The first signs of the coming HD tidal wave are upon us.
According to media reports, DirecTV will next week launch an HD programming tier comprised of both existing and start-up high-def channels that are not simply simulcasts of existing cable networks. Examples of the new HD programmers are MGM HD and Smithsonian HD, while existing channels like HDNet, HDNet Movies, MHD and Universal HD would also be included in the $4.99 per month "HD Extra Pack."
Multichannel News reports that while the details of which specific channels will be included in the tier are still being finalized, DirecTV spokesman Darris Gringeri has confirmed the tier's impending launch. According to the company, the introduction of a $4.99 tier on top of the regular $9.99 HD fee is due to the fact that the new channels are unique without any standard-def siblings and thus carry unique costs.
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DirecTV has blown it again. No roll out of HD Channels and talking to the CSR's you get a different answer from every one.
What chaps me the most is I bought the HD Package in August of 2006 expecting to get HD Channels by September 2006.
DirecTV has been advertising the HD rollout for over a year and still nothing.
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