Comcast to add 40 HD channels this June

[ssetta]

I recently spoke with a Comcast rep and asked to see if there were to be anymore new HD channels added, and she stated that this June, the time of the new DTV transition, they will be adding at least 40 new channels, which will be good, since there seems to be a lot that's missing. Hopefully they will add Nickelodeon HD, as well as E! and Lifetime.

 

[ShawnHill1]

Our local Time Warner system, since the Summer Olympics to this point, added somewhere around 25-30 new HD channels to the lineup along with 20+ plus they already had.

HD Lineup on TWC Los Angeles, pre-Summer Olympics
KCBS
KNBC
KTLA (CW)
KABC
KCAL
KCET (PBS)
KOCE (PBS)
KTTV (Fox)
ESPN
ESPN2
HD Theater
Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket HD (on DirecTV and Dish Network, each channel has a separate HD feed)
Palladia
TBS
TNT
Universal HD
HDNet
HDNet Movies
Mojo (has since went off the air around Christmas)
HBO West
Cinemax West
Showtime West
Starz West
HD Pay-Per-View

Channels added during the Summer Olympics
KCOP (My)
ABC Family
Disney Channel
ESPNews
Food Network
HGTV
TLC
Versus
A&E
History Channel
CNN
Discovery Channel
National Geographic Channel
The Golf Channel

Channels added since December/January
KVEA (Telemundo; no network programming in HD, just local news)
USA Network
Bravo
Sci-Fi Channel
CNBC
Fox News Channel
Fox Business Network
Animal Planet
MLB Network
NHL Network
Travel Channel
FX
The Science Channel

Channels added since February/March
Planet Green
Disney XD
Speed Channel
Hallmark Movie Channel
Showtime East
The Weather Channel
Cartoon Network
Tennis Channel
HBO East
The Movie Channel West
Bio
ESPNU
Lifetime Movie Network
Cinemax East
InDemand Sports HD 1
InDemand Sports HD 2

 

[ssetta]

Out of all those, here are the ones I don't have, besides the LA locals:

HDNet
HDNet Movies (I can't believe we still don't have those!)
ESPNews
CNBC
Fox Business Network
MLB Network
NHL Network
Planet Green
Disney XD
Speed Channel
Hallmark Movie Channel
The Weather Channel
Cartoon Network
Tennis Channel
Bio
ESPNU
Lifetime Movie Network
In-Demand Sports HD 1
In-Demand Sports HD 2

 

[kms575]

I recently spoke with a Comcast rep and asked to see if there were to be anymore new HD channels added, and she stated that this June, the time of the new DTV transition, they will be adding at least 40 new channels, which will be good, since there seems to be a lot that's missing. Hopefully they will add Nickelodeon HD, as well as E! and Lifetime.

Let's hope so. In my area (New Haven, CT), Comcast has a very poor HD lineup. Given all the recent rate increases, let's hope this doesn't come with a cost.

 

[Robnoxious]

Let's hope so. In my area (New Haven, CT), Comcast has a very poor HD lineup. Given all the recent rate increases, let's hope this doesn't come with a cost.

I remember when I was once a believer of dreams.

Comcast will add a "HD Extreme" tier above all the other required tiers you have to buy to get the new one. I'll bet my hat on that.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Here in Houston, Comcast is taking major heat from the rollout of AT&T's U-Verse. I've see installation trucks trucks at numerous homes in and around my neighborhood where the service was recently launched. Many colleagues of mine have also switched over to U-Verse from Comcast.

Comcast doesn't seem to want to lower its rates to match U-Verse, so they're probably trying to make up the difference with more value.

 

[kms575]

Let's hope so. In my area (New Haven, CT), Comcast has a very poor HD lineup. Given all the recent rate increases, let's hope this doesn't come with a cost.

I remember when I was once a believer of dreams.

Comcast will add a "HD Extreme" tier above all the other required tiers you have to buy to get the new one. I'll bet my hat on that.

With the amount I currently pay them now, they should be making me breakfast in bed!

 

[ssetta]

I remember when I was once a believer of dreams.

Comcast will add a "HD Extreme" tier above all the other required tiers you have to buy to get the new one. I'll bet my hat on that.

You're right!! I didn't even think of that! Talk about a ripoff!

 

[kenglish]

Using the same formulas as Comcast's market-teers, when broadcasters switch to HD this june, there will be tens of thousands of HD channels available for free, over the air .

Hope it doesn't melt my antenna .