Time Warner Cable confirmed Monday it will stop offering HDNet and HDNet Movies across all of its systems effective May 31.
The move by Time Warner Cable, which has 8.7 million digital cable subscribers, is a blow to the Mark Cuban-backed HDNet, which was among the first HD services available to cable and satellite operators.
Asked why the company was dropping HDNet's services, Time Warner Cable director of corporate public relations Robyn Watson said, "There's a limited appeal for the programming. In a world with more than 100 HD channels, being in HD is not enough. We are adding other channels in HD to give our customers more choice."
I bet Charlie read this and is thinking of doing the same. He usually follows the competition's lead. Would anyone particularly care if HDNet goes away? I would like to get Smithsonian Channel back, which was just signed to a long term deal with TW Cable.
The move by Time Warner Cable, which has 8.7 million digital cable subscribers, is a blow to the Mark Cuban-backed HDNet, which was among the first HD services available to cable and satellite operators.
Asked why the company was dropping HDNet's services, Time Warner Cable director of corporate public relations Robyn Watson said, "There's a limited appeal for the programming. In a world with more than 100 HD channels, being in HD is not enough. We are adding other channels in HD to give our customers more choice."
I bet Charlie read this and is thinking of doing the same. He usually follows the competition's lead. Would anyone particularly care if HDNet goes away? I would like to get Smithsonian Channel back, which was just signed to a long term deal with TW Cable.