DIRECTV to Carry 11 HBO/Cinemax Channels In HD
The new channels will be added in September.
By Phillip Swann
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2007) -- DIRECTV plans to carry 11
HBO/Cinemax channels in High-Definition this September,
TVPredictions.com has learned.
The satcaster now offers just one HBO-branded channel in high-def --
HBO East. However, DIRECTV is scheduled to expand its HD lineup this
September after the launch of a new satellite in July.
With the additional capacity, DIRECTV in September will add dozens
of new high-def channels, including the following HBO/Cinemax
channels:
HBO West
HBO2 West
HBO2 East
HBO Family East
HBO Family West
HBO Latino
HBO Signature
Cinemax East
Cinemax West
MoreMax
Several of the HBO/Cinemax-branded channels are now not broadcasting
in high-def. But HBO announced today that it will make all 26 HBO
and Cinemax feeds available in High-Definition.
The network said it will begin rolling out the additional high-def
feeds later this year with all 26 completed by the end of the second
quarter of 2008.
DIRECTV spokesman Robert Mercer said today that the satcaster
plans "to duplicate all the (HBO/Cinemax) SD feeds we currently
carry in HD." But he would not comment further.
The 26 HBO channels that will be high-def by the second quarter of
2008 are:
HBO (East/West)
Cinemax (East/West)|
HBO2 (East/West)
MoreMAX (East/West)
HBO Signature (East/West)
ActionMAX (East/West)
HBO Comedy (East/West)
ThrillerMAX (East/West)
HBO Family (East/West)
WMAX (East)
HBO Zone (East/West)
@MAX (East)
HBO Latino (East/West)
5StarMAX (East)
OuterMAX. (East)
The new channels will be added in September.
By Phillip Swann
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2007) -- DIRECTV plans to carry 11
HBO/Cinemax channels in High-Definition this September,
TVPredictions.com has learned.
The satcaster now offers just one HBO-branded channel in high-def --
HBO East. However, DIRECTV is scheduled to expand its HD lineup this
September after the launch of a new satellite in July.
With the additional capacity, DIRECTV in September will add dozens
of new high-def channels, including the following HBO/Cinemax
channels:
HBO West
HBO2 West
HBO2 East
HBO Family East
HBO Family West
HBO Latino
HBO Signature
Cinemax East
Cinemax West
MoreMax
Several of the HBO/Cinemax-branded channels are now not broadcasting
in high-def. But HBO announced today that it will make all 26 HBO
and Cinemax feeds available in High-Definition.
The network said it will begin rolling out the additional high-def
feeds later this year with all 26 completed by the end of the second
quarter of 2008.
DIRECTV spokesman Robert Mercer said today that the satcaster
plans "to duplicate all the (HBO/Cinemax) SD feeds we currently
carry in HD." But he would not comment further.
The 26 HBO channels that will be high-def by the second quarter of
2008 are:
HBO (East/West)
Cinemax (East/West)|
HBO2 (East/West)
MoreMAX (East/West)
HBO Signature (East/West)
ActionMAX (East/West)
HBO Comedy (East/West)
ThrillerMAX (East/West)
HBO Family (East/West)
WMAX (East)
HBO Zone (East/West)
@MAX (East)
HBO Latino (East/West)
5StarMAX (East)
OuterMAX. (East)