To that end, just two new locales granted the company cable franchises over the past seven days: Maynard, Massachusetts and LaPlata, Maryland. Both cities are a major step closer to having yet another programming option, though there's no exact mention of a go-live date. Ah well, at least a pair of places get to be thankful, right?

Read - Massachusetts expansion
Read - Maryland expansion

Verizon gears up for FiOS rollout in 27,000 Aimco apartments

by Darren Murph posted Nov 25th 2008 at 6:24AM


It's incredibly obvious that one of Verizon's main opportunities for growth in FiOS TV is locking down contracts with housing facilities and apartment complexes, and while we've seen some small to medium-scale rollouts before, this one takes things to a whole 'nother level. Last year, the provider inked a deal with Aimco that would eventually bring fiber-based FiOS services to residents of some 27,000 apartments in 11 states across the nation. Now, 100 Aimco properties from coast to coast will be lit up with FiOS TV / internet / digital voice services prior to the onset of 2009, and that should make for quite a few happy tenants this holiday season.

[Image courtesy of Apts247]

Verizon gives patrons a taste of FiOS TV / internet in new Columbia, MD store

by Darren Murph posted Nov 21st 2008 at 2:10AM

We've seen Verizon push its fiber-based FiOS TV and high-speed internet services in some rather odd locations, but at least store patrons won't be baffled when they see the demonstration kiosks in the carrier's new Columbia, Maryland store. Located at 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway in Suite B, the store offers up a "home theater setting where shoppers can relax in plush chairs and see for themselves what all the excitement is about as they experience FiOS TV on high-definition TVs." Better still, subscribers can swap or drop off FiOS TV set-top-boxes / remotes at the store, and they can even phone up friends in the southeast and brag about their proximity to the service. And you know they (you) will.

Comcast adds FOX News / SPEED / FX HD in Anne Arundel County, MD

by Darren Murph posted Nov 2nd 2008 at 2:13AM

Are we sensing a trend here? Just days after Comcast blessed Augusta, Georgia with SPEED HD, FX HD and FOX News HD, we saw another southern town (Charleston, SC) get the same trio with a few extras on the side. Today, we've learned that these three channels have also been added in Anne Arundel County, MD. We know how Comcast likes to add three at a time and all, so don't be surprised to see these very stations pop up in your Comcast EPG in the very near future.

[Thanks, Ryan]

Verizon gets political with FiOS1 local TV channel in DC Metro Area

by Darren Murph posted Oct 28th 2008 at 3:08PM


Now here's an interesting one. Verizon, the carrier who offers up FiOS TV, is actually getting set to launch its very own channel. Granted, it'll only be available to FiOS TV users -- and for now, users in the Washington, DC Metro area -- but still, it's a touch peculiar (albeit useful). For FiOS subscribers in Northern Virginia and parts of Maryland, you'll now be able to tune into Channel 1 (FiOS1, predictably), which will reportedly act as a "one-stop shop for local weather, traffic, news, sports and community features." From now until November 4th, however, it will be airing "rebroadcasts of the three presidential debates and the vice-presidential debate, as well as key speeches from the Democratic and Republican conventions." There's no mention of FiOS1 making a debut in other areas (nor of it going HD), but we'd keep an eye out on Channel 1 just in case.

Update: Seems FiOS1 has been available for a tick, but it's the political coverage that's changing things up. Thanks, urfloormatt!

Verizon brings new features to Interactive Media Guide in MD / VA

by Darren Murph posted Oct 13th 2008 at 7:42PM


Verizon's Interactive Media Guide has been on the rollout path since July of last year, but now customers in Maryland and Virginia can look forward to even more of that delicious interactivity. Beginning this very moment, FiOS TV users in the aforementioned states will have access to a "fantasy sports application, free casual games, purchasing power via remote control, more widgets that provide on-demand access to information and entertainment, and other exciting options." More specifically, you'll be able to stream HD recordings to six other TV sets throughout the home, create two separate lists of favorite channels and interface with your ESPN Fantasy Football right on your TV screen. Not bad for free, huh?

Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: October 11, 2008

by Darren Murph posted Oct 11th 2008 at 4:19AM


Verizon's making up for lost time this week. Last Saturday, we realized it had gone the entire week without stretching its FiOS TV footprint any further, but the same can't be said today. In addition to bringing its fiber-based services to apartment buildings in Yonkers, NY, the outfit has either gone live with or nailed down cable franchises in a smattering of new locales. For starters, FiOS TV is now available to even more communities in Los Angeles and Orange County (CA), while the villages of Cove Neck and Brightwaters on Long Island (NY) granted the provider the all-important franchise agreement. Expansion efforts were also seen in six new New Jersey cities; Hudson, Massachusetts; Bel Air, Maryland; and Chesapeake / Portsmouth / Virginia Beach, Virginia. We'll see you next week -- here's to hoping your neck of the woods gets covered within the next seven days.

Read - California expansion
Read - Long Island, NY expansion
Read - New Jersey expansion
Read - Massachusetts expansion
Read - Maryland expansion
Read - Virginia expansion

Verizon's FiOS TV expansions: September 27, 2008

by Darren Murph posted Sep 27th 2008 at 5:38AM


No, we didn't forget about you, but given that Verizon didn't announce any new FiOS TV spots last week, we figured we'd hold off until this week rather than gabbing aimlessly. Thankfully, the provider stepped up here recently and delivered its fiber-based programming service to two more Massachusetts towns -- or, at least a video franchise was granted. Also of note, it pumped out 39 new stations (19 in high-def) to subscribers in Maryland and Northern Virginia, while 79 new channels (56 in HD) were delivered in the Philadelphia region. We'll see you next week -- here's to hoping your neck of the woods gets covered within the next seven days.

Read - Mansfield, MA expansion
Read - Bellingham, MA expansion
Read - Maryland / NoVA channel lineup
Read - Philadelphia channel lineup

Comcast adds five new HD stations in Montgomery County, Maryland

by Darren Murph posted Sep 15th 2008 at 8:56AM

The last time Montgomery County, Maryland received any new high-def stations from Comcast was back in May, and even then, it wasn't made to feel special. After all, hasn't Comcast given Science HD, Disney HD and ABC Family HD to pretty much every market it's responsible for? That aside, MoCo residents now have something new to cheer about: five fresh HD stations on the EPG. Effective immediately, CNN HD, AMC HD, History HD, TLC HD and Animal Planet HD are available for viewing, which brings it pretty much in line with Baltimore County's lineup. We're thrilled for locals affected by this, but we'd like to take this opportunity to remind the carrier that even at 7:12PM, it doesn't have the most HD.

[Thanks, Jerry]

Comcast adds five new HD stations in Greater Baltimore area

by Darren Murph posted Jul 19th 2008 at 7:40AM


Comcast subscribers in the Charm City have been clamoring for a bit of HD love for what seems like eons, and thankfully, said carrier has finally obliged. Just this week, the outfit added five new high-definition channels to its Greater Baltimore lineup: ABC Family HD, Disney Channel HD, Science HD, WUTB MyNetworkTV 24 and WGN HD. A good start to the second half of 2008, Comcast, but we're pretty sure we speak for all of Baltimore when we say "we want more."

Comcast relegating some stations to digital only in Washington, D.C.

by Darren Murph posted Jun 11th 2008 at 4:57PM


Not like we haven't seen this happen a time or two already in the US, but we'd wager that Comcast's Washington, D.C. market is fairly sizable. Nevertheless, Comcast will be bumping a number of channels -- namely the D.C.-area ABC / NBC / FOX / CBS affiliates -- to digital only. In other words, those relying on analog service will have to upgrade to digital cable in order to continue viewing the affected stations. Granted, some 80% of subscribers in Annapolis and Anne Arundel already have digital cable (so says Comcast), and the changes are being made to open up space for potential HD expansion. Unfortunately, Comcast isn't following in the footsteps of certain other carriers and offering free digital adapters -- but hey, progress has to happen eventually, right?

[Image courtesy of Brent Nelson, thanks Harry]




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