Post by dkennedy on Oct 15, 2007 6:23:33 GMT -5
DIRECTV Adds 6 HD Channels
The list includes the new Fox Business Network; regional sports channels also added.
October 15, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
DIRECTV today added four new national High-Definition channels to its rapidly expanding lineup.
The new channels are:
Fox Business Network (channel 359)
HGTV HD (channel 229-1)
FX HD (channel 248)
Speed Network HD (channel 607)
Fuel HD (channel 612)
The Cartoon Network (channel 296)
DIRECTV's launch today now gives the satcaster 49 national HD channels. The company says it will offer 70 HD channels by month's end and up to 100 high-def channels by the end of the year.
DIRECTV today also added the following regional sports channels in high-def:
FSN Southwest HD (channel 643)
FSN West HD (channel 652)
Fox Sports Pittsburgh HD (channel 653)
FSN Detroit HD (channel 636)
And, it added three channels in the 130s for high-def PPV movies.
The Fox Business Network, which just launched this morning, was created by Fox to compete with business channels CNBC and Bloomberg News.
Unlike CNBC's new CNBC HD+, the high-def edition of Fox Business Network offers true HD images.
CNBC HD+ provides a standard-definition picture on three-quarters of the screen, with HD graphics on the right hand side of the screen.
The list includes the new Fox Business Network; regional sports channels also added.
October 15, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
DIRECTV today added four new national High-Definition channels to its rapidly expanding lineup.
The new channels are:
Fox Business Network (channel 359)
HGTV HD (channel 229-1)
FX HD (channel 248)
Speed Network HD (channel 607)
Fuel HD (channel 612)
The Cartoon Network (channel 296)
DIRECTV's launch today now gives the satcaster 49 national HD channels. The company says it will offer 70 HD channels by month's end and up to 100 high-def channels by the end of the year.
DIRECTV today also added the following regional sports channels in high-def:
FSN Southwest HD (channel 643)
FSN West HD (channel 652)
Fox Sports Pittsburgh HD (channel 653)
FSN Detroit HD (channel 636)
And, it added three channels in the 130s for high-def PPV movies.
The Fox Business Network, which just launched this morning, was created by Fox to compete with business channels CNBC and Bloomberg News.
Unlike CNBC's new CNBC HD+, the high-def edition of Fox Business Network offers true HD images.
CNBC HD+ provides a standard-definition picture on three-quarters of the screen, with HD graphics on the right hand side of the screen.