Thread: New HD Channel on VOOM: Equator HD to start 6/15

Just saw a promo for a new VOOM exclusive. It's called EquatorHD and will premier on June 15th. Don't know if this is old news or not, but it's the first I've heard of it. Hard to tell what exactly the content will be from the promo. Looks a bit "Discovery-ish". Did anyone else see it?

First I heard of it.

I saw it but it was too quick for me to see the entire thing on the weekend. I kept looking for it and never saw it again. I though it was going to be a new program on HDnews. Did you see the entire thing? Is it a new channel or a new program?

It's a new exclusive channel. The promo showed some footage of what looked like an African tribe.

Originally Posted by Westbender

It's a new exclusive channel. The promo showed some footage of what looked like an African tribe.

Ok, I will change the title of the thread... I wonder where this comes from?

I looked on the VOOM web site, but no mention of it anywhere.

This may be the series that VOOM is advertising.


http://www.panasonic.co.nz/web_conte...p?id=100006803

I saw the ad, too -- and it wasn't for a series, said it was a new channel coming soon.

Also seemed to me that they had some cuts from about 3 different shows in the promo. Yeah, they could've been cuts from one long show, but the three had rather different locales, styles, etc.

The PQ was absolutely eye-popping, I thought. It looked as good as the absolute best stuff on DiscoveryHD -- and better than the bulk of the DHD shows.

I was impressed, and am looking forward to seeing it. Hope it's got more going for it than just good looks, but even if it doesn't, I might watch it just for the visuals.

I agree on the picture quality. Looked like it's going to be a well done bit of programming. I was kind of excited to see it and was fumbling for the remote to crank up the volume. I probably missed a few seconds of it because of that.

What was your take on the context of the programming? Geography/culture?