More HD on the Horizon!!!

[Cobra611]

Cablevision in Talks to Carry full HBO and Cinemax HD Suite

This just in from the CableRant newsroom. We have learned exclusively that Cablevision Systems, based in NY, is currently in talks with HBO to carry their full lineup of High Definition channels and programming.

Cablevision currently carries only two of the high definition channels offered by HBO, HBO-HD and Cinemax-HD. If Cablevision and HBO reach an agreement to carry all channels, Cablevision customers will have access to over 20 HBO and Cinemax offerings when HBO completes their full conversion to HD by the end of second quarter 2008. Currently HBO only offers 4 channels in HD.

An agreement like the one above would help Cablevision gain ground among its main competitor, Verizon FiOS. Cablevision currently offers 45 high definition channels to it's customers at no additional charge. The addition of the HBO/Cinemax suite would drive that number above 60, a major potentital selling point.

CableRant predicts that at first Cablevision will be able to offer the HBO and Cinemax West coast feeds in HD. These are currently the only additional channels HBO offers in HD aside from the East coast feed. This inital addition will drive Cablevision's HD count near 50 channels.

[trekkerj]

Come on, where are HDNET and SciFI HD? We need SCIFI HD in time for the premiere of Battlestar Galactica's new season!!!!!!!!!!

[CableGuy98414]

Here is a
link to the original article

, as written by CableDude101 from Cable Rant.

[pjc]

UUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH......while more HD is great, where's DiscoveryHD or History HD? Hell, I'd even rather have TLCHD. And they are going to start with the West Coast Feeds? So we get the same shows we get now, just twice a day, three hours apart?

EDIT:
Also, look at the rumored Comcast additions to their lineup by March 27th (this was from a thread that was supposedly in the Asbury Park Press, I cannot confirm this)

Ch. 198: SNY HD
Ch. 211: A&E HD
Ch. 213: HGTV HD
Ch. 216: Food Network HD
Ch. 217: History HD
Ch. 222: USA Network HD
Ch. 224: Discovery HD
Ch. 226: Sci-Fi HD
Ch. 230: Animal Planet HD

[chek_ya_self]

Come on, where are HDNET and SciFI HD? We need SCIFI HD in time for the premiere of Battlestar Galactica's new season!!!!!!!!!!

I'd rather have More HD HBO. Seeing movies in HD is great. I could drop my Netflix Blu-Ray subscription.

[Cobra611]

Didn't I provide the original article???????

[pjc]

Didn't I provide the original article???????

I think he was saying he'd rather have the more HBO (that we are supposed to be getting) rather than what I would like (Discovery, etc.)

[RemyM]

Didn't I provide the original article???????

Yes, but you didn't provide a link or credit your source.

[Cobra611]

Doesn't it say it in the opening sentence??

[RemyM]

If people didn't know that Cablerant was another forum they might think that you wrote this yourself. It's common courtesy to link to your source rather then to just plagiarize.