DirecTV to carry four new HD Disney owned channels in 2008
By Ben Drawbaugh 
posted Mar 13th 2007 8:55PM
posted Mar 13th 2007 8:55PM
While they can hardly count these towards the 100 they promised for this year, there is no doubt DirecTV knows that when you are making deals; think long term. Starting in early 2008 ESPNEWS HD will launch as a 24 hour HD simulcast of ESPNEWS when the new studio is complete and will be carried by DirecTV. DirecTV will also carry ABC Family HD, Disney Channel HD, and Toon Disney HD, also released sometime in 2008. These will be the first family oriented HD channels as well as the first 24 news channel to go HD assuming CNN or someone else doesn't beat them to it.[Via DBSTalk.com]
"Ooh, look at the clarity of those lines!"
Seriously, Toon Disney HD??? I can tell you one thing, that channel will compress easily.
Are you joking:
"While they can hardly count these towards the 100 they promised for this year,"
1500% they will count them as separate HD channels!
They can't count these channels as they aren't coming this year, they're coming in 2008
Isn't time we completely ignored DirecTV's HD promises? How are they doing on the 100 channels so far. When I got DirecTV HD in October, they were going to have our locals by the end of 2006, then it became Feb 2007, now its April 2007. Anyone willing to take my bet the they won't deliver my locals by the end of 2007? DirecTV is all talk and no action.