Food Network HD launches June 30

Scripps Networks launched HGTV HD recently, and their second high definition television station is due up in just a few days. Food Network HD begins airing on June 30, both on several U.S. operators. An unspecified large satellite provider (Dish?), Wide Open West, Buckeye Cable and Sunrise Network subscribers will be the first to enjoy HDTV and Fine Living programming in high definition. They also announced that they have made an agreement to distribute HGTV HD in Japan.

Does anyone have HGTV HD or live in an area getting Food Network HD soon? The only bad thing about these announcements is that most people still don't have the channels yet. Filling out these niche areas with high-def programming will draw more people into the fold. Even if Extreme homes of Europe doesn't pique your interest now, how many times are you really going to watch Ring of Fire?

[scotty1time Posted Jun 27th 2006 6:04PM]

I live in the area served by Buckeye Cable (which I'm surprised to see mentioned since its such a small company , I also work there) We've had HGTV HD since its launch and we are launching Food TV HD as mentioned in the article.

HGTV HD is a decent channel, I do watch the show called Rezoned where they tour homes that used to be other types of buildings (grocery stores, libraries, car dealerships, ect) It is always good to have more HD content, even if its not always what I'd want to watch. The memo we recieved at work indicated that Food TV HD's programing schedule would work similarly to HGTV HD's with the same shows basically on a loop for each day, and infomercials at night.

In case you're curious, our HD lineup consists of:

Locals:
WB
ABC
NBC
CBS
FOX
PBS

National:
NFL Netowork
NHL on OLN HD (only on during games)
NBA TV HD (only on during games)
STO HD (Cleveland Indians, only on during games)
TNT HD
Discovery HD Theater
ESPN HD
INHD
INHD 2
Universal HD
HDNet
HDNet Movies
HGTV HD
Food TV HD (June 30)
HBO HD (w/ subscription)
Showtime HD (w/ subscription)
Cinemax HD (w/ subscription)
Starz HD (w/ subscription)

Not a bad linup compared to what I've heard about other providers. I do regularly remind the programming department about other channels that are available that we don't carry (The Movie Channel HD, MHD, National Geographic HD, ect) Altough I don't think my suggestions carry that much weight unforutnately.

[rickfoster Posted Jun 27th 2006 11:30PM]

Damn thats more than Charter gets. The only "major" channel your missing is UPN HD. I guess you really dont need that channel because I would guess that your WB will be the one changing to The CW.

For Charter, we dont get INHD or Food HD/HGTV HD. We dont even get FOX in HD. In my eyes, Charter blows...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 27th 2006 11:37PM]

Dude! Thanks for telling me. I have WOW, and I had no idea I had HGHD! It looks great, although our company compresses a lot, so motion causes macroblocking.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2006 12:19AM]

I have WOW and I must say I'm sick of seeing the FoodTV HD cycle promo spinning non-stop. I can only watch bobby flaye make the same sandwhich 30 times in an hour... still I waiting for ESPN2 HD, INHD and INHD2

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2006 8:36AM]

I believe Dish will be adding this an several more in fall or so the rumors are saying.

[bulmoss Posted Jun 28th 2006 9:30AM]

You guys are lucky, I have Cox and here's my listings...
ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WB, PBS
TNT
ESPN
Discovery
Universal
MHD
INHD
INHD2
HBO
Showtime
Starz

[PeteLanglois Posted Jun 28th 2006 9:58AM]

Rachael Ray in HD is always a plus.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2006 2:43PM]

Dish already has HGTV in HD, if that is what you are asking in the article, some cool stuff on it.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2006 6:30PM]

I'll join the "What's on my HD Cable" club...

WOW Chicagoland

200 WLS-DT (ABC)
201 WBBM-DT (CBS)
202 WFLD-DT (FOX)
203 WMAQ-DT (NBC)
204 WPWR-DT (former UPN, now My Network TV)
205 WTTW-DT (PBS)
206 WGN-DT (WB, soon to be CW)
209 TNT-HD
210 Discovery HD
211 ESPN-HD
212 HDNet
213 HDNet Movies
214 WealthTV (Anybody ever watch this?)
215 NFL Network HD
216 HGTV HD

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2006 11:35AM]

Comcast Brick,NJ HD Lineup

200- Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia HD

202- ESPN HD

203- ESPN2 HD

204- TNT HD

205- Discovery HD Theater

206- INHD

207- INHD2

215/300- HBO HD

219/319- Cinemax HD

223/339- Showtime HD

227/369- Starz HD

231- WABC-DT (ABC)

232- WNBC-DT (NBC)

233- WCBS-DT (CBS)

234- WNYW-DT (FOX)

235- WPIX-DT (WB)

240- WNET-DT (PBS)

Also INHD2 which allows local sports preemptions, is preempted whenver there is a local HD game from YES-HD,MSG-HD & soon SNY-HD.

While the lineup isn't horrible, I'd still like to see MHD,National Geographic HD, Universal HD, HGTV-HD, Food-HD and HDNET/HDNET Movies. That lineup on Buckeye Cable is very nice, just goes to show that sometimes the smaller companies can offer better programming choices than the bigger ones like Comcast.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 2nd 2006 8:44PM]

Any one know when comcast will be getting HGTV or Food in HD?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2006 2:51PM]

DISH Network lineup:

The program listing below includes everything (DISH's Platinum HD package), so of course lesser packages would contain fewer HD channels.

DISH Network by far has the most HD channels, and they've got some great specials going on right now. You can check them out at http://www.allamericandirect.com

NFL NETWORK HD
HGTV HD
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL HD
HDNET
HDNET MOVIES
ESPN HD
ESPN HD2 - New
DISCOVERY HD
TNT in HD
UNIVERSAL HD - New
ULTRA HD
MONSTERS HD
RAVE HD
EQUATOR HD
GALLERY HD
ANIMANIA HD
RUSH HD
HD NEWS
KUNG FU HD
FILM FEST HD
FAMILY ROOM HD - New
GAMEPLAY HD - New
TREASURE HD - New
WORLD CINEMA HD - New
WORLDSPORT HD - New
HBO HDTV
SHOWTIME HDTV
DISH ON DEMAND Pay-Per-View in HD

HD PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE IN PREMIUM PACKAGES & PAY-PER-VIEW
STARZ HDTV
CBS HDTV