DirecTV - 100 HD Channels Coming

[Sonnie]

Current HD Channels
* = not a simulcast of the SD channel (if available), programming will vary.

Pre-existing MPEG2 Channels

1. ESPN HD (206/73)
2. ESPN2 HD (209/72)
3. (Discovery) HD Theater (76)
4. HDNet (79)
5. HDNet Movies (78)
6. TNT HD (245/75)
7. Universal HD (74)
8. CD USA (101)
9. HBO HD East (70/501/509)
10. Showtime HD (71/537/543)
    
    MPEG4 RECENT ADDITIONS
    Wave I Added 9/26
11. A&E HD (265)
12. Animal Planet HD (282)
13. Big Ten HD (220)
14. CNN HD (202)
15. Discovery HD (278)
16. History Channel HD (269)
17. TLC HD (280)
18. NFL Network HD (212)
19. Science Channel HD (284)
20. Smithsonian HD (267)
21. TBS HD (247)
22. Versus HD / Golf Channel HD (604)
23. Weather Channel HD (362)
24. The Movie Channel HD (544)
25. SHO Too HD (538)
26. Showtime HD West (540)
27. Starz Comedy HD (519)
28. Starz HD East (520)
29. Starz HD West (521)
30. Starz Edge HD (522)
31. Starz Kids and Family (518)
    Wave II Added 10/3 & 10/4
32. Bravo (273)
33. MHD (332)
34. SCI FI (244)
35. USA Network (242)
36. Cinemax-E (512)
37. Cinemax-W (514)
38. HBO-W (504)
    Wave III Added 10/10
39. CNBC (355)
40. Food HD* (231-1)
41. MGM (255)
42. National Geographic (276)
    Wave IV Added on 10/15
43. Fox Business Network (359)
44. HGTV HD* (229-1)
45. FX HD (248)
46. Speed Network HD (607)
47. Fuel HD (612)
48. The Cartoon Network (296)

Regional Sports Networks
Available nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.

1. Comcast SportsNet Chicago (640)
2. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (629)
3. FSN Detroit (636) added 10/15
4. FSN Prime Ticket (653) added 10/15
5. FSN Southwest (643) added 10/15
6. FSN West (652) added 10/15
7. New England Sports Network (623)
8. SportsNet New York (625)
9. YES (622)

Part time RSNs

1. FSN Midwest (647-1) added 10/17
2. FSN Pittsburgh (628-1) added 10/17

Distant Network Service (MPEG2)
Available nationally, but must meet qualifications

1. CBS East (80) - WCBS New York, NY
2. NBC East (82) - WNBC New York, NY
3. ABC East (86) - WABC New York, NY
4. FOX East (88) - WNYW New York, NY
5. CBS West (81) - KCBS Los Angeles, CA
6. NBC West (83) - KNBC Los Angeles, CA
7. ABC West (87) - KABC Los Angeles, CA
8. FOX West (89) - KTTV Los Angeles, CA

Other HD channels

1. Miscellaneous Events Channel (95)
2. PPV Events (98)
3. PPV Movies (99)
4. PPV Movies (135)
5. PPV Movies (136)
6. PPV Movies (137)
7. PPV Movies (138)
8. PPV Movies (145)
9. PPV Movies (146)
10. PPV Movies (147)

HD Sports Packages

• NFL Sunday Ticket Superfan (700's)
• MLB Extra Innings (700's)
• NHL Center Ice HD (700's)
• NBA League Pass HD (700's)

Announced HD Additions

Channels listed as available this Fall and Winter (source: DirecTV website)

1. ABC Family
2. Biography
3. CMT
4. CSTV
5. Disney Channel
6. ESPN News
7. MTV
8. NBA TV
9. Nickelodeon East
10. Spike
11. The Tennis Channel
12. Toon Disney
13. VH1
    HD channels promoted by DirecTV under "end of year heading" (source: DirecTV website)
14. BET
15. Chiller
16. MTV2
    Previously announced as "Fall 2007" (source: Press releases and/or statements made by one or more of a variety of sources)
17. Sleuth
18. MoreMax
19. HBO2-E
20. HBO2-W
21. HBO Family-E
22. HBO Family-W
23. HBO Signature
    
    Channels that showed up in Engineering Mode with no official carriage announcement
24. NHL Network
25. Outdoor
26. Comedy Central

Regional Sports Networks
Available nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.

