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About
The above chart details national carriage agreements with the top television service providers in the United States for all presently available or announced non-exclusive HD channels. Providers listed include the two major DBS carriers, the top ten cable MSOs, and Verizon and AT&T's fiber services. Other providers have been excluded because their footprint is simply too small. The eleventh largest cable MSO, for instance, serves only half as many cable subscribers (http://www.ncta.com/Stats/TopMSOs.aspx) as the smallest provider on our chart.

A tip of the hat to all the AVS members who have contributed to the spreadsheet over the years, and a special thanks to CycloneGT, nataraj, and sansri88 for their prior work updating and compiling the spreadsheet. An additional thanks goes to Ken H, who regularly prunes the thread for each update.

Subscription Sports Packages
This chart also tracks subscription sports packages with HD coverage. All cable providers marked above and Verizon FiOS offer their sports packages through iNDEMAND's three HD channels; Team HD, Game HD, and Game 2 HD. As such, they offer a limited amount (one to five games) of HD coverage on any given night with their package. DirecTV broadcasts significantly more HD coverage to its subscribers, typically all the HD games available in each package.

iNDEMAND began offering nine total HD feeds for its subscription sports packages on September 16, 2011. Carriage of these additional feeds varies by provider and market. For more information, see here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1339225).

RSN Carriage
This chart does not track carriage of RSNs. For a detailed breakdown of RSN availability, you should visit the Official AVS HDTV Programming Synopsis (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11303524#post11303524). A special thanks goes to jefbal99 for maintaining the chart there.

East & West feeds
Where a "West" feed is marked, that means the provider offers two separate feeds of the same channel, one on a three-hour delay from the other. A reader on the West coast should probably swap the words "East" and "West" on this chart, and assume that if a provider does not carry a secondary feed of a given channel, the feed missing is the East coast feed. Yes, like most sports coverage, this chart too has an East coast bias.

Wide vs. Limited Carriage
Since cable operators roll out channels on a market-by-market basis, my default selection is "limited availability" unless a press release or someone here indicates otherwise. Channels listed above as "wide" are available to at least 50% of markets/subscribers.

Current Version
Refresh to ensure you're viewing the most recent version, dated 11/19/2011. Any additions, suggestions, and corrections are welcome.

An Excel 2011 version is attached. Users of older versions of Excel can download the free Compatibility Pack (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displayLang=en) to edit in Excel 2000, XP, or 2003.

The latest update is complete. Let me know where you see errors.

Because Comcast has completed WOM updates in over 90% of its markets, the default position for existing channels carried by Comcast is wide. If you have knowledge that certain channels are only offered on a regional basis, and that region constitutes less than half of Comcast's footprint, then we will return those channels to limited. New additions will continue to be marked as limited unless the press release indicates that it is being rolled out to more than 50% of markets/subscribers.

As always, please update us as channels go from limited availability to wide availability on the cable operators. Since cable operators roll out channels on a market-by-market basis, my default selection is "limited availability" unless a press release or someone here indicates otherwise.

Also, when TWC's acquisition of Insight is complete, I'm also going to remove CableOne, since it services only half as many subscribers as the next smallest provider on the chart. The top 12 television providers service over 93 million households in all and at least more than 1 million subscribers each. By comparison, CableOne services only 637,000 subscribers.

Matt,

Well done on the Bright House updates.

You got everything and thanks again for doing this.

Next Update For BHN

Limited

C-SPAN2 HD
C-SPAN3 HD

Remove (I messed up on The West Coast Premiums as listed in a post below).

FUSE HD (Pulled from TWC/BHN)
ActionMax West HD
MoreMax West HD
ThrillerMax West HD
HBO2 West HD
HBO Comedy West HD
HBO Family West HD
HBO Latino West HD
HBO Signature West HD
HBO Zone West HD
Showtime Beyond West HD
Showtime Next West HD
Showtime Women West HD

I can verify that the rest of the west coast premiums are listed correctly because at least one system has both versions.

Announced For March 23

Disney Jr. HD

Sprout HD is not a widely carried channel by Comcast by any means.

Neither is C-SPAN and C-SPAN 2 HD...

