The following is a list of cable, satellite, and fiber network channels providing available
High Definition Television (HDTV)
content or programming around the world. If you
currently don't receive this service, contact your
broadband operator to see
if it is available. Birds-Eye.Net offers additional HDTV resources
[see below].
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ABC
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-7716
(818)
460-7477
100% owned by Disney |
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ABC is proud to offer most of its prime time programming in this
exciting new format. |
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Big, bold fun for
everyone in the family, featuring long and short-form animation
from award-winning festivals to popular cartoon classics. |
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Auction HD
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
200 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 803-3000 |
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AUCTION HD provides an inside look at
the once exclusive auction world. Preview upcoming auctions and hear
the stories behind the objects. See live coverage of sales from top
auction houses and get news from the collecting world. Everything
from classic cars, to Hollywood memorabilia, to impressionist art
is enhanced in vivid high definition. |
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EchoStar 5
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Bravo
HD
3000 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91523
(800) 531-0002
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Bravo
HD+ will turn any hi-tech home theater into an entertainment powerhouse
with breathtaking high-caliber performance arts, exclusive high-stakes
sports coverage including the Olympics and the Triple Crown, plus
The West Wing like you've never experienced it before.
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CBS
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-4321 |
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CBS has partnered
with Mitsubishi, Panasonic, and Zenith to bring you your favorite
CBS programs and exciting CBS sporting events simulcast in HDTV
this year. CBS broadcasts more HD programming than any other broadcast
network and more original HD programming per week than any other
network. From the NFL to The Masters to the U.S. Open Tennis Championship,
CBS is a leader in HD. |
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Cinemax
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 |
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With exclusive Hollywood
premieres and the largest variety of hits, movie lovers coast-to-coast
turn to Cinemax for big screen entertainment. Turn to Cinemax every
night at 10:00 pm for the MaxTime hit movie, and every Saturday
night at 10:00 pm for an exclusive movie premiere. Plus, catch the
monthly Reel Life series for a riveting and eclectic showcase of
independent documentaries. |
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Get sports in high
definition, get sports on demand, get sports packages so that you
can catch every game, and most importantly, get front row seats
to the biggest sporting events on television. |
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Discovery HD Theater
is a 24-hour high definition network offering consistent real-world
entertainment. The network delivers programs about nature, science
& technology, and world culture. |
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Divine HD
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
200 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 803-3000 |
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DIVINE's programming includes classic
films starring gay icons, musicals, and newer movies with overt and
underlying gay themes. Over 100 movie titles have been acquired including
films such as: The Producers, The Divine Miss M., Les Cage aux Folles
1 and 2, Birdcage, Kissing Jessica Stein, Priscilla Queen of the Desert,
Love Valor Compassion, and Outrageous. |
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A cinematic celebration
of the silver screen with magnificent stories and music, all about
heroes, noble journeys and the triumphant human spirit. |
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ESPN
HD
ESPN Plaza
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 766-2000 |
Warren Garner |
ESPN HD offers a 24-hour
simulcast of ESPN featuring a variety of 100 live, high-definition
telecasts in its first year. Most studio shows, including SportsCenter,
will be added in 2004, providing an additional 3,700 hours of HDTV
programming. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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The first and only
channel that seeks out intriguing and visually stunning sights and
sounds that capture the world's most unique people and places. Featuring
insightful documentaries, films and original productions delivered
in breathtaking high definition and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, Equator
HD brings you the most inspiring stories from around the globe.
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a unique lifestyle network and
website that strives to surprise and engage its viewers with
likable hosts, personalities, and the variety of things they do
with food. The network is committed to exploring new, different,
and interesting ways to approach food - through pop culture,
adventure, and travel - while also expanding its repertoire of
technique-based information. |
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FOX
HD
P.O. Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
(310) 369-3553
100% Owned by News Corp |
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Fox offers part of
its prime time line up in HDTV. |
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FSN
HD
P.O. Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
(310) 369-3553
100% Owned by News Corp |
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FSN HD is the high-definition
service that offers select professional games in HD from FSN, your
premier destination for home team sports. These games will be simulcast
from your primary FSN network but will have better clarity and a
widescreen format. You can call your local cable or satellite provider
to find out if FSN HD is available in your area. |
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Exploring
the world's greatest museums, art galleries and architecture, with
HD detail and clarity unseen anywhere
else on television. |
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GamePlay HD
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC
200 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 803-3000
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GamePlay HD is a high-definition
television channel that focuses on the world of Video Games.
