Gospel Music Channel Plans HD Channel Launch On Black Friday

Marcus Carr · 11-02-09, 04:05 PM

Gospel Music Channel Plans HD Channel Launch On Black Friday

Network Expects To Sign Affiliates Before Nov. 27 Bow

Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:56:32 PM

The day after Thanksgiving won't be black for Gospel Music Channel, which plans to launch its high-definition channel that day.

GMC HD is slated to bow on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. with the world high-definition premiere of the inspirational film Facing the Giants, followed by the exclusive world premiere of a new original concert featuring Switchfoot.
Gospel Music, which celebrated its fifth birthday on Oct. 30, counts some 45 million cable, satellite and telco subscribers.

"Like sports, no other genre of programming benefits as much from the high definition experience as music," said GMC founder and president Charles Humbard in a statement. "We have been aggressively producing original content and acquiring programming in high-def for quite some time in preparation for GMC HD. Affiliates and viewers have been asking for GMC in high-definition and the right time has come to provide it. We expect to announce affiliation agreements in time for the launch."

Facing the Giants is an action drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. The movie's soundtrack includes artists who are regularly featured on GMC, including Casting Crowns, Third Day and Bebo Norman. Casting Crowns singer and songwriter Mark Hall will serve as host of the exclusive presentation. Switchfoot then takes the GMC HD stage at 10 p.m. as the top-selling alternative rock band known for their energetic live shows is captured in a rare, intimate show produced as part of the network's signature music series, Revealed.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/...ack_Friday.php

Marcus Carr · 11-02-09, 04:46 PM

Gospel Music Channel to Launch GMC HD Nov. 27

Contact: Jim Weiss, Gospel Music Channel, 770-692-4579

ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel (GMC) announced today that it will launch GMC HD on Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving.

In announcing the new GMC HD channel, Charles Humbard, founder and president of GMC, said, "Like sports, no other genre of programming benefits as much from the High Definition experience as music. We have been aggressively producing original content and acquiring programming in high-def for quite some time in preparation for GMC HD. Affiliates and viewers have been asking for GMC in High Definition and the right time has come to provide it. We expect to announce affiliation agreements in time for the launch."

GMC's HD launch on Nov. 27 will occur in prime time at 8:00 pm with world HD premiere of Facing the Giants, called " the #1 inspirational movie since Passion of The Christ" followed by the exclusive world premiere of a new original concert featuring Switchfoot (10:30 pm). Facing the Giants is an action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. The movie's soundtrack includes artists who are regularly featured on GMC, including Casting Crowns, Third Day and Bebo Norman and Casting Crowns singer and songwriter Mark Hall will serve as host of the exclusive presentation. Switchfoot then takes the GMC HD stage at 10:30 pm as the top-selling alternative rock band known for their energetic live shows is captured in a rare, intimate show produced as part of GMC's signature music series Revealed.

Among the other programming highlights of GMC HD's first weekend: GMC/GMC HD becomes "America's Christmas Channel" for the holidays, including world premiere Christmas concerts by gospel/R&B great Ann Nesby (Nov. 29, 8:00 pm) and the very popular southern gospel group Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (Nov. 28, 9:00 pm) as well as original Christmas concerts featuring MercyMe, Jars of Clay and others.

GMC celebrated its fifth birthday last week (Oct. 30). The recent BETA Research survey of digital cable subscribers that showed GMC to be tied with NFL Network for #1 in overall perceived value was a resounding third-party endorsement of the high value that GMC delivers to our affiliates and viewers alike.

"Our rapid rate of growth in five short years, particularly the last few, and our growth in consumer value demonstrates that cable operators and their customers desire our family-friendly programming, and now they will be able to enjoy it in High Definition as well," added Humbard.

GMC is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 45 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8870612014.html

Marcus Carr · 11-03-09, 01:45 PM

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A high-definition version of the Gospel Music Channel, appropriately labeled GMC HD, will launch this Nov. 27 on DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, and cable systems across the US.

http://www.hd-report.com/2009/11/03/...-launch-in-hd/

lovswr · 11-03-09, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcus Carr

http://www.hd-report.com/2009/11/03/...-launch-in-hd/

Ok, we are getting GM-HD -before Travel & several others. I actually like Gospel Music, (what with several paternal Uncles & my paternal Grandfather being ordained ministers) but I think that pre D12 D* should be a little more discerning with the HD bandwidth.