In fact, Comcast is just completely broken now. There is no way that they carry 139 HD channels in most of their markets.

Is E! really still "limited" for Time Warner? I don't know of any market that doesn't carry it. And Crime & Investigation was added to a bunch of systems this year.

Cox just added the following in more markets in California and Florida.

Nat Geo Wild HD
OWN HD

Where else is it on cox? Omaha doesn't have them.

In fact, Comcast is just completely broken now.No it's not.

There is no way that they carry 139 HD channels in most of their markets.Agree.

Although it's obvious the Comcast section needs to be adjusted, it is most definitely not 'completely broken'. As a matter of fact, it's much better than it was before the update, because it's been quite some time since more than 50% of Comcast systems have had over 100 HD channels.

A lot of the stuff that was previously limited on Comcast has been wide for a while.

It's mostly the premiums and some of those channels like Sprout, WFN, Bloomberg and The C-Span's that are in question.

The best thing would be for this to lead to us finding a Comcast person that knows Comcast systems like I know BHN and Kevin knows TWC.

It's hard to do Comcast with their many systems but it can be done.

As for TWC, Kevin knows those systems better than anyone so you could ask him about E!.

Finally, Cable One is way behind the times and it will be nice to see it dropped. If they had that in my area, I'd definitely go Satelite or Telco.

The frustrating part is we know, based on prior comments here, that the WOM upgrade does not result in a uniform lineup. WOM subscribers in Minnesota have a different lineup from WOM subscribers in Baltimore.

In that sense, Comcast is broken.

A lot of the stuff that was previously limited on Comcast has been wide for a while.

It's mostly the premiums and some of those channels like Sprout, WFN, Bloomberg and The C-Span's that are in question.

The best thing would be for this to lead to us finding a Comcast person that knows Comcast systems like I know BHN and Kevin knows TWC.

It's hard to do Comcast with their many systems but it can be done.I'm going to give it a shot.

Here's an updated list for Suddenlink in Munds Park, AZ(Suburban Flagstaff)...they recently converted the whole system to digital.
Flagstaff still has 62 channels in analog, so some channels are not yet available there, but in general more channels are available in HD than your list notes.

The frustrating part is we know, based on prior comments here, that the WOM upgrade does not result in a uniform lineup. WOM subscribers in Minnesota have a different lineup from WOM subscribers in Baltimore.

In that sense, Comcast is broken.

No HD lineup in the Mid-Atlantic states (MD, WV, DE, VA) has over 100 channels, even though most larger ones have been converted to WOM. There's still some fairly major systems in VA that have not been converted (around Richmond and Roanoke/Lynchburg).

The Fox Soccer/Galavision/Sprout/Bloomberg/C-SPAN/Hub/BBCA group of channels is probably getting close to wide distribution. I'd say around 90 HD channels are wide for Comcast at this point, and only 5 HD premiums would be wide (HBO, Cinemax, Starz, Encore, Showtime). No Mid-Atlantic lineup includes any more premiums than this.

Some units throughout PA outside of Philadelphia have Crime & Investigation, GSN, Sportsman Channel, Starz Kids & Family, Starz Comedy and The Movie Channel in HD in addition to the typical Mid-Atlantic channels. Most of these are later WOM conversions in Western PA around Pittsburgh.

TWC dallas got Halogen HD announced today in the dallas morning news legals section

In total TWC North Texas is getting:

GSN HD
IFC HD
Ovation HD
Reelz Channel HD
Sportsman Channel HD
E! HD
Bloomberg HD
Halogen HD
Hub HD
Fox Deportes HD
OWN HD
Oxygen HD
Style HD
MoreMax HD
ThrillerMAX HD
Showtime Next HD
Showtime Women HD
Showtime Extreme HD
Showtime Beyond HD
TMC Xtra HD
GAME 2 HD

Sprout HD is not a widely carried channel by Comcast by any means.

Neither is C-SPAN and C-SPAN 2 HD...

In fact, Comcast is just completely broken now. There is no way that they carry 139 HD channels in most of their markets.

Is E! really still "limited" for Time Warner? I don't know of any market that doesn't carry it. And Crime & Investigation was added to a bunch of systems this year.

