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Cox getting EPIX movie channel in April

January 13th, 2010, 11:27 am by

Epix HD, a new movie channelNoted: Cox Communications is the latest to sign up to get EPIX, a newish HD network featuring movies from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer STudios and Lionsgate. Cox plans to offer the channel as a movie tier to customers nationwide beginning in April 2010.

Cox customers in Orange County should get the channel at the same time as the rest of the nation, according to the local Cox folks.

A few EPIX movies coming in April include Star Trek, GI Joe, Paranormal Activity and the Tyler Perry film franchise.

EPIX launched in 2008 and signed up its first customer, Verizon FiOS, in July 2009. FiOS TV customers began receiving the channel in the fall. The three studios launched EPIX in early 2008 after pulling its movies from CBS-owned Showtime. Showtime wanted to cut the fees it paid to broadcast their movies.

Terms of the Cox deal were not disclosed.

Update, Jan. 14, 2010: EPIX also signs cable provider Mediacom (Paid Content)

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AT&T U-verse gets Cartoon Network HD, MSNBC HD, 3 more HD

December 14th, 2009, 9:30 am by

AT&T U-verseNoted: For those in Orange County who can order TV service from AT&T, a few more high-definition channels of interest are launching. The company said today it added 5 new HD channels for its U-verse TV customers. Those channels are:

  • Cartoon Network HD
  • MSNBC HD
  • TV One HD
  • TBN HD (begins Dec. 15).
  • WFN: World Fishing Network HD

The new channels join existing U-verse HD service, except for the World Fishing Network, which is part of the HD Premium Tier.

“Customers don’t think of HD as bonus content anymore. HD is now the norm,” said Dan York, executive vice president of content and programming, AT&T Converged Services.

AT&T also added two foreign-language, non-HD channels:

  • VivaTV, a 24-hour Filipino-language channel that joins the Filipino Package.
  • TVBe, a Cantonese-language channel, which is $17 a month.

U-verse is only available in certain parts of Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Stanton, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda. For more details and an archive of older U-verse stories, please visit the Gadgetress Guide to U-verse, at gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/uverse.

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Verizon adds HDNet on demand

December 14th, 2009, 8:10 am by

HD channels from Verizon FiOS.Noted: Verizon FiOS adding HDNet and HDNet Movies on demand. FiOs subscribers already can get the two regular channels, which include shows like “Dan Rather Reports,” mixed martial arts events and movies.

The on-demand movie channel will offer more than 25 movies each month. Current films include ”Lost in Translation,” “21 Grams,” “Hoosiers,” “Waterworld,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Darkman,” and “The Illusionist.”

The on-demand channel menu can be accessed on channel 900.

FiOS is available in limited areas of Orange County, including parts of Brea, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Stanton, Westminster and certain unincorporated areas. The company is targeting users in its current telephone territory and primarily competes with Time Warner Cable here. More details about FiOS in Orange County HERE.

For more on FiOS HD channels, visit the list at gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/fiosHD.

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Africa Channel coming to Time Warner

December 9th, 2009, 5:29 pm by

The Africa ChannelTime Warner Cable is adding the Africa Channel to its lineup in Orange County and Southern California. It will be on Channel 176 as part of the Choice Tier, which includes the National Geographic channel.

The Africa Channel is part of a new TV network with featured shows on, obviously, Africa.

According to a Christian Science Monitor article, the channel is independent and privately funded. “NBA star Dikembe Mutombo, who comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, wrote the startup’s first check. Now it relies on funding from groups such as Williams Holdings, LLC, a privately held investment firm,” says the report.

The report goes on to mention some of the difficulty a new channel has in today’s cable market: Cable companies are reluctant to add channels because bandwidth is so critical. Plus, most cable viewers stick to the same dozen channels, or fewer.

The channel offers news, sports, and lifestyle shows about Africa. More details at its site: theafricachannel.com.

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Time Warner makes room for 100 HD channels, kicks out others

November 10th, 2009, 4:53 pm by

Time Warner Cable photo, courtesy of AP.On Dec. 8,  Time Warner Cable will move eight channels to digital for those in Orange County and Los Angeles. That means customers who get cable TV service by plugging a TV into the wall or using an older analog cable box will need to upgrade to digital equipment.

The change will make room for several new HD channels, including AMC HD, The Weather Channel HD, History International HD, ESPNU HD and “many more,” according to a letter sent to subscribers this week. Next month starts the company’s kickoff to reach 100 HD channels.

The analog channels that are moving – KWHY, Shop NBC, AMC, The Weather Channel, ABC Family, Oxygen, TruTV and Style — will all still be exist on the same channel number, but only in a digital format. If you don’t have a digital set-top box, you won’t be able to access them.

