Here are some of the highlights from the press release.
One note: It sort of seems like cheating to have 11 variants of Cinemax and 13 variants of HBO account for a quarter of your HD content. Those channels don’t have enough content in any given month to support 24 channels.
That stated, it’s a heck of a lot better package than Fios has in the Dallas area, so presumably we’ll see an update here in the very near future.
FiOS TV customers in the New York metro area will get to see their favorite channels in HD, including Animal Planet, TLC, FX, USA, Bravo, TBS, History Channel, Weather Channel, Science Channel, SCI FI and Smithsonian Channel.
For those who want the ideal in news, Verizon is adding CNN, CNBC, Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel in HD. Viewers who watch home and leisure programming can now enjoy QVC, the Travel Channel and Planet Green, while children can enjoy their favorite shows on the Disney Channel and Toon Disney - all in HD.
In addition, motion picture buffs now can get 11 new channels from Cinemax and 13 new channels from HBO in HD plus FiOS TV’s Motion picture Package, which now includes 13 new HD channels from The Movie Channel, Starz and Showtime, including The Motion picture Channel Xtra, Starz Edge, Starz Comedy, Starz Children and Family, Showtime, Showtime Showcase, Showtime Extreme and Showtime 2.
Sports fans will also get the best programming with four new HD sports channels:
* Massive Ten Network, which features top college basketball and football action.
* Versus/Golf Channel, which features live events and original programming from Versus as well as PGA Tour and additional golf coverage.
* Outdoor Channel 2, which provides programming that promotes traditional outdoor activities like fishing, hunting and shooting sports.
* World Fishing Network, which provides recreational and sport fishing enthusiasts with an amusing and comprehensive lineup that covers a wide range of programming.
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