Yes E! HD is wide on TWC and it has recently made its way to non clustered TWC Systems. TWC Dallas just announced it to be added.

AT&T U-verse has added TV Land HD.

I got a card in the mail today saying that Suddenlink will be adding the following channels to the Parkersburg, WV lineup on December 15th.
QVC HD
Weather Channel HD
The Hub HD
OWN HD
BBC America HD
Crime & Investigation HD (Family Package)
Military History Channel (Family Package)
Hallmark Movie Channel (Movie Package)

NFL Network and NFL RedZone should be listed as 'Limited' for Mediacom - they were added to around 40% of their lineups this past September.

Where else is it on cox? Omaha doesn't have them.

Nat Geo Wild HD and Oprah Winfrey Network HD are available on COX in Georgia, Santa Barbra, Californa & Pensacota, Florida (Hampton Roads only has Oprah Winfrey Network HD).

Matt,

More TWC updates.

Change to wide (now in more than 50% of TWC footprint)

BBC America HD
Crime & Investigation HD
E! HD


Change to limited after INSIGHT is removed from chart (on behalf of TWC purchase)

NFL Network HD
NFL Redzone HD

Announced for BHN Orlando on January 25, 2012

Change To Announced

C-SPAN2 HD
C-SPAN3 HD

We also finally got Weather Channel HD which is Wide on BHN announced for us on the same date.

I'll update my first post in the thread.

Pentagon announced date shows as Sept 2011 and announced for DirecTV as well. It is now Dec 2011 and still no such animal exists.

Pentagon announced date shows as Sept 2011 and announced for DirecTV as well. It is now Dec 2011 and still no such animal exists.Looking at the website, it appears the channel has gone HD. There is HD boxing streaming on the home page (though the quality of the stream is pretty poor). Has anyone tried to pull the signal to see if that's the case? It's free and in the public domain.

Not sure what the hold-up is on DirecTV's end, if it has in fact gone HD.

Hello Matt.

More updates.

Change to wide for TWC (now in 50% of TWC footprint)

BTN HD
HUB HD
IFC HD
NHL Network HD
RFD TV HD
Tennis Channel HD


This is my last post of the year. It sure was a blast helping update your chart your a genius creating it). I will be looking forward next year to give you more COX updates as more of their limiteds are approaching wide. HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you Matt and to everyone else on AVS FORUM!

On Cartoon Network West HD, does an East Coast system have both versions?

A lot of non-premium channels have a different feed for both coasts but they usually only carry one.

On Cartoon Network West HD, does an East Coast system have both versions?

A lot of non-premium channels have a different feed for both coasts but they usually only carry one.

The only reason why it, as well as TNT & TBS have their west coast HD feeds even listed on the chart, is because U-verse DOES carry BOTH feeds everywhere, regardless of time zone.

Other than this exception, I HIGHLY doubt you'll see another provider carry BOTH HD feeds of basic (non-premium) channels in a given system... ;)

I'm aware of the ATT U-Verse situation and why they have both counted.

Let's say BHN carries The East Feed for it's systems but The West Coast feed for Bakersfield, California. A lot of channels have a different feed for west coast systems.

Do we count these as well? If so, were going to have a lot more stuff on the chart.

Nope. Don't count West feeds if they're only carried out west. I realize that's somewhat confusing, but it's explained in the top post. The only time a "West" feed is marked as carried in the chart is when two feeds of that channel are carried on the same system.

The list suggests that Cablevision has both the NFL Network and The Red Zone Channel in limited offering. Is this confirmed? I was under the impression that Cablevision/The Dolan's would never offer these services as long as DirecTV exclusively has a grip on the NFL Sunday Ticket.

The list suggests that Cablevision has both the NFL Network and The Red Zone Channel in limited offering. Is this confirmed? I was under the impression that Cablevision/The Dolan's would never offer these services as long as DirecTV exclusively has a grip on the NFL Sunday Ticket.

Those two channels are carried on the former Bresnan Communications systems that Cablevision acquired earlier this year and renamed Optimum West.

Halogen HD change to limited for TWC as it has launched on the TWC Dallas system.