Programming includes tips and tricks from the masters as well as
exclusive coverage of video game tournaments. The intensity of the video game
comes alive on GamePlay HD. Watch
live video game tournaments and get
tips on playing strategies from the
creators of everything from the
newest games to the arcade classics.
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The
Golf Channel (1080i)
7580 Commerce Center Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 355-4653
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Lynn Coker
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The golf Channel provides exclusive live
golf coverage from the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Canadian Tour, BUY.COM
Tour, the European Tour, and more, plus nightly golf news and highlight
shows, golf instruction featuring world-renowned teaching professionals
and interviews with the top names from the world of golf. (91.3% owned
by Comcast) |
29.5 mil |
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TV
for the Average Joe. All the movies that men love, across a variety
of genres – from war movies to westerns, and crime movies
to comedies. |
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Ten
different film channels that offer the largest selection of HD
movies available anywhere. Featuring 70 movies each month in a variety
of genres -- the most wide screen, high- definition movies available
from any source. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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HDNet
2400 North Ulster Street
Denver, CO 80238
(333) 542-5576 |
Bill Padalino |
HDNet
is the first all high definition national television network. HDNet
features a variety of HDTV programming, including live sports, sitcoms,
dramas, action series, documentaries, travel programs, music concerts
and shows, special events, and news features including the popular
HDNet World Report--all in spectacular HDTV. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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HDNet
Movies
2909 Taylor Street
Dallas, TX 75226
(888) 919-HDTV |
Bill Padalino |
HDNet
Movies offers 16 hours of HD programming 7 days a week including
titles from the Warner Brothers and Sony libraries. It also includes
film shorts and independent films. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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The only 24/7 national
news source in hi-definition. HD NEWS offers headlines, sports,
in-depth features and weather supported by 5 regional news bureaus
along with the nation's top photo journalists. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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HBO
HDTV
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 512-5201 |
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HBO's HDTV network
is identical to the schedule of the primary HBO channel. Currently,
approximately 65% of the HBO HDTV schedule is offered in true HD.
This includes HBO original programming, exclusive concert events,
current HBO Films, as well as an average of 80% of all the theatrical
films shown on the network. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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MOJO
iN Demand, LLC
345 Hudson Street, 17 Floor
New York, NY 10014
(646) 486-1010 |
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Features
the most comprehensive and compelling mix of HD programming on television.
Including commercial-free hit movies, sports, documentaries, family
programming, special events, concerts and theatrical movie previews.
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EchoStar 5 |
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LAB HD
Rainbow Media
Holdings
200 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 803-3000 |
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High definition
unlocks the expressive power of television. LAB delivers original
non-narrative video art from artists and award-winning designers,
all produced in stunning widescreen format. Showcased is Tank, the
only HD, exotic aquarium, and new series that bring you entrancing
HD animation and innovative video shorts. NOTE: Stopped
broadcasting: January 1, 2006 |
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EchoStar 5 |
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Discover
Hollywood’s rich movie making heritage with classic movies
that look crisper and more defined than ever before. |
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Rainbow1-tp1
EchoStar 5 |
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MHD
MTV
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 258-8326 |
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Music: High Definition (MHD), first
aired in January 11, 2006. MHD is a music-centric high
definition television channel featuring music programming from
MTV, VH1, and CMT. Embracing the full spectrum of music
offerings from MTV Networks' Music Group, MHD features concert
series, events, and original MHD productions including VH1
Storytellers, CMT Crossroads, etc. |
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Scary
movies taken to the next level by the power of HDTV. |
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Stunning
motion-video with a continuous flow of unusual images set to music,
creating a new artistic medium uniquely suited for HD.
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MSG HD is your ticket to sports
action from the Garden to Shea. MSG in HD carries NY Rangers, NY
Knicks and NY Mets home games. If you love to watch the game,
then experience it with high-definition! |
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National Geographic Channel first
aired in January 2006. National Geographic Channel HD will open
up new worlds to explore. All your favorite shows—Naked
Science, MegaStructures, Seconds From Disaster and
Explorer—are about to get even better. |
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NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112 |
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NBC
offers a good deal of it's prime time programming in high-definition
and plans to increase HDTV programming to 60 percent of primetime
and late night lineup, plus special events, movies and sports. |
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The
only national 24/7 high definition source for news. HDNews offers
late-breaking stories, current headlines, compelling features, national
and regional weather, plus sports news and highlights all in brilliant
high definition. With 5 regional news bureaus along with the nation's
best photojournalists, HDNews has an action-packed, fast-paced format,
delivering news with the unparalleled visual impact of HD. |
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NFL
Network
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(954) 489-4115 |
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It is every football
fan's dream. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,
a television network solely devoted to the most popular sport in
America, professional football. NFL Network is a melting pot of
gridiron greats from the NFL's past, present and future that
will sate the voracious appetites of millions of football fans
across the country. |
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The
Nine Network broadcasts in digital but unless you upgraded to a
digital television this should not have affected you. Your TV will
continue to receive the existing analogue signal which is not due
to be discontinued for at least eight years. But you can also receive
standard definition or high-definition digital television by upgrading
your TV or purchasing a set-top box to convert your existing TV.
