Satellite : HD LAUNCH Report: Record Lows

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According to high-def channel data from WhereIsHD.com, there was a record breaking low number of HD additions last week across all providers, since WhereIsHD.com started tracking HD addition counts in July of 2008. We are expecting things to continue to follow this trend for a while.

HD Launch Summary:

Mediacom LLC: 89 Total HD Additions

Top added HD feeds:

A&E HD East (9)
CNN HD (9)
Food HD (9)
FX Networks HD (9)
History HD (9)
Speed HD (9)
Fox Sports HD (8)
HGTV HD (8)
TBS HD (8)
TNT HD (8)
Top DMAs:

La Crosse-Eau Claire (40)
Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub (21)
Minneapolis-St. Paul (20)
Cox : 64 Total HD Additions

Top added HD feeds:

E! Entertainment Television HD (22)
Comedy Central HD (21)
MLB Network HD (19)
Top DMAs:

Wichita-Hutchinson Plus (33)
Joplin-Pittsburg (12)
Topeka (6)
Comcast: 57 Total HD Additions

Added only the following HD feeds:

The Golf Channel HD (7)
Hallmark Movie Channel HD (4)
CNBC (3)
Lifetime HD (3)
Nickelodeon HD (3)
Top DMAs:

Burlington-Plattsburgh (37)
Richmond-Petersburg (4)
Wheeling-Steubenville (4)
Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York (4)
A total of just 309 lineups across the country had at least one HD feed added last week.

HD Broadcast feeds were not accounted for in this report.

For detailed information on HD availability in a specific area visit WhereIsHD.com.