For customers who don’t have a digital box, Time Warner will let you borrow one for free for one year. This offer only applies to households without a digital box. If you already lease digital boxes but have an extra TV plugged into the wall, you’ll need to pay for a digital box to get all the channels on that TV.

TWC changes Channel
KWHY 22
Shop NBC 96
AMC 55
The Weather Channel 47
ABC Family 46
Oxygen 68
TruTV 49
Style 130

“With more digital carriage space available, we will be able to free up bandwidth for future uses, such as launching new channels, providing more services and offering even more HD, not to mention, this will enhance picture quality and sound on existing services,” said Darryl Ryan, Time Warner Cable’s local director of media relations.

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Time Warner adds 9 international channels in O.C.

September 23rd, 2009, 4:27 pm by

Time Warner CableNine new channels have been added to Time Warner Cable’s lineup for those in Orange County and Los Angeles. Those channels are:

  1. Phoenix North America, channel 627,  provides programming to Chinese communities in North and South America.
  2. Phoenix InfoNews, channel 628, for news, sports and weather in China.
  3. ET News, channel 629, a Mandarin news channel with reports from a U.S.-based news team.
  4. Sky Link TV, channel 156, a Mandarin Chinese general entertainment channel.
  5. Jade Channel, channel 626, a Cantonese channel featuring Hong Kong newscasts and U.S. news. Also includes lifestyle, entertainment and children’s shows.
  6. TV 1000 Russian Kino, channel 619, a 24 hour movie channel broadcasting Russian films with no commercial breaks.
  7. Russia Today (RT), channel 236, news coverage of Russia in English.
  8. Jewish Life Television (JLTV), channel 177,  a Jewish television channel that includes educational, cultural, historical, sports, and news.
  9. PBS WORLD, channel 238, features PBS documentaries, public affairs and news programming.

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Verizon FiOS to get HBO HD, Cinemax HD on demand

September 9th, 2009, 5:17 pm by

Verizon FiOSNoted: Verizon FiOS is already the leader in high-definition channels, and today it added a few more.

But it’s not completely new content. Rather, it’s more on-demand channels. HBO HD and Cinemax HD will offer select movies and shows on demand to customers who already subscribe to the premium channels. The service starts this fall.

For movie-loving FiOS TV customers, Verizon is beefing up its FiOS Movie package with on-demand content from The Movie Channel and Starz.

Premium channels are not part of any FiOS starter plans. They cost extra and are not cheap, anywhere from $11.99 to $15.99 each per month. The bundled price for all three — HBO, Cinemax and Movie channels — is $35. By comparison, Time Warner Cable charges $15/month for one premium, or $37 for 3.

A current lineup of Verizon FiOS channels for Southern California is available HERE.

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Time Warner Cable adds 4 HD channels but cuts two others

May 18th, 2009, 4:58 pm by

Time Warner CableJust when Time Warner Cable was on a roll with new HD channels, it confirmed today that the two-channel HDNet will exit quietly later this month.

HDNet, the high-definition network from Mark Cuban (of Broadcast.com, Dallas Mavericks fame), was one of the first HD-only (actually, probably the first) networks that offered movies and canceled TV shows, like “Jag” and “Arrested Development” in pure HD. 

“After many discussions and a lot of hard work, we have not been able to reach terms. We were therefore required to provide legal notice that we’d have to drop HDNet and HDNet Movies,” said Darryl Ryan, spokesman for Time Warner’s Southern California office. 

However, Ryan has a peace offering for customers in Southern California. The service will add four new HD channels by May 27. Those are: 
  1. FOX Sports West HD, channel 463, will include Los Angeles Lakers, Angels and Los Angeles Kings games, plus PAC-10 football and basketball games.
  2. FSN Prime Ticket HD, on Channel 464, will include Los Angeles Clippers, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Dodgers games, plus UCLA and USC sporting events.
  3. Crime & Investigation HD, Channel 420, is A&E Television’s channel dedicated crime and mystery. Programs will include “Headline Crime,” “The Big House,” and “With Malice.”
  4. KPXN (ION) HD, Channel 410, will feature older TV shows including “NCIS,” “Boston Legal,” “ER,” M*A*S*H” and “The Drew Carey Show.”

The sports channels and KPXN will be included with all basic cable subscribers plans beginning May 27. The Crime & Investigation channel will be added to the HD tier.

With the changes, this leaves the cable company’s HD tier, which is $5/month, with just two channels, Universal HD and the recently added MGM HD. But the tier goes back up to four channels after adding in the new ‘Crime’ channel plus the Smithsonian HD, which joins the HD tier next month, as previously reported.

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