HD channel expansion roundup

Once upon a time, a smattering of new HD channels in one major metropolitan area was a huge deal. Nowadays, it's almost expected that one area or another will experience some HD expansion each week. In order to keep things nice and tidy around here, we deliver high-def expansions, market expansions and anything else dealing with HD channel growth right here. If we missed an area that you're familiar with, drop us a line in comments so everyone can catch up. The more the merrier, we say!

Read - Mediacom offers high-definition boost (Central Illinois)
Read - Charter reveals upgrades
Read - Dish, Time Warner Cable In New York Next For MSNBC HD
Read - DIRECTV to Offer HD Local Channels in 133 Markets
Read - Dish Dishes Out Four More Local HD Markets
Read - Comcast to change channels once again (Pennsylvania)
Read - Cox Cable adding 9 HD channels in Orange County (California)
Read - Comcast to shuffle channels in August

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2009 12:13PM]

Anyone know if DirecTV will be carrying BBC America HD when it launches on July 20th?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2009 2:52PM]

I checked with DirecTV and they said they do not have any immediate plans to carry BBCA HD. Bummer.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2009 2:41PM]

RCN Added Cartoon HD

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2009 10:53PM]

If DirecTV doesn't get its stuff together and expand its HDTV offerings by December, I'll be a Dish Network customer when my two years are up then.

DirecTV claims to be #1 in HDTV. Not this week, it's not. Quit screwing around, DirecTV, or you're going to start losing customers.

[politicalincorrectness Posted Jul 5th 2009 8:50PM]

I will tell you who should stop screwing around and that is Scamcast. I still do not have CNBC HD yet if I traveled exactly 16 miles in a straight line to the east right into Seattle I'd have it in HD. Plus they're getting more channels soon but here on the other side of the water, that is a big fat no. I've been half tempted to ditch the cable if the antenna picks up CBC in HD.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 6th 2009 2:33PM]

Yeah, I agree with Bob. I was really happy with DirecTV's HD lineup a few months ago, but they are lagging behind now. Off the top of my head, I can think of several channels that are now available in HD that DirecTV doesn't carry and it's pretty disappointing--No E! in HD, no Travel Channel in HD, no Liftetime in HD, and no AMC in HD. And, no BBC American in HD now too? Freakin' A, DirecTV!