Comcast Adds 6 HD Channels In SF
The cable operator says it now offers 36 high-def channels there.
By Swanni
The new channels are: Sci-Fi Channel HD, Food Network HD, Animal Planet HD, The Learning Channel (TLC) HD, CNN HD and AMC HD.
The cable operator says it now offers 36 HD channels in the San Francisco area.
Comcast said the new HD networks will launch on its 'Digital Starter HD' service level in the vast majority of Bay Area communities, but will not be available in portions of Santa Rosa, Hayward, San Leandro, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos and Saratoga.
Although Comcast trails satcaster DIRECTV, which has 95 national HD channels, the cable service said its Video on Demand offering gives its subscribers more HD "choices."
"With Comcast HD service, it's a matter of choice...We're providing more than 400 HD On Demand choices, including 36 HD channels, and are quickly moving to our goal of having up to 1,000 HD choices available to our customers at any time," said Elaine Barden, vice president of product marketing for Comcast in California.
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