The cable operator, which reported 1.1 million HD subscribers at the end of the first quarter, said the first quarter increase was 12 percent.
In an analysts call last week following the release of its second quarter report, Cablevision said the 1.25 million high-def audience represents about 45 percent of its digital subscriber base.
Company officials said the elimination of duplicate analog feeds of nine channels that it now carries in digital has enabled it to expand capacity for more high-def channels.
The cable operator, however, may experience more difficulty in expanding its high-def sub base in the next quarter thanks to the launch of Verizon's new FiOS TV service in the New York area. Verizon is now offering 100 high-def channels in New York.
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