DISH Network Increases HD Channels

EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network satellite TV service announced recently that it is increasing its high-definition (HD) offerings with a number of new channels over the next three months.

DISH Network recently launched eight regional sports networks (RSNs) in HD, including:

• Fox Sports Net (FSN) Arizona
• FSN Northwest
• FSN Cincinnati
• FSN Pittsburgh
• FSN Detroit
• FSN North
• SportsTime Ohio
• SportsNet New York

Including the seven HD RSNs launched earlier this year, DISH Network now offers a total of 17 RSNs in HD.

On August 15th, DISH Network will rollout seven national HD channels that will be added to its DishHD package. Channels in the package include:

• MHD (featuring music programming from MTV, VH1, and CMT)
• Golf/Versus HD
• Animal Planet HD
• The Science Channel HD
• TLC HD
• Discovery HD
• History HD (available September 1st)

According to the company, these HD channel additions will give DISH Network the largest national HD line-up available.

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Written by Jim Taylor on July 31st, 2007 with no comments.
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