HD channels promoted by DirecTV under "end of year heading" (source: DirecTV website)

1. MSG
   Previously announced as "Fall 2007" (source: Press releases and/or statements made by one or more of a variety of sources)
2. Altitude
3. FSN Arizona
4. FSN Bay Area
5. FSN Florida
6. FSN New England
7. FSN North
8. FSN Northwest
9. FSN Ohio
10. FSN Rocky Mountain
11. FSN South
12. SportsSouth
13. Sun Sports
    Channels that showed up in Engineering Mode with no official carriage announcement
14. FSN Houston
15. FSN New York
16. FSN Cincinnati
17. Comcast SportsNet West
18. MASN/SportsTime Ohio

Foreign Language Channels
Previously announced as "Fall 2007" (source: Press releases and/or statements made by one or more of a variety of sources)

1. HBO Latino

Current HD Channels by DirecTV Channel Number

• 70 - HBO HD East
• 71 - Showtime HD East
• 72 - ESPN2 HD
• 73 - ESPN HD
• 74 - Universal HD
• 75 - TNT HD
• 76 - HD Theater
• 78 - HDNet Movies
• 79 - HDNet
• 80 - CBS East - WCBS New York, NY
• 81 - CBS West - KCBS Los Angeles, CA
• 82 - NBC East - WNBC New York, NY
• 83 - NBC West - KNBC Los Angeles, CA
• 86 - ABC East - WABC New York, NY
• 87 - ABC West - KABC Los Angeles, CA
• 88 - FOX East - WNYW New York, NY
• 89 - FOX West - KTTV Los Angeles, CA
• 95 - Miscellaneous HD Events Channel
• 98 - PPV Events
• 99 - PPV Movies
• 101 - CD USA
• 135 - PPV Movies
• 136 - PPV Movies
• 137 - PPV Movies
• 138 - PPV Movies
• 145 - PPV Movies
• 146 - PPV Movies
• 147 - PPV Movies
• 202 - CNN HD
• 206 - ESPN HD
• 209 - ESPN2 HD
• 212 - NFL Network HD
• 220 - Big Ten Network HD
• 229-1 - HGTV HD
• 231-1 - FOOD HD
• 242 - USA Network HD
• 244 - Sci Fi HD
• 245 - TNT HD
• 247 - TBS HD
• 248 - FX HD
• 255 - MGM HD
• 265 - A&E HD
• 267 - Smithsonian HD
• 269 - History Channel HD
• 273 - Bravo HD
• 276 - National Geographic HD
• 278 - Discovery HD
• 280 - TLC HD
• 282 - Animal Planet HD
• 284 - Science Channel HD
• 296 - The Cartoon Network HD
• 332 - MHD
• 355 - CNBC HD+
• 359 - FOX Business HD
• 362 - Weather Channel HD
• 501 - HBO HD East
• 504 - HBO HD West
• 509 - HBO HD East
• 512 - Cinemax HD East
• 514 - Cinemax HD West
• 518 - Starz Kids and Family HD
• 519 - Starz Comedy HD
• 520 - Starz HD East
• 521 - Starz HD West
• 522 - Starz Edge HD
• 537 - Showtime HD East
• 538 - SHO TOO HD East
• 540 - Showtime HD West
• 543 - Showtime HD East
• 544 - The Movie Channel HD East
• 604 - Versus HD / Golf Channel HD
• 607 - SPEED HD
• 612 - FUEL HD
• 622 - YES
• 623 - New England Sports Network
• 625 - SportsNet New York
• 628-1 - FSN Pittsburgh
• 629 - Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
• 636 - FSN Detroit
• 640 - Comcast SportsNet Chicago
• 643 - FSN Southwest
• 647-1 - FSN Midwest
• 652 - FSN West
• 653 - FSN Prime Ticket

[Sonnie]

I may have to consider swapping back to DirecTV.

[mechman]

I recommend it!

mech

[mikeb]

D* is kicking some HD right now but I am going to have to ride things out with E* for the time being. Besides not wanting to loose the Voom channels (Rave and Monsters HD) I have aprox. seventy five HD movies archived on an external hard drive from my 622 reciever that will be long gone if a switch is made. Charlie has stated that E* will continue to be the HD leader so now is the time for E* to step up to the plate and at least get a few more channels added.

[Sonnie]

I'm trying to stick it out myself, but Charlie needs to hurry up. E* has already lost a chunk of customers and will lose more if they don't get on the ball.

[mikeb]

From everything I have read Charlie has room for somewhere between 6-10 new HD channels right now but thats about it until they launch a new bird in early 2008. I do not understand their silence while customers are floating away.