DIRECTV Adds 23 More HD Channels
The new list includes five new basic cable networks.
By Swanni
By DIRECTV's count, today's additions gives the satcaster approximately 100 HD channels, its long-stated goal for the year, although the number of national HD channels is around 85.
The new HD channels added today include: Spike HD (channel 325); Country Music Television HD (channel 327); MTV HD (channel 331); VH1 HD (channel 335); and Nickelodeon HD (channel 299).
Those five channels are simulcasts of their standard-def lineups.
As of 6 a.m. this morning, Biography HD had not been added to the lineup, but it's now included in DIRECTV's new HD channel lineup at its web site.
However, Biography HD is not expected to launch until later this month. When it does, it will be on DIRECTV's channel 266.
In addition, DIRECTV added five new high-def PPV channels (in the channel 170s) and 13 new regional sports channels in HD. The regional sports additions are:
Comcast Sports Net New England (ch. 620-1)
FSN South HD (ch. 630-1)
SportsSouth HD (ch. 631-1)
FSN Florida HD (ch. 634-1)
FSN Ohio HD (ch. 637-1)
FSN Cincinnati HD (ch. 638-1)
FSN North HD (ch. 641-1)
Altitude HD (ch. 644-1)
FSN Rocky Mountain HD (ch. 645-1)
FSN Arizona HD (ch. 649-1)
FSN Northwest HD (ch. 651-1)
FSN Bay Area (ch. 654-1)
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