Those two channels are carried on the former Bresnan Communications systems that Cablevision acquired earlier this year and renamed Optimum West.

Thank you for that!!!

I got a card in the mail today saying that Suddenlink will be adding the following channels to the Parkersburg, WV lineup on December 15th.
QVC HD
Weather Channel HD
The Hub HD
OWN HD
BBC America HD
Crime & Investigation HD (Family Package)
Military History Channel (Family Package)
Hallmark Movie Channel (Movie Package)

These channels as of today are now live on Suddenlink's Parkersburg lineup.

FUSE SD/HD has been pulled from Time Warner Cable and Bright House systems as of last night.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/478058-MSG_Network_Time_Warner_Cable_Battle_Over_Carriage_Renewal.p hp

MSG HD and MSG+ HD are now available on AT&T U-verse.

MSG HD and MSG+ HD are now available on AT&T U-verse.

Only in CT. Plus this this tread does not track RSN's.

Only in CT. Plus this this tread does not track RSN's.

Yes, I am aware of both of those facts. Thank you.

That has not stop others from posting information in this thread about the RSN's including that fact that MSG HD and MSG+ HD were not carried by U-verse, thus I posted the information here.

HAPPY NEW YEAR MATT AND EVERYONE ON AVS FORUM!!! As promised I'm back with the first new updates of 2012.


Change to wide for COX (recently reached 50% of COX systems)

IFC HD
TruTV HD
Turner Classic Movies HD


Change to limited for TWC after INSIGHT is removed from the chart

HDNet
HDNetMovies
NFL Network HD
NFL Redzone HD


Change to limited for CABLEVISION (definitely not wide. I don't have them in NJ and they are not in the west systems

Investigation Discovery HD
TV Land HD


Let's all hope for more programming and less disputes in 2012 and beyond!

I guess Cox Omaha is in the bottom 50 percent

HAPPY NEW YEAR MATT AND EVERYONE ON AVS FORUM!!! As promised I'm back with the first new updates of 2012.


Change to wide for COX (recently reached 50% of COX systems)

IFC HD
TruTV HD
Turner Classic Movies HD


Change to limited for TWC after INSIGHT is removed from the chart

HDNet
HDNetMovies
NFL Network HD
NFL Redzone HD


Change to limited for CABLEVISION (definitely not wide. I don't have them in NJ and they are not in the west systems

Investigation Discovery HD
TV Land HD


Let's all hope for more programming and less disputes in 2012 and beyond!

actually:

HDNet
HDNetMovies
NFL Network HD
NFL Redzone HD

will be removed from the former insight systems as soon as TWC takes as they do not have agreements with those programming providers and they just took over systems in TN and KY where they dropped those channels on the spot. The only time I think TWC kept any channels that they did not have a contract for is the viacom digital suite channels that they did not have before the adelphia buyout and they must of came up with a deal to keep them.

I guess Cox Omaha is in the bottom 50 percent

Arizona too.... expecting TruTV HD, and TCM HD on January 17th though.

Dish Network added EPIX3 HD on 1/4/12, they are the first provider to carry the third EPIX channel.

Wow. Does EPIX really need a third channel? They don't have enough content to keep two feeds from airing frequent repeats.

I would be surprised if Disney Junior HD did not start getting announced this month.

I would be surprised if Disney Junior HD did not start getting announced this month?

ESPN Goal Line / ESPN Buzzer Beater + some ESPN 3 stuff comeing to comcast tv.

http://blog.comcast.com/2012/01/comcast-and-the-walt-disney-company-reach-unprecedented-deal-for-content-inside-and-outside-the-home.html

Hello Matt.

More updates.

announced for COMCAST on behalf of their new agreement with Disney (no markets or launch dates confirmed yet).

Disney Junior HD
ESPN Deportes HD
ESPN Goal Line/ Buzzer Beater HD



Veria HD has been rebranded as Veria Living HD.

Disney Junior HD launches March 23

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/09/disney-junior-a-24-hour-basic-cablesatellite-channel-for-kids-age-2-7-set-to-launch-friday-march-23-in-the-u-s/115890/

There is also word WWE Network is not launching until the Fall.

