Oct
27
TWC Rolling Out More HD
Earlier this week I passed along the info that Time-Warner Cable is adding four HD channels (coming Wednesday). However it appears that in the next few months, there will be actually 20 new HD channels and a couple of SD channels. They are:
- Speed HD*
- BIO HD*
- Discovery Channel HD*
- ESPNU HD*
- Planet Green HD
- CNN HD
- Disney Channel HD
- History HD
- Animal Planet HD
- ABC Family HD
- Lifetime HD
- ESPNews HD
- Learning Channel HD
- FSNS HD
- Cinemax E HD
- Cinemax W HD
- Starz! HD
- TMC HD
- PPV HD
- Weather Channel HD
- FX HD
- Hallmark HD
- Sprout SD
- MLB SD
* coming Wednesday
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October 27th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
It’s about damn time. The threat of some real competition (AT&T’s Uverse launch in 2009) is paying dividends.
But still no Bravo?!?!?!?
October 27th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Too little too late TWC! These channels have been available all over the country for years. This is simply more proof that U-Verse is coming soon, and TWC is finally waking up. TWC execs are shaking in their boots. I gotta tell you, screw the channels, I’m going to fix some popcorn and get comfortable just to watch TWC tremble! This is gonna get fun!
TWC is a dinosaur and will be gone if they don’t adapt. TV is moving to an internet-based on-demand model and the cable industry’s response is to cap bandwidth and block services like ESPN360. This is EXACTLY what happened to music when MP3 tech came out. The record labels adapted – and so must the telcos adapt to the new video economy.
October 27th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Does TWC stand for Television Without Channels?
October 27th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
This is great news. It will soften the blow of the check I write to TWC each month, at least a little bit.
If they really need bandwidth so bad, I’d be happy to recommend a few of the channels that I’ve never once tuned to in my life.
If only they would all switch to a la carte programming.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
You already get ESPN U in Raleigh if you have Digital Cable.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I should have been more specific, VOR. We are getting ESPNU HD, which will be on 288. I have edited the list so that all of the HD offerings read “HD”.
Can’t wait to get that Weather Channel in HD. (huh?)
October 30th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I hope they have improved the quality of their HD offerings. It barely passes as HD. It’s horrible.
Here’s a sample I took from my parent’s new LG tv using TW’s HD box:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2682475940_28c7a0814d.jpg
And here’s what DirecTV’s HD looks like on the same set:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2681881549_17b0295cfb.jpg
November 11th, 2008 at 11:02 am
[...] Thursday, November 20, Time Warner Cable will continue its previously featured rollout of new HD channels. This wave includes CNN-HD, Planet Green-HD, MGM-HD, Team HD, and Game [...]
November 11th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Netposer – I could have done without those pictures… I had been blissfully ignorant of the difference. Now, I will silently curse TWC every time I see what appears to be a sub-par HD channel.
Oh well – I have to live with it, at least for now. I have too many trees blocking the satellite services (yeah – that’s not a really bad situation… too many trees…)