Satellite : Turkey Day Slows Everyone But Time Warner

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According to high-def channel data from WhereIsHD.com, a low number of HD launches were reported last week from all providers … except from Time Warner. Despite last week's Thanksgiving holiday, Time Warner stayed on track with its push of HD feeds, adding a total of 530 high-def feeds to its lineups. Despite the low number of reported HD additions, Comcast and AT&T U-verse were still among the top three providers for having added the most HD feeds.

HD Launch Summary:

Time Warner: 530 Total HD Additions

Top added HD feeds:

CNN HD (57)
Discovery Channel HD (43)
Fox Sports Net HD Ohio (42)

Top DMAs:

Dayton (153)
Cincinnati (97)
Raleigh-Durham (84)

Comcast: 79 Total HD Additions

Top added HD feeds:

USA Network HD (9)
Discovery Channel HD (9)
Sci-Fi HD (9)
Top DMAs:

Knoxville (35)
Philadelphia (29)
Panama (5)

AT&T U-verse: 75 Total HD Additions

Top added HD feeds:
No more than 2 additions of 42 different feeds

Top DMAs:

Austin (38)
Miami Ft Lauderdale (37)

Overall, just 732 lineups across the country had at least one HD feed added last week.

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.