NASA TV's Public, Media Channels Transitioning to HD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Beginning Feb. 17, 2012, NASA Television's Public and Media channels will transmit their respective content in high definition.

NASA Television's Public Channel (101), the channel most often carried by cable and satellite service providers, provides digital coverage of NASA missions and events, as well as documentaries, archival and other special programming.

NASA TV's Media Channel (103) provides mission coverage, news conferences and relevant video and audio materials to local, national and international news-gathering organizations.

NASA TV's Education Channel (102) will continue in standard definition. The current NASA TV HD Channel (105) will cease service.

For complete NASA TV downlink information, visit:

www.nasa.gov/nasatv

SOURCE NASA

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasa-tvs-public-media-channels-transitioning-to-hd-2012-01-13

Matt,

When is the next update planned for?

I ask because C-SPAN 2 and 3 HD have a chance to go wide on BHN by the end of the month.

Thanks!

NASA TV's Public, Media Channels Transitioning to HD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Beginning Feb. 17, 2012, NASA Television's Public and Media channels will transmit their respective content in high definition.

NASA Television's Public Channel (101), the channel most often carried by cable and satellite service providers, provides digital coverage of NASA missions and events, as well as documentaries, archival and other special programming.

NASA TV's Media Channel (103) provides mission coverage, news conferences and relevant video and audio materials to local, national and international news-gathering organizations.

NASA TV's Education Channel (102) will continue in standard definition. The current NASA TV HD Channel (105) will cease service.

For complete NASA TV downlink information, visit:

www.nasa.gov/nasatv

SOURCE NASA

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasa-tvs-public-media-channels-transitioning-to-hd-2012-01-13

I guess that means NASA TV HD will be off the chart.

I guess that means NASA TV HD will be off the chart.Why's that? NASA TV will be HD on Feb. 17. I didn't realize that NASA TV HD was actually a separate feed, so the chart should've listed it as NASA TV HD rather than NASA TV, but now NASA has just corrected that mistake for us.

From a CT Pura filing:

"Effective Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Cablevision will launch MTV2 in High Definition (HD) in Connecticut."


Given the recent track record of only adding new HD channels to all digital systems I would classify it as limited.

Matt,

HDNet will turn into AXS TV HD in late June.

Off topic comments deleted.

Just threw it in since HDNET only is in HD.

NOT any more:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1388147

but as part of the new deal a standard definition version of the network is being created and will be included on Dish's America's Top 120 programming package

Just like Smithsonian started out with only an HD feed, THEN added an SD feed later... ;)

From a CT Pura filing:

"Effective Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Cablevision will launch MTV2 in High Definition (HD) in Connecticut."


Given the recent track record of only adding new HD channels to all digital systems I would classify it as limited.Has MTV ramped up HD content? Last I checked, major shows like Jersey Shore weren't HD, and neither was the new Beavis and Butthead. What's the use for another HD channel?

Anyway, next update will be next weekend. Also, Tennis Channel is back on FiOS.

MTV2 still shows actual music and music-related programming for much of its schedule. MTV is general entertainment. Beavis and Butthead looks to be actual HD, though 4:3 for whatever reason.

Beavis and Butthead looks to be actual HD, though 4:3 for whatever reason."The Goode Family" was also in 4:3 HD.  Mike Judge must have some special fondness for it.

I thought "Beavis and Butthead" was in 4:3 HD especially after later watching it on demand.

The season will be released on Blu-Ray next month as well.

MTV 2 might have as much HD as TV Land.

MTV 2 might have as much HD as TV Land.

TV Land actually has a fair amount of HD. Not all of their shows are from the 60's and 70's anymore.

I thought "Beavis and Butthead" was in 4:3 HD especially after later watching it on demand.

The season will be released on Blu-Ray next month as well.

MTV 2 might have as much HD as TV Land.

Will it show up on Directv?? The old flyers used to list IT and it has not gone live on any system.

also to add to Announced for comcast

ESPN Goal Line / ESPN Buzzer Beater

ESPN3 (part time limited online content on a cable channel)


http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2012/01/04/56462/disney-comcast-set-major-carriage-deal/page/1

What Cable Channel will it be on ESPN Classic or one of the Game Plan Channels?
Disney J. will be own channel on Comcast.

