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After a false start last week, DirecTV launched 21 new hi-def nets on Wednesday morning
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Following a false start last week that left some satellite TV subs disappointed, DirecTV Group Inc. (NYSE: DTV) made good this morning on the launch of 21 additional high-definition channels.
The newly-added channels, which apply some pressure on cable and telco TV providers to beef up their hi-def offerings as well, are:
A&E HD
Animal Planet HD
Big Ten Network HD
CNN HD
Discovery Channel HD
The History Channel HD
TLC (The Learning Channel) HD
The Movie Channel HD
NFL Network HD
The Science Channel HD
Showtime Too HD
Showtime West HD
Smithsonian Channel HD
Starz Comedy HD
Starz HD East
Starz Edge HD
Starz HD West
Starz Kids & Family
TBS HD
The Weather Channel HD
Versus/Golf Channel (shared)
On the Web, DirecTV lists another 18 hi-def channels expected by October, including Bravo HD, Cartoon Network HD, Cinemax HD East & West, Food Network HD, Fox Business, FX HD, HGTV HD, NBA TV HD, National Geographic Channel HD, SciFi HD, and USA HD, among others.
By year's end, DirecTV plans to add nine more: bio.HD, CMT HD, MTV HD, Nick HD, Spike HD, VH1 HD, CSTV HD, Tennis Channel HD, and another called The 101.
According to the site, DirecTV hopes to have "up to 100" HD channels by the end of 2007.
— Jeff Baumgartner, Site Editor, Cable Digital News
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