HD Launch Report: Similar Trends Start New Year

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According to high-def channel data from WhereIsHD.com, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Charter filled the top three spots again for adding the most HD feeds to their lineups. The sports trend witnessed at the end of the year continued last week with Golf Channel HD, Versus HD and MLB Network HD achieving the status as the top most added feeds.

HD Launch Summary:

Time Warner Cable : 465 Total HD Additions
Top added HD feeds:

MLB Network HD (83)
USA Network HD (51)
Sci-Fi Channel HD (49)

Top DMAs:

Cincinnati (144)
Dayton (108)
Los Angeles (99)

Comcast: 305 Total HD Additions
Top added HD feeds:

Golf Channel HD (129)
Versus HD (127)
Speed HD (4)

Top DMAs:


Boston (201)
Seattle-Tacoma (46)
Providence-New Bedford (28)

Charter: 246 Total HD Additions
Top added HD feeds:

Versus HD (23)
Food HD (23)
HGTV HD (23)
Golf Channel HD (23)

Top DMAs:

Boston (132)
Springfield-Holyoke (44)
Hartford and New Haven (34)

A total of 1467 lineups across the country had at least one HD feed added last week, stated the WhereIsHD.com data.

HD Broadcast feeds were not accounted for in this report.

For more on HD launches, consumer information on high-def and local availability of HDTV channels, visit WhereIsHD.com.