CES
(January 8, 2007)
-- DIRECTV says it plans to offer 100 High-Definition TV
channels in 2007 -- and it has already secured carriage
agreements with 60, including CNN and The Sci-Fi
Channel.
The high-def expansion is expected to take place in mid-year when the satcaster's two new satellites are operational.
DIRECTV says the new HD channels will include high-def versions of several well-known networks, including those owned by NBC Universal and Time Warner's Turner Networks.
CNN's Paula Zahn will soon be in high-def.
The HDTV additions will include: The Sci-Fi Channel, CNN, The Weather Channel, The Food Network, The Cartoon Network, Speed, FX, TBS, USA Network, the NFL Network, the YES Sports Network and all premium movie networks.
The high-def expansion is expected to take place in mid-year when the satcaster's two new satellites are operational.
DIRECTV says the new HD channels will include high-def versions of several well-known networks, including those owned by NBC Universal and Time Warner's Turner Networks.
CNN's Paula Zahn will soon be in high-def.
The HDTV additions will include: The Sci-Fi Channel, CNN, The Weather Channel, The Food Network, The Cartoon Network, Speed, FX, TBS, USA Network, the NFL Network, the YES Sports Network and all premium movie networks.