With great fanfare, MTV took the wraps off of its first public foray into high-def broadcasting with the launch of MHD on Monday. According to the company, it has been filming in HD for the last year and a half to build up a library of content that the new network will use. Until mid-April it will broadcast from the ski hamlet of Vail, Colorado; after ski season is over, various outlets report that it will move to a more tropical venue for the summer.
MHD so far is only available on Cox Communications, which is the dominant cable company in areas such as New Orleans, Phoenix, Orange County and San Diego. MTV says that it is in negotiations with the other cable and satellite providers for distribution throughout the U.S. My guess is that at least a few more deals will be announced very soon, with the satellite and telcoTV guys perhaps beating the cable companies to the punch.
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I'm so looking forward to high deffinition. Having checked out all the previews possible it appears its going to be one of them things that once you've tried, you'll never go back!
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