Nine is broadcasting a number of programs in widescreen (16x9) format
and in high definition. |
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ThirteenHD features,
24 hours of digital and high-definition programming each day, including
high-definition series and specials from Thirteen's production studios
as well as from public broadcasting producers nationwide. |
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All-music, all-the-time;
plus concert performances by top artists with incomparable resolution
and audio clarity. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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Heart-pounding, in-your-face,
extreme sports like skydiving, snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding.
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EchoStar 5 |
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Showtime
HDTV
980 Hammond Drive, Suite 725
Atlanta, GA 30328
(770) 396-1333 |
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Showtime HDTV offers
Hollywood hits, original movies, original series, boxing, and special
events |
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STARZ!
HD is dedicated to the first-run and quality movies you
know and love. It optimizes the benefits of your HDTV, providing
a better television movie experience by capturing the vivid intensity
of high definition. |
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EchoStar 5 |
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Thirteen/WNET
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 560-1313 |
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Thirteen HD allows you to
experience your favorite PBS programs in high definition splendor.
Now, get HDTV programs from this trusted community resource, offering
quality programs and education services that will inform, inspire
and delight your entire family. |
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DirecTV 5 |
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Capturing
the amazing world of collectibles and collectors, meet these eclectic
personalities from the most knowledgeable to the merely curious.
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The Movie Channel
HD is a cool new way to get your movie fix in high definition Watch
edge-of-your-seat action, hilarious comedies, intense dramas, memorable
classics and enticing adult features in the best resolution possible.
All the movie stuff you crave and more — in HD! |
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TNT in high definition
offers DISH Network subscribers a variety of sports, movies, TNT
Originals and other high-quality shows that TNT fans have come to
expect over the years including such favorites as Law & Order
and X-Files. |
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Direct from the fashion
and food capitals of the world, enjoy the hottest trends in what
to wear, where to go and how to find the best dining on the planet.
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limited HDTV programming
including some movies and the StarTrek series Enterprise. |
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Universal HD features
the best in movies, all uncut and commercial free including blockbusters
and award-winning films featuring today's hottest stars. Universal
HD is the best in sports content with the biggest and most watched
sporting events. Universal HD is the best in performance specials
with the mesmerizing Cirque du Soleil and your favorite Grammy-winning
musical performers. |
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The WB Television Network is available in 92 percent of the country
and airs primetime programming Sunday through Fridays. Its KidsWB!
line-up airs weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
The WB is America's
fifth broadcast network and is currently the fastest-growing network
this season among total viewers and in the 18-34 and 18-49 demographics. |
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World Fishing Network
c/o
Insight Sports Ltd.
184 Pearl Street, Suite 302
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1L5 Canada
(415) 593-0915 |
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WFN features American angling, saltwater and
freshwater fishing, professional competitions, expert advice,
international fishing tournaments, travel destinations and
conservation. WFN's fishing personalities include Al Lindner,
Roland Martin, Scott Martin, Charlie Moore, Babe Winkleman, Flip
Pallot, George Poveromo and Bob Izumi. |
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Close-up sports action
from every corner of the globe, including top world soccer leagues,
pro-sailing and college football. |
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YES Network
The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Ave, 36th Fl
New York, NY 10174
(646) 487-3600 |
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YES is a premier sports and entertainment television
network featuring the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees and
the 2002–2003 Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets. High
Definition coverage during the 2005 regular-season will feature 70
Yankee games, including all 64 home games, five road games versus
the Red Sox and one road game against the Mets. In addition, YES HD
will broadcast all NJ Nets home games in HD. Check local listings
for HD broadcasts of select games. |
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*Note that the re-broadcast of over-the-air HDTV programming will vary by location, availability of content, and
transmission capacity of the HDTV service provider. Typically, only large metropolitan areas will see "some" of their local HDTV channels re-broadcasted.