Wednesday, June 13, 2007

HBO to Debut 22 New HD Channels

HBO, which already offers four HD channels, will soon roll out high-def feeds of all 26 of its multichannel HBO and Cinemax networks, the first 11 of which will appear on DIRECTV in September after the satcaster's new bird is launched. DIRECTV currently counts HBO East HD in its lineup; this fall it will offer:

HBO West HD
HBO2 East HD
HBO2 West HD
HBO Family East HD
HBO Family West HD
HBO Latino HD
HBO Signature HD
Cinemax East HD
Cinemax West HD
MoreMax HD

The other 15 HBO/Cinemax HD channels will launch by the end of Q2 next year. HBO HD was the first national cable HD channel when it debuted in 1999.

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