Thursday, April 03, 2008

Time Warner Adding Dozens of HD Nets in NY/NJ

Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey said today that it will up its high-def channel count to 50 HD networks by April 30 in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, up from 25-34 today. Manhattan, New Jersey, Hudson Valley and Mt. Vernon will get the new channels sometime by the end of the year. TWC said it will offer a total of 100 HD channels by the end of the year along with 250 HD On Demand choices.

Notable on this list is the first appearance I've seen of Fox News Channel in high-def as well as the debut of the Travel Channel HD in a cable or satellite HD lineup other than Cox (which co-owns the network).

The total list of what TWC NY will offer at the end of the month in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island is below:

Free with Digital Service
A&E HD, ABC Family HD, Animal Planet HD, CNN HD, Discovery HD, Disney HD, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPNEWS HD, Food Network HD, Fox Business News HD, Fox News HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, HD Theater, HGTV HD, History Channel HD, Lifetime Movie Network HD, MHD, MSG HD, MSG+ HD, National Geographic HD, NY1 HD, Science Channel HD, SportsNet New York HD, TBS HD, TLC HD, TNT HD, Toon Disney HD, Travel Channel HD, Universal HD, Versus/Golf HD, WABC HD, WCBS HD, Weather Channel HD, WNBC HD, WNET - Thirteen HD, WNYW Fox HD, WPIX - CW HD, WWOR - My Network HD, YES HD

HD Premium Tier
HDNet, HDNet Movies, Mojo HD

Free With Sports Packages
MLB HD, NHL HD

Free with Premium Services
HBO HD, Cinemax HD, Showtime HD, The Movie Channel HD, Starz HD

Pay Per View
HD PPV

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Out here in Sherman Oaks, California we do not get CNN HD, Food Channel, HGTV, and several others in hi-definition. I'm seriously considering switching to ATT Uverse for their larger selection of HD content. Would anyone in a similar situation like to comment?

Anonymous said...

I'm in Sherman Oaks too, and have TWC. I've read about concerns regarding the quality of HD channels on U-verse compared to TWC. Anyone know of AT&T demo rooms where I could confirm it for myself?