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DISH Network expands MPEG-4 delivery, adds HD locals in six markets

by Darren Murph posted Oct 23rd 2008 at 8:47AM

Just a few short days after DISH Network transitioned 11 of its East Coast markets to MPEG-4, in comes word that it has added 21 more (all classified as "East Coast") to bump the grand total to 52 regions. In somewhat related news, we've also learned that six more DMAs can look forward to HD locals today. In no particular order, we've got Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri; Des Moines-Ames, Iowa; Lincoln and Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk, Illinois; and Waco-Temple-Bryan, Texas joining the fray. The half dozen new additions means that DISH now serves up HD locals in 76 markets across the US, and it hopefully also means that the next wave isn't too far behind.

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DirecTV launches HD locals in Rochester, NY and Lincoln, NE

by Darren Murph posted Aug 24th 2008 at 11:54PM

No surprises here, but we figured you'd be interested in knowing that DirecTV is indeed keeping its promise of rolling out HD locals in a few new markets this summer. According to an attentive local in Rochester, New York, high-def locals have been fired up in his area, and according to official verbiage from the satcaster, Lincoln, NE can say the same. With 44 DMAs on tap, we suspect this will be the first two in a long, long list that will unfold as the months progress.

[Thanks, Jim]

Nebraska Cornhusker baseball seeing lots of HD this season

by Darren Murph posted Feb 24th 2008 at 12:39PM


For fans of Big Red and baseball alike, get ready for quite the baseball season -- from the comfort of your couch. Reportedly, a minimum of eight Cornhusker baseball games will be televised this year, with the vast majority in HD. The team's first TV appearance will be a showing on FSN on March 29th, while five others will be carried across the state on NET-1 and NET-HD (Nebraska Educational Television). Nationally, supporters of the team can catch their April 8th tilt with Iowa on the Big Ten Network, and we wouldn't be surprised to see more games added in the future.

[Image courtesy of CollegePublisher]

DirecTV beams HD locals to Omaha, Nebraska

by Darren Murph posted Feb 15th 2008 at 10:36AM

Just a week after DirecTV enabled subscribers in Cedar Rapids / Waterloo, IA, Wichita, KS and Louisville, KY to celebrate by gifting them with HD locals, the satellite provider is now showing its love for Omaha, Nebraska. Effective immediately, customers in the The Cornhusker State can now check out KETV / ABC, KMTV / CBS, KPTM / FOX, WOWT / NBC and KXVO / The CW in beautiful high-definition. For those keeping count, the addition of Omaha brings the grand total of cities that DTV is blanketing with HD locals to 77, and just as soon as this whole D11 launch is completed, we fully expect that number to increase substantially.

Time Warner Cable adds A&E HD, History Channel HD in Nebraska

by Darren Murph posted Jan 1st 2008 at 2:38AM

For those who call Nebraska home, Time Warner Cable (partly owned by Time Warner, parent company of AOL, which owns Engadget) is giving you two more reasons to stay on the couch this New Year's Day. Reportedly, the operator has added A&E HD and History Channel HD to its digital lineup, but we've no idea if any others are slated to follow suit. Anyone else notice the newcomers? If so, drop your location in comments.

[Thanks, Cody H.]




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