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D*recTV Touts 160 HDs, Bashes D*sh's Claims
Top Satellite Op Adds 30 New High-Def Channels
D*recTV said it will add more than 30 new 24/7 high-definition channels in the next few months -- bringing its HD lineup to more than 160 -- and took a swipe at rival satellite provide D*sh Network's claim this week that it offers 200 HDs.
D*recTV said it will begin rolling out the new HD channels in May, including Lifetime HD, Travel Channel HD, MSNBC HD, ESPNU HD and Hallmark Channel HD.
On Monday D*sh Network claimed to be the first pay-TV operator to offer 200 national high-definition channels, but 57 of those "channels" are in fact HD video-on-demand selections available only to D*sh customers with the recently introduced ViP 922 DVR.
"While D*sh Network is very skilled at grossly inflating their HD numbers, you'd be hard pressed to find an actual list of comprehensive HD channels that match their recent claims," Derek Chang, D*recTV's executive vice president of content strategy and development, said in a statement.
Chang continued, "We invite consumers to go to D*recTV.com/hdchannels to see a list of all of D*recTV's more than 160 HD channels. We challenge D*sh to publish a list of all their full-time HD channels so consumers can decide and count for themselves."
Of those 160 HD channels, 27 are D*recTV Cinema pay-per-view movie channels while 25 are regional sports networks.
D*recTV named 21 HD channels in its announcement Tuesday, and said it would also add a number of new D*recTV Cinema pay-per-view HD channels over the next few months as well.
The new HD channels are: CSN Bay Area HD, CSN California HD, Encore HD East, ESPNU HD, FSN Florida HD, GolTV HD, Hallmark Channel HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, HBO Zone HD, HBO2 East HD, Lifetime HD, Showtime Beyond HD, Showtime Next HD, Showtime Women HD, Starz Cinema HD, Starz In Black HD, Telefutura HD West, TMC Xtra HD East, Travel Channel HD, Univision HD East and WGN HD.
D*recTV also plans to launch four 3DTV channels in June: ESPN 3D; N3D, sponsored for 12 months by Panasonic; a 3D DirecTV Cinema channel; and a 3D D*recTV on Demand channel.
D*recTV and D*sh Network have been engaged in a fierce marketing fight, which culminated in a false-advertising suit D*recTV fired off against D*sh in February. D*sh responded with a countersuit alleging D*recTV has made misleading ad claims of its own.
Top Satellite Op Adds 30 New High-Def Channels
D*recTV said it will add more than 30 new 24/7 high-definition channels in the next few months -- bringing its HD lineup to more than 160 -- and took a swipe at rival satellite provide D*sh Network's claim this week that it offers 200 HDs.
D*recTV said it will begin rolling out the new HD channels in May, including Lifetime HD, Travel Channel HD, MSNBC HD, ESPNU HD and Hallmark Channel HD.
On Monday D*sh Network claimed to be the first pay-TV operator to offer 200 national high-definition channels, but 57 of those "channels" are in fact HD video-on-demand selections available only to D*sh customers with the recently introduced ViP 922 DVR.
"While D*sh Network is very skilled at grossly inflating their HD numbers, you'd be hard pressed to find an actual list of comprehensive HD channels that match their recent claims," Derek Chang, D*recTV's executive vice president of content strategy and development, said in a statement.
Chang continued, "We invite consumers to go to D*recTV.com/hdchannels to see a list of all of D*recTV's more than 160 HD channels. We challenge D*sh to publish a list of all their full-time HD channels so consumers can decide and count for themselves."
Of those 160 HD channels, 27 are D*recTV Cinema pay-per-view movie channels while 25 are regional sports networks.
D*recTV named 21 HD channels in its announcement Tuesday, and said it would also add a number of new D*recTV Cinema pay-per-view HD channels over the next few months as well.
The new HD channels are: CSN Bay Area HD, CSN California HD, Encore HD East, ESPNU HD, FSN Florida HD, GolTV HD, Hallmark Channel HD, Hallmark Movie Channel HD, HBO Zone HD, HBO2 East HD, Lifetime HD, Showtime Beyond HD, Showtime Next HD, Showtime Women HD, Starz Cinema HD, Starz In Black HD, Telefutura HD West, TMC Xtra HD East, Travel Channel HD, Univision HD East and WGN HD.
D*recTV also plans to launch four 3DTV channels in June: ESPN 3D; N3D, sponsored for 12 months by Panasonic; a 3D DirecTV Cinema channel; and a 3D D*recTV on Demand channel.
D*recTV and D*sh Network have been engaged in a fierce marketing fight, which culminated in a false-advertising suit D*recTV fired off against D*sh in February. D*sh responded with a countersuit alleging D*recTV has made misleading ad claims of its own.