What Cable Channel will it be on ESPN Classic or one of the Game Plan Channels?
Disney J. will be own channel on Comcast.

I don't think comcast will have Game plan HD (they still don't hav BTN ALTs in HD or game 3-9 HD or team 2-9 HD) any time soon and I don't think game is in HD yet Directv tried to get in 2010.

Good morning Matt.

One more update before your new update this weekend.

announced for DIRECTV, VERZION, AT&T, TWC, COX and BRIGHT HOUSE (already confirmed for COMCAST)

Disney Junior HD

Hah. Nice to see Disney continuing their ESPN blackmail. "You will take ALL our channels or you won't get ESPN! Oh and we're raising prices on ESPN too! Muhahaha!"

This is the only way a damn PRESCHOOLERS channel could get a HD feed on notoriously new HD channel stagnant Verizon FiOS before Cartoon Network HD, BBC America HD, G4 HD, etc.

Pretty impressive that it's going on DirecTV too. I don't think they've added a new "basic" HD channel in years. They're missing at least 100 HD channels.

I saw the announcement back in 2010 for Bright House getting Disney Junior but saw nothing about the HD version although I expect Bright House to add it no later than a month after the launch.

Update: BHN Orlando and Tampa Bay just got Disney Jr. HD announced for March 23.

Good morning Matt.

One more update before your new update this weekend.

announced for DIRECTV, VERZION, AT&T, TWC, COX and BRIGHT HOUSE (already confirmed for COMCAST)

Disney Junior HD

According to cox Facebook page they don't even have a deal for Disney Junior yet so this is surprising

Good morning Matt.

One more update before your new update this weekend.

announced for DIRECTV, VERZION, AT&T, TWC, COX and BRIGHT HOUSE (already confirmed for COMCAST)

Disney Junior HD

How was this confirmed for cox?

There is a comment on Wikipedia, but there is no reference cited. I don't know how reliable this information is:

Disney Junior HD will be a high definition simulcast feed, broadcasting a moderate amount of Disney Junior's programming in 720p HD. It will begin broadcasting on March 23, 2012. Many cable providers will carry the HD simulcast feed, along with DirecTV, AT&T U-verse and Verizon FIOS. Currently, Dish Network does not carry the Disney/ABC Cable Networks' HD simulcast channels due to a retransmission consent dispute with the Walt Disney Company, so it will probably not carry the channel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Junior#Disney_Junior_HD

My issue was no provider was listed so how was that the above was announced?

The following channels should be changed to limited since they were only added to the "all digital" systems on Cablevision:

Bloomberg TV in HD
TV Land HD
Investigation Discovery HD
MTV2 HD (just added this week)

Looks like Playboy HD is going to be launched on TWC in San Diego, Desert Cities, Banning, Barstow, and Yucca Valley (I have family in Yucca Valley but they dont have TWC). Also Playboy HD has a slot reserved for in TWC systems that are adding:
TEN PPV
TEN Monthly
Manhandle Monthly
Penthouse Monthly
Hustler Monthly
Real Monthly


Barstow Legal Notice:
On or after February 29, 2012, In Demand PPV Events 1 will move from channel 410 to 400, In Demand PPV Events 2 will move from channel 411 to 401, HD PPV will move from channel 795 to 402, Penthouse PPV will move from channel 403 to 408, TEN PPV will move from channel 404 to 409, Playboy will move from channel 290 to 416, Playboy HD will launch on channel 417, Playboy en Espanol will move from channel 291 to 418, Penthouse will launch on channel 421, TEN will launch on channel 424, REAL will launch on channel 427, Hustler will launch on channel 430, Manhandle will launch on channel 433, Playboy On Demand will move from channel 1190 to 1210, Penthouse On Demand will launch on channel 1214, TEN On Demand will launch on channel 1218, REAL On Demand will launch on channel 1222, Hustler On Demand will launch on channel 1226, Manhandle On Demand will launch on channel 1229, and Gay On Demand will launch on channel 1231.