RockyF · 11-03-09, 03:46 PM

I actually used to watch this channel pretty often, at least while at work, but they have fallen into the modern-day cable problem of a channel that doesn't live up to it's name. They hardly play any music programming anymore, a couple of hours of videos in the morning, and a few concerts on the weekends, other than that it's all movies and reruns of Dr. Quinn, Doc and other Pax-esque shows. I would prefer it if they were more like Palladia, which is loaded with great concerts and other music-related programs.

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Marcus Carr HDTVangelist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Baltimore City Posts: 6,556	Gospel Music Channel Plans HD Channel Launch On Black Friday Gospel Music Channel Plans HD Channel Launch On Black Friday Network Expects To Sign Affiliates Before Nov. 27 Bow Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:56:32 PM The day after Thanksgiving won't be black for Gospel Music Channel, which plans to launch its high-definition channel that day. GMC HD is slated to bow on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. with the world high-definition premiere of the inspirational film Facing the Giants, followed by the exclusive world premiere of a new original concert featuring Switchfoot. Gospel Music, which celebrated its fifth birthday on Oct. 30, counts some 45 million cable, satellite and telco subscribers. "Like sports, no other genre of programming benefits as much from the high definition experience as music," said GMC founder and president Charles Humbard in a statement. "We have been aggressively producing original content and acquiring programming in high-def for quite some time in preparation for GMC HD. Affiliates and viewers have been asking for GMC in high-definition and the right time has come to provide it. We expect to announce affiliation agreements in time for the launch." Facing the Giants is an action drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. The movie's soundtrack includes artists who are regularly featured on GMC, including Casting Crowns, Third Day and Bebo Norman. Casting Crowns singer and songwriter Mark Hall will serve as host of the exclusive presentation. Switchfoot then takes the GMC HD stage at 10 p.m. as the top-selling alternative rock band known for their energetic live shows is captured in a rare, intimate show produced as part of the network's signature music series, Revealed. http://www.multichannel.com/article/...ack_Friday.php __________________ YOU ARE READING AVS FORUM

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Marcus Carr HDTVangelist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Baltimore City Posts: 6,556	Gospel Music Channel to Launch GMC HD Nov. 27 Contact: Jim Weiss, Gospel Music Channel, 770-692-4579 ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel (GMC) announced today that it will launch GMC HD on Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. In announcing the new GMC HD channel, Charles Humbard, founder and president of GMC, said, "Like sports, no other genre of programming benefits as much from the High Definition experience as music. We have been aggressively producing original content and acquiring programming in high-def for quite some time in preparation for GMC HD. Affiliates and viewers have been asking for GMC in High Definition and the right time has come to provide it. We expect to announce affiliation agreements in time for the launch." GMC's HD launch on Nov. 27 will occur in prime time at 8:00 pm with world HD premiere of Facing the Giants, called " the #1 inspirational movie since Passion of The Christ" followed by the exclusive world premiere of a new original concert featuring Switchfoot (10:30 pm). Facing the Giants is an action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. The movie's soundtrack includes artists who are regularly featured on GMC, including Casting Crowns, Third Day and Bebo Norman and Casting Crowns singer and songwriter Mark Hall will serve as host of the exclusive presentation. Switchfoot then takes the GMC HD stage at 10:30 pm as the top-selling alternative rock band known for their energetic live shows is captured in a rare, intimate show produced as part of GMC's signature music series Revealed. Among the other programming highlights of GMC HD's first weekend: GMC/GMC HD becomes "America's Christmas Channel" for the holidays, including world premiere Christmas concerts by gospel/R&B great Ann Nesby (Nov. 29, 8:00 pm) and the very popular southern gospel group Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (Nov. 28, 9:00 pm) as well as original Christmas concerts featuring MercyMe, Jars of Clay and others. GMC celebrated its fifth birthday last week (Oct. 30). The recent BETA Research survey of digital cable subscribers that showed GMC to be tied with NFL Network for #1 in overall perceived value was a resounding third-party endorsement of the high value that GMC delivers to our affiliates and viewers alike. "Our rapid rate of growth in five short years, particularly the last few, and our growth in consumer value demonstrates that cable operators and their customers desire our family-friendly programming, and now they will be able to enjoy it in High Definition as well," added Humbard. GMC is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 45 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224. http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8870612014.html __________________ YOU ARE READING AVS FORUM

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RockyF AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Benton, AR Posts: 1,592	I actually used to watch this channel pretty often, at least while at work, but they have fallen into the modern-day cable problem of a channel that doesn't live up to it's name. They hardly play any music programming anymore, a couple of hours of videos in the morning, and a few concerts on the weekends, other than that it's all movies and reruns of Dr. Quinn, Doc and other Pax-esque shows. I would prefer it if they were more like Palladia, which is loaded with great concerts and other music-related programs. __________________ Rocky