Time Warner adding new HD channels in January.

[steveb]

From the programming notices on twalbany.com:

The following changes are scheduled to take place:

On or about December 21, 2010
TV Shows on Demand to be added to channel 1040
New York on Demand to be added to channel 1007
Channel 1125 Cornerstone to be deleted
Reelz to be added

On or about January 12, 2011, the following channels will be added:
Crime & Investigations HD
Do It Yourself Network HD
Showtime Beyond HD
Showtime Next HD
Showtime Women HD

On or about February 1, 2011, the following channels will be added:
HBO HD on Demand
Cinemax HD on Demand

The new services listed above cannot be accessed on CableCard-equipped Unidirectional Digital Cable Products purchased at retail without additional, two-way capable equipment."

I see TV Shows On Demand has been added already. It appears they are all 0.99 for episodes of Desperate Houswives, Grey's Anatomy, and "Castle". I'll be ticked if they start taking my favorites from Primetime on Demand and start charging for them.

Excited that HBO and Cinemax HD on Demand are coming.

Also, I see "Channel You on Demand" on channel 1100, but it's not authorized. They added that about a week ago. I think it's a channel strictly for TW Employees. The banner shows "EMPOD" as the service name.

[scott]

I'm not sure what Reelz and Crime and Investigation HD are doing on the list - we already have both of those (and have for a while). Unless they mean Reelz HD (or maybe a Reelz on Demand - I don't know if that exists), but I doubt that.

Since all the shows you mentioned in TV Shows on Demand are ABC shows, I assume that's from the last contract they signed with Disney. They're probably charging for the Disney-owned primetime shows on demand. So it shouldn't affect ABC, CBS, etc., unless they eventually sign similar deals with those networks.

[Skaggs]

Dec 22, 2010 14:02:43 GMT -5 scott said:

I'm not sure what Reelz and Crime and Investigation HD are doing on the list - we already have both of those (and have for a while). Unless they mean Reelz HD (or maybe a Reelz on Demand - I don't know if that exists), but I doubt that.

1824 Crime & Investigation HD was added on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Link to post

[hdtvfan]

It would be nice if they added WGN America HD, truTV HD and GAME2 HD. GAME2 HD since I usually order the Extra Innings and Center Ice packages. The prices increases and the quantity of HD games remains the same.

I have been requesting these stations for months now from Time Warner.

[hurnik]

Finally DIY is in HD
Yay!

[hdtvfan]

Does anyone know if we received:

Do It Yourself Network HD
Showtime Beyond HD
Showtime Next HD
Showtime Women HD

The notice did say on or around January 12. I am also wondering if the notice meant to say Investigation Discovery HD instead of Crime & Investigations HD.

[Skaggs]

I just went through all the HD cable channels on my cable box via Slingbox. The new channels reportedly coming "on or about" January 12th have not been added:

On or about January 12, 2011, the following channels will be added:
Crime & Investigations HD
Do It Yourself Network HD
Showtime Beyond HD
Showtime Next HD
Showtime Women HD

[Skaggs]

I received a channel change message on my TiVo yesterday (Friday, January 14, 2011):

The following lineup changes occurred:
ADDED:

739 Showtime on Demand HD
1506 ESPN 3D
1767 DIY HD
1790 Showtime Beyond HD
1791 Showtime Next HD
1792 Showtime Women HD
1802 Primetime On Demand

Of course, the On Demand channels don't work with the TiVo & SDV.

The only channel I could get to tune was 1767 DIY HD. All the others were blank screens.

Interestingly, my 8300HD cable box from TWC would only display the On Demand channels, 739 & 1802. No DIY HD, yet.

[mattbanks]

My Cisco 8640HDC doesn't show almost any of them. I have 739 Showtime HD On Demand and 1802 Primetime On Demand. For me, ESPN 3D HD is 1505. The others aren't there in my guide.

[savagemike]

I just traded my scientific atlanta box for a samsung.
Both had/have C&I HD on 1824.
I have no idea how long it may have been there.

I do not have any of the other suggested channels in my guide, though I note online program guide zap2it lists all of them for my zip code.
But time warner's online guide itself does not.

[peekb]

1790, 1791, and 1792 started showing up on at least one of my TiVos. ESPN 3D does not.

[mattbanks]

I have everything on my Time Warner cable boxes now, except ESPN 3D HD is 1505, not 1506

[steveb]

Same here. They have a banner on Channel 1 promoting the new channels.

[Skaggs]

Jan 19, 2011 18:57:17 GMT -5 steveb said:

Same here. They have a banner on Channel 1 promoting the new channels.

Here's the info on channel 1: