DIRECTV CFO Michael Palkovic told an investor conference yesterday that his company already has distribution deals in place with 70 high-def channels, some of which have been previously announced, and that his company is on track to begin offering the promised 100 HD channels by year-end. Some of those 100 will be sports channels counted within packages such as the NFL Sunday Ticket and MLB Extra Innings, which seems fair given that they are national HD channels each with their own unique programming (although they aren't offered year-round).
The DIRECTV exec also managed to get in a jab at rival satellite provider DISH Network, saying that “there are no Voom channels, there is nothing like that that people would consider not really quality channels. We’re talking USA [Network], Sci Fi [Channel], some of the Turner [Broadcasting System] networks, The Weather Channel, mainstream programming that’s been around for a long time that’s going to make the leap to HD.”
Thanks to Multichannel News for the quote.
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