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Cablevision Systems Corporation has added 15 new high-definition channels to its iO TV HD line-up on Monday, July 28. Cablevision now offers 60 high-definition channels for its iO TV subscribers for no extra programming fees or equipment. Cablevision’s new addition of 15 new high-definition channels will be completed on August 1, 2008. The new HD channels comes to Cablevision customers before the DISH Networks scheduled launch of 17 new HD channels, which starts from August 1. Cablevision started adding following HD channels from Monday :
AMC HD

Animal Planet HD

Discovery Channel HD

Fox News HD

FX HD

Hallmark Movie Channel HD

IFC HD

Nickelodeon HD

Science Channel HD

Speed Channel HD

Spike HD

The Weather Channel HD

TLC HD

Travel Channel HD and

WE HD

The Cable operator uses fiber optic network and advanced technology to deliver HD programming has announced that the high-definition expansion will continue and to ultimately deliver all of the channels it carries in HD.

DISH Network has announced the launch of local high-definition channels in Beaumont – Port Arthur, Texas. DISH Network last week has launched new satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ to go for HD expansion. Dish Network will be the first satellite TV provider to reach 100 HD channels on August 1, as they are planning to launch 17 HD channels. With the launch of local HD channels, DISH Network now offers local channels in 66 markets reaching more than 69 percent of U.S. TV households.

Dish Network has successfully launched a new satellite ‘EchoStar XI’ lastweek to expand its high-definition programming. Dish Network’s satellite launch, AMC-14 during March failed to reach the orbit, which was a major set back for the satcaster. Even though DISH Network started delivering new HD channels and recently announced that they will launch 17 new HD channels on August 1 to be the first Satellite TV provider to reach 100 HD channels. Dish Network’s competitor DirecTV already has a satellite DIRECTV 11 in the orbit and expected to deliver new HD channels starting from September. Dish Network also have plans to launch another satellite before

the end of the year.