San Diego/North County:
On or after February 29, 2012, Howard TV On Demand will move from channel 1163 to 1160, Here TV On Demand will move from channel 1162 to 1161, Too Much for TV On Demand will move from channel 1006 to 1162, Outrageous On Demand will move from channel 1005 to 1165, Adult On Demand will move from channel 1164 to 1166, Juicy On Demand (fka – TEN On Demand) will move from 1170 to 1166, Playboy On Demand will move from channel 1161 to 1171, Playboy TV will move from channel 1160 to 1172, Playboy HD will launch on channel 1173, Playboy en Espanol will move from channel 1159 to 1174, Penthouse On Demand will launch on channel 1176, Penthouse TV will launch on channel 1177, TEN On Demand will launch on channel 1179, TEN will launch on channel 1180, REAL On Demand will launch on channel 1182, REAL will launch on channel 1183, Hustler On Demand will launch on channel 1185, Hustler will launch on channel 1186, Manhandle On Demand will launch on channel 1188, Manhandle will launch on channel 1189, Gay On Demand will launch on channel 1190, Penthouse PPV will move from channel 1167 to 1195, TEN PPV will move from channel 1168 to 1196, In Demand PPV 1 will move from channel 1100 to 1200, In Demand PPV 2 will move from channel 1101 to 1201, and PPV HD will move from 799 to 1202.

Banning, Yucca Valley, Desert Cities:
On or after February 29, 2012, In Demand PPV 1 will move from channel 901 to 900, In Demand PPV 2 will move from channel 902 to 901, and HD PPV will move from channel 629 to 902, Penthouse PPV will move from channel 914 to 908, TEN PPV will move from channel 915 to 909, Playboy On Demand will move from channel 909 to 915, Playboy TV will move from channel 910 to 916, Playboy HD will launch on channel 917, Playboy en Espanol will move from channel 911 to 918, Penthouse On Demand will launch on channel 920, Penthouse TV will launch on channel 921, TEN On Demand will move from channel 1023 to 923, TEN will launch on channel 924, REAL On Demand will launch on channel 926, REAL will launch on channel 927, Hustler On Demand will launch on channel 929, Hustler will launch on channel 930, Manhandle On Demand will launch on channel 932, Manhandle will launch on channel 933, Gay On Demand will launch on channel 934, Howard TV On Demand will move from channel 1021 to 1015, Here TV On Demand will move from channel 1029 to 1016, Too Much For TV On Demand will move from channel 1006 to 1017, Outrageous On Demand will move from channel 1005 to 1020, Adult On Demand will move from channel 1020 to 1021, Juicy On Demand will move from 1023 to 1022. PPV Previews will drop from channel 900.

Other areas that might see Playboy HD pop up soon: Idaho Systems, Midwest Systems, Texas systems with SDV, Colorado Systems probrably only Gunnison as they are 860MHz and telluride I believe is only 550MHz or maybe 750MHz, Yuma Arizona, and El Centro California. I think that TWC might have Playboy HD as a wide add planned for this year as they are leaving a channel open in between Playboy and Playboy espanol in all of the system with legal notices in the last week that have mentioned the consolidations of the Adult Channels to the same ones nationwide.

Why are Playboy and Hustler HD not on the chart?

Are there any other HD porn channels?

Why are Playboy and Hustler HD not on the chart?

Are there any other HD porn channels?

good point and TWC is adding Hustler HD in North/South Carolina Next Week on the 1st of february.

Great, TWC can add Playboy and Hustler, but not NFL Network. Can't these people get their priorities straight? :rolleyes:

Aren't Playboy and Hustler subscription channels (i.e. only those who want the channel pay for it)? Whereas NFL Network would be in a base package so that those with the package pay for it whether they want it or not.

Why are Playboy and Hustler HD not on the chart?

Are there any other HD porn channels?Are they linear channels or just VOD?

Are they linear channels or just VOD?

linear channels

also just a reminder TWC carries Halogen HD in one system the TWC Dallas metro system.

Mediacom continues towards a full HD platter, by starting to offer these channels in HD, in some of their cities (so all should be listed as Limited at this time):

BBC America
CBS Sports Network
G4
FUEL TV
HBO Family
HBO Latino
HBO Signature
HBO Zone
MoreMAX
QVC
ReelzChannel
Showtime Extreme
Showtime Showcase
Showtime Too
TMC Xtra

Matt,

ZEE TV HD (the south asian channel) to launch 1Q 2012.

Hope I confirmed this soon enough for your next update which we will be expecting any minute now.

When will Universal Sports launch their HD Feed :-)

When will Universal Sports launch their HD Feed :-)

It's supposed to already be up as of last month, but I haven't heard anything since the announcements.

The bigger question is who will carry it?

The only large scale SD carrier they currently have is DirecTV, so that would make the most sense, but at the same time DirecTV has been slow in adding new HD for quite some time now.

What many don't know is the fact Comcast's NBC Sports Group only owns a minority stake in Universal Sports. Leo Hindery's InterMedia Partners is the majority stake holder. Which probably explains why Comcast hasn't add it yet.

I'd think if carriers are going to sign on, it would be sometime before the Summer Games start in July. Same for HD.

When will Universal Sports launch their HD Feed :-)

It should launch sometime this month.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Sports#Universal_Sports_HD

When will Universal Sports launch their HD Feed :-)

Are they carried by more providers than just Directv? I know cox doesn't carry them.

Since the channel was previously available to most of the country as a subchannel of one of the local broadcasters (often NBC, but not always), there were no direct carriage deals with cable or telco providers. Many of the stations did have carriage deals with local cable and telco providers, but that was up to the ownership of the station not the owners of the network. Now that the network is cable-only, they will have to sign their own carriage deals with the cable and telco providers, and they will either need to piggyback on Comcast/NBC Universal's existing channels when they come up for renewal (i.e. if you want USA, CNBC, and NBCSN, you also have to add US), or will have to get sufficient viewer demand to convince the providers to add the channel on its own. Assuming they put live Olympic coverage on there and don't just dump a bunch of crappy highlight shows and reruns on there like they did in the past, then most providers who don't have a history of carriage fights will probably add it then. TWC and Cablevision subscribers might have it in time for Sochi :D.

Are they carried by more providers than just Directv?Sort of.

No Comcast, no Dish, no Verizon, no AT&T, no TWC, no Cox, no Brighthouse, no Charter, no Cablevision, no Mediacom, no Suddenlink, no Insight, no CableOne.......

From Multichannel News
1/9/12

Alaskan cable operator GCI, Hiawatha Broadband Communications in Minnesota, Cascade Communications in Oregon, Waitsfield Cable in Vermont, MTC Cable in New York and IPTV distributor SkyAngel.

To that end, Universal Sports could announce a carriage pact with a major distributor as early as this week. The network was “pretty far along” with two or three others, and “we could get to the finish by the end of the month.” Looks like that didn't happen.

It should launch sometime this month.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Sports#Universal_Sports_HD

As always, Wiki's references should be checked. The one listed for the 'February 2012' date for HD was from Multichannel News, and the article didn't say February, it said January 2012. Looks like that didn't happen either.

I wouldn't expect it until the Olympics, as that's the only way Comcast is going to shoehorn it onto other carriers.

No Comcast, no Dish, no Verizon, no AT&T, no TWC, no Cox, no Brighthouse, no Charter, no Cablevision, no Mediacom, no Suddenlink, no Insight, no CableOne.......
Dish is adding it this month http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-forum/277603-dish-announces-universal-sports-network.html

Its actually already been uplinked in SD as a TEST channel since 1/18/12 http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-uplink-center/276200-1-18-2012-4-02pm-uplink.html#post2755935 notice USN (Chs. 402/9795)

Dish is adding it this month http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-forum/277603-dish-announces-universal-sports-network.html

Thanks for the update. Looks like the major deal they were talking about came to fruition. Funny there's no press release, but Dish subs get an email?

NFL Network and NFL Redzone should be limited for Mediacom (not announced).

And I would move the following to wide instead of limited (they are in 1/2 line-ups that have any HD available, Mediacom has some limited SD only line-ups for special purposes like hotels):

MTV HD
VH1 HD
CMT HD